Speech
Tech giants to target the “far-right”, shifting focus away from Islamic terror
Up until now their counterterrorism focus has mostly just targeted the Taliban, Al Qaeda, and Islamic State.
Bangladesh faces widespread online censorship in the wake of protests
Dissidents are being detained for their social media posts.
Senator Klobuchar ignores First Amendment with new bill to censor online “misinformation”
The bill targets Section 230.
Facebook says users can say “death to Khamenei” for the next two weeks
Facebook is making an exception to its “incitement to violence” policy.
Argentinian writer Agustín Laje banned from Instagram
The Catholic writer has spoken out about free speech.
Protests break out in Italy over vaccine passport mandates
Italy is the latest European country to stamp on civil liberties.
Twitter bans the Nation of Islam
The account lasted on the platform for 10 years before being censored for posts about vaccines.
Teacher who criticized BLM and riots on Facebook sues school district after being fired
The teacher is suing on First Amendment violation grounds.
Surgeon General says “equity” is the reason COVID “misinformation” needs to be censored online
“We recognize that equity must be at the center of our work to confront health misinformation.”
Cybersecurity experts suggest going to the livelihood source of online harassers by contacting employers
Researchers somehow think employers should be equipped to deal with online disputes.
UK House of Lords blasts Big Tech as monopolizers of the “public square” in new report
The peers said that the new “Online Safety” proposals are a threat to free speech.
UK law commission recommends making speech offenses based on “likely psychological harm”
The vague terms used to suppress speech.