Cindy Harper
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Former US Attorney Barbara McQuade Calls the First Amendment an “Achilles Heel”
McQuade is on a press tour promoting a book that calls for censorship of “disinformation.”
Canada’s Liberal Government Advances “Online Harms” Censorship Bill
Trudeau’s government wants new laws to censor online speech.
X Faces Government Censorship Orders in Pakistan and India
X could ultimately be blocked in the two countries if it refuses to censor.
X Commits to Abiding by Ireland’s Online “Hate Speech” Censorship Law
X owner Elon Musk had previously criticized the law.
Google AI Tool Gemini Is Accused of Racism for Refusing to Create Images of White People
Google’s AI has a pre-programmed understanding of “diversity.”
Meta Is Expanding Its Controversial “Fact-Checking” Program to Other Platforms
Threads starts rolling out a “fact-checking” program.
Trudeau Government Is Sued Over Emergencies Act, Freezing Civil Liberties Protesters’ Ban Accounts
Trudeau’s authoritarian overreach, which a court ruled was unconstitutional, is being challenged by the victims of his actions.
Meta and TikTok Sue EU Over Online Speech Laws
Two major platform companies are pushing back against the EU’s attempt’s to police online speech.
Australia Plots Digital ID Launch for This Year
The controversial scheme could arrive as soon as this Summer.
Canada: NDP-Proposed Speech Law Calls to Jail Those That Praise Fossil Fuels
Overreaching speech restrictions.
Government-Funded Non-Profit Maligns Distrust in Mainstream Media as “Misinformation”
Internal documents also make references to “interventions” of such “misinformation.”
Newcastle United Fan Faces Ban Over Gender-Critical Social Media Posts
The rise of private companies engaging in social media surveillance and punishments for speech.