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NewsGuard & Censorship Update July 2026 Report Inside This Edition: Florida Doubles Down Against Media Blacklists NewsGuard Takes Media Blacklisting into the AI Era Bipartisan Senate Bill Targets Government-Driven Censorship NewsGuard & Censorship Media Roundup OVERVIEW Momentum continues to build in the fight against media blacklisting. This month’s newsletter highlights several major victories, including Florida’s […]
NewsGuard & Censorship Update June 2026 Report Inside This Edition: Fla. Makes Law Anti-Blacklist NewsGuard Appeals FTC Apple Hits Conservatives NewsGuard & Censorship Media Roundup OVERVIEW This month’s newsletter highlights continued momentum in the fight against viewpoint discrimination and censorship-by-proxy in advertising and media. Florida has strengthened its position as a national leader by including […]
NewsGuard & Censorship Update May 2026 Report Inside This Edition: NewsGuard’s Ties to Southern Poverty Law Center Draw Scrutiny Ad Giants Drop “Brand Safety” Standards, FTC Alleges Collusion New Report Shows Wikipedia Editors Buried SPLC Indictment Amid Bias Concerns Nexstar-TEGNA Merger Faces Backlash from Free Speech Advocates NewsGuard & Censorship Media Roundup OVERVIEW This month […]
NewsGuard & Censorship Update April 2026 Report Inside This Edition: New West Virginia Law Strikes Censorship Groups Targeting Conservatives Legal Victory Restricts State Dept’s Use of Media Monitors; Exposes Govt Censorship of Conservative Media Judge Signals Skepticism in NewsGuard Case Against FTC Probe Landmark Settlement Delivers Blow to Government-Backed Social Media Censorship Federal Judge Halts […]
NewsGuard & Censorship Update March 2026 Report Inside This Edition: West Virginia Senate Passes Bill to Block State Use of Media Monitors States Push Back on Ideological Blacklists in Ad Spending Feeling Pressure, NewsGuard Sues FTC Over Investigation into Its Practices FTC Warns Apple About Major Bias on its News App Following Study Senate Commerce […]
NewsGuard & Censorship Update February 2026 Report Inside This Edition: West Virginia Introduces Bill to Block State Use of Media Monitors FTC Continues Investigation; NewsGuard Pushes Back House Vote Preserves Taxpayer-Funded Censorship Pipeline Religious Broadcasters Warn FCC Against TV Consolidation; Senate Commerce Hearing on Impact of Lifting Broadcast Caps on Feb 10 RealClear Announces […]
January 2026 Report Inside This Edition: Congress Blocks Media Monitors in 2026 Defense Bill, a Free Speech Win Media Research Center: Apple News is Suppressing Right-Leaning Media CPAC to Feds: Lifting Broadcast Caps Would Hurt Viewpoint Diversity, Local News Join IMC’s Fight to Protect a Free Press, Free Speech in the New Year NewsGuard & Censorship […]
December 2025 Report Inside This Edition: Congress Closer to Blocking Biased Media Monitors in FY2026 NDAA U.S. Taxpayer Funds Channeled into Global ‘Information Disorder’ Initiative FCC Considers Lifting Broadcast Caps, Threatening Viewpoint Diversity NewsGuard & Censorship Media Roundup OVERVIEW As 2025 draws to a close, efforts to reshape the media landscape and push back against […]
NewsGuard & Censorship Update November 2025 Report Inside This Edition: Senate Hearing Exposes Government Pressure on Big Tech to Censor Media Senate Blocks Biased Media Monitors in 2026 National Defense Authorization Act Wikipedia in the Spotlight for Bias and Ties to NewsGuard Report: Microsoft Misled Sen. Cruz; Promotes NewsGuard Through Search Coach IMC Refreshes its […]
NewsGuard & Censorship Update October 2025 Report Inside This Edition: FTC Action Prevents Viewpoint Discrimination in Omnicom–IPG Merger US House, Senate Block Biased Media Monitors in 2026 National Defense Authorization Act State Department Officially Shuts Down Global Engagement Center, a Censorship Apparatus Google Admits to Censorship of Conservative Voices, Stops Short of Offering Restitution […]
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