Dan Frieth
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JPMorgan Chase is Warned to Back off Political and Ideological Censorship
After a recent uptick in financial deplatforming.
RFK Jr. vows to pardon Assange, Snowden, and other whistleblowers if elected President
“I’ll pardon brave truth-tellers like Julian Assange and investigate the corruption and crimes they exposed.”
Telegram access is restored in Brazil after judge strikes down censorship order
The judge stated that it’s unfair to ban the entire app as it affects the free speech of all citizens.
Hearing shows the lack of transparency in the extent of the US government’s surveillance abuse
“We don’t actually know the scope of this collection.”
Government agencies are subpoenaed for documents on social media censorship collusion
Following recent evidence of collusion.
Amicus brief asks appeals court to reconsider ruling that allowed FBI to gag Twitter
The original ruling has major implications.
Canada passes its duplicitous online censorship bill
The bill affects independent voices while suggesting it doesn’t.
Brazil’s “fake news” censorship law goes to a vote next week
A major threat to free speech.
EU’s Věra Jourová says she’s “uncomfortable” on Twitter, wants more censorship
“Freedom of speech in the EU is not unlimited.”
Biden Administration invests $1.9M in “disinformation” education: documents reveal details
More speech control initiatives.
Rep. Stacey Plaskett threatens journalist Matt Taibbi with jail over his Twitter Files testimony
If you’re trying to convince people the government isn’t attempting to stifle speech, maybe threatening to jail a journalist isn’t the best persuasion tactic.