Emmanuel Macron
French President Macron criticized for creating online “thought police” task force
To tackle “misinformation.”
Over 140,000 French citizens protest over vaccine passports
Protesting for the 8th weekend in a row.
French Resistance: Only half of Paris cafés and restaurants are demanding draconian vaccine passports
Despite facing prison, restaurant owners are fighting back.
French citizens face jail for not complying with COVID passports
And for business owners, the punishment is even more severe.
France mandates vaccine passports for “non-essential” services
The global encroachment on civil liberties continues.
Facebook’s Oversight Board upholds President Trump ban
Facebook’s censorship powers have been affirmed in the silencing of an elected President.
French President Macron slams Big Tech’s censorship of President Trump
Macron is still speaking out about the issue.
Protests continue in France over “security” law that bans citizens from photographing or livestreaming police
Campaigners say it’s an afront to free speech.
PM Justin Trudeau backtracks on anti-free speech remarks
Canada’s PM was heavily criticized for suggesting free speech should have “limits.”
Pakistan PM victim-blames after anti-free speech terrorist attack, tells Facebook to censor “Islamophobia”
Khan says free speech is to blame for the attack.
Victory for free speech as France’s supreme court crushes authoritarian “hate speech” laws
Even in a speech-restricted Europe, the law was considered to be unconstitutional.