Report: Transgender Influencer Speaks Out After Backlash Against Bud Light The Controversy The power of social media to both amplify and incite controversy was on full display recently when transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney faced a wave of backlash and personal attacks after featuring Bud Light in a video on her Instagram account. Mulvaney, who has […]
Is Free Speech on Social Media Under Threat? The Recent Blackout on Reddit In late June 2020, the social media platform Reddit underwent a “blackout,” with over 2,000 subreddits shutting down for a day in protest of the platform’s supposed lack of action regarding hate speech. Among those on hiatus were some of the most […]
Tucker Carlson, the conservative media personality, was fired from Fox News two weeks ago. On Tuesday, he announced on Twitter that he would have a new show on Elon Musk’s social media platform. Carlson praised Twitter as a platform for free speech, but Mr. Musk’s less-than-enthusiastic response suggests the possibility of him having reservations. Twitter‘s […]
