After Backlash, Google Turns Off “Newspeak” Correction Tool (For Now)
By Steve Watson Google claims that it has disabled a feature within its document editor that was correcting language to make it ‘more inclusive’, but…
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EU Puts Elon Musk On Notice Over Free Speech Plans For Twitter
By Tyler Durden The European Union has put Elon Musk on notice – warning that he faces hefty fines or even a ban if he…
Hate is the New Love
Op-Ed by Janet Phelan Back in the sixties, a group of us used to troop off campus during lunch hour to convene in a nearby…
Michigan School Under Fire After Student Leaks “McCarthyist” Questionnaire
By Tyler Durden A Michigan school system is under fire after a student posted a photograph of a questionnaire which asked deeply personal questions –…
Robert Reich: Former Trilateral Commission Member Goes Full Anti-Free Speech
Legal icon Jonathan Turley takes Robert Reich to task on his anti-free speech screed. Reich is a prominent, former member of the Trilateral Commission. An…
1,100+ Banned Books Across 26 States: Report Shows “Shocking” Censorship
By Jake Johnson A report published Thursday by the free expression group PEN America details an “alarming” and unprecedented surge in book banning across the…
Free Speech Warning Sign Displayed on Indiana Campus
By Amanda Mayer A free speech warning sign has been photographed, reportedly on display on campus at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. The sign warns students…
Google Fights Dragnet Warrant for Users’ Search Histories Overseas While Continuing to Give Data to Police in the U.S.
By Naomi Gilens, Jennifer Lynch, and Veridiana Alimonti Google is fighting back against a Brazilian court order to turn over data on all users who…
Lawsuit Accuses University Speech Policy of Infringing on Students’ Freedom of Expression
By Kate Anderson Speech First filed a lawsuit against the University of Houston on behalf of three students. “The harassment policy is too broad,” one…
Presearch Search Engine — “Solutions Watch” with James Corbett
By The Corbett Report Now that DuckDuckGo has officially DuckDuckGone in the direction of censorship, what’s a free speech-loving, liberty-minded conspiracy realist to do? Never…
Another Tech Company Attacks “Health Misinformation”
By Matt Hampton Discord recently announced an update to its terms of service that prohibits “false or misleading health information that is likely to result…
DuckDuckGo Bows to Authoritarians, Begins Censoring Search Engine Results to “Fight Disinformation”
By Matt Agorist Arguably the world’s most popular private search engine, DuckDuckGo, has long been a haven for those who do not want to participate…
The Overton Window Is Being Shoved Toward Warmongering Extremism
Op-Ed by Caitlin Johnstone A substitute teacher at an Arlington, Virginia middle school has been suspended for teaching an insufficiently one-sided perspective on the Russian…
How the First Amendment Protects the Marginalized and Saves Lives
Op-Ed by Connor Vasile With the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics now underway, concerns over China’s treatment of the Uyghurs have come back into public light….