Facebook to Hand Over Users’ Info to French Govt For “Hate Speech” Prosecutions
By Chris Menahan Facebook is going to work in concert with the government of France to rat out its own users so they can be…
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Facebook’s Secret “Hate Agent” Formula Leaked by Insider
Why Did Software Engineer Eric Cochran Blow The Whistle About Pinterest Censorship?
The Answer to the Social Media Conundrum Will Not Come From Government
Data Show That a Free Press and a Free Economy Go Hand-In-Hand
Can Google Be Broken Up Using Antitrust Laws?
Caught in the Net: The Impact of “Extremist” Speech Regulations on Human Rights Content
In The War On Free Speech, Assange Says: “Everyone Else Must Take My Place”
By Mac Slavo WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange’s health is deteriorating in a British prison, but the journalist was able to get a letter out to…
Detention of Gaspard Glanz is a Sign of France’s Increasingly Authoritarian Treatment of Journalists
By Global Voices On 20 April 2019, video journalist Gaspard Glanz was arrested while filming a demonstration in Paris’ Place de la République. Gaspard runs…
Journalist Killings, Arrests and Assaults Climb Worldwide as Authoritarianism Spreads
By Randy Covington, University of South Carolina Myanmar, nudged by the conscience of the world, recently released two Reuters journalists imprisoned for more than 500…
Papua New Guinea PM Pushes Proposal for Social Media Regulation, Citing Need to Stop “Fake News”’
By Mong Palatino The Papua New Guinea government has set its sights on regulating social media in order to combat the spread of online hoaxes…
Reddit Commenter’s Fight for Anonymity Is a Win for Free Speech and Fair Use
By Alex Moss A fight over unmasking an anonymous Reddit commenter has turned into a significant win for online speech and fair use. A federal…
Five Years in Prison for Offending Someone Online (And Other News From The Twilight Zone)
By Simon Black, Sovereign Man Let the weekly absurdity begin! New SAT scoring will combat Asian privilege The infamous SAT has been used since 1926…
Canada Joins the Authoritarian Censorship Agenda
By Kurt Nimmo Here’s how the Canadians will deal with citizen journalism and narrative debunking—they’ll force the taxpayers to subsidize corporate news rackets. “Federal agencies…