“Landmark” Victory for First Amendment as Court Strikes Down Texas Anti-BDS Law
By Jake Johnson (CD) — In a decision hailed as a “landmark” victory for the First Amendment, a federal judge on Thursday struck down a Texas law requiring…
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Netizen Report: If Protecting Your Privacy is “Part of a Conspiracy,” Then We’re All in Big Trouble
By Netizen Report Team The Advox Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in technology and human rights around the…
South Dakota Sued Over New Laws Aimed at Preventing Another Standing Rock
By Derrick Broze Civil liberties organizations and activists are pushing back against new laws which criminalize protests and free speech related to pipeline projects. In…
“Blatant Violation of the First Amendment”: Public Citizen Sues Betsy DeVos for Censoring Its Website
By Jake Johnson (CD) – Public Citizen sued Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday for allegedly blocking access to the consumer group’s website on her department’s guest Wi-Fi and…
Orwellian Hate Crime Database to Be Set Up For Thought Criminals in Michigan
Op-Ed by Joe Wright Only in a world where the novel 1984 has become the evening news can we get a state’s Attorney General working…
The Assault on Campus Free Speech Doesn’t Just Come from Liberals
By Elias Atienza The free speech wars flared up again in March when President Donald Trump signed an executive order tying federal research funding to…
How Universal Basic Income Could Be Used to Suppress Free Speech
By Nathan A. Kreider Fears of job loss through automation have fueled advocacy for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) in recent years. Now that presidential…
YouTube Continues To Censor Alex Jones; Bans Secondary Channel Over NZ Massacre Opinions
By Mac Slavo The censorship seemed to have cooled off, but only for a moment. Now, YouTube has taken it upon itself to ban Alex…
Activists Speak Out Against Iraq’s Cybercrime Bill
By Afef Abrougui Human rights groups and activists are urging the Iraqi parliament to withdraw a controversial cybercrime bill that would greatly restrict freedom of…
Free Speech and Shutting Down the Vaccine Debate
By Truthstream Media This is a much bigger issue beyond whether or not you are “pro” or “anti” vaccines. It’s a larger situation about free…
NZ Threatens 10 Years In Prison For “Possessing” Mosque Shooting Video; Web Hosts Warned, “Dissenter” Banned
By Tyler Durden New Zealand authorities have reminded citizens that they face up to 10 years in prison for “knowingly” possessing a copy of the…
Critical Free Speech Protections Are Under Attack in Texas
By Joe Mullin A bill introduced in Texas threatens the free speech rights of 28 million residents by making it easier to bring frivolous lawsuits…
An Apparent Dichotomy Exists Between Corporate & Government Free Speech Censorship
Op-Ed by Catherine J. Frompovich Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom…
Journalists, Teachers, and Activists Targeted in Attacks on Free Speech in the Philippines
By Karlo Mongaya The recent arrest and detention of Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, CEO and executive editor of the news site Rappler, is just the…