Dear Friend,

It is not news that social media and Big Tech are targeting conservative content. Under new management, Twitter has moved to lessen its suppression, but aside from that, it is business as usual. A shocking but unsurprising incident occurred just this week. Gatestone set up an account on Mastodon, a social media service modeled on Twitter. We then posted an excerpt from a recent article, linking to it. Within a half hour, Mastodon permanently suspended our account, stating:

Reason: Content violates the following community guidelines
• Do not share intentionally false or misleading information

What alleged "false or misleading information" merited us a lifetime ban? This single sentence, from an important recent report by Gatestone senior fellow Uzay Bulut:

"The criminal practice of trafficking and abusing hundreds of thousands of migrant children who cross the southern border is now, thanks to the open-border policy of the Biden Administration, apparently 'normal' inside the US."

The results of this type of content suppression are clear. Leaving aside Mastodon's creepy censors, traffic to Gatestone's website from Facebook and Twitter are but a small fraction of what they were a few years ago. This means that each month, tens of thousands of people who would have read Gatestone reports were blocked from doing so.

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We face a hostile social and media environment. Big Tech platforms such as Facebook, Google, YouTube, Mastodon (and to an extent, still Twitter) are suppressing, obstructing and even banning the content of people and organizations that dare express opinions differing from the leftist "woke" orthodoxy. Gatestone is a target of their suppression, and it has taken a toll on our readership, our subscriber numbers, and our ability to reach the public with our research, analysis and reporting.

What are we doing about it?

Gatestone has been fighting back, and with your help, we can continue the fight. Exactly two years ago, with the generous support of donors like you, we launched a content-promotion campaign that successfully bypassed the cartel of social media giants. Our immediate need to fund the continuation of this effort is $120,000. You can help make it happen. And thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, every donation earmarked for this campaign in the next week will be double-matched, meaning:
For one week only, every $100 = $300. Click here to donate now.

Despite stumbling blocks thrown in our way by those who would silence us, Gatestone continues to tirelessly research, analyze and report on the challenges and threats we face, and their long-term implications for our civilization. We must ensure that this information reaches the broadest possible public, even as the Big Tech censors continue their attacks. Together, we will reach new readers and spread our message even further.

With warmest thanks,

Nina Rosenwald
President, Gatestone Institute

Gatestone Institute
14 East 60 St., Suite 705, New York, NY 10022