Censorship Archives

Casting Call for New York City Play States ‘White Artists” to be Paid Less and Attend Mandatory ‘Anti-Racism Training’

April 8, 2019

An opening casting call for an upcoming, new play in New York City featured heavy penalties regarding compensation and mandatory diversity training solely for white applicants. In a recent posting to Backsta...

Report: Conservative YouTuber Hunter Avallone’s Account Suspended

John F. Trent

April 8, 2019

Censorship

Conservative YouTuber Hunter Avallone reported he had his YouTube account suspended earlier today. In an Instagram post, Avallone posted a screen shot of the message he received from YouTube indicating his a...

Prince Harry Calls For A Ban Of Fortnite Due to Youth “Addiction”

Spencer Baculi

April 7, 2019

Celebrity, Censorship, Video Games

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, spoke critically of the influence of popular online multiplayer game, Fortnite, is having on younger members of society. On April 2nd, Prince Harry spoke at a YMCA event in west...

After Christchurch Shooting, Petition Calls for PewDiePie to Be Removed From YouTube For Normalizing “White Supremacy”

Jorge Arenas

April 1, 2019

Censorship, Video Games

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Following the terrorist attacks in New Zealand, a petition created by Maria Ruiz has called for YouTube to remove popular personality PewDiePie from the platform for normalizing "white supremacy." The petiti...

Game Critics Reviewer Calls for Deplatforming of Indie Adventure Game ‘Beat Cop’ Due To Subject Matter

Spencer Baculi

April 1, 2019

Censorship, Video Game Culture, Video Games

A video game journalist has indicated their intent to deplatform an indie title due to their own personal grievances regarding the game’s subject matter. Two years after it’s original release on Steam in Mar...

Twitter Suspends Pro-Life Film Unplanned’s Account

John F. Trent

March 30, 2019

Censorship, Movies

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Earlier today, Twitter suspended the newly released pro-life film Unplanned's twitter account. However, after a number of users notified Twitter and its CEO Jack Dorsey the account's status was restored....

Nick Rekieta Suspended From Twitter Twice in 24 Hours – He Believes He Was Mass Reported Because of His Support for Vic Mignogna

Spencer Baculi

March 14, 2019

Anime, Censorship

Lawyer and popular legal YouTuber Nick Rekieta was subject to back-to-back Twitter suspensions last week which Rekieta alleges were due to him being targeted by supporters of the #KickVic movement surrounding v...

Twitter Admits Mistakes in Handling of The ‘Learn to Code’ Controversy as Suspensions For Using the Phrase Continue

Spencer Baculi

March 13, 2019

Censorship

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Earlier this year, in response to layoffs at online news outlets such as Buzzfeed and The Huffington Post, Twitter users began to parrot the phrase “learn to code” as a response to the announcements. The phrase...

Gender-Politics Blogger Sues Twitter After Being Banned for Criticizing Transgender People

John F. Trent

February 12, 2019

Censorship, Comic Culture

Canadian gender-politics blogger Meghan Murphy filed a lawsuit against Twitter on Monday after she was banned from the platform for criticizing transgender people. Murphy, who founded Feminist Current, took ...

Twitter Declares The Phrase ‘Learn to Code’ is Abusive Behavior After Numerous Journalists Get Laid Off

Spencer Baculi

January 29, 2019

Censorship, Comic Culture

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Last week, the internet was rocked with the announcements that popular online news outlets Buzzfeed and The Huffington Post would be laying off members of their respective teams. While some believe the layoffs ...