Big Tech’s Freedom of Speech Purge Pushes People to Censorship-Resistant Bloc...

Big Tech’s Freedom of Speech Purge Pushes People to Censorship-Resistant Bloc...

During the last few days, the world has watched the Big Tech and social media crackdown after the incident that took place at Capitol Hill a few days ago. During the last 48 hours, U.S. President Donald Trump, a great number of right-wing supporters, and many other individuals speaking out against the U.S. government has been censored. The extreme Big Tech censorship has driven a great number of social media participants to search for censorship-resistant alternatives. *This post was updated on Jan. 10, 2021, to reflect Amazon, Apple, and Google’s takedown of the social media....


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