News: Free Speech, Censorship and Cancel Culture

NOTE: Most of these entries are from Google Alerts which is not always exactly accurate with how they group articles by date.

May 12, 2021

• Public religion and cancel culture2GBPublic religion and cancel culture … New research has revealed forty percent of Australians feel they must hide their religious beliefs on a day-to-day …
• The Tory free-speech drive is a savvy electoral moveTelegraph.co.ukThe perverse Left-wing cancel culture that has taken root in universities means that six in 10 Conservative-supporting students say those with …
• Gavin Williamson on ‘cancel culture‘ in universitiesYahoo News UKGavin Williamson on ‘cancel culture‘ in universities. Wed, 12 May 2021, 11:58 am. Universities in England could face fines for failing to protect free …
• In State of the Tribes Address, Johnson focuses on health, stereotypes and the “ultimate cancel …madison365.com“We cherish our elders and care for our community members,” Johnson said. “As you will hear in this address, our communities reflect the culture of …
• GOP Hypocrisy Over Cancel Culture Laid Bare In MSNBC SupercutHuffPostGOP Hypocrisy Over Cancel Culture Laid Bare In MSNBC Supercut. “There’s the proof that it’s just a culture war talking point,” said “The 11th Hour” host …GOP hates ‘cancel culture,’ but is ready to cancel Liz Cheney – Yahoo NewsFull Coverage
• Mike Gold, Avant-Garde Bard of Proletarian New YorkThe Nation… Gold also served as the party’s preeminent cultural commentator—albeit … he was, arguably, both an early adapter and a victim of cancel culture.
• Charita Goshay: Anthony Gonzalez gets canceledCanton RepositoryThe party that has declared war on “cancel culture” just exiled one of its own for having the temerity to vote his conscience. Last week, the Ohio …
• University principal faces calls to QUIT for allowing ‘intolerant’ cancel culture as Boris unveils bill to …Daily MailProfessor Peter Mathieson has created an ‘intolerant and illiberal’ cancel culture at the university, with lecturers left feeling unable to speak out, staff …
• Readers sound off on child welfare, crosswords and the Stonewall DemocratsNew York Daily NewsNow he is saying that cancel culture gave the horse the pain pills. Baffert has been investigated multiple times. Bob, your legacy is now that of a cheat.
• GOP hates ‘cancel culture,’ but is ready to cancel Liz CheneyMSNBCRepublicans have repeatedly blasted ‘cancel culture.’ Except when it comes to Liz Cheney. MSNBC’s Brian Williams has the details.May 12, 2021.

• The Tory free–speech drive is a savvy electoral moveTelegraph.co.ukUnder the Government’s plans, universities in England could face fines if they fail to protect speech on campuses. New freedom of speech and …
• It’s simple: Free speechGreen Valley NewsI can think of no other democratically elected representatives anywhere — except possibly in totalitarian regimes, where everything is a sham — who are …
• Kanter tweets in Greek against Erdoğan: “The dictator does not understand free speech”Greek City TimesIn fact, he sent his own message via Twitter, even writing in Greek that the Turkish president does not understand the meaning of freedom of speech.
• UK government plan to toughen voter ID rules draws criticismMinneapolis Star TribuneThe government also stepped into the emotive issue of free speech on campus, announcing a Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill that will …
• Kristan Hawkins: Trump, cheerleaders not only targets on free speech — schools blocking these …Fox NewsPro-life students are all too familiar with similar retaliation by fellow students and school administrators for their free speech expressions. Unlike the …
• ‘We’ve been let down’ by the so called centre-right who ‘won’t fight for free speech‘Daily Telegraph”I’m glad Boris Johnson is doing it; I hope that free speech applies when someone stands up at his ridiculous COP26 conference later in the year and …
• Robbins: Free speech! Or so they say …Vail Daily News“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press …” Fourteen words. Even if one has an attention span …
• Opinion: District 91 suppresses free speechPost RegisterDistrict 91 suppressed the BCRCC’s First Amendment right to engage in free speech and advertise its political essay contest to students who could …
• China and the superstitions of free speechMENAFN.COMChina and the superstitions of free speech … On the other hand, the lack of free access to Xinjiang is taken by Western media as evidence of foul play …
• NICK: Technology threatens a free pressLufkin Daily NewsWe (the USA) are in danger of losing our freedom of the news since we … I wish all people would buy a subscription to LDN to help our free speech, …
• Gavin Williamson on Twitter: “The Free Speech Bill will protect the rights of students, academics …twitter.comMore details on how we are protecting freedom of speech on campus, fulfilling our manifesto commitment and strengthening existing duties.

• YouTube Censors Media Outlet For Posting Video Of Charlie Crist Praising Biden, Harris, and PelosiThe FloridianThe social media company Youtube has censored The Floridian and removed a recent video of Rep. Charlie Crist (D) saying that President Joe Biden, …
• Palestinians denounce ‘censorship‘ of social networksFRANCE 24Dubai (AFP). With accounts deleted on Twitter and content blocked on Instagram, Palestinian social media users say they have been censored from …
• Self-censorship on China ‘biggest freedom of speech issue’ facing universitiesEvening StandardS. elf-censorship on issues relating to China is “the most important freedom of speech issue” facing British universities, a former minister has warned.
• Starbucks Demands More Facebook CensorshipPatriot PostStarbucks Demands More Facebook Censorship. The coffee giant complains that Facebook is failing to block “negative” comments. Print · Listen.
• Gregg Jarrett: It’s time to crush Big Tech censorship before Facebook, Twitter and others crush usFox NewsThe censorship applied to American news consumers by Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Google, and Apple must be broken up. They have evolved into …
• BBC censors Royal Family jokes in ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under’NME.comOther jokes at the expense of Prince Andrew and the Queen herself were inexplicably not censored by the BBC, including another about Prince Andrew: …
• ‘Historical nihilism’: China deletes two million online posts insulting communist heroesWIONChina’s internet is tightly censored and most foreign social media networks, search engines and news outlets are banned in the country.
• Is Social Media the New Hegemon of the Publishing World?Shout Out UKSo what if we consider social media to be a town hall or square? This is where the free exchange of ideas takes place without censorship, the need to …
• One Scholar’s Struggle Between Freedom of Research and Self-CensorshipAl-Fanar MediaAn Egyptian scholar who studied Jewish history in an Arab society found himself falling into the trap of self-censorship despite his best efforts to avoid it ( …
• Gavin Williamson in bid to end censorship on campusexpressandstar.comNew laws protecting freedom of speech at universities will bring an end to the “chilling effect” of censorship on campus, the Education Secretary has …
• Boy Scouts of America Sex Abuse Survivors Claim Censorship, Object to Bankruptcy Exit Plans | ABIAmerican Bankruptcy InstituteJoin Today and Benefit Daily from ABI’s 35+ Years of Insolvency Expertise. Join Today! ABI Store · Login · American Bankruptcy Institute. Members.

May 11, 2021

• How the right-wing is fighting back against ‘cancel culture‘ in the Czech RepublicEuronewsIs this amendment about fighting back against ‘cancel culture‘?. Klaus Jr has proposed such a change to the law since at least 2018 and the amendment …
• Italian Americans fight back against cancellation of Columbus DayThe Hill“We’ve got to stop this cancel culture. What they’re doing to Columbus is a slap in the face to Italian-Americans,” John Fratta, chapter leader of the …
• Tory war on ‘cancel culture‘: Speakers no-platformed by universities can seek compensationnation.lk – The Nation NewspaperThe Conservatives opened a new front in their war on ‘cancel culture‘ today, unveiling a new law forcing universities to protect freedom of speech.
• Relax About ‘Birthing People’ Alreadymedium.comBut now conservative culture warriors are running around claiming that the left wants to cancel Mother’s Day. Give me a break. They’ve made up …
• 5-at-10: Goals for SEC’s first-year coaches, Baffert’s bogus excuse, Hollow Tebow and Kaepernick …Chattanooga Times Free PressFor instance, Bob Baffert claiming that the ‘cancel culture‘ came calling because his horse tested positive for some sort of banned substance after his fun …
• Cancel Culture Comes For Golden GlobesAmerica Speaks InkCancel Culture Comes For Golden Globes. In Columns … NBC has canceled covering The Golden Globes due to political correctness. I guess they got …
• Boris declares war on cancel culture: Woke students could be sued for blocking free speechDaily ExpressBORIS JOHNSON is planning a crackdown on cancel culture, with universities forced to compensate those silenced by left-wing militant students.
• Jimmy Kimmel goes in on Trump’s ‘junky horse’ nonsenseGoldderby“Right, your horse tested positive for steroids because of cancel culture,” Kimmel said. “Probably some loud-mouth lesbians got in the stall there and …
• ‘All I can do is speak my truth’: Filmmaker Michelle Latimer breaks her silence after Indigenous …The Globe and MailAnd the CBC cancelled the planned second season of Trickster. In the time … Cancel culture as I understand it is when a person in all their entirety is …
• Dave Chappelle on cancel culture: ‘I hope we all survive it’The Hill”That’s why that cancel culture shit bothers me. I’m not even opposed to the ideas behind some of these cancellations. I get it.” An error occurred …
• Baffert Blames ‘Cancel Culture‘ for Suspension, Could Go to CourtSportico.comBob Baffert has a range of legal options should his famed horse, Medina Spirit, lose Kentucky Derby victory or be barred from the Preakness.
• Medina Spirit trainer Bob Baffert calls Churchill Downs suspension ‘a cancel culture kind of a thing’Yahoo AutosIt was like a cancel culture kind of a thing.” On Sunday, Baffert announced that Medina Spirit tested positive for 21 picograms of betamethasone, an anti- …

• Virginia Roadside Sign Ban Upheld in First Amendment ChallengeBloomberg LawA Virginia law forbidding certain highway road signs doesn’t unconstitutionally infringe a real estate firm’s free speech rights, the Fourth Circuit said, …
• How the right-wing is fighting back against ‘cancel culture’ in the Czech RepublicEuronews’The new left wants to destroy freedom of speech‘. Klaus Jr’s father, Vaclav Klaus Sr, was a major political figure in the 1990s, serving as prime minister …
• NewsMax Reporter Presents a Series of “Gotcha” Questions to Jen PsakiFree Speech TV… saying “there’s a growing perception [Biden’s presidency] is really just the third term of President Obama. What do you say to people who say that?
• Broadway Tickets, Anthony Bourdain’s Final Book, Snapchat & Free Speech, Nicole Chung’s MemoirWNYCBroadway Tickets, Anthony Bourdain’s Final Book, Snapchat & Free Speech, Nicole Chung’s Memoir. Audio not yet available. 4 segments. hide.
• Anti-censorship legislation: Get it rightNorfolk Daily NewsBut the bill would not retroactively protect Trump or former Florida GOP congressional candidate and free–speech warrior Laura Loomer. As Loomer ( …
• Queen’s Speech: bills on skills and campus free speech plannedTimes Higher Education (THE)Government’s legislative agenda includes extra powers for OfS on HE quality and enabling individuals to sue universities on free speech · Please Login …
• Social media propagates America’s darkest beliefs, but they can still hide and thrive elsewhere onlineThe RetrieverHe wrote in one tweet, “As I have been saying for a long time, Twitter has gone further and further in banning free speech, and tonight, Twitter employees …
• Boris declares war on cancel culture: Woke students could be sued for blocking free speechDaily ExpressYou can unsubscribe at any time. In the Queen’s Speech, ministers outlined plans to bring forward the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill. The …
• Laurence Tribe: First Amendment fantasies in the social media debateThe HillAmong the earliest Supreme Court invocations of free speech principles to … was listening in on their calls would unduly chill freedom of expression.
• Senate GOP gears up for voting reform fightPolitico… that the bill’s donor disclosures will have a chilling effect on free speech. … The two-term Mainer has built a reputation of bucking his party while also …McConnell poised for starring role in voting bill fight – Minneapolis Star TribuneMcConnell poised for starring role in voting bill fight – ABC NewsFull Coverage
• Free Speech and Good Character: From Milton to Brandeis to the PresentDe GruyterIn the process I seek to identify how a robust principle of freedom of speech might even today serve a number of collective goals by means of its impact …
• The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 87: What You Need to Know About Bill C-10 – Michael GeistMichael Geist –Free Speech by John Morton (CC BY-SA 2.0) https://flic.kr/p/h6wm8 … This past week Bill C-10, Internet free speech, and the government’s digital …

• Users accuse Facebook, Instagram of bias by censoring Palestinian contentDaily TimesUsers accuse Facebook, Instagram of bias by censoring Palestinian content. A Palestinian writer from Jerusalem received a warning that his account …
• Co-opting cybersecurity in EgyptAtlantic CouncilOnline censorship minimizes the government’s uncertainty by limiting the opportunity for individuals to criticize the government and engage in collective …
• How the right-wing is fighting back against ‘cancel culture’ in the Czech RepublicEuronewsWhile the current trend in Europe appears to be censoring social media … Proponents of the amendment argue that not only does censorship by social …
• President Says Economic Plan Working Despite Jobs ReportYahoo NewsIn keeping the censored articles and providing a place for them to be discussed, the two run afoul of increasingly strict regulations in an already stifling …
• Instagram & Twitter apologize for ‘system errors’ that deleted pro-Palestine posts, but critics say …RT… the signatories said they were indicative of a “wider pattern of consistent censorship of Palestinian and allied voices” that has been “documented for …
• A saga of intimidation, oppression and censorship casesBig News NetworkThe local newspapers are forced to carry news praising the works of the federal or local government… else they face censorship. A number of them …
• Journalism in PoK: A saga of intimidation, oppression and censorshipYahoo India NewsJournalism in PoK: A saga of intimidation, oppression and censorship … Gilgit [PoK]/Bern [Switzerland], May 11 (ANI): Journalists and political activists …
• Journalism in PoK: A saga of intimidation, oppression and censorshipIndiaPost.comThe local newspapers are forced to carry news praising the works of the federal or local government… else they face censorship. Those who dare to …
• Two plead guilty in case highlighting China’s online controlAljazeera.comChen Mei, 28, and Cai Wei, 27, created an online archive that stored articles that had been censored from the Chinese internet and an accompanying …Two amateur computer coders on trial as China enforces online censorship amid pandemic – The New Indian ExpressTwo Beijing amateur computer coders on trial amid concern over China’s growing online censorship – Telegraph.co.uk2 face trial as China enforces online control amid pandemic – CNAFull Coverage
• Jamil Jivani: How Trudeau’s censorious agenda could target Joe RoganNational PostOn face value, the Trudeau Liberal plan to censor the internet is being spun as an honest effort to regulate Big Tech. If that were the case, I’d be cheering …

May 10, 2021

• Rep. Turner rips Biden’s decision to omit God from prayer day proclamationThe Highland County Press“President Biden has embraced the far-left’s cancel culture that attempts to rewrite American history, tear down our institutions and now, cancel God,” …
• Novavax Announces Early Results Of Combination Flu, COVID-19 VaccineCBS BaltimoreREAD MORE: Medina Spirit Arrives In Baltimore Without Trainer Bob Baffert Who Says He’s A Target Of ‘Cancel Culture‘. Clinical studies of the combo …
• PIERS MORGAN: Beware President Biden – if you go woke, you’ll go broke, as your self-imploding …Daily MailIt’s transphobia, full stop. … world, away from the shrieking echo chambers of social media, increasingly loathe the woke and cancel culture mentality.
• Weather Blog: Climatology MakeoverCBS Baltimore… does make time, yearly. MORE NEWS: Medina Spirit Heads To Preakness Without Trainer Bob Baffert, Who Says He’s A Target Of ‘Cancel Culture‘.
• Columnist John Sheirer: Radio personality Bob Flaherty will be missedGazetteNETI don’t subscribe to right-wing “Cancel Culture” or “Political Incorrectness” … of millions on major media outlets about being “silenced” or “canceled.”.
• Biden Administration Dumps Trump’s Anti-Transgender Health-Care RestrictionsDaily BeastHall of Fame horse trainer Bob Baffert would like everyone to know that it would be “cancel culture” if his horse Medina Spirit isn’t allowed to race over …
• Video, Results Thread: After Counting AG Ballots Sunday, Virginia GOP Moves to Governor’s Race …Blue Virginia… Right-Wing Trump ‘Cult’ For Cancel Culture Hypocrisy”; “Even in moderate Northern Virginia, GOP activists buy the ‘big lie’ about Biden’s election”.
• I Wanna Know: Donnell Rawlings talks cancel culture and comedyWPIX 11 New YorkI Wanna Know: Donnell Rawlings talks cancel culture and comedy. PIX11 Morning News. by: Dan Mannarino, Marcia Parris. Posted: May 10, 2021 / 11: …
• #OscarsSoWhite will make a vengeful return next year if audiences are not carefulHighlander NewspaperHowever, it’s more likely that this is all simply performative, and with the way cancel culture is, the academy was probably fed up with the berating from …
• Vivica A. Fox’s sorry accusation of a ‘racial insult’ is a naked and belated attempt to cancel Ivanka …RTThis is another instance of cancel culture popping its head up. More often than not, when people want to cancel someone, they feign offence over …

• National Guard Soldier Charged in Trump RiotsFree Speech TVThe David Pakman Show is a news and political talk program, known for its … on Dish, DirectTV, AppleTV, Roku, Sling and online at freespeech.org.
• Far-right using COVID conspiracy theories to lure young – UK policeswissinfo.ch”You can’t tackle every conspiracy theory and there is a fine balance between people’s rights to free speech and people’s rights to have a view,” Twist …
• Your ViewAlton TelegraphOf course, freedom of speech is not absolute; you can’t shout “Fire!” in a crowded assembly, for example. We chastise Russia for disallowing Alexy …
• Holding Officials Accountable for Violating Constitutional RightsPhilanthropy MagazineIn a victory for free speech, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of student Chike Uzuegbunam this term, holding in Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski that …
• Far-right using COVID conspiracy theories to lure young – UK policeReuters“You can’t tackle every conspiracy theory and there is a fine balance between people’s rights to free speech and people’s rights to have a view,” Twist …
• Politicians take the free speech gag even further Michael SextonThe AustralianThe Victorian government has been invited to make yet another assault on freedom of speech in Australia. The invitation comes in the form of a report …
• Labor Law Is Stuck in 1947. It’s No Surprise Companies Keep Winning.Mother JonesAmong many other attacks on labor, it gave companies the “free speech” rights they now use to force employees to attend anti-union propaganda …
• Another Florida elections bill signed by DeSantis…and another legal challengeTampa Bay Times… filed in federal court in Tallahassee that the bill (SB 1890) “burdens and chills” free speech and association protected under the First Amendment.ACLU sues to stop law limiting contributions to ballot initiatives – Sun SentinelFull Coverage
• Social Media Hate Speech, Harassment ‘Significant Problem’ For LGBTQ Users: ReportWBEZ“Of special concern, the prevalence and intensity of hate speech and … TikTok and others must balance concerns around free expression, it cannot be …Social Media Hate Speech, Harassment ‘Significant Problem’ For LGBTQ Users: Report – WAMU 88.5Social Media Hate Speech, Harassment ‘Significant Problem’ For LGBTQ Users: Report – NPRFull Coverage
• Guilt by Association at SyracuseRealClearEducation… university’s posture on questions of free speech and freedom of association. … of censuring them for engaging in constitutionally protected speech.

• Rep. Biggs discusses importance of pushing back against censorshipOne America News NetworkBiggs discusses importance of pushing back against censorship. FILE – In this Dec. 3, 2020 file photo Freedom Caucus chairman Rep. FILE – In this …
• Most Voters Still Don’t Trust Social Media Censorship, But Democrats DoRasmussen ReportsAfter Facebook extended its ban of former President Donald Trump, most voters don’t trust censorship decisions by social media companies, but …
• Who needs governments to censor books when woke companies do their work for them?MercatorNetThe publishing industry is encouraging grass roots censorship and … like publishing is fast becoming a career choice for ambitious would-be censors.
• Censored! Who needs a totalitarian state when zealous, woke workers ensure that books with …RTThe publishing industry is encouraging grass roots censorship and increasingly giving in to employees who demand that certain views should never …
• Twitter and Facebook accused of censoring Palestinian contentMiddle East MonitorThe media office of the Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip has criticised social media platforms for “censoring Palestinian content” during the …
• More Than 120 Retired Flag Officers Call On Americans To ‘Save America, Our Constitutional …The Federalist… retired flag officers blasted the Democrats’ assault on election integrity, pursuit of open borders, rampant Silicon Valley censorship, re-engagement …
• Should OTT Be Censored Or Regulated In India?BW BusinessworldShould OTT Be Censored Or Regulated In India? What remains to be seen is whether OTT video streaming platforms will survive the proposed …
• Government tells social media platforms to control misinformation and discourage fake news: ReportMediaNama.comWhile the present advisory does not seem to advocate for more censorship of criticism directly, the government has, on at least two instances, tried to …The New Attempt To Censor Covid Related Info On Social Media Platforms By GOI? – DazeinfoFull Coverage
• Did Instagram Censor Content on East Jerusalem Events?Al-BawabaAmid an intense week in Palestinian territories following Israeli court’s order to carry out forced evictions of 25 Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem, …
• Facebook, Instagram accused of bias by censoring Palestinian contentArab NewsNashif said the censorship of Palestinians happened through two channels. “One factor is what the Israelis are doing, they are basically trying to push …

May 9, 2021

• House Majority Whip Clyburn: Republican Party “Losing It’s Way On All Fronts”RealClearPoliticsThis is the classic cancel culture. They are perpetrating that which they argue that they are against… I think the Republicans got to remember that it was …
• How France’s Macron is tacking right in bid for 2022 election triumphThe Local FranceSEE ALSO: Macron to defy ‘cancel culture‘ and lay wreath for Napoleon commemoration. Prospective centre-right presidential candidate Xavier …
• Professor suspended after writing blog post that said Canada is not racistReclaim The NetIf you’re tired of cancel culture and censorship subscribe to Reclaim The Net. Expressing the opinion that Canada is not a “systemically racist” country …
• MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has taken more jabs at Dominion, accusing it of a voting ‘cover-up’ and …Business InsiderHe claimed the voting machine maker was trying to stifle free speech and engaging in “cancel culture” against those who question it. Lindell’s latest …
• Think Before You Tweet?Liberty NationAs we have seen through cancel culture, one tweet from 10 years ago can still cause trouble. Protective or Insidious? Despite the assertion that this new …
• Let’s woke up the Rule, Britannia rowSlipped DiscOne of out participants harks back to last summer’s fit of cancel culture at the BBC Proms: Ah yes, Chi-chi Nwanoku. To quote her, re Rule Britannia, …
• Laurence Fox thanks people who voted for him in race for London Mayor as he finishes behind …MetroThe actor went on to decry ‘cancel culture‘ in various, highly publicised interviews, telling talkRadio: ‘You can’t just shut everybody up, there’s an …
• Activision has cut ties with COD’s Ghost voice actor following sexist remarksVideo Games ChronicleThe woke cancel culture got their way as usual, it’s such a sad sensitive time we’re living in. Mohammad S.O • 1 hour ago. That’s the problem.
• Teen Mom star Mackenzie McKee shows cameras ‘watching her sleep’ after she ripped MTV for …The Sun… and continue with this cancel culture that’s not leaving room for growth. “And if we’re not leaving room for growth, we can’t unite and come together.
• What Mladina & Demokracija Are Saying This Week: Vaccination Failures vs Cancel CultureTotal Slovenia NewsDemokracija: The dangers of cancel culture. STA, 6 May 2021 – Demokracija says in its latest commentary that the constant attacks on the centre-right …

• Facebook Oversight Board member criticizes indefinite Trump ban: ‘Their rules are in shambles’FOX 5 NYTrump’s free speech rights were violated.” “Mr. Trump is the one who issued those inflammatory posts at the very time when rioters were invading the …
• Republicans debate breaking up big tech after Trump’s Facebook suspensionThe Center SquareAn unconstitutional overreach SILENCING our voices and freedom of speech. Republicans are united in fighting back against Big Tech’s tyranny.
• ‘Cannot Find Favour When Free Speech Is Celebrated’ – Kerala High Court Quashes ‘Censure …Live Law”This certainly cannot be found favour with this Court in these times, when the right of free speech – with only the well recognised restrictions …
• UK: Enhancing Academic Freedom – Workers’ Rights And Human RightsMondaq News AlertsThe Government’s proposals to strengthen academic freedom and free speech on campus have come under heavy fire since their release.
• UK: Distinguishing Academic Freedom And Free Speech On CampusMondaq News AlertsIn order to draw out these distinctions, and to give academic freedom (of speech) legal protection which is commensurate with its unique character, we …
• Ahmad: Etiquette to empower freedom of speechINFORUMAhmad shares passages from the Quran about freedom of speech and thanks Forum readers for their support. Written By: Syed Sajid Ahmad | 8:00 am …
• MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has taken more jabs at Dominion, accusing it of a voting ‘cover-up’ and …Business Insider IndiaHe claimed the voting machine maker was trying to stifle free speech and engaging in “cancel culture” against those who question it. Lindell’s latest …
• Déja Vu all over again: My storySanta Barbara News-PressMy grandmother worked as a cook for a wealthy family of self-made immigrants … when he was asked to defend the right of commercial free speech.
• Literary Notes: At JCC lit fest this week, a thriller and a mother’s tale of radical acceptanceVirginian-Pilot… Free Speech For All”); and Jennifer Voigt Kaplan (“Crushing the Red Flowers,” a YA novel involving Kristallnacht). Details: tinyurl.com/JCCbookfest.
• How student reporters investigated their campusesPoynterMahanoy is a free expression case on the Supreme Court docket. … want a quick explanation of the case and how it could affect student free speech …

• OP-ED: Is ‘banned on Facebook’ the new ‘banned in Boston’?Observer-ReporterAnd I mean real censorship, which involves the government, not private actors forbidding free expression of one kind or another. But the reason I start …
• Interview of Prime Minister Janez Janša for spanish El CorreoGov.siYou have recently suffered censorship in the European Parliament, precisely in a debate in which your government was accused of censoring and …
• Instagram issues apology after censoring Palestinian contentRoya News EnglishInstagram issues apology after censoring Palestinian content. Palestine. Published: 2021-05-09 15:43. Last Updated: 2021-05-09 21:38. Source: …
• Turkey’s Media Watchdog Issues Warning to Spotify Over Critical ContentAl-Bawaba“Such legislative constraints will only boost the global perception about the extent of censorship in Turkey. If you tend to ban a digital platform just after …
• Russia’s Isekai Ban Is Only the Nation’s Latest Anime CrackdownCBRThough often seen as somewhat toothless, Russian censors‘ approach to … Thus, for as questionable as the censorship is, it may have a somewhat …
• FB censures top Malayalam poet for slamming Modi, ShahThe FederalThe Facebook censorship has triggered a social media storm, particularly in Kerala, with many linking a nexus between Facebook and the BJP …Why Facebook blocked famous poet K Satchidanandan’s account: All you need to know – Hindustan TimesFull Coverage
• Capitol Report: Big Tech, Big ProblemsOzark Radio NewsBut now, we face a new threat of censorship and control from Big Tech companies. Big Tech CEOs have designated themselves as the judge, jury, …
• Gulf Drama Series Show The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!Al-BawabaBut censorship in Gulf shows seems to be more stringent than in other places and this prevents the discussion of many pressing topics and dynamic …
• Protecting journalistsThe News InternationalFrom imposing unnecessary censorship to using regulators like Pemra as tools of such censorship, to journalists being shot, abducted or threatened …
• GOLDSTEIN: Internet censorship only part of Trudeau’s visionToronto SunThe Trudeau government’s obsession with regulating, censoring and ultimately controlling what Canadians can see on social media is part of a much …
• Francoism, Censorship, and the Evolution of the Catalan Public Sphere, 1938-55Knowledge Bank – The Ohio State UniversityThis thesis examines the Francoist censorship system and its effects on the print press in the Spanish region of Catalonia from 1938 to 1955. Drawing on …

May 8, 2021

• German Green Party mayor threatened with expulsion after ‘racist and repulsive’ postRTPalmer had initially made a post criticizing “cancel culture” after both Aogo and former Arsenal Football Club goalkeeper Jens Lehmann were …
• The Amber Ruffin Show talks Capitol Riot, Caitlyn Jenner, and moreLast Night OnIn a segment titled “That’s What Yo’ Ass Gets”, Ruffin examines the current landscape of cancel culture as it relates to current news including a Virginia …
• Lindsey Graham blasts corporations that bow down to leftist woke intimidation: ‘Have you lost your …TheBlaze.comGraham is the latest Republican to hammer corporations for attempting to appease the cancel culture crowd. “They are trying to intimidate corporate …
• What Times-Call readers said this weekLongmont Times-CallDaryl Hodder: Stop building so many new houses. … What’s with all this cancel culture BS to where we just never even give people the chance from …
• “I Do Think It’s Distasteful”- Valkyrae Responds to Disguised Toast’s Problematic CommentsEssentiallySportsPopular Facebook Gaming streamer Disguised Toast recently fell prey to the Twitter cancel culture. One of the worst outcomes of the whole drama was …
• Dad who decried antiracism initiatives at Brearley urges parents to join fightNew York PostWe are quite literally under assault by the proponents of critical race theory, by the purveyors of cancel culture and by the high priests of woke-ism.
• Letter to the editor: Mixed messages seem to be sent on bullyingJournal InquirerWhat about “cancel culture” when you say something someone deems unacceptable, doxxing someone due to a different political opinion, boycotting …
• Instead Of Canceling ‘Snow White,’ Learn To Read Fairy TalesThe FederalistCancel culture’s latest victim: Snow White. In an article for SFGate, editors Julie Tremaine and Katie Dowd criticized Disneyland’s revamped Snow …Piers Morgan slams ‘insufferable woke brats’ in cancel culture rant amid Snow White row – Daily StarPrince Charming’s ‘true love’s kiss’ — coming without Snow White’s consent in new Disneyland ride … – oregonlive.comFull Coverage
• Virginia Republicans’ messy, Trumpy race to pick a nominee for governorVoxThis narrow line on the 2020 election and cancel culture is one Republicans have had to dance along for months in courting voters before Saturday’s …
• New York state editorial roundup: Time for change, legislative crawl, student testingAuburn CitizenAnd if there is any group whose culture has been canceled, it is Native Americans — their tribes decimated first by diseases brought by Europeans, then …

• Laurence Fox and Richard Tice to open a pub serving ‘only British food’The London Economic… saying it will be the “home of free speech and right-wing comedy”. Fox, who is currently running in the London mayor race, has pledged to “unlock” …
• Why Human Rights Watch’s apartheid accusation is incorrect – opinionThe Jerusalem Post… to free speech, judges residing on the Supreme Court to Israel’s national soccer team; you name it, Israel has proven to be as diverse as they come.
• OPINION/COLUMN: Giglio: The First Amendment and free speechThe Patriot LedgerThe United States is proud of its tradition of freedom of speech that was established in the First Amendment to the Constitution. It allows for public …
• Gaetz, Greene tout push to oust Cheney: ‘Maybe we’re the leaders’The Hill… oust Cheney: ‘Maybe we’re the leaders’ Free Speech Inc.: The Democratic Party finds a new but shaky faith in corporate free speech MORE (D-Calif.) …GOP’s problem isn’t Liz Cheney and other commentary – New York PostFull Coverage
• Free Speech Inc.: The Democratic Party finds a new but shaky faith in corporate free speechThe HillOf course, Democrats insist they are not attacking free speech, just combating “disinformation.” After all, they say, private companies have every right …
• NKU creates Bias Incident Response Team for more supportive campusNKU The Northerner Online… disability, gender identity and expression, race, ethnicity, national origin, … staff affected by bias, not to conduct investigations or silence free speech.
• RNC brutally schooled over Twitter complaint about ‘Freedom of speech‘Raw Story@GOP Freedom of speech is not a licence to wilfully spread propaganda, tell lies or to knowingly mislead the public… https://t.co/ahdLmQZeKY.
• Friendly Fire: Julie & Mike ponder Facebook, Liz Cheney, and the great reopeningnj.comQ. Facebook banned Donald Trump for at least another six months, prompting this response from the former president: “Free speech has been taken …
• The Supreme Court Has Some Introspection to DoBloomberg… justices being compromised by pocketing money from publishers who might have free–speech and other issues affecting them before the court.
• Soli Sorabjee: A TributeLive LawUnderstandably he was never slow in taking up causes for free speech and expression. Presumably, amongst the best judgments, he has procured …
• ‎Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts: Why Are Republicans Upset About …Apple PodcastsWhy Are Republicans Upset About Corporate Free Speech All of a Sudden? Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts.
• 2021-2022 Class of Fellows | National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement | University …National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement – University of CaliforniaThis cohort will research complex topics such as the roles of campus whistleblowers and bias response teams, pornography and free speech and …

• Instagram says ‘technical issue’ caused removal of Sheikh Jarrah posts after censorship accusationsThe New ArabActivists had accused the social media giant of censoring their posts on Israel’s forced removal of Palestinians in Jerusalem.
• Hundreds Wounded Near Al Aqsa As Israel-Palestine Tensions MountMorocco World NewsIsraeli officials have before bragged about their ability to censor their … In the face of online censorship and continued Israeli efforts to expand its grip …Social media companies delete posts related to Jerusalem – Anadolu AgencySheikh Jarrah Evictions Posts Being Censored by Instagram, Say Palestinians – NewsweekFull Coverage
• Free Speech Inc.: The Democratic Party finds a new but shaky faith in corporate free speechThe HillCorporate censorship of social media clearly impacts free speech, and replacing Big Brother with a cadre of Little Brothers actually allows for far greater …
• Hitting Back at Big Tech With CompetitionWBAP News/TalkIt is no longer than the case Big Tech is censoring or deplatforming solely … will curtail the cartel kingpins in Silicon Valley and their censorship.
• Opinion: The Rutgers law student shouldn’t have used the N-word. But we can learn from the …Washington PostBut the controversy that has ensued — as too often happens in these increasingly fraught times — has gotten out of hand, leading toward censorship …
• Mark Millar: ‘The idea that superhero movies should be like a country club is a little weird’Telegraph.co.ukThe comic book writer on diversity, DC censorship, and the ‘spooky’ real-world parallels in his new Netflix series Jupiter’s Legacy. By Tom Fordy 8 May …
• Excessive censorship handicaps Arab Gulf TV dramasThe Arab WeeklySome censors believe that a woman cannot play the role of a restaurant waitress in a TV series, for instance. Saturday 08/05/2021. Kuwaiti actress …
• Social media platforms censors posts related to Sheikh JarrahMENAFN.COM( MENAFN )Facebook, Instagram and Twitter reported censored, in addition to deleted posts and hashtags related to the recent tensions in occupied …
• How Black Silence Is Violence in the Black CommunityPatriot PostThis is how we are censored. This worship of this racial cult keeps the conservative movement from reaching more ears. The mainstream media certainly …
• 9 more books on Democracy banned: they ‘threaten’ national securityAsiaNewsThe censorship targets MPs Albert Ho and Tanya Chan, and writer Jie Yu. In July the first wave of censorship with the removal of Joshua Wong’s texts.

May 7, 2021

• Gross Gore becomes what appears to be the first streamer banned by both Streamlabs and …Esports News UK“Cancel culture is getting out of hand. The day I get a criminal record, then they can hold me guilty. But I don’t have one. None of these girls will say …
• California Union Calls Out Cypress College for Stance on Anti-Cop ProfThe College Post… confronted 19-year-old Braden Ellis when he shared his opinion that the police are “heroes” during a presentation arguing against cancel culture.
• Hawley gets 20 interviews in just 1 week to complain about being ‘canceled‘The American IndependentJosh Hawley (R-MO), who has complained about a purported “cancel culture” and has written a new book alleging that conservatives are being …
• Fired nurse’s suit against Norman Regional to continueYahoo NewsWhile Tracy asked the court to stop NRHS from enforcing policies he said were “cancel culture” and a “liberal agenda,” Childers called the politics …
• ‘Mammy Lane’ changed to ‘Hattie Lane’ in ClarksvilleClarksville Now“The history of ‘Mammy’ is not something as simple as canceling culture. We’re not trying to cancel Mrs. Hattie McDaniel’s culture,” Allen said. “I stand …
• Business in the Wake of Boycotts: How Companies Are Faring Amid the Fallout in ChinaThe Fashion LawHas the cancel–culture moment put a significant dent in brands’ operations? The results appear to be mixed. Puma, for one, stated that it expects that …
• OPINION: Beshear administration is discriminating against Kentucky Baptist adoption providerKentucky TodayHow absurd it is that “tolerance” and “inclusion” are the buzzwords deployed in this latest example of cancel culture to cancel Sunrise, literally.
• Mike Lindell is holding a 2200-person rally at the Corn Palace in South Dakota to promote his voter …Business Insider India… but that “cancel culture is just as dangerous.” “We shouldn’t stop him from coming to South Dakota just because his views are different than mine or …
• Final day of Duval school name change voting brings last minute campaign pushesWJXT News4JAXMany also argued the effort to rename the school is an example of “cancel culture,” a term popularized by conservative politicians. Opponents have …
• Sound Off: May 7, 2021Oneonta Daily Star”All the Democrats talk about is racism, cancel culture, defund the police, them trying to divide the country with this nonsense. We’re in socialism; now …

• Senator Hawley Joins Clay Travis & Talks Chiefs, Aaron Rodgers, Free SpeechFox Sports 1070 The GameSenator Hawley Joins Clay Travis & Talks Chiefs, Aaron Rodgers, Free Speech. Missouri Senator Josh Hawley joins Clay Travis to discuss his Chiefs, …
• Senator Hawley Joins Clay Travis & Talks Chiefs, Aaron Rodgers, Free SpeechFox Sports RadioSenator Hawley Joins Clay Travis & Talks Chiefs, Aaron Rodgers, Free Speech. By Outkick the Coverage w/ Clay Travis May 7, 2021 …
• Cartoons – capturing freedom of expressionswissinfo.chBut they are also key for expressing freedom of speech. SWI swissinfo.ch brings you a selection of the best cartoons from around the world.
• The GOP’s ‘Critical Race Theory’ ObsessionThe AtlanticMost legal scholars say that these bills impinge on the right to free speech and will likely be dismissed in court. “Of the legislative language so far, …
• Chemist Helped Invent Home Tests for DiabeticsThe Wall Street JournalAfter Ms. Free gave a speech in Austin, Texas, a woman stood up to say her husband wouldn’t have been born if not for the test strips. They gave his …
• Teenagers Being Disciplined By School For Incidents Off CampusPRNewswireThe issue presented in both Tinker and Levy cases concerns the issue of a child’s First Amendment right of freedom of speech at a public school. The …
• How the Diversity Mania Threatens Freedom of SpeechNational ReviewI’m old enough to remember when leftists held freedom of speech sacred. That’s before their long march through our institutions put them in power.
• House, Senate on collision course over Schumer’s China planPoliticoFree speech vs. free enterprise? Republicans have traditionally argued that the government shouldn’t intervene in the goings-on of private businesses …
• Facebook Oversight Board’s Decision on Trump Sets Up New TestsJust SecurityThe policy restricted free expression for a legitimate purpose because it sought to protect “public order, as well as respect for the rights of others, …Facebook Oversight Board Upholds Decision to “Deplatform” Trump – GovTechThe Oversight Board’s Trump Decision Highlights Problems with Facebook’s Practices – ACLUFull Coverage
• Liberal’s Bill C-10 targets our right to hold government accountableTroy MediaIt’s astonishing freedom. … But Bill C-10 threatens Canadians’ ability to hold our politicians accountable by targeting our free speech online.

• After Censorship, COVID Skeptics Continue ‘Truth Over Fear Summit’National Catholic RegisterIts website adds: “Big Tech does not want you to hear this information and is working hard to censor us.” The conference features talks and live Q&As …
• American Publishing in Censorship ModeBook and Film GlobeThe censorship mode in American publishing had activated again. “When S&S chose to sign Mike Pence, we broke the public’s trust in our editorial …
• China moves to censor Christians onlineThe TabletChina moves to censor Christians online … A Catholic Mass in Shanghai last month. … Authorities in China have removed online Bible apps from app …
• House, Senate on collision course over Schumer’s China planPoliticoCRIES OF CENSORSHIP AT THE FCC: The GOP’s latest culture war battle is … Trump’s suspension, denouncing “companies that censor Americans.
• Local chairs react to Trump’s Facebook banSanta Barbara News-PressBobbi McGinnis, the county’s Republican chairwoman, called Facebook’s action “censorship,” likening it to the actions of communist regimes in China …Facebook Thought It Was Solving a Problem. It Just Got Handed A Bigger One. – POLITICO MagazineFirst Trump, Then Who? Facebook Makes Wrong Call in Censoring Trump – Patriot PostFull Coverage
• FIA’s notices to journalists are worst example of censorship: CJ IHCThe NationThe chief justice observed, “FIA’s notices are the worst example of censorship.” “If the actions were started on criticism then it would not stop anywhere …
• FIA’s Notices To Journalists Are The Worst Example Of Censorship: CJ IHCUrduPoint NewsThe chief justice observed, FIA’s notices are the worst example of censorship. If the actions were started on criticism then it would not stop anywhere, …
• Palestinians criticise social media censorship over Sheikh JarrahAljazeera.comSocial media users sharing content from Sheikh Jarrah complain their accounts have been censored, limited or shut down. A Palestinian youth is pinned …
• CoinGeek Weekly Livestream episode 13: Castr puts audio on-chain with ‘infinite’ earning potentialCoinGeekTo alleviate issues like censorship, Josh wanted to offer podcasters a sound solution. His idea: put audio files on-chain. His company website states, “By …
• Letter: Action against Hillier ‘censorship‘KingstonistDear Kingston City Council,. In my mind, any action against Randy Hillier is censorship of free speech, plain and simple. And that, as I’m sure you’ …
• Rashmi Agdekar on OTT censorship: Apart from disclaimers and age ratings, I don’t think we need …timesofindiaRecently, ETimes got in touch with the young talent, who spoke about OTT censorship and how the shoots are on hold given the second Covid-19 …

May 6, 2021

• When it comes to cancel culture, we all are broken people living in a broken worldLexington Herald LeaderConservatives accuse progressives of engaging in cancel culture. Progressives accuse conservatives. Fact is, they both do it, constantly. The way it goes …
• The ‘Girls5eva’ Team on How Real-Life One-Hit-Wonders Inspired the Show (VIDEO)Inside NoVA… of their skeezball former manager or relying on the kind of exploitative, old-school lyrics they used to spit back before cancel culture was a thing.
• Ziwe stars, produces new Showtime series based on uncomfortable questionsYahoo News… issues like race funny and why she doesn’t subscribe to cancel culture. … has been quite public about trying to reform its own workplace culture.
• Can Biden’s Low-Key Strategy Work Forever?New York MagazineRepublicans can’t stop Biden because he is boring them to death.” … they have into the rubric of “cancel culture” and “critical race theory,” and all but …
• Josh Duggar granted release as he awaits child porn trialChicago TribuneHow a popular Chicago college class is reexamining Kanye West, Michael Jackson, Picasso and others in the era of cancel culture ». Federal …
• Ziwe stars, produces new Showtime series based on uncomfortable questionsCBS News… live after telling co-host Anthony Mason about making uncomfortable issues like race funny and why she doesn’t subscribe to cancel culture.
• Comedy star Ziwe on new variety showcbs.com… co-host Anthony Mason about making uncomfortable issues like race funny and why she doesn’t subscribe to cancel culture. Air Date: May 6, 2021.
• ‘Cancel Culture‘ hits local cops and NJ 101.5! (Opinion)New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio’Cancel Culture‘ hits local cops and NJ 101.5! (Opinion) … Recently, a cop in Hopewell lost her job after an exemplary 20 year career on the force over a …
• California college failed to be ‘anti-racist’ by not defending professor in viral video, faculty union saysThe Mercury News“Cypress College had to their cancel on-campus classes due to safety … on the concept of “cancel culture” to his Communications 100C class.
• Yankees: Astros complaining to MLB about taunts is as weak as it getsYanks Go YardIt’s not shocking, though, that a team from Texas, a state where the majority of citizens believe “cancel culture” is our nation’s biggest evil, is having …

• The past year has underscored the need for vigilance in defending the First AmendmentPoynterFreedom of speech is also at the center of ongoing debates over controversial speakers on college campuses and the role of social media companies in …
• Free Speech & Monopoly Concerns Grow in Wake of Facebook Decision to Ban TrumpCBN News”They are picking sides,” said Perkins. “They are putting their thumb on the scale of freedom of speech and as a result it’s affecting the outcome of our …Free Speech Under Siege – Patriot PostKETTER: Trump’s Facebook ban stands for now – Valdosta Daily TimesTrump blasts Facebook for extending ban, calls it a crime against free speech – Boston HeraldFull Coverage
• A PINCH OF SALT: The Freedom Of Speech TightropeGazette NewspapersFreedom of speech and newspapers have gone hand in hand for a couple of centuries now. I’ve lived by the concept through my professional life.
• Transcript: The 11th Hour with Brian Williams, 5/5/21MSNBCFree Speech has been taken away from the President of the United States, because the radical left lunatics are afraid of the truth.” Several of Trump`s …Trump Facebook ban fuels grievances while keeping him bottled up – The Detroit NewsFull Coverage
• Twitter ban on Kangana Ranaut: Experts see action on hate speech, but transparency is missingThe Indian ExpressWhile Apar Gupta, executive director of Internet Freedom Foundation, said he did not wish to comment on specifically Ranaut’s suspension, given the …
• Letters, May 6: ‘Justin and gang trying to take our freedom of speech‘Calgary SunPROTECT OUR FREE SPEECH Re: Bill C-10. Canadians should be terrified of this bill. If passed, our freedom of speech is gone. Justin Trudeau and …
• “If this is the way we’re going to rule online speech, it’s going to be very weird”—Trump and FacebookThe EconomistWe ask how a narrow ruling reflects on far broader questions of free speech and regulation. America’s young offenders are often handed long …
• Analysis: Facebook confronts human rights dilemma on political speechStreetInsider.com… former U.S. President Donald Trump’s banishment from the social network failed to settle how it will balance political leaders’ freedom of speech and …
• Editorial: Relax, Donald — you don’t need Facebook to reach your fans onlineWest Hawaii Today“Free Speech has been taken away from the President of the United States because the Radical Left Lunatics are afraid of the truth, but the truth will …
• The Complicated Case of the Pennsylvania CheerleaderThe New YorkerThe Supreme Court considers thorny questions about free speech, bullying, and whether schools can discipline students for their behavior online.
• Russia: Why the bill on pre-installation of apps matters for free speech – ARTICLE 19Article 19ARTICLE 19 is concerned about the impact that this Bill will have on freedom of expression in the country. The Bill is an additional component to the …

• Tomi Lahren to Big Tech: Why do you have to censor conservatives?Fox NewsThe censorship, the shadow banning, the silencing of conservative voices. Big Tech has gotten away with this for far too long. And I wish they could …
• Elise Stefanik Aide Blasts ‘Tyrannical’ Twitter After Ban ErrorNewsweekRepublican congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s communications director has hit out at social media censorship after Twitter temporarily suspended her …
• Censure the writer, but don’t censor art Henry ErgasFollow @HenryErgasThe Australian… Philip Roth’s Portnoy’s Complaint failed miserably in the NSW Court of Quarter Sessions, literary censorship in Australia effectively came to an end.
• White House: Social Media Platforms Have “Health And Safety” Responsibility To Block …RealClearPoliticsPress Secretary Psaki calls big tech censorship a “health and safety” issue and calls on platforms to do more to censor Americans. pic.twitter.com/ …
• Ted Nugent says “There is no systemic racism. It’s a lie… We fixed that”Guitar.com“So, be careful of the propaganda ministry and the censorship of big tech, who literally censors the president of the United States,” he added, before …
• Yotuel recites “Patria y Vida” at the Defense of Democracy in the AmericasAL DIA News… of his song to the attendees of the presidential forum “against the enemies of democracy” and recalled that rap “was born to fight against censorship.
• Sheesha Finance and DRIFE Partner to Improve DeFi and Decentralized Ride-Hailing AccessibilityStreetInsider.com… to the community in equitable terms, while also aiming to eliminate excessive transaction fees, reduce censorship, and enhance the quality of ride.
• Notes On Tyranny And Censorship Of Political OpponentsThe Pavlovic TodayCongressman Ken Buck responded to the ban by saying that “Facebook’s status as a monopoly has led its leaders to believe it can silence and censor …Facebook censorship is ‘contrary to American values’: Rep. Buck – Yahoo NewsFull Coverage
• Black Lives Matter, a Facebook post and how I got censored: Big Tech, freedom of speech and the …OpIndiaCAMbFIRE and Facebook censoring. But this entire incident brought to the fore a bigger problem that we face today. That of big tech, censorship …
• CHD’s Lawsuit Against Facebook, Zuckerberg and “Fact Checkers” for Government-Sponsored …PRNewswireCHD’s Lawsuit Against Facebook, Zuckerberg and “Fact Checkers” for Government-Sponsored Censorship, False Disparagement and Wire Fraud in …
• English/Español: Rubio, Díaz-Balart, Scott Express Concern Over Content-Based Censorship in …Senator Marco RubioWe are concerned by these attempts to impose on the FCC’s independence and politicize its decisions by encouraging content-based censorship.
• Anti-rightist Campaign as Media Event: Media, Censorship, and the Making of Dissent in 1950s …Center for East Asian Studies – Stanford UniversityAnti-rightist Campaign as Media Event: Media, Censorship, and the Making of Dissent in 1950s China. Speaker. Sei Jeong Chin. Date. Tue May 11th …

May 5, 2021

• In race to crush cancel culture, the powerful continue to sleep on rights of the marginalizedThe Hill TimesStay woke. If cancel culture existed, Jonathan Vance and former governor general Julie Payette would not be exiting with their full pension, Defence …
• Stephanie Grace: Hunter Biden to speak at Tulane class on polarization. It’s predictably polarizing.NOLA.com“I don’t believe in cancel culture, so having Hunter Biden as a guest lecturer is what a university should do,” Gingrich, who has a master’s and a …
• McLaughlin not going peacefully off into the sunsetConway Daily Sun… while McLaughlin says his career never would have survived in today’s leftist “cancel culture,” he sees rays of hope for conservatism on the horizon.
• Editorial: It’s time, CambridgeAlbany Times UnionThere is nothing new about this debate. And if there is any group whose culture has been canceled, it is Native Americans — their tribes decimated first …
• GOP Governor Accuses House Republicans Of ‘Cancel Culture‘ Over Liz CheneyForbesMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a vocal anti-Trump Republican, on Tuesday accused House Republicans of “cancel culture” over talk of stripping Rep.
• Larry Hogan Lies To Pervert ‘Cancel Culture‘ To Mean Something It Doesn’tThe FederalistHogan derided Republican lawmakers for engaging in “cancel culture” for their pursuit to remove Cheney from her post after House Minority Leader …
• You Can’t Cancel Heath Franklin’s Chopper! NZ Tour Rescheduled To June & July 2021Scoop.co.nzAnti-vaxxers, lock-downs, Karens, cancel culture, Mr Potatohead – the outrage is deafening. Everyone is crazy. Everyone has an opinion. Everyone is …
• ‘Joe Biden is surrounded by Africans!’ – Rama Yade, Atlantic CouncilThe Africa ReportDon’t some of the problems stem from cancel culture, a form of ostracism that is very popular in the US? This article is for subscribers only. To take …
• ‘We’re Hosting You’: WaPo Reporter Knocks Down Hawley Whining About Being Silenced During …Yahoo News… victims of so-called “cancel culture” and has been “silenced” by the “woke” mob. … 6 in an attempt to stop congressional certification of Biden’s win.).Josh Hawley claims he’s being silenced in middle of live interview with Washington Post – Yahoo News‘We’re hosting you’: Interviewer zings Josh Hawley after he accuses her of trying to ‘cancel‘ him – Raw StoryFull Coverage
• Livermore Planning Commissioner Gets Second Chance After Insensitive RemarksCBS San Francisco… either side of the issue — some accusing the City Council of adhering to so-called “cancel culture” while others speaking in favor of Stein’s removal.

• CNN’s Brian Stelter complains that ‘free speech advocates’ on Facebook board may allow Trump …Fox NewsWhy would they ever let him back on to peddle more of the crap?” Camerota asked. “There are a lot of members of this board that are free speech …
• Calls for ‘fake news’ laws need strict scrutiny to ensure public’s rights are preservedSouth China Morning Post… infantilising the people and denying their natural resilience; Calls to criminalise fake news should be rejected where free speech and press freedom …
• New Trade Union Launched To Promote Free SpeechScoop.co.nz“We think it says crisply just what is now needed to defend freedom of speech. We need to stand with people being intimidated, cancelled, de-platformed …
• Louisiana Senate rejects bill allowing social media companies to be suedKTBSWhile supporters said they want to protect free speech on the most influential platforms, opponents said the bill would violate federal law and the First …
• Students, faculty, alumni and parents voice opinions on free speech at U.Va. at community listening …University of Virginia The Cavalier DailyThe Committee on Free Expression and Inquiry held a listening session Monday from noon to 1:30 p.m for community members to voice their opinions …
• Right to free speech should protect diverse and disagreeable viewsThe TimesThe concept of true free speech should be remarkably straightforward and is after all incredibly simple in principle — in a liberal society we generally …
• Facebook board’s Trump decision could have wider impactsTampa Bay TimesPoliticians, free speech experts and activists around the world are watching the decision closely. It has implications not only for Trump but for tech …End ban on Trump’s free speech – Beckley Register-HeraldFull Coverage
• Katie Hill Owes Radio Host $30K In Revenge Porn Suit FeesLaw360California’s anti-SLAPP statute aims to quickly end lawsuits that attempt to silence free speech, and allows for attorney fees to be granted to the …
• Marion County Schools denies free–speech violation in teacher’s lawsuit over Black Lives Matter postChattanooga Times Free PressIn its answer filed April 26, the Marion County school system denies that its actions violated Bourque’s rights under the First Amendment to free speech …
• Sec. Bellows hopes to balance freedom of speech, protecting children with license platesWGMESecretary of State Shenna Bellows says proposed legislation balances freedom of speech and protecting kids. Traditionally, Maine’s secretary of state …

• Virginia Tech Football BoardTechSideline.comWas about to sign up, but board censorship changed my mind.Why pay for that. (In response to this post by Tombo). Posted: 05/04/2021 at 7:25PM …
• Government Officials, Big Tech Worked Together to Censor: DocumentsNTD… of State’s office. They seem to show state election officials working with Big Tech to censor election-related information ahead of last year’s elections.
• CNN accused of censoring its own report on Meghan Markle’s Oprah ‘inconsistencies’ as critics …The SunCNN has been accused of censoring its own report on “inconsistencies” in Meghan Markle’s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey. The network’s …
• Trump gets around social media ban with new site that can be shared on Facebook, TwitterNew York PostThe promotional video for the new Trump page associates Democrats with social media censorship and includes audio of President Biden’s White …
• Some Animal Crossing Paintings Were Surprisingly Raunchy For NintendoScreen RantNintendo once had a reputation for censoring games on its platforms. … The original Animal Crossing also faced censorship, as a painting that could …
• ‘A chilling effect:’ Lawyer argues Alberta government wanted to censor church pastorYahoo News CanadaThe lawyer called the ticket a form of censorship. He added that health orders meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 violate other charter rights in …Alberta government wanted to censor church pastor on trial: lawyer – Toronto StarFull Coverage
• Josh Hawley and the GOP’s Fake War Against Big TechThe New RepublicConservative commentators like Hawley have no understanding of these complexities. To them, content moderation is “censorship”—full stop. It’s an …Josh Hawley claims he’s being silenced in middle of live interview with Washington Post – The Week MagazineFull Coverage
• War with India possible, says Pakistani generalThe Daily StarHe said censorship was necessary to preserve internal security. General Akbar said he felt that many articles by foreign newsmen had distorted facts …
• Jonathan Turley: Facebook’s Orwellian censorship push – their insidious campaign to destroy free …Fox NewsMoreover, Facebook can count on ample support for increasing censorship and speech regulation in Congress and around the world. Free speech is …
• Carroll County Chamber Of Commerce : Students Receive Awards At Maryland History Day State …Patch.comproject entitled Tiananmen Square Massacre: Censorship of Communication. Sumiya Rahaman, a 10th grade student at Westminster High School, …

May 4, 2021

• Opinion: ‘For the People Act’ would invade Americans’ privacy, stifle free speechGreenville NewsThese provisions would dump fuel on the fire of today’s cancel culture. … If the Senate passes S. 1, many nonprofits would stop speaking about …
• Gen Z, cancel culture, and value shifts: how brands can thrive in 2021ClickZThe ‘Cancel culture‘ is real and a lot of brands need to focus on their digital customer experiences, trust, and being socially responsible; 75 percent of …
• Keith Kube Commentary for Tuesday May 4Norfolk Daily NewsIt allows cancel culture, censorship, reparations, reverse discrimination and condescension to exist. The hated displayed by politicians toward those …
• PolitiChatter Appoints Kevin Jackson as PresidentGlobeNewswire“As a victim of cancel culture, I believe in the mission of PolitiChatter. Americans need an uncensored media platform that provides a logical and …
• Kelly Osbourne bashes cancel culture amid mom Sharon’s exit from ‘The Talk’: ‘I don’t care what …Fox NewsCheck out what’s clicking today in entertainment. Kelly Osbourne is speaking out against cancel culture once again in the wake of her mom, Sharon …
• How ‘cancel culture‘ influences crisis communicationsMedia Update’Cancel culture‘ has changed the landscape of crisis communications drastically, as social media has become more intertwined with our daily lives …
• Local Politics: Tim Ryan gives Democrats a puncher’s chanceColumbus Alive… decision to stop publishing six minor works with questionable racial portrayals somehow made the late author a victim of “cancel culture.”.
• Fears of a coup in France are exaggerated, but a far-right president is a real possibilityThe GuardianThey are angry at “cancel culture” and at any intellectual attempt to criticise the country’s colonial past. These generals warn that if the situation …
• Professor on leave after video of heated exchange with student who called police ‘heroes’WJBF-TVThe incident happened during a recorded online session and began after student Braden Ellis gave a presentation on cancel culture and police for a …OC professor on leave after berating student who calls police ‘heroes’ – Los Angeles TimesFull Coverage
• Caitlyn Jenner brands herself a ‘compassionate disrupter’ in 1st ad seeking to recall Gov. NewsomABC News… created by Parscale to “protect” conservatives against “cancel culture. … to county Registrars of Voters to remove their names from the recall petition …
• Scott Walker on Twitter: “First, we have to counter cancel culture. Then, we need to do a better job …twitter.comWhat I think he means is: cancel culture only happens when right wing extremists aren’t able to openly lie and pass the lie off as fact. He simply ran out …

• LISTEN: Alan Dershowitz on Big Tech censorshipKELO AM-FMThere are few people that I admire more than Dershowitz as he’s been a champion of free speech throughout his career.
• Opinion: ‘For the People Act’ would invade Americans’ privacy, stifle free speechGreenville NewsOpinion: ‘For the People Act’ would invade Americans’ privacy, stifle free speech. Greenville News. The First Amendment protects every American’s right …
• Evidence Suggests Matt Gaetz Paid for Sex with MinorFree Speech TVThe congressman sometimes will show up at speaking events and claim that … Several weeks ago, Gaetz managed to essentially self-incriminate by …
• PolitiChatter Appoints Kevin Jackson as PresidentGlobeNewswire… the only user-owned social media platform dedicated to the promotion of uncensored free speech, announced today that it has appointed former Fox …
• The Problematic Potential Return of Net NeutralityAmerican Action Forum… deter innovation, and harm free speech. Congress should consider legislation to clarify the appropriate regulatory framework for various aspects of …
• ‘Free speech‘ mayoral candidate accused of censoring teenage journalistsLeft Foot ForwardA team of young YouTubers have alleged they were ‘censored’ by a London mayoral candidate who is running on a free–speech ticket. London Real …
• Far-Right French Leader Marine Le Pen Acquitted Over ISIS TweetsThe New York TimesRodolphe Bosselut, Ms. Le Pen’s lawyer in the case, said, “The court judged that by publishing the photos, she was exercising her freedom of expression …
• NWA EDITORIAL: What’d she say?Northwest Arkansas Democrat-GazetteUnimpressed, the cheerleading coach booted the girl from the team. Based on past cases, students’ free speech is protected as long as it didn’t …
• Wallingford, CTPatch.comMay is Better Speech and Hearing Month! To celebrate, Therapy for Langauge and Communication is offering FREE speech-language screenings for …
• Democrats’ HR 1 Election Takeover Would Also Control What Americans And Politicians SayThe FederalistDemocrats think Americans need the government to protect them from offensive speech, but they push a bill that would be a disaster for free speech.
• Bio Smithsenate.govChairman, Institute for Free Speech. Washington, D.C. and. Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault Professor of Law. Capital University Law School.

• LISTEN: Alan Dershowitz on Big Tech censorshipKELO AM-FMDershowitz has written a new book titled, “In the Case Against the New Censorship: Protecting Free Speech from Big Tech, Progressives, and …
• PolitiChatter Appoints Kevin Jackson as PresidentStreetInsider.comOur primary purpose is to provide an easy-to-use platform that doesn’t censor political opinion on either side, be it left or right. We welcome and …
• ‘Free speech’ mayoral candidate accused of censoring teenage journalistsLeft Foot ForwardA team of young YouTubers have alleged they were ‘censored‘ by a London mayoral candidate who is running on a free-speech ticket. London Real …
• New app takes cybersecurity approach to social media — keeping your posts from haunting you laterROI-NJ.comEven if DatChat boasts of a censorship-free credo, Myman maintains that the … I just saw a story on Facebook that was fact-checked and censored.
• Spyware and censorship: How governments control what you see onlineDoha NewsGovernments are increasingly using digital surveillance to threaten, censor and silence online users, including journalists, explains researcher Justin …
• Chinese Censors Delete Meme Mocking COVID-19 Deaths in IndiaRadio Free AsiaCensors in China have deleted a post from an account backed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that drew a mocking comparison …
• In India, Facebook and Twitter walk censorship tightrope with governmentRoll Call“Online censorship can have a debilitating effect on dissent. It is important for companies to protect the human rights of their users and not censor …
• Reporters Without Borders built a virtual library in ‘Minecraft’ to share banned journalismFast CompanySo the nonprofit Reporters Without Borders created a backdoor within the game, building a virtual library stocked with censored articles that can be …
• Kangana Ranaut’s Twitter Account Ban: Is This Big Tech Cancel Culture?India TimesBut my heart goes out to the people of this nation who have been tortured, enslaved, and censored for thousands of years, and still, there is no end to …
• Alba project message onto BBC Scotland building in ‘censorship‘ rowThe NationalThe former First Minister has railed against the corporation during its election campaign, complaining of a lack of coverage and “censorship” with the …

May 3, 2021

• Booing Mitt Romney is an embarrassmentDeseret NewsRepublicans rightly condemn cancel culture — the modern impulse to ostracize those who express unpopular perspectives. But conservative-types …
• ItsHafu and HasanAbi Address ‘Cancel Culture‘ After Disguised Toast and Karl Jacobs Fall Victim to ItEssentiallySportsOver the past few days, two of Twitch’s biggest stars came under scrutiny from woke stans and their cancel culture. Karl Jacobs and Disguised Toast …
• The Big 3 of Bigotry: Trumpism, Racism, and Now … Vax-ismNewsmaxThe left has elevated vax-shaming from cancel culture to the even more dangerous consequence culture. Avoid being “the other.” Sidestep those …
• Rocker Glenn Danzig says cancel culture will prevent a new ‘punk rock explosion’Fox NewsPunk Rock legend Glenn Danzig believes the genre will never have a resurgence as long as “cancel culture” continues to dominate the public …
• Rocker Glenn Danzig says cancel culture will prevent a new ‘punk rock explosion’Fox NewsNow, they will immediately get canceled.” When asked to elaborate on his thoughts about cancel culture and its impact on his particular brand of music, …
• Cancel Culture and the Left’s Long March: Informative foray into a troubling battlefieldThe AustralianOne of the book’s most informative chapters, by academic Gary Marks, traces the origins of cancel culture from Marxism to the Frankfurt School of social …
• Marxists Mark Momentous Milestones in America’s MakeoverWBAP News/TalkFree Speech Cancel Culture. America is witnessing a relentless assault on Constitutionally guaranteed First Amendment free speech rights which has …
• Why Blaming Liam Scarlett’s Death on Cancel Culture Is TroublingDance MagazineIn that sense, the idea that “cancel culture is killing,” as the choreographer Alexei Ratmansky put it in a widely shared social media post, with dozens of …
• Canceling brands expensive for businessesTiffin Advertiser TribuneDeciding to cancel something with that much value is not easy. … “Cancel culture is creating avenues for consumers to rule the product and service …
• Olivia Laing on the problems of inhabiting a bodyDazed“The cast that I picked for this book are all problematic characters,” she tells Dazed. “In a pre-cancel culture world, they were cancelled. They all had …

• President Biden pushes for free pre-K, community college in visits to Yorktown, PortsmouthDaily PressIn a speech in a classroom at Tidewater Community College’s campus in Portsmouth, Biden pitched it as an issue of international competition.
• Marxists Mark Momentous Milestones in America’s MakeoverWBAP News/TalkFree Speech Cancel Culture … assault on Constitutionally guaranteed First Amendment free speech rights which … Assaults on Rights to Self-Defense.
• ‘Land of free speech‘? Fans scream conspiracy as analyst is CUT OFF by US TV during anti-Glazer …RT’Land of free speech‘? Fans scream conspiracy as analyst is CUT OFF by US TV during anti-Glazer rant on Man Utd protests (VIDEO). 3 May, 2021 …
• The real consequences of Steven Guilbeault’s battle with the web giantsMacleans.caThe free speech risks associated with Bill C-10 have now become common knowledge. Despite a warning from Heritage officials that removing the …
• Committee on Free Expression and Free Inquiry to hold community listening session on role of free …University of Virginia The Cavalier DailyThe goal of the session is to explore “the role that free expression and free inquiry play in U.Va.’s academic enterprise and how they shape engagement …
• Pet telemedicine took hold in the pandemic. A lawsuit wants to make it permanentLos Angeles TimesThe lawsuit contends pet owners and veterinarians have a 1st Amendment free speech right to telemedicine. Restrictions on veterinarians also violate …
• Päivi Räsänen: “I am ready to defend freedom of speech and of religion”Evangelical FocusThe Finnish Member of Parliament: “It did not even come to mind that my tweet or my opinions based on Christianity could be defamatory or insulting …
• North Korea’s Kim Il Sung Has a Memoir. South Koreans Aren’t Allowed to Buy It.The Wall Street JournalThe activists expressed objection to the new South Korean law, saying it undermined freedom of expression and North Koreans’ right to access outside …
• Letter: NH bill perpetuates ignoranceConcord MonitorKeith Ammon, Glenn Cordelli and Jason Osborne, a trio of Republican white males, are sponsoring H.B. 544. It’s such an assault on free speech that …
• In the newsNorthwest Arkansas Democrat-GazetteKim Reynolds she should be “hung for treason,” defended his comments as free speech, saying in an interview that he was expressing opposition to …
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• World Press Freedom Day 2021 (Pen International)PEN International… and physically threatened and sometimes killed for speaking truth to power, and urging political leaders to guarantee freedom of expression.
• PEN America on Twitter: “Free Speech Live! returns TOMORROW for a conversation with Laurence …twitter.comPEN AmericaVerified account. @PENamerica. We stand at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect open expression in the U.S. and …

• Big Tech, social media and new challenges to free expressionBrainerd Dispatch… concerns because what they are doing clearly amounts to censorship. … American history, only the government had the power to censor speech in a …
• Big Tech, social media and new challenges to free expressionPine JournalIn the Founders’ time, and for most of American history, only the government had the power to censor speech in a broad enough way to disrupt the …
• Facebook’s oversight board will finally announce on Wednesday whether it’ll give Trump his social …Daily MailThey also censored posts throughout his presidency and afterwards. … Julie Owono – A digital rights and anti-censorship advocate who leads Internet …
• Secret Network Raises $11.5M to Further Privacy and App DevelopmentCoindesk… has long been committed to financial privacy and censorship resistance,” said Michael Arrington, founder of Arrington Capital, in a statement.
• ‘We Have to Protect Girls’ Sports’: Caitlyn Jenner Says Biological Boys Shouldn’t Compete in …Faithwire“That’s why I oppose biological boys who are trans competing in girls’ sports in school.” ***As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues …
• Radhe: Salman Khan’s Film Gets The Censor Certificate & Its Duration Sets An Interesting Record!koimoiThe Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has passed the film with a U/A certificate. The site also reported that the board handed over the censor …
• Fedez RAI ‘censorship‘ allegation groundless – Di MareANSAFedez RAI ‘censorship‘ allegation groundless – Di Mare. Rapper says State broadcaster sought to stop attack on League. (foto: ANSA).State broadcaster in Italy under fire after ‘censoring‘ rapper – The GuardianFedez sparks RAI ‘censorship‘ storm – ANSAItalian rapper accuses state TV of attempted censorship – WTMJFull Coverage
• Brazilian judge orders Aos Fatos to censor two fact checksPoynterRevista Oeste argued in court filings that the fact checks hurt it financially, and called the fact checks a “modern form of censorship.” “We don’t know if …
• India’s COVID censorshipABC NewsTruth and press freedom under pressure as the Indian government attempts to censor coverage of the health crisis. Broadcast: Mon 3 May 2021, …
• Syrian journalist makes a new start in BerlinDeutsche WelleGermany has become a top destination for journalists fleeing censorship or death threats in their home countries. While they can work freely in …

May 2, 2021

• “Was spat on for being the quiet Asian kid”: Disguised Toast addresses his problematic past and …SportskeedaAddressing my “problematic” past and being cancelled … He also talked about the cancel culture and said the following about toxic stans: “And final …
• Opinion: We students can, and must, tackle ‘divisive concepts’desmoinesregister.com… more diverse urban areas, making our state a battleground of historical cancel culture and unnecessary biases.” We believe that equipping students …
• Cancel culture, a new wedge issueCBS NewsWe might say he was “canceled.” “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel says “cancel culture,” as it’s called these days, is a social weapon that …
• Complacency an enemy as reality of conflict sets in JIM MOLANThe AustralianBehind the loud calls of climate, gender and cancel–culture activists, many are finally beginning to hear the sound of war drums. Around Anzac Day …
• “Sunday Morning” Full Episode 5/2CBS News… “Here Today”; Ted Koppel examines how “cancel culture” serves the outrage of both the left and the right; Luke Burbank goes behind the scenes of …
• ‘It still pays to be a bigot’: CNN scorched by former contributor for hanging onto ‘racist’ Rick SantorumRaw Story”Santorum has also used his platform at CNN to complain about “cancel culture,” the right wing’s manufactured bogeyman that weaponizes …
• Netflix comedian Iliza Shlesinger talks new movie, pandemic and more before Florida showsNaples Daily NewsAdam Carolla talks cancel culture, Trump, Cali lockdown before Naples shows. For the Texas-raised comedian and actress, the return to the standup …
• The Tea Party’s silence on Biden highlights Trump’s lasting impactMSNBCInstead, conservative media has been focused “cancel culture,” transgender athletes, and bogus stories about burger bans and the equally fake story …
• Asche, Flint have necessary qualifications for library boardBonner County Daily BeeNice sentiments, but not really primary functions of the library. The other states she wants to combat cancel culture. Well, I frequent the library about as …
• Glen Danzig (The Misfits) claims ‘woke bullshit’ means punk could never happen againLouder Than WarNow, they will immediately get cancelled. People don’t understand, because everything’s so cancel–culture, woke bullshit nowadays, but you could …
• Rolling Stone on Twitter: “Republicans who cry cancel culture want to cancel Liz Cheney https://t.co …twitter.comWe can’t even remember what should or should not be canceled. Let’s just cancel most things. And then forget. G’nite.

• In Pictures: Hong Kong activists wash Tiananmen Massacre monument ‘to reaffirm commitment’ to …Hong Kong Free Press”It is a monument symbolising the freedom of speech at the university. Albert Ho of the Alliance told HKFP. Any move to remove it would be met with …
• Florida braces for more gambling, draw fair district maps, prayer in schoolsDaytona Beach News-JournalAnti-free speech. Republicans, especially Gov. Ron DeSantis, are pushing to enact SB 7072 into law. They claim the bill is about protecting the speech …
• American tax dollars should not be used to undermine human rights | PennLive letterspennlive.com… and sanctions (BDS) are accused of being anti-Semitic; their free speech rights questioned and First Amendment speech threatened by Congress.
• Journalists, Writers Come To Defense Of Russian Rights LawyerRadio Free Europe/ Radio LibertyThe signatories of the letter represent the Moscow PEN Club and the Free Speech Association. Pavlov, 50, is one of Russia’s leading human rights …
• Supreme Court’s Ethics Problems Are Bigger Than Coney BarrettBloomberg… might have free speech and other issues affecting them before the court. … is a reminder of how ineffective self-regulating ethics are when someone …
• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a simple plan to ‘protect’ free speech — by using government …Business InsiderUsing censorship and big government to defend free speech. When it comes to feeding red meat to the MAGA rabble, DeSantis serves the choicest cuts.
• Proud Boys Named “Terrorist Entity’ In CanadaWWNOPERRY: I just got to the point of if I heard freedom of expression one more time, I was going to throw myself out a window. That absolutism is just so …
• Letter: HB 544 undermines democracyConcord Monitor… HB 544, a bill to prohibit free speech in educational and many other settings, into the upcoming biennial budget, now before the state Senate?
• Takeaways from a major student-led investigationPoynterSessions will feature discussions on topics such as self–expression in the workplace, the history of LGBTQ journalism and how to start one’s own …
• Rich Lowry: Interest lost in fighting big spendingJoplin GlobeConservatives worry about their free–speech rights getting trampled, about schools distorting the minds of their children and about the country’s history …

• ABC Decries FL GOP ‘Flexing Their Muscles’ With Anti-Censorship, Election BillsNewsBustersEven though she said the anti-censorship bill only covered politicians, Schulze suggested that the bill would allow extremist groups to proliferate:.
• Italian rapper accuses broadcaster of censorship, criticises populist partyBrisbane TimesRome: Rapper Fedez has set off a political storm in Italy by accusing state broadcaster RAI of trying to censor him during a union-sponsored May Day …
• Italian rapper attacks League over LGBT+, accuses RAI of censorshipKFGO NewsBy Crispian Balmer. ROME (Reuters) – Rapper Fedez has set off a political storm in Italy by accusing state broadcaster RAI of trying to censor him …
• Italian rapper attacks League over LGBT+, accuses RAI of censorshipDevdiscourseRapper Fedez has set off a political storm in Italy by accusing state broadcaster RAI of trying to censor him during a union-sponsored May Day concert …
• Sen. Bill Hagerty proposes bill to make platforms with over 100 million users “common carriers”Reclaim The NetThe latest bill aimed to curb Big Tech censorship. By Dan Frieth; Posted 10:18 am.
• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a simple plan to ‘protect’ free speech — by using government …Business InsiderUsing censorship and big government to defend free speech. When it comes to feeding red meat to the MAGA rabble, DeSantis serves the choicest cuts.
• Hawley: Left wants to ‘combine the power of government and the power of’ Big Tech corporationsFox News”So we have this massive censorship machine going on,” Levin said. “Then you have little Parler [a social media company that includes Fox News …
• PERSPECTIVE: Social media censorship: Facebook executives speak to The GazetteColorado Springs GazetteLiberals complain of censors allowing too much conservative content they consider insensitive, dangerous, or inaccurate. The left complains when …
• Curry & Abbas: China’s war on Uyghur Muslims – here’s why this persecution should matter to …Azad Hind NewsChina’s censorship efforts targeting religion and surveillance programs have … China’s genocide against Uyghurs – and the tactics used to censor and …
• Brendan Schwab: Embedding athlete rights – not censorship and scripting – the only way forward …Insidethegames.bizPatronisingly, the censorship is now coupled with scripting, with the IOC endorsing the use of the words, “peace, respect, solidarity, inclusion and …

May 1, 2021

• OUR VIEW: Legislative attempt to rewrite history should be vetoedMuskogee Daily PhoenixAccomplished as part of a popular campaign to cancel the so-called cancel culture, the measure likely would be declared unconstitutional as an …
• ‘It will spread like the measles’: Bondi beach club prompts fierce backlashThe Sydney Morning HeraldPlanning Minister Rob Stokes has vowed to stop the development. … “We won’t be bullied or give in to the cancel culture,” Mr Gazecki said. “However …
• Letters May 1: School-liaison police officers; money is not enoughTimes Colonist… school trustees have effectively joined society’s “cancel culture” phenomenon. Reasons for ending the program included concerns that “uniformed …
• Cheers & Jeers: New fire station; REAL-IDThe ColumbianWhile there is room for discussing “cancel culture,” there should be no debate that Nazis are worthy of cancellation. Share: Facebook share icon …
• Mike Pence is declaring he’s “had enough” of Biden administration. But no one’s listening.LGBTQ Nation… Trump administration-sanctioned 1776 Commission and declared that “we will reject Critical Race Theory” and “we will CANCEL Cancel Culture.”.
• Alomar ban the next step in baseball’s long-needed public reckoningSportsnet.ca… termination from both a consultant role with Major League Baseball and contractor position with the Toronto Blue Jays isn’t cancel culture run amok.
• OUR VIEW: Government without limitsStillwater News PressIn this time of cancel culture and virtue signaling, we must have courage.” Cancel … Don’t people usually get “canceled” because they’ve said or done …
• Kemp’s visit to Texas border in ‘crisis’ highlights his 2022 strategyAtlanta Journal ConstitutionIt explains why he’s aggressively blasted “cancel culture,” assailed Biden and trekked 1,100 miles to a patch of Texas within the past week. It wasn’t …
• Glenn Danzig says modern “punk explosion” won’t happen due to “cancel culture and woke bullshit”NME.comCredit: Gina Wetzler/Redferns. Glenn Danzig has shared his thoughts on cancel culture, saying its presence will stop another “punk explosion …Glenn Danzig’s got something to say, and it’s complaints about “cancel culture” – The A.V. ClubFull Coverage
• Jordan Peterson: the man they couldn’t cancelThe AustralianThe term “cancel culture,” like “political correctness” before it, is a comical expression for an ugly cultural pathology. To be cancelled—an older, closely …

• Facebook restores page of RT’s Redfish after brief ban over anti-fascist posts, but account remains …RT… grave concerns that an unaccountable private corporation like Facebook can decide, which political views it allows and which it decides to censor.
• Spiderman vs Morbius. The story of the living vampireExplicaThe creation of Michael Morbius is linked to many factors, some so external to its history such as the Comics Code and its censorship, which ended up …
• A major battle over free speech on social media is playing out in India during the pandemicVoxBut under the Modi administration of the past several years, the country has expanded its internet regulation laws, giving it more power to censor and …
• Press Freedom Day 2021: Attacks on press freedom growing bolder amid rising authoritarianismModern GhanaIndian media outlets are challenging new rules covering digital media, warning of government censorship. Journalists in Indian-administered Kashmir …
• Christopher Uckermann reacts to the censorship in the show ‘Ser o à pare’ExplicaChristopher Uckermann reacts to the censorship in the show ‘Ser o à pare’ … “It was quite a topic, the truth is that we do not know exactly what happened, …
• Florida Passes Bill Prohibiting Social Media Giants Deplatforming PoliticiansThe Epoch Times“Social media platforms that unfairly censor, shadowban, deplatform, … user will see a post by a politician if these censorship tools have been applied.
• Media refuses to bow down to new censorship attempt, puts up resistanceTechJuice… and media organizations to resist the new attempt to censor content and undermine the media’s freedom. Azhar Abbas, the association’s president, …
• COVID censorship on Twitter: What’s the remedy for breach of freedom?The FederalThe government requested Twitter, which promptly complied, to censor 52 tweets. Not only the voices of journalists and social activists, but the voices of …
• Ban Trump? Not so fast. Florida is about to pass a law to stop Facebook and Twitter from censoring …Yahoo NewsThe bill would require a social media company to notify users within seven days that they could be censored, giving them time to correct posts.Ban Trump? Not so fast. Florida is about to pass a law to stop Facebook and Twitter from censoring … – USA TODAYBig tech censorship bill heads to DeSantis as tense legislative session ends – WPECFull Coverage
• Half-Baked Bills Target Tech GiantsCreators SyndicateCensorship occurs when government silences or punishes a speaker. As private companies, Facebook, Twitter and other social networks have the …

April 30, 2021

• Jay-Z calls out cancel culture: ‘It’s unbelievable’Yahoo NewsThe 51-year-old rap icon was asked if he thought cancel culture would end anytime soon. “You can’t give someone a microphone for 24 hours a day and …
• Jay-Z calls out cancel culture: ‘It’s unbelievable’TheGrioThe 51-year-old rap icon was asked if he thought cancel culture would end anytime soon. “You can’t give someone a microphone for 24 hours a day …
• Larry Kudlow on professor’s ‘absolutely nutty’ scolding of student who defended police officersFox NewsKudlow says more parents and students are standing up against cancel culture. Fox News Staff. By Fox News Staff | Fox News.
• Senior academic calls for universities to help end cancel cultureThe Christian InstituteEarlier this month, the Russell Group pledged to fight cancel culture and protect the “diversity of ideas” on campus. Representing the top 24 …
• Lost to ourselves, Mary finds us and leads us homeCatholicPhilly.comFailure to honor these in the smallest detail incurs the wrath of “cancel culture,” a global shaming that can destroy a personal reputation in mere …
• As ideas go, Peter Singer’s plan to hide authors behind an alias fails the logic test HELEN …The AustralianIs Peter Singer right about cancel culture or is his plan to publish big ideas under pseudonyms only going to polarise us further? Singer, who is one of …
• Why brands are being compelled to choose sides in a polarized political climateAdAge.com… market intelligence on the pros and cons of brand activism—and even tackle the thorny subject of cancel culture—in this sweeping 15-page report.
• This week on “Sunday Morning” (May 2)CBS NewsTiffany Haddish on Twitter. POLITICS: Cancel Culture, a new wedge issue. So-called “cancel culture” serves the outrage of both the Left and the Right …
• This week on “Sunday Morning” (May 2)WSGWPOLITICS: Cancel Culture, a new wedge issue. So-called “cancel culture” serves the outrage of both the Left and the Right, and it’s not going away.
• Kudlow: There’s a ‘revolt brewing’ against cancel culture in schools, collegesYahoo NewsKudlow: There’s a ‘revolt brewing’ against cancel culture in schools, colleges. Fri, April 30, 2021, 9:10 AM EDT.

• In Supreme Court cheerleader free speech case, rules must allow wiggle room (Editorial)masslive.comIn Supreme Court cheerleader free speech case, rules must allow wiggle room (Editorial). Updated 10:26 AM; Today 10:26 AM.Supreme Court hears off-campus free speech case, directly impacts LGBTQ youth – Los Angeles BladeA Supreme Court Case Could Redefine Free Speech For Students – Texas StandardFull Coverage
• Blasphemy TodayInkstickBlasphemy laws call to criminalize any expression that is considered … showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a class on free speech.
• “A Threshold Crossed”: Israel Is Guilty of Apartheid, Human Rights Watch Says for First TimeFree Speech TV#FSTV is available on Dish, DirectTV, AppleTV, Roku, Sling, and online at freespeech.org. Amy Goodman Apartheid Democracy Now! Free Speech TV …
• VA Photographer Appeals Decision Allowing State to Censor / Control WorkThe Roanoke StarAlliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed an appeal Wednesday of a … Free speech is too important, and the First Amendment protects everyone, …
• In nod to Trump, Florida is set to ban ‘deplatforming’ by tech companiesNBC News”What this bill does is send a loud message that the Constitution does not have an asterisk that says only certain speech is free and protected,” he said …
• Jeremy Jojola, Bruce Sanford, Matt Thompson and Susan Zirinsky join RCFP boardReporters Committee for Freedom of the Press… Shoot the Messenger: How Our Growing Hatred of Media Threatens Free Speech for All of Us.” In 2014, the Reporters Committee honored Sanford’s …
• Collin College candidates address concerns of free speech, retaliationThe Dallas Morning NewsIrby, who is challenging Collins, said she wants to promote transparency within the college, repair its reputation and foster freedom of speech for …
• Can A Teacher Fly A Black Lives Matter Flag At School? A Florida Court Will ConsiderNPRUntil recently, the free speech rights of public employees were balanced against the interests of the government as an employer. Courts could …
• Assaults on press freedom, here and abroad, endanger democracy (Guest Opinion by Roy …syracuse.comRoy S. Gutterman is an associate professor and director of the Tully Center for Free Speech at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. In 1991 …
• Hanson: Elite, liberal American universities have lost their prestigeSan mateo county timesImagine a place with non-taxable endowments that restricts free speech and expression. Nonprofit universities make it impossible for some speakers …
• ACS Arizona: The Free Speech Implications of the “De-Platforming” of Donald Trump | ACSAmerican Constitution SocietyJoin the ACS Arizona Lawyer Chapter as we welcome a panel of prominent experts to discuss the broader implications for free speech. Featuring:.
• “Free Speech in the Modern Age” by fordhamiplj@gmail.comfordham.edufordhamiplj@gmail.com, Free Speech in the Modern Age, 31 Fordham Intell. Prop. Media & Ent. L.J. 978 (2021). Available at: https://ir.lawnet …

• White Farmers Sue Biden Admin Over Being Banned From Gov Assistance ‘Solely Due to Their Race’Faithwireunconstitutional,” urging the court to enjoin the practice. ***As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, please sign up for …
• Turkey Bans Citizens From Filming Police at ProtestsBalkan InsightRights groups condemned the new directive as blatant censorship. The Istanbul branch of the Association of Progressive Lawyers, CHD said that it …
• Abhishek Manu Singhvi Remembers Soli Sorabjee; Narrates Experiences With The Legal LegendRepublic WorldHis publications on this subject include The Laws of Press Censorship in India (1976); The Emergency, Censorship and the Press in India, 1975-77.PM Narendra Modi ‘saddened’ Over ‘outstanding Lawyer’ Soli Sorabjee’s Demise – Republic WorldFormer Solicitor General Soli Sorabjee dies of Covid-19 – India LegalSoli Sorabjee, Senior Advocate & Former Attorney General, Passes Away Aged 91 In Delhi – Republic WorldFull Coverage
• Users Need to Switch Off WiFi When Not Using Internet For This ReasonTelecomTalkThe social media censorship tracker is said to cover internet practices in 185 countries across the globe from 2015 with Surfshark last updating the …
• Why Censorship Is Turning The World — And Medical Community — Against ItselfYourTangoNo one would censor honest and professional research and experience. Not in the United States of America! But now, the world seems to be turned …
• VA Photographer Appeals Decision Allowing State to Censor / Control WorkThe Roanoke StarVA Photographer Appeals Decision Allowing State to Censor / Control Work … Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed an appeal Wednesday of a …
• Ban Trump? Not so fast. Florida set to stop Facebook and Twitter from censoring politiciansWSLS 10Republicans have called social media bans unfair censorship, and this month Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas came close to agreeing, …
• Does Facebook Suppress Conservative Views?National ReviewThe top-performing link posts by U.S. Facebook pages in the last 24 hours are from: 1. Washington Examiner 2. Franklin Graham 3. Right Side …
• From Hazelwood to Home, Silence of the Press PersistsBVU The Tack OnlineWhile the criteria for censorship remain broad, my reaction to these situations is blunt. Student media should not be censored because it compromises …
• PunditDomain.com Officially Launched a Free Conservative Social Media Networking Platform …PRNewswirePunditDomain.com Officially Launched a Free Conservative Social Media Networking Platform Service to Counter ‘Big Tech’ Censorship and Political …

April 29, 2021

• Disrupting Tradition Through Innovation with VK Gadi, MD, PhDHealio24:42; Cancel culture in medicine 28:36; Dealing with institutions with a negative organizational culture 33:16; Gadi’s one pearl of wisdom 36:39; How …
• Glenn Danzig on His New Vampire Western and Why Horror Still Inspires HimRolling StoneNow, they will immediately get canceled. … People don’t understand, because everything’s so cancel–culture, woke bullshit nowadays, but you could …
• DJ Envy takes on critics who want him canceled over Ma’Khia Bryant commentsPage SixBut the “Breakfast Club” host tells Page Six, “I understand people are upset and they have the right to be — but what I don’t like is this cancel culture, …
• Casey Wardynski announces run for Congresswhnt.com… leftists and weak Republicans who want higher taxes, who promote the cancel culture, and who refuse to fight back against the socialist movement.
• GOP plutocrats’ phony culture war against big businessBoulder Weekly… initiative called the “American Culture Project,” a stealth “persuasion machine” to “reclaim the public narrative” from “the left” with its “cancel culture” …
• Proposed Jefferson School Renaming Continues To Spark Debate in PeoriaWGLT News… and frequent school board meeting commentator Terry Knapp said the renamings of Jefferson and five other schools amounted to “cancel culture.”.
• ‘Woke cancel culture movement’ backfired on Joe Biden, Stacey Abrams: Gov. KempFox News’Woke cancel culture movement’ backfired on Joe Biden, Stacey Abrams: Gov. Kemp. Georgia governor slams Democrats for ‘lying’ about election law.
• Mike Lindell claimed he hadn’t even read the notes on ‘martial law’ that he was carrying in a viral …Business Insider India… lawsuit against the company, claiming Dominion was trying to stifle free speech and engaging in “cancel culture” against those who question it.
• Letters: Diverse opinions; Growing Climate Solutions ActLongmont Times-CallIt is good to see that the Times-Call is willing to publish diverse opinions amidst rampant, left-wing cancel culture. Jane Meagher’s letter absolutely …
• Amy Chua takes on cancel cultureSpikedAmy Chua takes on cancel culture · Following recent accusations by students, administrators of Yale Law School disciplined Professor Amy Chua for …

• Other voicesTyler Morning TelegraphB.L. sued, alleging that the school had violated her free speech rights. … which ruled that the school couldn’t punish her for “off-campus speech.”.
• Today On Texas StandardTexas StandardRecapping the president’s speech to Congress, the impact of food insecurity … Back then, the court ruled in favor of students’ rights to free expression, …
• Letter: Governor Cox made the right choice to veto billStandard-ExaminerI appreciate Governor Cox for taking a stance to protect our given right to free speech and expression. I urge him to continue to stand strong against any …
• ‘An Attack On Free Speech‘: Colleagues Remember Afghan RFE/RL Journalist Killed In BombingGandharaRFE/RL correspondent Mohammad Ilyas Dayee was known for his intrepid reporting on drug trafficking, militancy, and social issues in Afghanistan’s …
• Nation’s free speech under attackNorfolk Daily NewsNation’s free speech under attack … Maybe it’s because my birth date happens to coincide with a monumentally significant historical period — World War …
• Free speech and clubs — a complicated relationshipThe FlyerFree speech and clubs — a complicated relationship. Multiple anti-abortion statements have appeared on Salisbury University’s sidewalks over the …
• Is speech really “free” on social media?BVU The Tack OnlineFollowing the ban of Trump’s Twitter account many people began to question, how free is one’s speech? Free speech is a First Amendment freedom.
• Opinion: Dropping an author is one thing. Vanishing his book is another.Washington PostBut in a broader sense, both of these controversies fit into a debate we’re having now about the primacy of free expression — a largely generational …
• Biden Touts Free College Plan In Speech, But Advocates Want Him To “Keep His Promises” On …ForbesBut advocacy organizations want Biden to go further when it comes to free college and student loan forgiveness. Biden made his speech on the same …Biden message to China and Russia: America is back, Trump is gone, the free ride is over – USA TODAYDavid Bossie: Biden’s speech — top takeaways from president’s ‘100 days’ address to Congress – Fox NewsYour Evening Briefing: Biden’s First Speech to Congress Unveils $1.8 Trillion Family Plan – BloombergFull Coverage
• Cases against people for protests is curb on freedom of speech: Former SC judgeThe TribuneFiling of cases against people protesting against government is curtailment of freedom of speech and expression, former Supreme Court judge justice …
• The Criminalization of Free Speech: A Through Line from 1894 to Present – ACLU of OhioACLU of …ACLU of OhioThe Criminalization of Free Speech: A Through Line from 1894 to Present. By Jeff Miller. Coxey’s Army and a modern protest sign. (Photo on the left …
• Brooklyn Free Speech – Posts | FacebookFacebookBrooklyn Free Speech, Brooklyn, New York. 13782 likes · 74 talking about this · 819 were here. Brooklyn Free Speech is your Emmy-winning …

• Xinjiang Cotton and the Shift in China’s Censorship ApproachThe DiplomatWhat makes China’s shifting strategy on Xinjiang information management unique is that in addition to traditional approach to censorship, there seems …
• The Modi Surge: COVID-19 Cases Overwhelm India’s Healthcare System as Gov’t Censors CriticsDemocracy Now!India has topped 18.3 million COVID-19 cases, after adding 1 million cases in just the past three days amid shortages in vital supplies and …
• Covid has emboldened our modern censorsSpectator.co.ukThis week representatives from Facebook and Twitter were brought before parliament to discuss their firms’ censorship of discussion around Covid. Two …
• CCP’s growing censorship – Is Xi losing the plot?The Hans IndiaEarlier this month, during the Chinese ‘tomb sweeping festival, CCP leader and former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao published a personal essay on …
• CCP’s growing censorship – Is Xi losing the plot? (Opinion)CanIndia NewsWen himself has been a target of censorship earlier. A CNN interview of his with Fareed Zakaria, was censored throughout China, because he spoke …
• EU Parliament Approved New “Anti-Terrorist” Law That Could Bring Massive Online CensorshipTechNaduThe law is extremely controversial, with multiple organizations warning about abuse potential for massive censorship. All internet platforms will be …
• Pakistan editors strongly object to new media curb, terms it as ‘censorship tool’ANI NewsPemra was turning into a ‘censorship tool’ instead of acting as a regulator, said Azhar Abbas, the president of the Association of Electronic Media …
• Facebook Gets Embroiled In Another Censorship Controversy In IndiaBenzingaFacebook Gets Embroiled In Another Censorship Controversy In India. by Rachit Vats 1 min read. in 18 minutes …
• European Parliament confirms new online censorship powersEUbusiness… and empowering state authorities to enable censorship. European Digital Rights (EDRi), Access Now, the Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) …
• Bill Hagerty: Goodbye Section 230, hello libertyMain Street NashvilleImplicit in these censorship practices is an apparent belief that Big Tech has … without giving companies carte blanche to censor speech on political, …
• Contents – China’s global brand: a century of silencing dissent – Index on Censorship Index on …Index on CensorshipIndex looks back on 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party and how their censorship laws continue to shape the lives of people around the world …

April 28, 2021

• Sex Pistols frontman Johnny ‘Rotten’ Lyndon speaks out against cancel culture, blames colleges …Fox NewsSex Pistols’ frontman Johnny Lyndon, better known as Johnny Rotten, spoke out against cancel culture and modern activism. The 65-year-old …
• Cancel culture looks a lot like old-fashioned church disciplineFairfield Citizen(THE CONVERSATION) Blink and you may have missed one of the more recent controversies over cancel culture. On March 23, 2021, columnist …
• SDSU lecturer’s use of stereotype sparks debate about academic free speech and raceHerald-Mail MediaSAN DIEGO — Is Bob Jordan a victim of “cancel culture“? Or is he being justly criticized for his use of a stereotype about Black people during a course …
• ‘False narrative?’ Let’s actually read the words | EditorialChico Enterprise-RecordA conservative councilor embracing “cancel culture” among a group of … At some point, we hope, the ridiculous partisan posturing will stop and cooler …
• Letters to the editor for April 29Lynchburg News and AdvanceThe purpose of the Cancel Culture effort is to condemn a people’s heritage so that the National Democrat Party Cabal can create a national heritage …
• No “cancel culture” here: Chickasaw County Heritage Museum practices “cultivate culture”Northeast Mississippi Daily JournalIn these days of “cancel culture” – where some folks are trying to obliterate some parts of history – it’s a refreshing change to see that Houston and …
• Republicans struggle to mount opposition in Biden’s first 100 daysFinancial Times… and so-called cancel culture. “A party without an incumbent president always finds it challenging to create a unifying message, because there are so …
• Republicans Are Risking a Major RealignmentThe NationNonexistent voter fraud requires enactment of laws to stop it. … students, Maxine Waters, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and, especially, “cancel culture.
• Letters to the editor: Davos dilemmas, fleixble living and calling out cancel cultureSpear’s WMSReaders have their say on the state of the World Economic Forum, home buying in lockdown, cancel culture, and the nature of disagreement …
• Letter: Councilor a victim of ‘cancel culture‘The Salem NewsThis would seem to be yet another iteration of “cancel culture” – a type of “gotcha” reaction that seeks to discredit someone for an action that any one …
• Tortoise — a different kind of newsroom on Twitter: “Cancel culture – an ill-defined term that is …twitter.comCancel culture – an ill-defined term that is seemingly never out of our social feeds. But what is it – a new dynamic of protest, or a means of stifling …

• New bill would allow students to record lectures without permissionWink NewsSupporters of the bill say it would make it easier for students to launch free speech complaints, as it would essentially go around Florida’s two-party …
• Ghate Disentangles Confusions over Free Speech, Social MediaNew IdealJohn Stuart Mill’s utilitarian defense of free speech, and its connection to Christianity;; The phenomenon of self-censorship;; The difference between de- …
• Survey: ‘Troubling’ freedom of association, speech concerns on US college campusesThe Center SquareThe fourth question on freedom of speech presented the most “troubling” responses, the report notes. When asked how they felt about publicly …
• Emi Palmor: Israeli watchdog for free speech on FacebookThe Jerusalem Post… the board overturned five of seven decisions by Facebook to remove content that it has reviewed so far, choosing to err on the side of free speech.
• What to make of ‘cancel culture’ and the price of free speech? | OpinionPennsylvania Capital-StarBy Bob Lewis. One thing the 21st century has taught us is that Americans are losing the essential ability to disagree agreeably and that free speech …
• US Supreme Court arguments begin in cheerleader’s free speech caseSaskatoon StarPhoenixThe Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, has shown sympathy toward free speech claims in important cases in recent years.
• US Supreme Court to hear peeved cheerleader’s free speech caseKFGO NewsU.S. Supreme Court to hear peeved cheerleader’s free speech case. Fargo, ND, USA / The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGO. Thomson Reuters. Apr 28, 2021 5: …Mr. Morris Goes to Washington: Small Houston Firm to Appear Before US Supreme Court – Law.comFull Coverage
• The Politics of Free Speech in Muslim CountriesCounterPunchCriticism of the government lies at heart of the political speech. Ordinary citizens and journalists must be free to criticize public officials, expose …
• Opinion: Make busking protected speech in all of Houston, not just the Theater DistrictHouston ChronicleBut the city has no compelling interest in giving nearby residents a veto power over whether musicians can exercise their right to freedom of expression …
• Butler County lawmaker says proposed bill on rioting and looting laws supports free speechHamilton Journal NewsCarruthers adds that “vandalism, looting and violence are not free speech.” “Frankly, these types of reckless and irresponsible actions ― typically from …

• Ghate Disentangles Confusions over Free Speech, Social MediaNew IdealOnly governments can censor, but the shifting forms of government threat can make it hard to know exactly what’s happening. Share this article:.
• Cubans Are Using Twitter’s New Live Audio Platform to Slip Past Government CensorsSlate MagazineThey are slipping past one of the world’s strictest censorship regimes to tune into “This Week in Cuba,” a Twitter-based live audio chatroom where …
• Florida Content Moderation Bills Pose Risks to Taxpayers and State OperationsDisruptive Competition ProjectBoth bills would create new regulations surrounding the removal and censorship of user-generated content on internet platforms. They’re similar to …
• Democracy, you’re on mute: A co-op alternative to ZoomCo-operative NewsDespite data, security and censorship issues – not to mention ‘Zoom fatigue’ – its easy interface and business orientation meant that Zoom soon came …
• Letter: HB 544 mandates censorshipConcord MonitorHB 544 would be harmful and its authors, intentionally or not, misunderstand concepts such as systemic racism, and then go on to censor speech …
• 5 best VPNs for Nigeria to bypass censorship in 2021GuardianWith so many getting arrested, censorship of content is crucial. And that is where VPN comes in. Some of the features to look for in a VPN in Nigeria …
• Secretary General: European governments should show stronger political will to protect press …Mirage News… pandemic, there was a strong rise in reports of violence against journalists as well as censorship and reprisals for questioning governments policies.
• John Robson: Liberal plan to regulate YouTube enough to make you chokeNational PostThe alarming part is that censorship is desirable in principle. And the unrealistic part is that the government can do it. Which brings me to the Raines …
• Upcoming movie ‘Edhureetha’ completes censor formalitiesTelangana TodayHyderabad: Starring Sravan Raghavendra in the lead, upcoming movie ‘Edhureetha’ has completed its censor formalities and the makers are …
• Filmmaker Chloé Zhao’s Historic Oscar Win Stands Censored In Her Home Country ChinaIndia Times“Instead of celebrating Chloé Zhao’s wins at the Oscars and making the Chinese public [feel] proud, Beijing is busy censoring her — all for a criticism …
• Chloe Zhao and China’s media censorshipBaker InstituteChloe Zhao and China’s media censorship. By Aynne Kokas and Jeffrey Wasserstrom. The authors discuss filmmaker Chloe Zhao’s ambiguous Oscar …

April 27, 2021

• Criticism Mounts As Tucker Carlson Urges Viewers To Call Child Protective Services On Children …Forbes“The right-wing cancel culture is out of control.” Justin Amash (L-Mich.) framed the issue as one of respecting “people’s choices.” “If you don’t want to …Tucker Carlson compares kids wearing masks outside to child abuse. ‘Call the police’ – Miami HeraldFull Coverage
• days of pop cultureWashington PostCancel culture? Tik Tok pasta? “I am not a cat”? For your consideration, and theirs: a list of events, releases, memes and moments from the first 100 …
• You Don’t Have to Be Woke to Dislike Anti-Woke DemocratsNew York Magazine… Arkansans from wokeness and its terrifying first cousin, “cancel culture. … And a regular culprit in this appropriation of right-wing culture-war tactics is …
• The Rise of “Anti-Woke” Punitive PopulismThe BulwarkIn this new edition of the culture wars, crusading conservatives—from … The fact that those who endlessly thump their chests about “cancel culture” are …Commentary: Future of GOP depends on Trump stepping aside – Utah PolicyFull Coverage
• Only racist ignorance lets Rick Santorum think America was ‘birthed from nothing’The GuardianBut Indigenous genocide denial – the ultimate cancel culture – should have no platform if we are to finally transcend the 15th century racialist views …
• Transcript: Ezra Klein Interviews Natalie Wynn and Will WilkinsonThe New York TimesI’m Ezra Klein, and this is “The Ezra Klein Show.” [MUSIC PLAYING]. I always found myself in an uncomfortable place in the cancel culture debate.
• Letters: Republican Party; gun regulationLongmont Times-CallFree speech: Everyone is entitled to their opinions, and cancel–culture is absolutely wrong. Limited government: Large bureaucracies kill innovation …
• The Supreme Court’s conservatives are quaking over cancel cultureVox… handing down a sweeping and potentially unprecedented remedy to protect their fellow conservative activists from the horrors of cancel culture.
• Letter: MLA Jason Stephan’s recent Galileo speechRed Deer AdvocateGalileo struggled to cancel the culture that existed from an entirely different belief system – theology and the fight ensued for hundreds of years. This is …
• Robservations: John Kass boosts ‘enemy of the people’ slur against mediaRobert FederCalling himself a victim of “cancel culture,” Kass said: “I will not soil my name by groveling to anyone in this or any other newsroom.” Rewind TV.
• Conservative author Shelby Steele discusses race in policing, ‘white guilt’ & cancel culture on …NewsNation NowDr. Steele joined Ashleigh Monday to discuss race in policing, the concept of “white guilt” and cancel culture and more. Watch the full conversation …

• Ohio Republicans push 4 bills aimed at protest behaviorWSAZ-TVCritics like the ACLU say the laws would have a “chilling effect” on free speech and are overly broad. Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights …Ohio House Bills Would Create New ‘Riot’ Offenses, Expand Penalties For Protesters – ideastreamFull Coverage
• Fox News Makes Up New Biden/Dem “Scandals”Free Speech TVAlmost one hundred days into the Joe Biden presidency, Fox News has been having trouble coming up with things to talk about. When Biden defeated …
• Anti-lockdown, pro-free speech but does Laurence Fox actually have the credentials to be London …Telegraph.co.ukAnti-lockdown, pro-free speech but does Laurence Fox actually have the credentials to be London Mayor? The Reclaim party leader is standing in the …
• Don’t apply Tinker exceptions to off-campus speech, Tinkers urge Supreme Courtdesmoinesregister.comLawyers representing Mary Beth Tinker and John Tinker, plaintiffs in a historic free–speech court case that originated in Des Moines, filed a “friend of …
• Letter: Corporations have right to question voter suppressionAlbany Times UnionIf corporations have the legal status of “persons” and can use the First Amendment to protect their political contributions as “free speech” then they can …
• Canadian government accused of ‘assault’ on free speech over proposal to police videos posted …RTCritics of Canada’s Liberal government are accusing it of mounting an ‘assault’ on free speech after it proposed modifications to a broadcasting law …
• Letter: HB 544 is an attack on free speechConcord MonitorThis bill is an attack on free speech and our First Amendment rights. It is an attempt by politicians to legislate thought. How hypocritical that this bill …
• UK eyeing measures to strengthen freedom of speech in universitiesOut-Law.comThe UK could introduce a ‘free speech and academic freedom champion’ to lead on free speech issues in universities in the wake of increasing …
• Letters: Republican Party; gun regulationLongmont Times-CallEquality, safe communities, low taxes, school choice, free speech, and limited government promote individual liberty and freedom. Come to think of it, …
• ‘Cursing Cheerleader’ Snapchat Case Could Reshape Student Free SpeechTeenVogue.comIn February 1969, the Court declared that students do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate,” …
• Rae Langton will give a public lecture, “Reimagining Free Speech”, with discussion chaired by …Faculty of Philosophy | – University of CambridgeRae Langton will give a public lecture, “Reimagining Free Speech”, with discussion chaired by Onora O’Neill, at 6 pm on Friday 30th April, in a series …
• PEN America on Twitter: “PEN America is looking for ambitious and talented high schoolers and …twitter.comPEN America is looking for ambitious and talented high schoolers and college students for the return of our Free Speech Advocacy Institute.

• Genshin Impact Developer miHoYo Attacked by Fan – What Happened Following the Honkai …DualShockersCensorship in China, miHoYo’s response. It’s also important to note that the Chinese versions of mobile games are regularly censored compared to …
• Once More, with Feeling: The Fairness Doctrine Is Not the AnswerNational Review(Lucas Jackson/Reuters) Calls to dust off the decades-old policy to somehow counteract Tucker Carlson’s rhetoric are misinformed and misguided.
• The Death of Books in IranIran FocusOne of the most pervasive and eloquent examples is the figure of millions brain drain from Iran. Another example is the breathtaking censorship of books …
• SCOTUS to take up case involving former HCC trusteeKTRK-TVDo you think the First Amendment restricts the authority of an elected body to censor a member over his or her speech?
• COVID Out of Control at Everest Base CampExplorersWebCensorship. Some people in contact with the climbing teams report censorship and threats to the outfitters. The government has warned them that they …
• Why did Facebook and Twitter remove posts critical of Indian government over Covid crisis?Yahoo Finance UK… to remove content critical of their handling of the Covid-19 pandemic – a move that comes amid a growing fear of censorship of social media users.
• ‘Cliff Walkers’: Film ReviewHollywood ReporterFollowing on the heels of his censorship-plagued One Second, which was abruptly withdrawn from the 2019 Berlin Film Festival and only came out in …
• EC censors all victory processions after poll resultsWIONEC censors all victory processions after poll results. IANS. Kolkata, West Bengal, India Published: Apr 27, 2021, 05:38 PM(IST). View in App. File photo …EC censors all victory processions after poll results – SocialNews.XYZFull Coverage
• State Censorship, Fines and Identity Politics: What’s Driving Palestinian Filmmakers Out of IsraelHaaretzWhen the Israeli establishment censors, the political reality raises obstacles, and the Arab world erects stumbling blocks of its own, it is no wonder …
• Don’t Cooperate With the Double StandardPatriot PostHow many conservatives have been censored by Twitter for alleged … Twitter’s censorship of Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe isn’t going to …
• China Wound Up Censoring Chloé Zhao’s Historic Academy WinNo Film SchoolWhy did China censor Chloé Zhao during the Academy Awards?

April 26, 2021

• Opinion: ‘The buck stops here,’ America. Get ready for change.The Columbus DispatchIn addition, many in the liberal educational establishment must embrace the true spirit of academic freedom by abandoning “cancel culture” thinking …
• The Backlash to Derek Chauvin’s Conviction Is Already HereThe Nation“So we must stop this current insanity. … “Anglo-Saxon political traditions,” the right wing’s made-up “cancel culture” scourge, and backlashers such as …
• Editorial: The Texas GOP’s not listening, but voter suppression is bad for businessHouston ChronicleSo much for being against “cancel culture.” Regardless of Republican blustering that corporations should stay in their lane, there’s a clear reason why …
• Oscars 2021: why Tyler Perry’s viral Oscars speech has proven so incredibly divisiveStylist Magazine… hate someone because they’re a police officer while accepting a humanitarian award at the Academy Awards and cancel culture is already coming …
• Safe speech vs free speech: higher education’s false dilemmaOpen DemocracyIn the ‘cancel culture‘ era, universities should remember that the original purpose of free speech was to empower the weak, not to shelter them.
• Cancel culture has fundamentally changed corporate decisionsBusiness in VancouverIf the narrative is hitched to a prevailing social or cultural movement, the target is publicly shamed by vigilantes reminiscent of a time when offenders …
• Woolworths responds to claims it changed the name of Anzac biscuits7NEWS.com.auThe Facebook post prompted one customer to accuse the supermarket of succumbing to “cancel culture” and another commenting that you “can’t say …
• Australian feminist professor survives cancel culture attack over ‘transphobic’ websiteThe College FixOver the past two months, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Melbourne has endured immense criticism for creating a website …
• What to make of “cancel culture”Virginia MercuryCall it “cancel culture” if you like. Republicans do, particularly over the past few years when their words or deeds have run afoul of prevailing attitudes.
• Netizens Defend Iman Troye From K-pop Fans Over Comment About NCT’s JaehyunHype.MYLooks like another celeb has just found herself experiencing cancel culture from local K-pop fans on social media, this time it’s Iman Troye. The young …

• China censors Oscars success of history-making Chloe ZhaoThe AustralianChina censors Oscars success of history-making Chloe Zhao. Chloe Zhao became the second woman ever to win the coveted best director Oscar.
• Zhao’s Oscars get muted reaction, even censorship in ChinaEl Paso Inc.A hashtag called “Chloe Zhao wins Best Director” was also censored on the platform with users coming across an error message saying, “according to …
• Craig Kelly dumped by Facebook, cries ‘censorship‘The Australian Financial ReviewCraig Kelly dumped by Facebook, cries ‘censorship‘ … Renegade former Liberal MP Craig Kelly has had his Facebook page removed for frequently …
• WATCH: Andra Day called out the Academy at the Oscars — and got censoredRaw Story”It probably wasn’t even —” she said before the censors cut the audio feed. Here’s some of what people were saying: Apparently, the swearing was …

• Essential California: Time for ‘The Times,’ the LA Times’ new news podcastLos Angeles TimesAnd, just like this newsletter, it’s free. … Diego State University lecturer’s portrayal of a racial stereotype adds to the debate over academic free speech.
• A campus divided against itselfDaily IlliniTo him, the University has a responsibility to protect free speech on its campus, whoever happens to be speaking. “Illinois has got to stay true to …
• Harris to meet with Guatemalan president as White House grapples with migrant surge at borderWashington PostBrandi Levy, a former cheerleader at Mahanoy Area High School in Mahanoy City, Pa., and a key figure in a major U.S. case about free speech, in an …
• “Newsworthiness,” Trump, and the Facebook Oversight BoardColumbia Journalism ReviewThe term is due for an update. … Free speech advocates are understandably reluctant to enable platforms (or Facebook’s Oversight Board, for that …
• Robinhood seeks dismissal of Ice Cube’s legal claim over photo use with free speech argumentsComplete Music Update… or publicity rights infringement because of its free speech rights under the US … the most well-known lyric from Ice Cube’s hit single ‘Check Yo Self’.
• Centre’s direction to Twitter an attack on right to free speech: Pawan KheraThe HinduIt is an attack on my right to free speech,”he added. The social media platform, Twitter, has reportedly taken down 50-odd posts after the Narendra Modi …
• Monday Sunrise Briefing: A global helping hand for IndiaChristian Science MonitorPrevious U.S. administrations avoided the term to prevent from undermining relations with Turkey, a NATO ally and … Censorship and free speech.
• Power Up: Republicans meet to plot future with Trump still dividing themWashington Post… Amendment’s protection of free speech applies to the off-campus activities of the … When I talk to school administrators, they consistently tell me that …
• Universities should teach students how to agree to disagree says UCL provost as he hits back at …Daily MailFreedom of speech extends to all who wish to seek, receive or impart information and ideas of all kinds, and includes the right to protest peacefully. ‘ …
• Progressive reps push antisemitism definitions that allow for increased criticism of IsraelJewish Insider“But this definition was drafted not to regulate free speech or punish people for expressing their beliefs, however hateful they may be. It would not …

April 25, 2021

• Removing Newton from curriculum makes mockery of decolonial movement, Maajid Nawaz fearsLBCRead More: James O’Brien clashes with Piers Morgan on ‘cancel culture‘. Read More: David Lammy’s powerful show of support for woke culture.
• JAY-Z Says He Hopes To be Remembered Like “Bob Marley and all the greats”HipHop-N-MoreWe’re still on Stop Asian Hate. … intentions are right, and I don’t say the same right thing, it’s going to be everywhere’,” he said about cancel culture.
• We honour Anzac spirit, decry threat of collective guilt Jennifer OrielThe AustralianWhen cancel culture crept into the ranks of the military bureaucracy, Australians were made aware how dangerous it had become. For those who …
• The meaning of “Woke” and its dangersPortsmouth Daily TimesWokeism and cancel culture squelches freedom of speech, honest debate, and genuine discussion. One of the most ominous threats to the future of …
• A singular act of braverySanta Barbara News-PressBut as I am sure will come as no surprise to you, given the insidious cancel culture that has of late permeated our society, most parents are too fearful …
• Speak up or give upSanta Barbara News-PressKeeping quiet will land you in the cancel culture toilet as well. We can all complain among ourselves in the safety of our circles as we preach to our own …
• Let’s vaccinate kids against Valley talkSanta Barbara News-PressThe actress/activist, cancel –culture advocate, now author, could barely utter a thought without using the crutch word “like.” It was painful to watch the …
• Keske: Does canceling class cancel university culture?Fresno BeeKeske: Does canceling class cancel university culture? By Catherine Keske. April 25, 2021 05:00 AM.
• Love Island’s Olivia Attwood slams trolls after receiving series of comments about her weightGoss.ieI think cancel culture is at an all time high. People online giving their unsolicited ‘advice’ and opinions is at an all time high.” Ad. “When …
• UP IN POLLSSCNow… gender issues raised by Mr. Potato Head and excesses of cancel culture. Meanwhile a longtime Republican argument — we’re spending way too …

• India asks Twitter to take down tweets critical of COVID handlingAljazeera.comThe government made an emergency order to censor the tweets, Twitter disclosed on Lumen database, a Harvard University project. In the government’s …
• Politico’s Self-Censorship Proves the Corruption (Yet Again) of the Liberal MediaCNSNews.comPolitico’s Self-Censorship Proves the Corruption (Yet Again) of the Liberal Media. By Craig Shirley | April 25, 2021 | 4:39pm EDT. Politico …
• Politico’s Self-Censorship Proves the Corruption (Yet Again) of the Liberal MediaCNSNews.comPolitico’s Self-Censorship Proves the Corruption (Yet Again) of the Liberal Media. By Craig Shirley | April 25, 2021 | 4:39pm EDT.
• Racism and Literary CensorshipSan Diego Jewish WorldThe True Sea: A Novel of Key West & The Florida Keys; 3rd Printing by F. W. Belland; Key West Publishing LLC (c) 2013; ISBN 9780964-343498; 280 …
• EXCLUSIVE: Tanuj Virwani on experience working with Rashami Desai in Tandoor, OTT …Bollywood BubbleDebates regarding the censorship of OTT platforms have been going on, what are your opinions on it? Do you think OTT shows should be censored?
• MeitY Sources Clarify Twitter Censorship Concerns, Asked To Remove Around 100 Posts To …ABP LiveNew Delhi: Popular microblogging platform Twitter has reportedly censored 52 tweets after receiving requests from the central government. Most of …
• Indian Americans condemn Indian governments’ censoring pandemic coverageTwoCircles.netThe Indian American Muslim Council’s tweet among many that the government of India ordered Twitter to block. IAMC said that censoring criticism of …
• Negev’s sole Jewish-Arab discourse cultural center vacated by municipalityThe Jerusalem Post… seem that financial woes forced them to leave after over a decade, it actually goes back to disputes surrounding censorship with the municipality.
• US promises India Covid aid after fourth straight day of record casesThe GuardianThe government made an emergency order to censor the tweets, Twitter disclosed on Lumen database, a Harvard University project. In the …
• Twitter censors tweets critical of India’s COVID responseDeutsche WelleThe list of censored tweets includes several by parliamentarian Revanth Reddy from the opposition Congress party, West Bengal state minister Moloy …
• Reporters Without Borders combats censorship with gaming – ddb.comDDBReporters Without Borders gives journalists around the world a new tool to get information to the masses and battle censorship. “Reporters Without …
• Kenneth Roth on Twitter: “India learned the wrong lesson from China. Censorship about public …twitter.comCensorship about public health threats contributes to a disastrous response. Yet now the Indian government is insisting that Twitter take down some …

• A cheerleader’s Snapchat rant leads to ‘momentous’ Supreme Court case on student speechWashington PostThe 1969 decision famously held that students and teachers do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the …‘Donor Disclosure’ Chills Free Speech – The Wall Street JournalIn defense of free speech – Yahoo NewsIn defense of free speech – Republican & HeraldFull Coverage
• Where are Scotland’s free–speech defenders?SpikedScottish parliamentary candidates are talking about every issue – except one. Where are Scotland’s free–speech defenders? Jamie Gillies. 26th April …
• Rozner: Cries of retired MLB players go unansweredChicago Daily Herald”My wish,” he wrote, “is that MLB will listen and it will bear fruit for those players that are still alive.” It is a strange time we are living in, where free speech …
• Priti Patel orders police to stop recording hate incidents that are not crimesThe TimesFreedom of speech campaigners welcomed the home secretary’s message to police and called for the recording of non-crime hate incidents to be …
• Florida bill would allow students to record professor lectures to use as political bias evidenceFOX 35 Orlando”Freedom of speech is an unalienable right, despite what Marxist professors and students think,” Republican Congressman Spencer Roach, the author …Florida bill would allow students to record professor lectures to use as political bias evidence – Fox NewsFull Coverage
• Sunday sees anti-lockdown demonstrations in the region, neighbouring StratfordKitchenerToday.comSpeaking to Sunday’s demonstration in Uptown Waterloo was Waterloo … ways to send your message and have your free speech,” said Jaworsky.
• Jim Tunney, Tunneyside: Times, they are a-changin’Monterey HeraldFree speech pods were springing up on college campuses. As an inner-city high school principal, we were trying to help kids grow, yet understanding …
• Republicans Push Wave Of Anti-Protest Bills In ‘Alternative Universe’ BacklashWWNOMARTIN: I want to talk about the breadth of these laws. … on the right or from conservatives that these laws are – would inhibit their free speech rights.
• South Florida deputies told not to enforce ‘anti-riot’ lawWTSP.comThe lawsuit alleges the law violates people’s constitutional rights, including free speech. RELATED: Gov. DeSantis sued in federal court over Florida’s …‘These are our streets’: Protesters gather to rally against ‘anti-riot’ law – WTSP.com‘These are our streets’: Protesters gather to rally against ‘anti-riot’ law – WTSP.comFull Coverage
• Ohio lawmakers hear testimony on anti-protest legislationMahoningMatters.comThe bill strikes a balance by allowing peaceful protesting and protecting police officers against rioters.” Other supporters said they welcome free speech …

April 24, 2021

• ‘They named their mascot after them’: NBA icon Barkley under fire for joking Georgia women look …RTChuck don’t care about cancel culture . They have been trying to cancel him since the 80s. — Manrique Zavala (@Zavalas1) April 23, 2021. Take it for …
• Caitlyn Jenner accepts Joy Behar’s apology for misgendering herWIONJenner told the daytime host she`s “not about cancel culture.” She took to Twitter on Saturday morning and wrote, “Don`t sweat it, @JoyVBehar. I`m not …
• Caitlyn Jenner tells Joy Behar ‘don’t sweat it’ after being misgendered on ‘The View’Page Six“I’m not about cancel culture. I know where your heart is. California has bigger issues than pronouns.” More On: caitlyn jenner …
• ‘The Simpsons’ Recast Another Of Hank Azaria’s Characters — Why Some People Aren’t Happy …YourTangoThe canceling of Apu on the Simpsons and Hank Azaria’s following apology is the worst of cancel culture. Apu is a great character. They devoted an …
• Ex-MMA star & cancel culture target Gina Carano shows off deadeye skills on shooting range …RT… has led to Carano being considered a counter-culture icon in some quarters and a key figure in the ongoing criticism of the so-called ‘cancel culture‘ …
• SDSU lecturer’s use of stereotype sparks debate about academic free speech and raceThe San Diego Union-TribuneIs Bob Jordan a victim of “cancel culture”? Or is he being justly criticized for his use of a stereotype about Black people during a course he teaches on …
• An Equality Worth DefendingFoundation for Economic EducationHence there is no such thing as advocacy for equality full stop: we have to … in the Soviet Union—and What It Can Teach Us about Cancel Culture.
• A question for Brett Kavanaugh: who gets a second chance?The GuardianThe right, meanwhile, cried “cancel culture”. Even if Kavanaugh was guilty of what he was being accused of, they argued, what you did as a teenager …
• LETTER: GOP hypocrites about ‘cancel culture‘Galesburg Register-MailEditor, Register-Mail: The original “cancel–culture” proponents, mainly Republican-evangelicals, are now screeching that Dems are trying to cancel …
• GOP still in disarray as they try to figure out how to battle Biden: reportRaw Story… like “cancel culture,” Biden has remained unscathed and barely mentioned in Republican attacks. Simply put, as one Republican Senate aide put it, …

• Drown out the bad ideas with better ideasSedona Red Rock NewsThe answer to problematic speech is not censorship, but more speech. The problem with censoring objectionable ideas is that they do not go away, they …
• India orders Twitter to censor tweets criticising its Covid responseFree Malaysia TodayThe government made an emergency order to censor the tweets, Twitter disclosed on Lumen database, a Harvard University project.
• Social Media’s Ministry of Truth Flag Normal Picture as “Sensitive Content”AmmoLand Shooting Sports NewsOpinion. censored Open censorship of dissenting voices by Big Tech doesn’t bode well for Americans. IMG iStock-1055867850.
• Update: Facebook says it mistakenly blocked one of many Crossroads Church adsCincinnati.comCrossroads Church’s censored column about Facebook blocking an Easter video was over one advertisement that was mistakenly blocked due to …
• Hispanic repeat offender defeated censorship and shared child pornography on Facebook from NJ …ExplicaDevin Luis Ramos Artigas, who was on probation on child pornography charges, allegedly used Facebook to collect and circulate material involving …
• Twitter removed tweets that criticized India’s COVID-19 response after the country’s government …Business InsiderTwitter censored tweets from a member of parliament, an actor, a former … Indian law allows the country to censor language it deems defamatory or …
• Watchdog Blasts YouTube for Censoring Russian Media, Violating Freedom of PressSputnik InternationalRussia’s media watchdog has noted in a press release that YouTube restricted access to Russian media accounts nine times and censored their …Russian Media Watchdog Demands That Google Remove Restrictions on RT’s YouTube Channel – Sputnik InternationalRussian Media Watchdog Demands Google To Remove Restrictions On RT’s YouTube Channel – UrduPoint NewsFull Coverage
• Twitter Censored Tweets Critical Of India’s Handling Of PandemicGulteTwitter disclosed the same on the Lumen database. This is not the first time that the government of India directed Twitter to censor posts on the platform.
• Twitter censored tweets critical of India’s handling of the pandemic at govt’s requestNagaland Post… Lumen database. The censored accounts include a sitting member of India’s Parliament, two filmmakers, an actor, and a West Bengal state minister.
• Twitter censored tweets critical of India’s handling of the pandemic at its government’s requestThe VergeThe censored accounts include a sitting member of India’s Parliament, two filmmakers, an actor, and a West Bengal state minister. A Twitter …

• Letter: Congress must act to limit protections for corporationsEagle-Tribune… only to real people — not to artificial entities such as corporations — and that money spent in elections is not protected First Amendment free speech.
• Van Morrison sounds off over free speechBelfast TelegraphLockdown sceptic Van also bemoaned the “negative reaction” to music exercising “freedom of expression” about the ongoing crisis. The east Belfast- …
• Ghana basks in Twitter’s surprise choice as Africa HQBBC NewsFor the social media giant, its decision was based on shared values – Ghana supports “free speech, online freedom, and the open internet”. The fact it …
• Gazette opinion: Senate out of bounds with bill ordering investigation of environmental groupsKPVI News 6Membership in a nonprofit and/or volunteer organization is absolutely a form of free speech and the freedom to assemble. Those basic rights are …
• Van Morrison claims blind obedience to Covid lockdown rules is like a ‘cult’ and those blasting his …Daily Mail’If you do songs that are an expression of freedom of speech you get a very negative reaction.’ Related Articles. Golden Globes’ ex-president is FIRED …
• Black Lives Matter demonstrators in Tampa gather to protest new ‘anti-riot’ lawWTSP.comA lawsuit filed this week suing Gov. Ron DeSantis alleges the new law infringes on multiple constitutional rights, such as free speech. Author: wtsp.
• Letters for April 25: Norfolk officials made the right move firing police Lt. William KellyVirginian-PilotFree speech isn’t limited only to speech we like and agree with. Quoting from former Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, “… the remedy to be …
• Cook: George Floyd, Maxine Cousin and Tim Kelly’s first speechChattanooga Times Free PressMy wife read the news on her phone. “They convicted him,” she said. I wasn’t sure they would. Others, just as guilty, had walked free.
• Wipe non-crime hate allegations, says Priti PatelTelegraph.co.ukThe policy – set out in College of Policing guidance late last year – reignited debate over the impact on freedom of speech and the use of police …
• Terror law will be used for woke agenda and stop freedom of speech, says reportDaily ExpressThe Free Speech Union (FSU) founded by journalist Toby Young has warned that the government’s Digital Harms Bill is “a serious threat” to journalists …
• Free Speech and Social Media in Academia | Emerald InsightEmerald InsightCourts are still flushing out how free speech protections, personal social media use, and other relevant legal protections (e.g., employment law) may …
• ACT’s Protect Free Speech petition reaches 10000 signaturesACT New Zealand“ACT’s petition to protect the free speech of New Zealanders and oppose the Government’s proposed hate speech laws has today reached 10,000 …

April 23, 2021

• Why Indiana’s ‘Red Flag’ Law Failed to Stop the FedEx ShootingFoundation for Economic EducationThe seizure of the weapon did not stop the crime, however. And the … ‘Hamlet’ in the Soviet Union—and What It Can Teach Us about Cancel Culture.
• The Office showrunner says comedians who complain about ‘cancel culture‘ should ‘quit and get a …The Independent… become more inclusive and socially aware in recent years, some comedians have claiming that so-called “cancel culture” is censoring the medium.
• As Republicans Ramp Up For Governor’s Race, Some Ask: Can They Win Back Northern Virginia?DCistAmid mentions of the Second Amendment, cancel culture, reopening schools, and fighting efforts to defund the police, the seven candidates vying to …
• Tucker Carlson is uncancelableThe Week MagazineWe’re in a weird space, culturally, with public shaming and what used to be called “gaffes.” I think there’s something real to the charge of “cancel culture,” …
• Lowman S. Henry: Cancel the cancel cultureMain Line“A conservative is someone who stands athwart history, yelling stop, at a … In so doing the wrath of the Left, the so-called cancel culture will descend …
• 7 Wild Examples of Congress’s Corrupt 2020 Earmarks, ExposedFoundation for Economic Education$5 million for ‘National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs,’ an earmark for elite … in the Soviet Union—and What It Can Teach Us about Cancel Culture.
• News BriefsLake County Record-BeeSenate Democrats ‘cancel’ Melendez anti-cancel Culture and campus free speech measures. Senator Melissa Melendez (R-Lake Elsinore) announced …
• Reality Steve Says He Can’t Be ‘Canceled‘ as More Bachelor Women Speak outHeavy.com“There’s no cancel culture when I don’t work for a corporation,” Steve said during an Instagram Live on April 21, 2021. “I work for myself. My site is …
• The Academic Wreckers Target MusicNational ReviewDouglass utterly rejected the idea that emancipating black people required overthrowing Western culture. Schaefer concludes by quoting from a paper …
• 2021 CRC Worldview Survey: America Is Sinking in SyncretismMissionsBoxGLENDALE, AZ – The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian … Postmodernism is a natural precursor to the cancel culture movement and is a …

• Justin Trudeau Just Made YouTube Uploads, iTunes Podcasts and More Subject to CRTC RulesiPhone in CanadaWe have not censored Canadian broadcasters and traditional networks, why would we begin to censor individual content creators? When we omitted …
• YouTube censors RT for daring to entertain unapproved thoughts, but tyranny won’t build …RTIt’s bad enough that YouTube’s latest censorship move against RT reflects disregard for free speech and scientific principles. It’s also horrible strategy …
• Latest social media platform Friendscircuit encourages freedom of opinion and speech without …Digital JournalApril 23, 2021 – Great news for social media users frustrated with constant unwanted censorship by existing social media platforms. A new rising social …
• Free Speech and the American WayJewish Journal… prepublication censorship was English poet and politician John Milton. … that censorship of the printed word would not alone ensure public morality …
• Meghan McCain Condemns LeBron James for ‘Putting That Police Officer’s Life in Danger’CBN News***As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, please sign up for Faithwire’s daily newsletter and download the CBN News …
• Big Tech Attacks Pillar of DemocracyWBAP News/TalkWe all know what must be done, which is to stop all the censorship and cancellation of people and instead move forward together, restoring and …
• Big Tech Attacks Pillar of DemocracyNewsmaxThe censorship of the former President who was supported by 75 million Americans is beyond outrageous and something only communist, socialist, …
• The CCP is Retooling its Censorship System at a Brisk Pace in 2021The Jamestown FoundationCCP leaders reportedly became concerned about tech giants’ media power after Sina Weibo censored news in early 2020 about Alibaba executive …
• Woody Allen’s ‘A Rainy Day in New York’ Approved for Release by China CensorsVarietyChinese censors may search content obsessively for what they deem to be objectionable material, but they apparently don’t consider a film’s …
• 2009 Provides Lessons and Hope for 2021The Heartland InstituteAt The Heartland Institute, we understand that political censorship by the Big Tech Cartel is perhaps the most sinister threat to free speech this country …

• Editors Guild ‘outraged’ at call to suspend ‘right of expression‘Times of IndiaClaims that the extent of the health crisis should not be reported in the name of free expression drew a sharp criticism from the EGI, which condemned …
• Mayor Ted Wheeler asks public to help ‘unmask’ violent demonstrators, extends state of emergencyoregonlive.com“As District Attorney, I will always defend a person’s right to free speech, but I will not defend nor support anyone who knowingly, recklessly or …
• Petition demands resignation of school board Trustee Jeff ChurchThisisRenoIn the letter, Church accuses the district of imposing “martial law” and says it has its “knee on the neck of Free Speech.” Church also accuses the …
• UW First Amendment Awareness DaysThe Branding IronTuesday will involve a discussion on the freedom of the press and the … a presentation from Ken Paulson, the director of the Free Speech Center at …
• UW First Amendment Awareness DaysThe Branding IronFunk will also speak during Tuesday’s event on freedom of the press. … a presentation from Ken Paulson, the director of the Free Speech Center at the …
• Drawing the lines in the cancel cultureSentinel & EnterpriseBoth Hawley and Pence — and former President Trump, for that matter — have First Amendment rights to free speech, as against any form of state action …
• Take 2 Podcast: Utah vaccines and herd immunity, ranked choice voting and free speechKJZZHost Heidi Hatch hosts guests Maura Carabello from the Exoro Group and state auditor John Dougal to talk about a wide range of political news this …
• Take 2 Podcast: Utah vaccines and herd immunity, ranked choice voting and free speechKUTV 2NewsSALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Host Heidi Hatch hosts guests Maura Carabello from the Exoro Group and state auditor John Dougal to talk about a wide …
• Robinhood Says Ice Cube’s IP Suit Barred By 1st AmendmentLaw360… the state law claims using the Golden State’s free speech protection law. Both motions assert the platform’s First Amendment rights to use the image, …
• WSU senator who once threatened to shoot cops is under fire for ‘white lives matter’ maskWichita Eagle“Wichita State showing, once again, that ‘free speech‘ is just another way to validate white supremacy as the status quo,” WSU student Calvin Poweroy …

April 22, 2021

• The tyranny of false equivalenciesliherald.comWe can see this in claims of “cancel culture.” Yes, speeches by some conservative commentators have been canceled because of student protests, …
• Maxine Waters, BLM and the source of the madnessHuntsville ItemGenerating the path to our present cancel culture, in the US we first de throned the Transcendent God, setting up humanism as king. Here the focus …
• CU Speaker Compares Treatment of Conservatives Today to Persecution of Gays in the 1950sColorado Times RecorderWilliamson argued that modern “cancel culture” (or as he calls it, “disciplinary corporation”) of conservatives isn’t so much state-sanctioned terror, but …
• Republican Adam Kinzinger Slams ‘Cancel Culture of the Right,’ Defends CheneyNewsweek”Look, this whole cancel culture of the right, it’s about people who feel threatened because they look bad when someone like Liz is strong and actually …
• Babylon Bee considers legal action against NY Times for calling satire site ‘misinformation’Fox News”Cancel culture is a funny thing. The way that it works most of the time is, you know, somebody says something that they shouldn’t have said.
• Man arrested after hours-long standoff in HanfordYahoo NewsBut British Museum curators say Nero was instead one of the first victims of “cancel culture”, with reasons behind his downfall largely out of his control.
• Skyhorse to Publish PW Book Publishing Almanac SeriesPublishers WeeklyThe first volume, coming in 2021, will include sections on diversity, equity, and inclusion, the PW salary survey, and a discussion of “cancel culture” …
• The Charming Rutherford Falls Finally Makes the Case for a Peacock SubscriptionPaste Magazine… anything in general—that deems itself worthy enough to enter the discourse surrounding the internet and cancel culture is ambitious, point-blank.‘Rutherford Falls’ Review: Monumentally Meh – The Wall Street JournalFull Coverage
• Brett Kissel Tells What He’s Learned By Asking ‘What Is Life?’American SongwriterThe CCMA and Juno award-winning country artist tells us how he’s managing his identity, cancel culture, and redemption from 2020.
• FIRST FIVE EXPRESS: A closer look a ‘cancel culture‘hays PostFreedom Forum Fellow Lata Nott defines cancel culture and explores what it means for the First Amendment. Copyright © 2021 Hays Post – Powered …
• Presidential historian on Fox News says Benjamin Franklin successfully thwarted ‘cancel culture‘Yahoo AutosAuthor Jane Hampton Cook credited Benjamin Franklin with thwarting cancel culture in the 1700s. “Cancel culture wasn’t as big a problem … after …

• MiHoYo Removes Honkai Impact 3rd Bunny Girl Costumes for Being “Out of Character and …Niche GamerMiHoYo had also been accused of censorship with the character Rosaria in Genshin Impact. Fans were quick to notice her bust size had been …
• Inland state senator’s anti-‘cancel culture’ bills die in committeePress-EnterpriseIf SB 238 fails, “my fear is it’s going to give a green light to censorship,” said Melendez, whose district includes southwest Riverside County and the …
• Student Journalists Are Fighting Back Against CensorshipMs. MagazineStudent Journalists Are Fighting Back Against Censorship. 4/22/2021 by Sadie Bograd. “A lot of adults think that high school journalists just want to cover …
• Here’s Why We Need to Shut the **** Up About Chat CensorshipCOGconnectedHere’s Why We Need to Shut the **** Up About Chat Censorship. Cog Considers: Why Is It So Hard to Understand? Here’s the thing about online …
• Independent candidate in police and crime commissioner election criticises ‘mainstream media’Brighton and Hove News“I consider the MSM with all of its ongoing censorship and propaganda to be a part of the problem and will not be engaging with you.” In a post on his …
• Apple let Parler back on app store with ‘particular kind of content censorship,’ Interim CEO Meckler …Yahoo Finance”In order to get back on the app store, Apple required that particular version of censorship on that particular app, but we have not changed our policies as …Apple let Parler back on app store with ‘particular kind of content censorship,’ Interim CEO Meckler … – Fox BusinessFull Coverage
• Cardi B Shreds Republican Congressman’s Hearing On Her ‘WAP’ Grammy PerformanceHipHopDX… time on the floor to speak about the complaints he received regarding Cardi B’s steamy performance from over a month ago and FCC censorship.
• Crafting a culture of secrecyScience Magazine… widely into not only censorship and clearance but also media releases, publicity, propaganda, and the trade and control of material objects.
• After Censoring Conservatives, Facebook Now Testing ‘Prayer Posts’ Feature For Faith CommunityChristianity DailyAfter Censoring Conservatives, Facebook Now Testing ‘Prayer Posts’ Feature For Faith Community. By Olivia Cavallaro Apr 22, 2021 01:12 PM EDT.
• Virginia Tech Football BoardTechSideline.comDo we also censor those complaining about other posters?** [Post edited by Tombo at 04/22/2021 12:42PM]. (In response to this post by EDGEMAN).

• 4chan founder Chris Poole has left GoogleCNBC4chan became an early internet haven for nearly unfettered free speech. But over time, it faced criticism for hosting hackers, obscene imagery, …
• Evidence in Trump supporter’s trial suggests he espoused Nazi idealsWashington Post… of how far free speech can go before it violates constitutional protections. … to constitutionally protected speech and were not intended to be serious.
• State Board of Education addresses concerns about indoctrination in Idaho classroomsKTVB.com“I think when you loosely throw around the term indoctrination as a … That’s the key, I think for our principals we believe in freedom of speech and …
• Appeals court sides with Dr. Luke on an issue in Kesha clashWJXT News4JAXThe media group argued that the lower court’s ruling would help powerful people squash free speech and reporting on sexual abuse. But a divided …
• ‘Cursing cheerleader’ free speech case to be argued in Supreme CourtNew York PostThe case involves a then-14-year-old freshman cheerleader from Mahonoy, Pennsylvania who’d been suspended from the squad because she posted “f …
• Graham Adams: Seymour Outflanks Ardern On Hate SpeechScoop.co.nzShe also alleged the free–speech campaign showed that Act wasn’t willing to engage in discussions around the proposed new laws. In response, …
• Civil rights groups fear proposed Ohio law could restrict protests, free speech, even cell phone videoYahoo NewsCivil rights groups fear proposed Ohio law could restrict protests, free speech, even cell phone video. Thu, April 22, 2021, 4:20 PM.
• UI presidential finalist Daniel Clay prioritizes increasing graduation and retention ratesIowa City Press CitizenAt the same time, Clay defended academic freedom and free speech, saying any president must be ready to “fight to the death” for faculty to have …
• The case for promoting free speech, debate and enquiry in the social work classroomCommunitycare.co.ukStudents became 14% more pro-censorship or pro-free speech when they had been … But really, is it any wonder that students might self-censor?
• Oklahoma gun rights advocate apologizes for calling for Republican state senator to be voted out …kfor.comSome say anti-doxing bill could violate free speech, lawmaker says that’s not intent. Local News / 17 mins ago. Video …
• Free Expression on Campus | UChicago Diversity Initiative | The University of ChicagoUChicago Diversity Initiative – The University of ChicagoThere has been much debate about the tensions between protecting free speech and creating an inclusive environment on university campuses.
• PEN America on Twitter: “Applications are now live for PEN America’s Summer 2021 Free Speech …twitter.comApplications are now live for PEN America’s Summer 2021 Free Speech Advocacy Institute for high school & college students! Monday through Friday …
• United States: What does justice for George Floyd mean for free speech? – ARTICLE 19Article 19The ruling is a clear reminder of the vital role free speech plays in democracy, for it is through it that the truth is told. “The guilty verdict is the first step …
• Main menu X About Policy News For students For business Russell Group Our Universities Russell …Russell Group22 April 2021. A statement of principles setting out how its universities protect freedom of speech and will continue to do so has been published by the …
• Legal Talk Today : Free Speech in Schools on Apple Podcasts‎Apple Podcasts on the App StoreDavid Hudson from the Freedom Forum Institute and a First Amendment expert joins us to talk about a high school student’s mission to protect her …

April 21, 2021

• South Korean Cancel Culture in High GearBook and Film GlobeSouth Korean Cancel Culture in High Gear … saw a very different dynamic, with three television dramas experiencing a serious threat of cancelation, …
• Black CEOs uphold American democracyBayStateBannerBlack CEOs still have to cope with powerful corporate directors, and political enemies might push for so-called “cancel culture” financial moves against …
• Bella Thorne says it would be sad if she quit fame due to ‘cancel culture‘ but keeps fighting even if …Daily MailThese questions run [through] my mind all the time so I don’t have an answer yet.’ As ‘cancel culture‘ has been a hot debate in recent years, Bella – who …
• 60% of college students do not feel comfortable disagreeing with professors, study showsWZTV“We talk a lot about cancel culture these days and there’s a feeling that if you say something controversial if you’re having to be in the minority in terms …
• Cancel Culture Through the AgesMemphis FlyerGrowing up, cancel culture was an evangelical Christian thing. They were always boycotting something. We couldn’t even play Dungeons & Dragons on …
• Dr. Drew Pinsky Responds to Withdrawal of His Nomination to LA Commission on HomelessnessPasadena Now“Recovery is a key component and that is why I was very disappointed that the cancel culture and the echo chamber of people who are so entrenched …
• The parallels between cancel culture and totalitarianism are hard to missThe AustralianThe one thing that has fascinated me about cancel culture is it is exactly the same tactics that totalitarian states use to control the thoughts and actions …
• The Conservatives have been waging their ‘war on woke’ for decadesThe GuardianRarely a week passes without a rightwing commentator warning about the rise of “cancel culture” or decrying the “woke agenda”. “Wokeness” has …
• Speak up, speak out: as a leader, it’s your dutyWRAL Tech WireIn light of modern cancel culture and our seemingly unattainable standards for inclusive language, so many people and organizations are walking on …
• Who Are You?SWAAYCancel culture made its fame by blackballing individuals from lucrative opportunities because of trivial issues such as language, appearance, etc., …

• Elite universities vow to fight cancel culture to protect ‘diversity of ideas’ – after Government …Daily Mail… top 24 universities, group pledged to ‘always’ defend free speech; The body, which includes Oxford and Cambridge, said it challenges censorship …
• FTC Nominee Khan Voices Concerns About ‘Behavioral Ad Based Business Models’MediaPost CommunicationsCruz elaborated that he was especially interested in Big Tech’s supposed “censorship” of viewpoints. Cruz, like some other prominent conservatives, …
• Commentary: Why is former Chinese premier Wen Jiabao’s eulogy about his mother being …CNACommentary: Why is former Chinese premier Wen Jiabao’s eulogy about his mother being censored? Chinese censors may have deemed the Macau …
• Dr. Seuss v Censorship: BIPOC Librarians Have Thoughts | #YSOnlineYellow SceneCensorship is the suppression of ideas and information that certain persons — individuals, groups, or government officials — find objectionable or …
• Big Tech and Free SpeechNewsmaxA colleague recently asked me if I approved of Big Tech censoring political and cultural voices on … We both condemned the Big Tech censorship.
• Censorship Or Misinformation?Patch.comCensorship Or Misinformation? DeSantis and YouTube spar over coronavirus roundtable takedown. Kaiser Health News’s profile picture.
• Research & Commentary: Texas Bill Would Protect Free Speech from Big Tech CensorshipThe Heartland InstituteIn this Research & Commentary, Samantha Fillmore examines a Senate Bill in Texas that would challenge big tech censorship using state …
• World Of Warcraft Chat Restrictions And Censorship UpdateLRM OnlineAccording to WOWHEAD, only one racial slur appears to be on that list to filter, but WoW does take censoring derogatory words very seriously. I’m sure …
• How censorship will backfire against cancel cultureStreet Sense MediaCancel culture did Republicans a favor by censoring dissenting voices. Instead of being politically correct, conservatives can be more provocative and …
• ‘Megaphones for the Far Left’: Growing Number of Conservatives Ditch Mainstream Media PlatformsCBN NewsAnother poll shows since January 6, that feeling among Republicans has increased even more, up roughly seven percent. ***As Big Tech censorship …
• Automation in Online Content Moderation: In Search of Lost Legitimacy and the Risks of …VOX – PolThe Internet has become dangerously centralised and platforms will, more often than not, opt for over-committing to removing and censoring content …

• Radio host Chris Baker says he accidentally posted the wrong photo in racist tweetKMTV – 3 News NowHe said this wasn’t a free speech issue and Baker needs to be held … That is to say, if we were going to talk about the disturbances that happened in …
• Phoenix community leaders talk about police reform, protesting billABC15 Arizona”These same people who believe they have the right to free speech, want to take ours away and want to criminalize it,” said Sarah Tyree, the criminal …
• Gov. DeSantis sued over new ‘anti-riot’ lawWTXL ABC 27It argues the new law violates free speech and due process rights. The so-called anti-riot bill that DeSantis signed on Monday was a response to …
• Top universities vow to protect free speech and academic freedom on campusesshropshirestar.comIt comes after Education Secretary Gavin Williamson warned against a ‘chilling effect’ of censorship and silencing on campuses. Subscribe to our daily …
• Florida’s protest crackdown faces constitutional challengeWJXT News4JAX… unconstitutionally “seek to arrest the peaceful expression of free speech.” … The laws also fail “to adequately describe what conduct or speech will …
• The Russell Group’s statement of principles on universities protecting freedom of speechFE News“Free speech underpins our democratic society and our universities must be places where students and academics can express themselves freely, …
• UK universities urge government to be ‘proportionate’ in free speech legislationThe Guardian“Russell Group universities work closely with staff, students’ unions and other organisations to defend and maintain freedom of expression on campus.Top varsities vow to protect free speech, academic freedom on campuses – The News InternationalFull Coverage
• Top universities vow to protect free speech and academic freedom on campusesWiltshire TimesTop British universities have pledged to protect free speech following concerns from ministers about censorship and silencing on campuses.
• Contentious Oklahoma bill to protect drivers who run over protesters signed into lawkfor.comCritics say the bill could have a chilling effect on free speech. … The Collegiate Freedom and Justice Coalition protested at the capitol Wednesday …
• Civil-rights lawyers file federal suit against DeSantis over newly signed ‘riot bill’Miami HeraldThe legislation “unconstitutionally threatens to impose liability on individuals expressing their rights to free speech regardless of their intent to incite …

April 20, 2021

• Shang-Chi Star Simu Liu Deletes ‘Highly Dumb’ Twitter Joke After Falling Victim to Cancel CultureEpicstreamShang-Chi Star Simu Liu Deletes ‘Highly Dumb’ Twitter Joke After Falling Victim to Cancel Culture. Author Thumbnail. By Bri Constantino | More …
• Cancellation, and Defending AccusedsLaw.comHardliners who disdain cancel culture, though, might see Batson as a forerunner to the type of guardrails placed on lawyers who can no longer …
• Why Texas Is Right to Try to Put an End to Taxpayer Funded LobbyingFoundation for Economic EducationHow Stalin Canceled ‘Hamlet’ in the Soviet Union—and What It Can Teach Us about Cancel Culture. Monday, April 19, 2021. William Shakespeare’s …
• Covid-cautious festival cancellations dampen ‘great British summer’ hopesThe GuardianBut that won’t happen if our world-leading live music events disappear for the second year in a row.” A spokesperson for the Department for Culture, …
• Montana Democrats Sue State After Voting Restrictions Signed Into LawForbes… restrictions in the face of the corporate opposition, however, and accused companies of giving into “cancel culture” by opposing the measures.
• Trump-themed boat parade thrown in Florida to protest pirate festival cancellationThe Independent“We believe that ‘cancel culture‘ only exists to the weak and cowering, not to the real Patriots,” the Trumparilla page reads. They added: “Unless of …
• Hamptons Soul: The Value of SpeechDan’s PapersCancel culture isn’t just calling out hate speech. It’s what we are seeing when people disengage and boycott a person, organization or institution for …
• Main Line Banter: Cancel culture? Give me a breakMain Line“Those who are subject to this ostracism are said to have been ‘cancelled.’ The expression ‘cancel culture‘ has mostly negative connotations and is …
• Faith leaders call for boycott of Home Depot over Georgia voting lawAtlanta Journal ConstitutionThe boycott call triggered outrage from Republicans who have complained of a growing “cancel culture” backlash, and coincides with a federal …
• Trump: Georgia Republicans ‘afraid to be called racist’ before passing voter lawThe Hill… rife in modern elections and characterized the backlash against the Georgia bill as a symptom of so-called cancel culture. “So they gave a very weak …
• ‎The Argument: Is It Time to Cancel Cancel Culture? on Apple Podcasts‎Apple Podcasts on the App StoreWhether it’s Mr. Potato Head, Dr. Seuss or Roseanne, allegations of cancel culture seem to have a regular spot among the trending topics of the …
• Ezra Klein on Twitter: “Don’t tell me what you think of cancel culture. Show me what you do when …twitter.comEmbed Tweet. Part of the reason I find the “cancel culture” debate frustrating is it’s never clear what the ask is, or who it’s being made of. But if you look …

• US House Minority Leader Files Resolution To Censor Waters After Her Speech In MinneapolisUrduPoint News”Chairwoman Waters’ actions are beneath the dignity of this institution. They raised the potential for violence, directed lawlessness and may have …
• World Press Freedom Index Ranks China Near Last, Cites ‘Grave Threat’ to Hong Kong JournalismVarietyBeijing “continues to take Internet censorship, surveillance and propaganda to unprecedented levels,” said the report, which annually evaluates …RSF 2021 Index: Censorship and the disinformation virus hits Asia-Pacific – Asia Pacific ReportThe Media Is Partly or Completely Restricted in 132 Countries, According to the 2021 World Press … – TIMEHong Kong security law cited as ‘grave threat’ in new Reporters Without Borders 2021 Press … – Hong Kong Free PressFull Coverage
• ‘I Thought I Was Dying’: Ted Nugent Reveals COVID-19 DiagnosisFaithwireIn a follow-up video, Nugent said he’s “never been so sick” in his life. ***As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, please …
• Oscars Producer Admits ‘Vast Swaths’ of Americans Turn Off TV When Celebrities Talk PoliticsFaithwireAnd the show’s frontrunner for the top prize, “Nomadland,” registered only 35%. ***As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, …
• Dlodlo, Cele and Mapisa-Nqakula tried to ‘censor my evidence’, intelligence watchdog tells Zondo …TimesLIVEState security minister Ayanda Dlodlo (pictured), police minister Bheki Cele and defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula tried to ‘censor‘ evidence …
• Hong Kong Falls Victim to ‘Censorship Virus’: Press Freedom GroupRadio Free Asia”The censorship virus — at which China is the world’s undisputed specialist — gradually took hold in much of the region,” RSF said. “This began in the …
• The MyPillow Guy Is Having a Hell of a WeekPajiba“It’s going to be the greatest place, we won’t be censored. … (Reportedly, there is some censorship, too, specifically posts that take the Lord’s name in …
• Censors Curb Article by Former Premier Wen Jiabao Calling For ‘Justice’ in ChinaRadio Free AsiaChinese government censors have prevented social media users from … said the article had likely already been subjected to self-censorship before …
• Carla Bruni vs cancel cultureSpiked”Little by little and without warning, do-gooders and censorship have taken … Bruni apparently believes that today’s censors are crushing the kind of …
• Tunisia: Rescind ministerial order censoring health workers over Covid-19Amnesty International”This ministerial order is a blatant attempt by Tunisia’s authorities to censor health workers and silence critics of the government’s Covid-19 response.
• Ten years on: Celebrating the legacy of Tim HetheringtonIndex on CensorshipPhotojournalist’s legacy lives on in the Index on Censorship fellowship in his name. 20 Apr 2021. BY BENJAMIN LYNCH. Tim Hetherington’s mission …

• Essential California: Time for ‘The Times,’ the LA Times’ new news podcastLos Angeles TimesAnd, just like this newsletter, it’s free. … Diego State University lecturer’s portrayal of a racial stereotype adds to the debate over academic free speech.
• A campus divided against itselfDaily IlliniTo him, the University has a responsibility to protect free speech on its campus, whoever happens to be speaking. “Illinois has got to stay true to …
• Harris to meet with Guatemalan president as White House grapples with migrant surge at borderWashington PostBrandi Levy, a former cheerleader at Mahanoy Area High School in Mahanoy City, Pa., and a key figure in a major U.S. case about free speech, in an …
• “Newsworthiness,” Trump, and the Facebook Oversight BoardColumbia Journalism ReviewThe term is due for an update. … Free speech advocates are understandably reluctant to enable platforms (or Facebook’s Oversight Board, for that …
• Robinhood seeks dismissal of Ice Cube’s legal claim over photo use with free speech argumentsComplete Music Update… or publicity rights infringement because of its free speech rights under the US … the most well-known lyric from Ice Cube’s hit single ‘Check Yo Self’.
• Centre’s direction to Twitter an attack on right to free speech: Pawan KheraThe HinduIt is an attack on my right to free speech,”he added. The social media platform, Twitter, has reportedly taken down 50-odd posts after the Narendra Modi …
• Monday Sunrise Briefing: A global helping hand for IndiaChristian Science MonitorPrevious U.S. administrations avoided the term to prevent from undermining relations with Turkey, a NATO ally and … Censorship and free speech.
• Power Up: Republicans meet to plot future with Trump still dividing themWashington Post… Amendment’s protection of free speech applies to the off-campus activities of the … When I talk to school administrators, they consistently tell me that …
• Universities should teach students how to agree to disagree says UCL provost as he hits back at …Daily MailFreedom of speech extends to all who wish to seek, receive or impart information and ideas of all kinds, and includes the right to protest peacefully. ‘ …
• Progressive reps push antisemitism definitions that allow for increased criticism of IsraelJewish Insider“But this definition was drafted not to regulate free speech or punish people for expressing their beliefs, however hateful they may be. It would not …

April 20, 2021

• Fired Los Angeles Teacher Gets Race, Age Bias Claims RevivedBloomberg Law… proceed with discrimination and retaliation claims against the school district after a state appeals court rejected the defense’s free–speech claims.
• In Response: Why are Republicans afraid? What about Democrats?Duluth News TribuneAfraid of freedom. Afraid of patriotism. Afraid of history. Afraid of statues. Afraid of walls. Afraid of the Bill of Rights, thus afraid of free speech.
• Elmhurst Shop’s Free Speech Rights DefendedPatch.comELMHURST, IL — An Elmhurst alderman on Monday defended a shop owner’s free speech rights to post a controversial sign that read, “Pray For The …
• By bearing witness — and hitting ‘record’ — 17-year-old Darnella Frazier may have changed the …Washington Post… the months that followed Floyd’s death, Frazier hasn’t given any speeches. … an award from PEN America, the free–speech advocacy organization.
• What about What are the rules for public protest in Alamance County? Find out Here:Burlington Times NewsThe sidewalks and south stairs of the Historic Courthouse are “open to free expression,” so should be open to spontaneous demonstrations. The west …
• WATCH LIVE: George Floyd’s family reacts to guilty verdictWKMG News 6 & ClickOrlandoThat is a cornerstone of every American’s First Amendment right to free speech. But we cannot tolerate the destruction of property or violence against …
• UPDATES: Northeast Ohio reacts to Chauvin verdict in trial of death of George FloydNews 5 ClevelandThe City of Cleveland supports citizens’ First Amendment rights to free speech and assembly and encourages people to express their views and …
• Judge poised to deal Hill another legal defeat in her revenge porn suitSpectrum News 1… intimate images through their publication on a public website constitutes a “statement” or “other conduct in furtherance” of the right to free speech.Judge poised to deal Katie Hill another legal defeat in her revenge porn suit – LA Daily NewsFull Coverage
• College free speech bill signed into lawKX NEWS“There were no reports of violations of first amendment rights, freedom of speech, at any of our institutions for the last 12 years,” North Dakota University …
• UWEC to head free speech therapy services for individuals living with Parkinson’s diseaseWEAUAt the beginning of Parkinson’s Awareness Month this April, UW-Eau Claire received a generous grant from a non-profit that provides speech therapy …

April 19, 2021

• Fairy bread fakeABC NewsIn the rush to cover ridiculous cancel culture stories the media falls for a prank over cancelling fairy bread. Broadcast: Mon 19 Apr 2021, 8:50pm.
• Are Swing Voters Worried About Cancel Culture?The BulwarkThe Republican party has doubled down on the culture war—and “cancel culture” in particular. So this month with the Swing Voter Project, I asked 13 …
• Ken Buck announces bid for re-election9News.com KUSAI promise you that I won’t back down from the corrupt liberals in the swamp and their toxic cancel culture. Thank you for your support, I hope to earn …
• Brockhampton on cancel culture, Shia LaBeouf and how they ‘helped open the door’ for Lil Nas XGazettextraBrockhampton on cancel culture, Shia LaBeouf and how they ‘helped open the door’ for Lil Nas X. Mikael Wood – Los Angeles Times (TNS); Apr 19, …
• Queensland MP re-apologises for comments about Muslims and women after posts resurface onlineChronicle… about women and Muslims nearly a decade ago, saying he refuses to let “cancel culture” weaponise mistakes he has been open and honest about.
• Twitter Reacts as Bill Maher & Sharon Osbourne Vent About Cancel Culture106.3 The GrooveA racist is one I will not take.” She also said that while she’d be fine, she worried about the implications of “cancel culture”: “I’m doing just fine …
• The Chaser Tricked A Bunch Of Murdoch News Sites Into Reporting That “Fairy Bread Is Cancelled”Junkee… many Australian publications, and News Corp in particular, run stories to create confected “cancel culture” outrage without doing any research first.
• Editorial: Is it ‘cancel culture‘ or the free market at work?Roanoke TimesTruist Park lost the 2021 All-Star Game on Friday, April 2, 2021, when Major League Baseball decided to move the game elsewhere over the league’s …
• Siya Khumalo | Helen Zille’s book, #StayWoke: Go broke – endangering opposition politics?News24You’d think the DA would seek to influence, engage or otherwise leverage cancel culture, but Zille seems illiberally intent on cancelling cancel culture.
• Trump’s call for MLB boycott splits Republicans. ‘Major League Baseball folded to woke cancel …Cincinnati.com’Major League Baseball folded to woke cancel culture‘. Scott Wartman. Cincinnati Enquirer. The Cincinnati Reds celebrate the win on the field at the …
• Matt Goodwin on Twitter: “”Those who deny that cancel culture exists are simply wrong” https://t.co …twitter.comSurely cancel culture has always been around. People and there stories have always run the risk of being cancelled. Eg Ballymurphy massacre of 11 …

• Hong Kong’s security law sends chill through arts communityNikkei AsiaHONG KONG — Hong Kong’s national security law had just taken effect last June when the city’s film censors examined “Inside the Red Brick Wall” — a …
• Daniella Chávez defies censorship with ‘spicy’ photography in a swimsuit by the poolExplicaThe beautiful model, who denounced having been censored on Tik Tok for showing her body and criticized that there is no longer free expression with a …
• ‘This is a big government bill’: Social media deplatforming bill hits oppositionFlorida PoliticsRodrigues asserted that social media censorship standards are too broad, while Brandes maintained the private entities keep broad rules to monitor a …
• Poll: Eshoo, leave news channels alone – Group pays for survey of Eshoo’s constituentsThe Daily Post“We’re looking at these issues of free speech and free press and censorship online because we are nonpartisan,” Matthys said in an interview on April …
• NC legislators want you to be able to sue Facebook for ‘censoring‘ your postsCharlotte Observer… in a protest of same-sex marriage. Senate Bill 497, titled the “Stop Social Media Censorship Act,” is sponsored by Sen. Ted Alexander, R-Cleveland.
• Online censorship of government critique bad ideaCowichan Valley CitizenStephen Guilbeault, Justin Trudeau’s Heritage minister, recently suggested that “hurtful words” directed at Canadian politicians be censored [online].
• Bobby Lashley ‘Censored‘ At WrestleMania 37Wrestling-Edge.comWWE and Peacock have censored the impromptu interviews with Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, MVP, and other stars during the WrestleMania 37 …
• Guilbeault says internet censorship law loomingWestern StandardThe federal Liberals say a new internet censorship law will be tabled within two weeks, says Blacklock’s Reporter. “My job is to ensure the safety and …
• Michael Che won’t censor HBO Max show for kidsUPI.comMichael Che won’t censor HBO Max show for kids … April 19 (UPI) — HBO Max released a teaser for That Damn Michael Che on Monday. Che will host …
• Former Chinese premier falls foul of censorsThe TimesWen Jiabao, 78, who was premier and the second-highest ranking party official from 2003 to 2013, fell foul of China’s strict internet censors after the …
• The Cartoon Movement – Self-censorship. Cartoon by Fadi Abou Hassan: https://buff.ly/3aefqvG …FacebookSelf-censorship. Cartoon by Fadi Abou Hassan: https://buff.ly/3aefqvG #politicalcartoons #editorialcartoon #cartoonist #satire #freedomofspeech…

• Free Speech in SchoolsLegal Talk NetworkFree Speech in Schools. Can a school punish a cheerleader for her remarks outside of school? Legal Talk Today. Podcast Legal …
• Derek Chauvin Trial: Pritzker Sends National Guard Troops to Chicago Ahead of VerdictNBC Chicago… of peacefully expressing its First Amendment rights and I encourage residents to exercise their rights to free speech this coming week thoughtfully, …
• Apple signals return of right-wing ‘free speech‘ app Parlercbs4local.comApple signals return of right-wing ‘free speech‘ app Parler. by BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer. Monday, April 19th 2021. AA.Apple signals return of right-wing ‘free speech‘ app Parler – KKCO-TVFull Coverage
• Bacon’s RebellionBacon’s RebellionMore Free–Expression Suppression at Virginia Tech. Posted on April 19, 2021 by James A. Bacon | Leave a …
• Minnesota lawmakers pass plan to allow out-of-state police to respond to civil unrestBrainerd DispatchSenate leaders said they would also take up a resolution expressing support … to create a plan for keeping the peace and not squashing free speech.
• GRPD, City of Grand Rapids issue statement in wake of closing arguments in Chauvin trialFox17GRPD says it will protect the rights of free speech and peaceful assembly, but warned of individuals who may “hijack” these events “to cause chaos …
• NC legislators want you to be able to sue Facebook for ‘censoring’ your postsCharlotte Observer“Social media has rapidly become the new ‘Town Square’ and free speech is not a partisan issue. The Stop Social Media Censorship Act enforces …
• Parler can now return to App Store, Apple says in letter to senatorWGN Radio6 violence in the U.S. Capitol, the self-described “free speech social media” platform was removed from app stores and lost its online service provider.
• Hasty Jacinda retreat on Free Speech only empowers ACT morethedailyblog.co.nzThis push to start a free speech war occurs at a unique time in peoples experience with social media. Most people are on social media, most people …
• Facebook, preparing for Chauvin verdict, to limit posts that might incite violence.The New York TimesFacebook, which has long positioned itself as a site for free speech, has become increasingly proactive in policing content that might lead to real-world …
• Students in CourtAllen PressFree Speech and the Functions of Schooling in America. RICHARD L. BERKMAN. Boston, Massachusetts. American courts have perceived the …

April 18, 2021

• Stephen Miller, Maria Bartiromo freak out over HR 1 putting Democrats in power “forever”Salon… on Bartiromo’s Sunday morning program, the Fox News host accused social media platforms of inflicting “cancel culture” on conservative voices.
• Ezra Klein: Another way of thinking about cancel cultureSalt Lake TribuneThat suggests a different way of thinking about the amorphous thing we call cancel culture, and a more useful one. Cancellations — defined here as …
• Ezra Klein: Another way of thinking about cancel cultureSalt Lake TribuneEzra Klein: Another way of thinking about cancel culture. We would all do better to remember that what feels like an offhand tweet to us could have real …
• A Different Way of Thinking About Cancel CultureThe New York TimesA Different Way of Thinking About Cancel Culture. Social media companies and other organizations are looking out for themselves. Ezra Klein. By Ezra …
• How NYC mayor candidate Maya Wiley wants to end ‘racist’ testing to determine who gets into city’s …Daily MailMaya Wiley’s (pictured) vocal criticism of selective education did not stop her sending her eldest daughter to … Everyone’s so afraid of cancel culture.
• ‘Cancel culture‘ is to blame for ‘suicide’ of British choreographer, says Russian ballet dancer who …Daily MailA world renowned Russian ballet dancer has blamed ‘cancel culture‘ for the death of a fellow choreographer who died suddenly aged 35 – a year after …Tributes flow for Liam Scarlett – Limelight MagazineFull Coverage
• Sharon Osbourne addresses plans to write tell-of version of ‘The Talk’ exitThe News InternationalYou say one word wrong in this cancel culture and you’re cancelled, fired, off. I get it. You want change in your country. But don’t start on a 68-year-old …Sharon Osbourne: ‘Prince Harry is the poster boy of white privilege’ – Yahoo Movies UKSharon Osbourne Says She’s ‘Angry’ in First Interview Since Leaving ‘The Talk’ – NBC10 BostonFull Coverage
• Jonathan Turley: Trump vs. Waters – in incitement case, she may be best witness in ex-president’s …Azad Hind NewsJANE HAMPTON COOK: WHEN CANCEL CULTURE CAME FOR BEN FRANKLIN – HERE’S HOW THIS FOUNDER FOUGHT BACK. Waters’ most …
• Cancel culture in America’s classroomsYahoo News’Blackout’ author Candace Owen and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk join ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ to discuss the role of Big Tech in cancel …
• Fight on our feet or face death by a thousand woke cutsThe AustralianIn fact, watching the culture wars steamroller “strangle debate (and) kill the ethos of a liberal society” (“Cancel culture is destroying our society”, 16/4), …

• Amber Heard Censors Instagram; Teases ‘Aquaman’ 2 ReturnCosmic Book News… where we see the actress has censored her Instagram account. “Before Aquaman took the last pages out of this book,” posted Heard on Instagram.
• Facebook Billionaire Bankrolled BLM Founders’ Groups; Now Facebook Censors Real Estate StoryNational Legal and Policy Center… raising questions about whether this relationship played a role in the company’s decision to censor unflattering news articles about the activist last …
• How African leaders use the power of social mediaIndependent OnlineAccording to the BBC, activists for digital freedom argue that internet shutdowns constitute censorship, whereas governments argue that shutdowns …
• The Way of the Househusband Gets Censored in China Over TattoosComicbook.comThe main character Tatsu is known for being tatted up given his Yakazu ties, but Chinese censors chose to take away all the tattoos. the way of the …
• Why Bob Dylan turned his back on The Ed Sullivan ShowFar Out MagazineYet the singer still decided that, after the show attempted to censor his … Dylan would not comply with the censorship and instead politely walked out …
• Box Office: ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ Roars to Pandemic-Best $390.2M GloballyHollywood ReporterInside the Censorship Battle Over Oscar Nominee ‘Better Days’: “It Was a … as well as from government censors on how to reshape certain scenes.
• Florida Gov. DeSantis Joins Rumble After YouTube CensorshipNTDFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has set up a channel on Rumble, an alternative video platform, after being censored by YouTube. The Republican …Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis Ditches YouTube for Rumble – NewsmaxFull Coverage
• Inside the Censorship Battle Over Oscar Nominee ‘Better Days’: “It Was a Tug-of-War”msnNOWInside the Censorship Battle Over Oscar Nominee ‘Better Days’: “It Was a Tug-of-War”. Patrick Brzeski. 1 hr ago. Kwok Cheung Tsang standing in front …
• Inside the Censorship Battle Over Oscar Nominee ‘Better Days’: “It Was a Tug-of-War”Hollywood ReporterBetter Days ran afoul of the censors primarily because it hit too close to home, sources say. In mid-2019, the People’s Republic of China was in the …
• Psychology of the Online Censor: Covid-19 EditionThe Wall Street JournalSupport for extended lockdown practices has become a sort of weird, weenie Woodstock with endless opportunities for criticizing, shaming, censoring …

• Self-Censorship in Arab Higher Education: an Untold ProblemAl-Fanar MediaThis suggests that freedom of expression, one of the hallmarks of university education, … “Many prosecutions for free speech happen every day now.
• Oklahoma town hit hard by pandemic gives back with free mealsYahoo NewsMyPillow guy’s free speech site bans curse words. ‘Huge letdown’: Telegram users on Lindell’s verified channel express frustration at signing up for …
• Reactions To Rep. Maxine Waters’ Calls To “Stay In The Street”ForbesIt certainly would be an issue for the First Amendment, which guarantees free speech but famously doesn’t protect the right to falsely yell “fire” in a …
• What Would A ‘Feminist Internet’ Look Like?WWNOYou know, I call it, like, a self-reinforcing misogyny machine. … Because you’re protecting the free speech of men to abuse women, but what about …
• ‘Offensive’ flag in Evansdale protected by freedom of speech lawsWaterloo Cedar Falls CourierEvansdale Mayor Dick Dewater also has received complaints about the flag. “It’s definitely protected speech, but it’s definitely offensive to many of our …
• Don Walton: Morfeld student journalist vote displays rural-urban divideLincoln Journal StarAdam Morfeld’s bill to ensure free speech protections for student journalists throughout the state provided another reminder of Nebraska’s rural-urban …
• Does Daniel Andrews have new bars on free speech coming?The Spectator AustraliaBut the swastika issue is only one dot point in the report. These proposals are far-reaching restrictions on our freedom of speech that would divide this …
• Brandi Kruse: Supporting police doesn’t mean ignoring mistakesQ13 FOX (Seattle)Topics include gun control, free speech, policing, and politics. This week: Do you support police? Then it’s time to acknowledge their mistakes.
• Some LGBTQ groups and leaders are taking different sides in First Amendment caseOut In JerseyIt cited a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision—Tinker v. Des Moines—which held that students have a right to freedom of speech unless a school can …
• Judge lets med student’s free–speech lawsuit move aheadwtvr.com– A federal judge is letting a University of Virginia medical student move ahead with his free–speech lawsuit against school officials who suspended him …
• “Sound Amplifiers: Nuisance or Free Speech?” by Morrie Benson and Edward S. ResnickUF Law Scholarship Repository – University of FloridaResnick, Sound Amplifiers: Nuisance or Free Speech?, 2 Fla. L. Rev. 103 (1949). Available at: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/flr/vol2/ …

April 17, 2021

• Opinion: Despite Cancellations, Mets Will be Finemetsmerizedonline.comAfter their sixth cancellation of the Mets’ season, they arrived in Denver, Colorado to a practical snowstorm on … Mets are victims of cancel culture.
• Your view: Leaders must find compromise solutionsJoplin GlobeLikewise, angry shouts of “cancel culture” arose when the commissioner of Major League Baseball pulled the All-Star Game out of Atlanta, affirming …
• Children are at stake in the battle over Alberta’s new K-6 education curriculumLethbridge HeraldKids must be equipped to join the political, cultural and economic world into which … Ever wonder where “woke rage” and “cancel culture” come from?
• Piers Morgan says it’s ‘heartbreakingly sad’ Queen Elizabeth sat alone at Prince Philip’s funeralYahoo NewsHow heartbreakingly sad,” Morgan wrote on Friday afternoon. BILL MAHER, SHARON OSBOURNE RAIL AGAINST CANCEL CULTURE, ‘SNITCHES’ …
• Letters: Consult McPherson Ave. residents about possible name changeSaskatoon StarPhoenixStop the idiocy of cancel culture now. Robert Schollie Saskatoon. More needs to be done to fight the overdose crisis. There has been another major …
• Piers Morgan says it’s ‘heartbreakingly sad’ Queen Elizabeth will sit alone at Prince Philip’s funeralFox NewsHow heartbreakingly sad,” Morgan wrote. BILL MAHER, SHARON OSBOURNE RAIL AGAINST CANCEL CULTURE, ‘SNITCHES’ AT ‘THE TALK’: WE …
• Jane Hampton Cook: When cancel culture came for Ben Franklin – here’s how this founder fought …Fox NewsYet in the past year, Franklin has been the target of cancel culture. Washburn University removed Franklin’s statue to appease vandals while a …
• Ariz. AG Mark Brnovich: Supreme Court vs. cancel culture – here’s how justices can strike a blow …Fox NewsAG Mark Brnovich: Supreme Court vs. cancel culture – here’s how justices can strike a blow for liberty. It’s important the court defend against …
• YOU SAID IT: Bigger results in TexasOttawa SunPolitical correctness, the cancel culture and the loss of freedom of speech are alive and growing in this country, and that should scare the poop out of …
• OPINION: Kendall Stanley — Defining the wordsPetoskey News-Review… (one person’s voter suppression is another’s electoral integrity), Covid-19 relief, fake news, cancel culture, political speech, crisis, terrorism and riot.

• Column: Cancel Culture Grows Where Free, ‘Correct’ Speech MeetSouthern Pines PilotHistorically, libraries and schools have been ground zero for censorship … Non-government private censors may trample free speech with impunity.
• TWISTED SISTER’s JAY JAY FRENCH: ‘Cancel Culture Is Not A Healthy Thing’BLABBERMOUTH.NET”Now censorship still exists, but it’s gone from the right more to the left,” he told NewsNation’s “Banfield”. “We’re in this P.C. world where we have to be …
• A legacy of credibility and rigour sacred to our democracyThe Sydney Morning HeraldCensorship, in other words. China’s Xi Jinping runs a censorship system so tight that even images of Winnie the Pooh have been eradicated from the …
• ‘Military-Civil Fusion’ Information Secretly Removed by the Chinese Regime, Leaked Documents …The Epoch TimesA series of internal documents responding to a municipal internet censorship authority reveals that information related to the Chinese Military-Civil …
• Sir Elton John blasts internet trolls; calls for online accountabilityQueertyI am against censorship as people should be allowed to say whatever stupid things they want because free speech means nothing if it is limited to only …
• Artist Dread Scott Censored by Instagram for “Hate Speech”Blogging CensorshipDespite all that context, Scott’s post was still censored. And, importantly, when he appealed, Instagram upheld their removal decision. Following the …
• The Way of the Househusband: Censorship Is the Latest of the Netflix Anime’s TroublesCBRThe Way of the Househusband animation style might be controversial, but its latest problem stems from Chinese censorship. By Timothy Donohoo …
• 100 Days Without Trump on Twitter: A Nation Scrolls More CalmlyThe New York TimesRepublicans are crying censorship. For all of the country’s news consumers, a strange quiet has descended after a four-year bombardment of …
• Chicago Police Shooting; Cherokee Nation Perseveres; Social Media CensorshipSputnik InternationalTweeting political criticism can now win you a visit from law enforcement. How can we fight against increasing surveillance and censorship?
• Iran Censors Soccer Game More Than 100 Times Because Of Female RefereeThe961In a recent and heavily criticized incident, Iranian state-owned TV censored an important live soccer game more than 100 times because of the mere..

• Q+A Review: How the Free Speech issue will turbocharge ACTthedailyblog.co.nzSo the free speech debate is upon us and of course David Seymour is ready and waiting. How on earth the Left have managed to end up being the anti- …
• *Photos Added* Additional information about Friday Riot, Saturday Unrest Planning (Photo)City of Portland, OregonAs always, free speech and other constitutionally protected activity will not … “Last night, yet again, a group of self-described ?anarchists? attacked …
• Gov. DeSantis Vs. YouTube, And Effort To Ban Transgender Student AthletesWUSF NewsThe governor says it’s another example of what he calls Big Tech stifling free speech. Plus, lawmakers advance a ban on transgender student athletes.
• Federal judge’s order temporarily halts MN law enforcement from arresting, attacking journalistsMSR News Online… of the order,” added Nascimento, “the judge makes it clear that this unconstitutional conduct designed to suppress free speech will not be tolerated,…
• Column: Cancel Culture Grows Where Free, ‘Correct’ Speech MeetSouthern Pines PilotUnlike what students sought, it voided the law because it was vague, not because it curtailed free speech. Supreme Court decisions have held …
• COLUMN: Near As I Can Tell: Never say neverPalestine Herald PressAt one time there was actually something called free speech which was not only allowed, but was protected and encouraged; even when it ran …
• National voting bill would turn political debates into personal conflictAnchorage Daily News… your First Amendment rights to association and free speech. These provisions have been criticized by everyone from the ACLU to Mitch McConnell, …
• Free speech mattersthedailyblog.co.nzFree speech matters. By. Leslie Bravery. -. April 18, 2021. 8. 320 …
• Black victimization only way to think? and more letters to the editorsChattanooga Times Free PressSo the war against free speech has come to Chattanooga. An article in Sunday’s Times Free Press decried the scheduled appearance of conservative …
• ACLU: Merriam panhandling ordinance is unconstitutionalKansas City StarBut the ACLU and National Homelessness Law Center wrote that it “almost certainly violates the constitutional right to free speech protected by the …
• Brooklyn Free Speech – 7th Annual B Free Awards x Home | Sat, Oct 17, 2020, 6PM | FacebookFacebookBrooklyn Free Speech, profile picture. Brooklyn Free Speech is on Facebook. To connect with Brooklyn Free Speech, join Facebook today. Join. or.

April 16, 2021

• Ye reap what ye sow in corporation power | Opinionpennlive.comBoycotts make the whole hubris over “cancel culture” on the right look pretty hypocritical. And Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision not to throw out the …
• Are you subject to cultural pressure?Beef MagazineThing is if Mr. Langemeier’s slide is an accurate reflection of finishing cattle, it may be time to cancel the culture in the feedyards and replace it with a …
• Georgia governor gets GOP primary challenge from former DemMinneapolis Star TribuneLast week, he tweeted that Kemp “still hasn’t discontinued the use of … the fight against cancel culture,” said Ryan Mahoney, Kemp’s top campaign …Georgia governor gets GOP primary challenge from renegade – Bluefield Daily TelegraphFull Coverage
• Glimpsing into the dark clouds of Cancel CultureTullahoma News and Guardian… results of the 2016 Presidential election – we are now glimpsing the dark clouds of Cancel Culture and One Party rule sweeping across the nation.
• Lawmakers file legislation to strip MLB antitrust exemptionThe Highland County PressC.) filed legislation to remove the longstanding antitrust exemption that … “America’s favorite pastime should never be involved in ‘cancel culture‘, …
• McLaughlin Poll: Majority of Likely Voters Favor Voter ID, Say MLB Should Boycott ChinaKMJ NowThe vast majority of voters, 73%, agreed with the statement that “Cancel culture has gone too far in America and instead of uniting the country and …
• Is America Ready for Australian Sensation Why Are You Like ThisVanity Fair… and Mark Samual Bonanno on their nihilistic and zeitgeist-y comedy now on Netflix, which takes aim at extreme “wokeness” and cancel culture.
• The irony of cancel culture is that we end up more polarisedThe AustralianTom Switzer (“Cancel culture is destroying our society”, 16/4) is correct. Cancel culture is distorting Australian society by forcing adoption of the notions …
• “Woke?” “Cancel culture?” “Identity politics?” The right’s reliance on empty rhetoric is getting …Media Matters for AmericaAdd in “cancel culture” and “political correctness,” and Campos-Duffy would have a full right-wing bingo card. These terms, which I’ve referred to in the …
• Big Shot Is a Surprisingly Lovable Sports Drama From Franchise-Crazy Disney+TIME… casting Marvyn as a victim of cancel culture or a prime example of toxic masculinity or a tough-talking boomer ready to whip some Gen Z snowflakes …
• Alfonso Ribeiro on Growing Up in Hollywood & Cancel Culture – Just The Sip 04/07/21 on Apple …‎Apple Podcasts on the App Store… The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and the slow decline of Black sitcoms. Plus, Alfonso shares his concern for cancel culture and why we should educate …
• How brands can navigate cancel culture | Mintel.comMintelBrands can better navigate cancel culture with a comprehensive understanding of their role in society and in the lives of their consumer base.

• A Festival takes on the complicated topic of Freedom of Speech in the US and FranceFrenchlyBut this doesn’t scare the organizers of the transatlantic festival: “Liberté d’expression, Free Speech and Cancel Culture,” which will take place April 23- …
• The US can’t stay silent about Spain’s assault on freedom of speechNew York Daily NewsFor centuries, freedom of expression has been at the cornerstone of the American identity, an intrinsic part of the democracy that we defend from …
• The problem with free speechThought LeaderThe problem with free speech. By Mathew Weiss on 16 April 2021. A short but important book by Andrew Doyle, an Irish journalist and political satirist, …
• Thumbs Up/Thumbs downEcho PressThumbs Down: It is disheartening to see how many people don’t understand one of our most precious rights – freedom of speech. These days, many …
• Pakistan police file ‘blasphemy’ case against feminist marchersAljazeera.com… based on questionable video evidence and said the demonstrators’ right to protest was protected under constitutional protections for free speech.
• Conservatives Embrace Their Own ‘Wokeness’ With Attacks on Private BusinessesReasonThis week’s column set out to highlight the expected Democratic attack on free speech and free enterprise. I had been following news reports that Rep.
• ‘Back the Blue’ legislation makes Iowans less safe and freeThe Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and HeadlinesThe bill will likely chill First Amendment speech and assembly, punish harmless activity and escalate and immunize violence. In short, this bill will make …
• Professors Are Demanding Their Academic Freedom (And That’s A Good Thing For The Rest Of Us)ForbesRight now, a University of Virginia medical student is suing the school after he was disciplined for expressing skepticism about the term “ …
• Shaking hands, making TikToks: Younger Florida House members use social media to connect …Tallahassee.comHe has another nearly 18,000 on Instagram, 22,000 on Facebook and before the “free speech social network” Parler was shut down, he says he had …
• Is ‘cancel culture’ a failure of kindness?Financial TimesAs our discussion progressed, I found myself in unexpected agreement with Shriver. “[Free speech] has tragically been taken over as a cause of the right …
• Senior Attorney – Institute of Free Speech (multiple positions) | Harvard Law SchoolHarvard Law School – Harvard UniversitySenior Attorney – Institute of Free Speech (multiple positions). Location: Washington, D.C. / Virtual Deadline: Open until filled. Learn more about the …

• Neeraj Ghaywan on Self-Censorship: “People are ADULTS, people are WISE enough to…”| Aditi …Bollywood HungamaNeeraj Ghaywan on Self-Censorship: “People are ADULTS, people are WISE enough to…”| Aditi Rao Hydari · Recommended for you · Celebrity …
• The US can’t stay silent about Spain’s assault on freedom of speechNew York Daily NewsBut in the face of censorship from our democratic allies in Spain, the U.S. has been noticeably silent — perhaps the result of our own creep toward …
• The progressive case against cancel cultureSpikedThe left is the side that tends to be targeted for censorship. Studies show that even Facebook and Twitter tend to censor left-wingers more than right- …
• Iran Censors Live Stream Of Football Match Over 100 Times To Avoid Showing Woman RefereeRepublic WorldChannel controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran censored more than 100 broadcast shots showing a female referee during a British soccer match on …
• The birth of gangster movies: 90 years of ‘The Public Enemy’Far Out MagazineDuring the pre-Code era of Hollywood, when censorship laws were … William A. Wellman’s 1931 gem undermined the conservative censoring of …
• Tucker Carlson mocks Chelsea Clinton for calling on Facebook to censor him over his vaccine …The SunTUCKER Carlson has mocked Chelsea Clinton for calling on Facebook to censor him over his vaccine coverage after he questioned whether Covid …Tucker responds to Chelsea Clinton’s call for show’s censorship: We were asking ‘super obvious … – Fox NewsFull Coverage
• Roger Stone Backs Mike Lindell’s Site Frank, Says Communists, Vegetarians WelcomeNewsweekSpeaking from a site that lets users post without censorship or bans, Stone said Frank would “be different because conservatives, republicans, …
• Shefali Shah, Manav Kaul on Ajeeb Daastaans, OTTs and censorship | Aur BataoHindustan TimesShah and Kaul open up about OTT platforms and censorship. The Netfilx anthology is produced by Karan Johar and directed by Shashank Khaitan, …
• BREAKING: Israeli Newspaper Violates Censorship, Identifying Senior IDF CommanderTikun OlamIn the interest of promoting accountability of military-intelligence officers for their actions, I violate Israeli censorship by identifying such individuals.
• The internet gag on AsiaNepali timesThe army also imposed strict censorship on news, banning FM radios from broadcasting news and sent soldiers into newsrooms to monitor and censor …

April 15, 2021

“BREAKING: James O’Keefe to File Lawsuit Against Twitter After Suspending Him for Unsubstantiated Reason” by the Red State

• Younger Goes Full Rom-Com in Its Farewell SeasonVulture… to these and other questions, Younger skims across provocative topics, such as cancel culture and the stifling nature of corporate expectations.
• MOORE: Stripping away life’s trappingsKankakee Daily JournalThere seemed to be one unifying message and that is that this “Cancel Culture” movement is dangerous, and we must resist. I’m not a political …
• Sports world reacts to killing of Daunte WrightNDSU The SpectrumRivers continued, touching on ‘cancel culture‘ stating,. “We keep hearing this cancel culture stuff, but we’re canceling black lives… I think we all have …
• Jackie Robinson Day: MLB having Michele Meyer-Shipp’s voice is ‘big step’ for Black equality in …USA TODAYOPINION: Cancel culture isn’t moving MLB All-Star Game, it’s erasing of Black lives. The mission is to modernize MLB’s hiring practices, believing that …
• Journal Times editorial: ‘Cancel culture‘ and consequences of free speechJournal TimesThe term “cancel culture” has emerged in the American political conversation. The term seems to be brought out most often when a person or group is …
• Kenosha News editorial: ‘Cancel culture‘ and consequences of free speechKenosha NewsThe term “cancel culture” has emerged in the American political conversation. Will Smith Pulls ‘Emancipation’ Out of Georgia in Protest of New …
• Bella Thorne: “It would be sad if I quit because of cancel culture”NME.com“It would be so sad [if I quit because of] the media and ‘cancel culture‘ and all the annoying people sitting behind a screen wanting to bully people off …
• Bookman: GOP uses government power to cancel First AmendmentGeorgia RecorderWe hear a lot of complaining these days about a supposed “cancel culture,” most of it coming from conservatives who believe they’re being censored …
• Georgia Republicans ride the wave of ‘cancel culture‘ after MLB’s moveAtlanta Journal Constitution“Cancel culture has definitely hit a nerve — and it’s given conservatives a moment to take advantage of the overreach by Democrats,” said DeAnna …
• The price of being ‘woke’: editing your music libraryRepublican JournalOn the right, led by the biggest hypocrite of all, former President Trump berates cancel culture, while secretly sipping on Coca Cola, after calling for …

• Kenosha News editorial: ‘Cancel culture’ and consequences of free speechKenosha NewsIt says nothing about your being free from consequences for your speech. You can be fired from your job if your employer finds that the words you have …
• Stating facts on sugary-drink labels isn’t free–speech violationAmerican Medical AssociationStating facts on sugary-drink labels isn’t free–speech violation. Apr 15, 2021 …
• Mahama’s anti-corruption, tolerance, free speech credentials not been surpassed by any govt …Modern Ghana“The records are there”, he said. Additionally, Mr Asiedu Nketia said the former president’s “record of tolerance and free speech have never been …
• Ethics complaint dismissed; Panel: Mayor’s political show doesn’t violate codeValdosta Daily TimesJefferson said freedom of speech holds true in this situation, but is problematic when the mayoral title is connected to political statements. “I feel that …
• Point of View: The end of democracy in FloridaPalm Beach PostThe House passed the bill even though 90% of Florida voters support “protecting our constitutional right to free assembly and free speech by legally …
• Facebook ‘Supreme Court’ Weighs Trump’s Social Media FateBloomberg LawDuring that time, Zuckerberg repeatedly defended his company’s responsibility to protect freedom of speech and his desire to keep Facebook from …
• The Supreme Court Could Get Dragged Into the Cancel Culture WarsThe New RepublicAnd then there is the folk understanding of the First Amendment in certain circles, where getting banned from Twitter is a free–speech violation beyond …
• The Sun Never Set on the British Empire’s OppressionThe AtlanticThe speech marked Myanmar’s annual Armed Forces Day, telling a soaring and … Five days after his speech, his regime charged Aung San Suu Kyi, the … the judgment, which had nothing to do with the freedom of expression at all; …
• Nebraska lawmakers kill student journalist protection bill after filibuster1011now(WOWT) – A bill to give free–speech protections to student journalists and their advisors failed Wednesday in Nebraska’s Unicameral. The vote came …
• Can Hate Speech be Banned on Social Media?CounterPunchAnd they must get the courts to accept their solution as not infringing on First Amendment rights. Let’s look at regulating free speech on social media from …

• ‘Social Media Law: Protecting the Public or Censorship?’: WT to hold seminar todayKAMR – MyHighPlains.comCANYON, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – Announced by West Texas A&M University, a marketing professor will host a seminar from 11 a.m. through 12:15 …
• Why this entire town has been banned from FacebookYahoo News Australia”At first, you wonder, was there a technical problem? However, with the length of time, it can be considered a real censorship,” he told CNN. Massive …
• Thursday’s letters: High cost of gun violence, proud conservative, YouTube censorshipSarasota Herald-TribuneThursday’s letters: High cost of gun violence, proud conservative, YouTube censorship. Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Members of the community hold a …
• Iran’s state TV censors UK soccer match to avoid showing female referee’s legsThe Times of IsraelThe match was censored over “100 times,” according to My Stealthy Freedom, an Iranian rights group that opposes Iran’s compulsory hijab law. During …
• Chinese researchers say they’ve developed an AI text censor that is 91% accurateThe Star OnlineTraditional machine censors rely mainly on keywords to do this and struggle to achieve 70% accuracy, while AI technology – which needs to be trained …
• Scholars Fear Impact of Poland’s Law on the HolocaustInside Higher Ed“If someone censors their own work, they don’t boast about it, and we read their text without knowing that it has been censored,” she said. “It seems to …
• China’s crackdown reaches Hong Kong classrooms: ‘It feels like there is a noose over my head’Financial TimesEducators warned that the new curriculum could establish wholesale censorship, transforming classrooms for decades to come. Principals have …
• Steven Crowder Calls Out YouTube CensorshipDaily SignalThe most viewed conservative commentator on YouTube is Steven Crowder with his channel, Louder with Crowder. His fans love his politically …
• Why books should be sacred in the wake of cancel cultureThe MetropolitanIn fact, the book “120 Banned Books: Censorship Histories of World … Among the most surprising books that have been censored is the Bible. It is one …
• India’s ‘streaming dream’ may dim with new digital regulationsPRI… platforms now under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, content creators may face new layers of bureaucracy, regulation and censorship.

April 14, 2021

• The real definition of ‘cancel culture‘Sentinel-TribuneTo the Editor: Joe Average is correct. Cancel culture is a problem. (‘Cancel culture‘ needs to be canceled, April 5, Sentinel-Tribune.) But not for the …
• Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory announces US Senate runWXII The TriadFollowing Burr’s vote, the state GOP censured Burr, saying the trial was unconstitutional. McCrory says he disagrees with the cancel culture.
• Main Street: April 14, 2021Kankakee Daily JournalThe cancel culture indeed has decided what we can see, hear and say, and rides in tandem with who can sing our collective song of ethics, justice …
• Compassionate courage moves beyond ‘cancel culture‘ to challenge systemic racism – but it’s hard …Trumbull TimesCompassionate courage moves beyond ‘cancel culture‘ to challenge systemic racism – but it’s hard work. Pushpa Iyer, Middlebury Institute of …
• In Masculinities Summit, Men Discuss Friendship, Vulnerability, AccountabilityBowdoin NewsDouglas also asked the panelists to comment on the link between accountability and “cancel culture.” “One of the things that is hard about cancellation …
• Everything seems to be out of whack!Coastal CourierI got an e-mail about the radical-left “Woke” cancel culture and how the MLB … “Donate to our PAC so we can stop them from destroying our country.”.
• Rants and ravesThe Augusta ChronicleDoes the vice president go to the bathroom with Biden? · Just watching our esteemed governor Kemp on the news whining that the “cancel culture“ is out …
• Country faces a fight for election integrityMurfreesboro Post… and federal campaigns but it also puts Cancel Culture on steroids by forcing non-profit organizations to publicly disclose the names of their donors.
• Cancel culture begins with the ‘long march’ to take over society’s institutionsSky News AustraliaANU Senior Research Fellow Dr Kevin Donnelly says the origins of cancel culture can be found just before the second world war in Germany – by …
• OPINION: Lose the tomahawk chop? Even Braves not brave enough for thatAtlanta Journal Constitution… the popular chop on the heels of the All-Star Game exodus and look like they were bending to the will of the cancel culture mob. The majority of fans …
• Free Speech, Cancel Culture, and Viewpoint Diversity on Campus | James Madison ProgramJames Madison Program – Princeton UniversityFree Speech, Cancel Culture, and Viewpoint Diversity on Campus. Annual Princeton University Reunions Event. Thursday, May 20, 2021, 6:00 pm.
• Be A King on Twitter: “People who tried to cancel the votes of millions of people are saying that …twitter.comLike everything else in GOP-culture, it’s just a snappy tag-line they use as a rallying cry. It’s actually meaningless They spend millions researching and …

• Port: Left-wing activists at Fargo rally acknowledge the importance of gun rightsGrand Forks HeraldThis is to say they support things like free speech, and the right to keep and bear arms, for themselves and people like themselves. They grow less …
• GOP donors and lawmakers reportedly discussed how to tackle big tech during an RNC event at …Business Insider IndiaThe two groups have been at loggerheads over what Republicans see as the restriction of free speech and the social media platforms see as the …
• Florida Senate to take up emotionally charged ‘anti-riot bill’WJXT News4JAXBut Democrats — and particularly Black Democrats — say it would chill free speech and have a disparately negative impact on Black people.
• Letter – Council meeting was a shameful performanceTrumbull TimesThe chair endeavored to restrict our freedom of speech on resolutions regarding the EDIT task force. When resident’s voices are stifled, video calls are …
• 80 Overseas Citizens of India move SC against Centre’s rules on free speech, employmentScroll.in“…these provisions under Section 7D are arbitrary and have a chilling effect on the freedom of expression of OCIs, several of whom in spite of being …
• How Americans Lost Their Fervor for FreedomThe New RepublicIn America today, the right has a monopoly on the word “freedom.” Conservatives talk about “freedom” at every opportunity, while liberals and leftists …
• It’s none of the Florida Legislature’s business what beliefs students, faculty hold | OpinionMiami HeraldThe Florida Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis have forgotten that we live in a free and democratic country where free speech, academic freedom and …
• Vatican clears Detroit priest in sex abuse case, but AOD won’t give him job backDetroit Free Press”They’re trying to suppress free speech,” Perrone said of the archdiocese, arguing he had a right to vigorously defend and clear his name and expose …
• Zirpoli: Politicians want corporate money, not their opinion | COMMENTARYBaltimore SunFree speech does not apply to them. How dare they stand … Don’t they enjoy the freedom and protection our military provides? Shouldn’t they pay for …
• A 23-Year-Old Coder Kept QAnon Online When No One Else WouldBloombergHe says he’s not an extremist, just an entrepreneur with a maximalist view of free speech. “There needs to be a me, right?” he says, while eating pho at …
• Free Speech, Cancel Culture, and Viewpoint Diversity on Campus | James Madison ProgramJames Madison Program – Princeton UniversityFree Speech, Cancel Culture, and Viewpoint Diversity on Campus. Annual Princeton University Reunions Event. Thursday, May 20, 2021, 6:00 pm.
• Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn | National ArchivesNational Archives |In their brief but bracing book, Free Speech, historian Jonathan Zimmerman and Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist Signe Wilkinson tell the story of free …

• India Abolishes Film Certification Tribunal, Filmmakers Splittntribune.comTypically, in India, films are submitted first to the censor board’s examining committee, … Film censorship has been a widely debated subject in India.
• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says YouTube, Google are a ‘council of censors‘Creative Loafing Tampa… as a “council of censors” when they opted to pull down a video of a controversial coronavirus roundtable DeSantis held with doctors earlier this year.
• ‘Council of censors‘: Ron DeSantis says YouTube, Google enforce lockdown narrativeFlorida PoliticsThe Governor said the tech platforms were anti-science and functioned as a “council of censors” when they opted to pull down a video of a controversial …Florida gov. takes on Big Tech amid COVID panel censorship – mycbs4.comFull Coverage
• The ‘new Boğaziçi University’: Censorship, surveillance and LGBTI+phobiaBianetOne of the most striking examples of interference with students’ activities happened last week when unknown persons “censored” a piece of artwork …
• Iran censors soccer match over 100 times due to woman refereeThe Jerusalem PostA television station controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran censored over 100 broadcast shots of a female referee during the Sunday British soccer …
• Jimmy Kimmel reviews MyPillow Guy’s new websitesLast Night OnSo the MyPillow Guy has decided to create his own social media platform to promote “free speech” that can’t be censored by Twitter. His pillow sales …
• Not so scholarlyNorthwest Arkansas Democrat-GazetteCensorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. The chain wouldn’t be censoring its reporters by blocking emails, …
• Ryan Reynolds Reportedly Still Mad At Disney Over Deadpool 3 CensoringWe Got This Covered“[He’s] still trying to convince Disney to be more open about DP3, and still mad at them for censoring and wanting to tone it down,” says Richtman.
• DeFi Technologies Announces Co-Investment with Pomp Investments into SOVRYN, a DeFi …StreetInsider.com… a decentralized financial operating system that, like Bitcoin, is borderless, censorship resistant, permissionless, and secured by the Bitcoin Network.
• A Chinese platform erased accounts promoting “radical” feminist views shunning menQuartzMany of the censored groups were related to the notion of “6B4T,” a feminist … Ironically, Douban’s censorship of the groups has had a Streisand …These Chinese Women Vow Never to Marry or Have Sex With Men. Then Censors Stepped In. – VICEFull Coverage

April 13, 2021

• CANNIBAL CORPSE Drummer Says ‘Cancel Culture‘ Is ‘Ridiculous’: ‘Everybody Seems To Be …BLABBERMOUTH.NETAsked for his opinion of the so-called “cancel culture,” which is the idea that someone, usually a celebrity or a public figure, whose ideas or comments …
• NCAA criticism of transgender laws could be felt this year at University of ArkansasArkansas TimesOne irony: The critics who cry “cancel culture” while telling the NCAA, … to stop it should it be learned that one of the competitors is transgender?
• LETTER: What exactly is columnist calling for canceling?Finger Lakes TimesDoes he include the removal of the Columbus statue in Syracuse and other cities as cancel culture? It has caught the headlines and ire of those who …
• Letters: We could really use a conservative political perspective right nowSouth Bend Tribune… of carnival barkers in Washington who are going apoplectic about non-existent voter fraud, Dr. Seuss and “cancel culture,” whatever the heck that is.
• Taking aim at ‘cancel culture,’ Gibbons jumps into Ohio Senate raceFox NewsTaking aim at ‘cancel culture,’ Gibbons jumps into Ohio Senate race. Gibbons is latest Republican candidate to jump into most competitive 2022 GOP …
• House panel denies Rutledge’s effort to oblige social mediaNorthwest Arkansas Democrat-GazetteHouse Bill 1647, which Rutledge touted during a news conference last month as an effort to combat “cancel culture,” would authorize her office to take …
• Readers Speak: Catholic Church values all lifeHartford CourantI have noticed a few letters asking the Courant to drop Cal Thomas. This cancel culture needs to stop. People are complaining because they do not like …
• France’s ban on the veil looks far more sinister in historical contextWashington PostThis is part of the culture war raging in France around “Islamo-leftism,” a French version of arguments about “wokeness” and “cancel culture” in the …
• MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says Costco has pulled his products. It’s the second-largest retailer to …Business Insider IndiaRetailers have cut ties with the pillow brand after Lindell spread voter-fraud conspiracy theories. Lindell blamed Costco’s decision on “cancel culture.”.
• Cancel Culture: Two-Thirds Of Americans Believe Cancel Culture Is A ThreatKFI AM 640Cancel culture. “It’s everywhere, they’re coming for everybody” says Fox News contributor Elizabeth Ames. “A few years ago people laughed when …
• Philadelphia 76ers on Twitter: ““You keep hearing about cancel culture. But we’re canceling Black …twitter.com“You keep hearing about cancel culture. But we’re canceling Black lives. To me that’s a little more important, in my opinion, and it just keeps…

• Unity outlasts division at Masjid Ikhlas amidst years of protestsBrighton Standard-BladeAccording to the transcript of a later court trial, Riahi said, “It’s not a question of freedom of speech, that’s his right, his Constitutional right that I am for, …
• Lawsuit claims gun display chills free speech rightsTraverse City Record EagleThe display, the lawsuit claimed, has a chilling effect on others who may now be afraid to exercise their free speech rights during meetings and asked …
• Should conservatives receive financial support from Big Tech?13WHAM-TVWASHINGTON (SBG) – The Free Speech Alliance says tech giants are censoring conservatives, and elected leaders need to back up their tough talk …
• The fascinating free speech history of American license platesBoing BoingBut this tourism marketing tactic also opened up a whole new can of worms around free speech issues. In the famously libertarian state of New …
• Galesburg in World War II: Galesburg man suffer receives letter from RooseveltGalesburg Register-MailIn his speech, the entirety of which was published in the Register-Mail, … undertaken and carried through by the free expression of a free majority.”.
• USM cutting ties with Chinese government-funded programAssociated PressThe program gives China a foothold on U.S. soil and poses a threat to free speech, the administration said. Tufts University announced it was closing …
• Modi’s War on the PressProject SyndicateFreedom of the press is the mortar that binds together a free society. … including 36 in 2019, according to a study by the Free Speech Collective.
• Professor’s lawsuit could have ramifications for preferred pronoun use and moreGazettextra“The idea that there is a free speech right to say absolutely anything in the … “All professor Meriwether is asking for is really the same freedom.” ———.
• Satan Shoes: Trademark Blasphemy or Free Speech?IPWatchdog.comThis kind of First Amendment / free speech defense is often successful where the asserted trademark is used in a context that clearly conveys a joke or …
• Sons of Southern Cross win First Amendment lawsuit over Confederate flag after Van Buren …Van Buren Press Argus-CourierThe lawsuit argued that since flags are a matter of free speech, then the rule is a content-based restriction on free speech. The Sons of the Southern …

• VPN vs DPN: The dawn of decentralized web privacyTechRadarWith this, there’s a rise in the use of VPN, and now DPN, services to deliver a more democratic, private, secure, censorship-resistant, and decentralized …
• CANNIBAL CORPSE Drummer Says ‘Cancel Culture’ Is ‘Ridiculous’: ‘Everybody Seems To Be …BLABBERMOUTH.NETJust like the censorship — that’s always been ridiculous to us. I mean, come on, we’re a band; we’re a fictional horror band. Look at our album covers …
• Is It Possible to Smother a Political Idea to Death?Paste MagazineAnd so we have a renewed push for censorship. With Trump in power, the calls came from mostly from the liberal left, who were (perhaps rightly) …
• China wants regular citizens to monitor online comments for “harmful” historyQuartzThe CAC notice marks a fresh effort by the government to enlist the help of grassroots censors—patriotic ordinary internet users—to erase content it …Rep. Reschenthaler to Newsmax TV: China Set to Supplant US as World Superpower – WBAP News/TalkChina launches hotline to crack down on ‘historical nihilists’, who ‘insult’ Chinese heroes – The Siasat DailyFull Coverage
• Congress wants to repeal censorship law. Is the replacement any better?The Brazilian ReportCongress wants to repeal censorship law. Is the replacement any better? The 1983 National Security Law has been used as a tool to intimidate …
• Alex Salmond accuses BBC and STV of ‘censoring‘ Alba after leaders’ debate snubThe NationalThese organisations, unlike others, are effectively censoring Alba. “The launch of our Lothian campaign is a case in point. There were over 40 …
• Jason Reynolds to serve as inaugural Honorary Chair of Banned Books WeekEW.comTo censor a book is to damage the framework in which we live. Reynolds is widely … Yet he, too, has been the subject of book censorship. Two of his …
• ‘We know we are being censored‘; NITV ordered not to rebroadcast NIRB hearingsNunavut NewsWe want to find out who is censoring us,” said NITV board member Zacharias Kunuk, on behalf of the board. “It’s not the Inuit way to be confrontational.”.
• Twitter briefly suspends Chinese diplomats’ accounts, causing concern over suppression of …Global Times… Cultural Counselor at the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan has been pilloried by netizens as “blatant censorship,” who are concerned the platform may …
• Life’s a Bitche for French town censored by FacebookBangkok PostSTRASBOURG (FRANCE) – The French town of Bitche celebrated its return to Facebook on Tuesday, three weeks after censors took down its page, …Life’s a Bitche for French town censored by Facebook – Yahoo Singapore NewsFrench town name Bitche censored on Facebook – The ConnexionFull Coverage
• Art, Activism, Censorship: A Conversation with Tania Bruguera | David Rockefeller Center for Latin …David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies – Harvard UniversityArt, Activism, Censorship: A Conversation with Tania Bruguera. Date: Friday, April 16, 2021, 12:00pm.
• What price press freedom in Northern Ireland?Index on CensorshipJournalists continue to be threatened as tensions escalate in the province.

April 12, 2021

• Behind the Memes: Uphill Fiend share more than just jokesBackcountryBCM: Was there ever a meme that you guys didn’t post because you were afraid of cancel culture? UF: No, I’m not really scared of cancel culture …
• Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider Says ‘Cancel Culture‘ Is Just a New Form of CensorshipLoudwire”It’s censorship,” Snider said of “cancel culture.” “And censorship has changed quite a bit. I mean, you [look back] at when I was in Washington testifying.Dee Snider Calls Cancel Culture “Censorship” – Metal Injection.netFull Coverage
• Cancel Culture comes for ‘mum’ and ‘dad’Sky News AustraliaCancel Culture comes for ‘mum’ and ‘dad’. 12/04/2021|5min. One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson says she’s “had a gutful” of the push for …
• Hawley raises $3M after leading efforts to block Electoral College results: reportThe Hill“We’re not going to back down to the woke mob, we’re not going to back down to the cancel culture, we’re not going to be told what we can say or do.”.
• Florida proposed cancel culture law reeks of ‘totalitarian stranglehold’ | LettersTampa Bay TimesYes, it’s very ironic. This bill isn’t to push back against cancel culture. It’s to advance a totalitarian stranglehold in our already corrupt GOP one-party rule …
• Pistons exec to Michigan lawmakers: Restricting voting rights will cost state | OpinionDetroit Free Press… fallen victim to “cancel culture.” The irony, of course, is that what MLB is protesting is Georgia’s attempt to cancel the voices of many minority voters.
• Cancel culture skyrockets due to Covid-19 pandemicQuadIf America promotes free speech, why do people keep getting cancelled for sharing opinions? Chances are we’ve all heard the term “cancel culture” …
• What Cloud Attacks Have Taught Us About Hidden Compliance CostsInformationWeekIn today’s cancel culture, many businesses that were SolarWinds customers quickly reviewed their risk posture and considered alternatives as soon as …
• Reader letter: Cancel culture going too farWindsor StarI am getting very tired of this cancel culture regarding things that have happened in the past. You cannot change the past. It’s already history.
• Republican Kelvin King to challenge Warnock in 2022 Senate contestAtlanta Journal ConstitutionA Republican owner of a metro Atlanta construction company entered the race for U.S. Senate on Monday with an attack on “cancel culture” and a …
• The FOX News Rundown: FOX News Rundown Extra: ‘Cancel Culture‘ Vs. The State Of Georgia‎Apple Podcasts on the App StoreGeorgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp signed into law new restrictions for elections in his state. The measure quickly outraged Democrats, who…

• China’s embassy in Sweden under fire over ‘threats’ to journalistEuronews”All of us are standing clearly behind the journalists and freedom of expression,” she said. “We are not followers of China, and they will not gain any …
• Microsoft buying speech recognition firm Nuance in $16B dealBluefield Daily TelegraphFirst Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom …
• Editorial Roundup: MichiganU.S. News & World ReportAs champions of the First Amendment, we wholeheartedly embrace and support free speech. Protecting the free flow of opinions and ideas, especially …
• Team of Legal Gladiators? Iraqi Militias’ Tortured Relationship with LawJust SecurityIraq’s Iranian-backed militias, self-styled as al-Muqāwama al-Islāmiyya (“the … Raise (and enforce) penalties against freedom of speech violators.
• MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s social-media site Frank is now set to launch on April 20Business InsiderThe site, which has the tagline “the voice of free speech,” is currently a static webpage. Lindell said that he’d use the site to share evidence of his …
• Anti-protest bill clears House after intense debateWWSB(News Service of Florida) – With critics warning that the bill would chill free speech and have a disparately negative impact on Black people, a key …
• USAGM Pick to Lead Cuba Broadcasting Draws Criticism from Senator | Voice of America – EnglishVoice of America… to seek information on how the new director plans to promote “the principles of a free press and of free speech in Cuba.” “I am concerned that she is …
• ‘Stand tall’: Hong Kong media tycoon Lai writes letter from jailFRANCE 24In the letter to his journalist staff, Lai said defending free speech was “a dangerous job now”. “Please be extra cautious and do not take risks.
• They wanted police reform. But the push for new laws turned out to be much harder in Florida.Sun SentinelHB1, which has been dubbed an anti-protest bill by civil rights organizations and free speech advocates, has already passed the House and is …
• Workplaces Must Do Better for Black Women | OpinionNewsweekSharon Osbourne recently left CBS’ The Talk after 11 years following a controversial … Osbourne continued to defend Morgan’s “right to free speech.

• Belarus pulls plug on EuronewsThe News International… news network Euronews from broadcasting, in a move denounced by critics of strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko as a new act of censorship.
• Censoring the broadcast media in GhanaGhanaWebCensoring the broadcast media in Ghana. Nmc 99 NMC says it does not lie within its mandate to regulate TV and radio content. Mon, 12 …
• Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider Says ‘Cancel Culture’ Is Just a New Form of CensorshipLoudwire”And censorship has changed quite a bit. I mean, you [look back] at when I was in Washington testifying — by the way, it was a bipartisan effort. It was the …Dee Snider Calls Cancel Culture “Censorship“ – Metal Injection.netFull Coverage
• China brings out its censors over vaccine critiqueCNNGao Fu, director of the China Centers for Disease Control, speaking at a vaccines and health conference in Chengdu, southwest China, on Saturday. A …
• Facebook sued over ‘failure to censor anti-Muslim hate speech’Doha NewsThe lawsuit, filed in Washington’s District of Columbia Superior Court claims Facebook, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl …
• J. Michael Cole: China is using our legal systems against usNational PostIn almost all cases, this attempt at extraterritorial censorship was made possible by legal systems that have a low threshold for libel suits, or judges that …
• Reader letter: Cancel culture going too farWindsor StarAltering any books or movies to me is a direct form of censorship in its worst form. Cutting scenes in movies I feel is wrong. One should be able to read …
• China admits, then censors, the fact that its vaccines are poorWashington ExaminerCouncil on Foreign Relations scholar Yanzhong Huang observed that Gao’s comments were quickly censored on social media. On Sunday, Gao was …
• Israeli Supreme Court green-lights Israel’s ‘Cyber Unit’ that works with social media giants to …WAFA – Palestine News AgencyThis censorship is conducted in collaboration and coordination with social media outlets, including US-based giants Facebook and Twitter. Similar units …
• Myanmar protesters revert to their own paper newsletter in bid to combat internet outages and …The IndependentProtesters in Myanmar have reverted to publishing their own paper newsletter to combat the internet outages and censorship employed by the military…

April 11, 2021

• Corporations are standing up and defending our democracy from Republican attacks. But we can’t …Business InsiderBut the GOP is hitting back, crying that these business decisions in defense of democracy are “cancel culture.” While the actions of big business are …
• Reappraising Ernest HemingwayCBS NewsThe headlines are filled these days with stories of so-called “cancel culture,” as history is reappraised. … Why hasn’t Hemingway been canceled?
• Brad Locke: Cancel culture found home in Tupelo decades agoYahoo NewsApr. 11—Conservatives love to decry “cancel culture,” which is ironic considering how long they’ve embraced it. One could even argue they invented it …
• Ticked off! @cancel cultureOrlando SentinelTicked off! @cancel culture · To the loser gym members, please stop hogging the equipment while you’re talking on the cell phone, and/or waiting to do …
• Jeremy Clarkson blasts Meghan for damaging Royal Family as he ‘sidesteps’ cancel cultureasume techJeremy Clarkson says he’s found a way to “side step” cancel culture. The former Top Gear presenter admitted that he was planning to ignore …Jeremy Clarkson blasts Meghan for damaging Royal Family as he ‘sidesteps’ cancel culture – Daily ExpressFull Coverage
• Rants and ravesThe Augusta ChronicleDelta Airlines appears to be part of the cancel culture. I just received my second COVID vaccine. Thank you, President Trump. Why does everything …
• No, the GOP and the Dems Haven’t Actually Swapped BrainsPOLITICO MagazineRepublicans who only recently railed about “cancel culture,” now loudly demand the cancellation of critics, opponents and politically incorrect foes.Trump to rally GOP at Mar-a-lago and preview pathway for Republican victories – Fox NewsFull Coverage
• Op-Ed: The media’s whitewashing of Stephen Miller’s white nationalismLos Angeles TimesThe biggest problems in his view are “cancel culture,” i.e. holding white men … Miller’s most cherished and sadistic projects, such as canceling the …
• Trump seen with yet another Coke bottle despite calling for brand boycottThe indy100Just two days later, the former leader was criticising “woke cancel culture” and calling for Republicans and conservatives to “fight back”. “Boycott Major …
• Readers Speak: UConn women’s basketball loss is on GenoHartford CourantDiversity in rational political thought has to be promoted — not trampled underfoot in some attempt at cancel–culture censorship — if we are to get …
• Pablo Center for the Confluence | Event | Conversations in Color : Exploring “Cancel Culture“Pablo CenterConversations in Color : Exploring “Cancel Culture“. April 26, 2021. Community thought-leaders come together to discuss issues and topics in our…

• What We Learned This WeekVoice of San DiegoAfter a year of railing against what they’ve deemed a “woke” war on free speech, Republicans are now trying to use the government to sanction …
• Peter Dutton leads charge against slanderous trolls Jennifer OrielThe AustralianUntil recently, big tech oligarchs have used free speech to build social media empires without upholding the duty of traditional publishers to stop …
• Letter to the Editor | Nothing wrong with singular ‘they’Champaign/Urbana News-GazetteSuch cruelty has nothing whatsoever to do with free speech or religious conviction or the search for truth, and it has absolutely no place in the …
• Silicon Valley’s smuggling appsSanta Barbara News-Press… illegal immigration and human smuggling operate with impunity, while those same globalist companies have banned law-abiding, free–speech apps …
• Corporate America is still dangerously delusional about what the GOP has becomeMarkets InsiderThe one that was born during the Reagan years. The GOP that kept its hands out of the affairs of private enterprise, that championed free speech, that …
• Scotland: Bishops issue pre-election Pastoral LetterIndependent Catholic News… Scotland’s political discourse” and to warn politicians against imposing “unjust restrictions on free speech, free expression and freedom of thought, …
• Mo Brooks picks up Barry Moore endorsement at Coffee County pro-free speech eventYellowhammer NewsNEW BROCKTON — Saturday before a few hundred people gathered at the Coffee County Farm Center for a pro-free speech rally, U.S. Rep.
• Clarence Thomas and Section 230: Why the justice’s musings matterCNETHe called threat to free speech a “glaring concern.” In the opinion, he addressed the lower court’s ruling that Trump had violated the First Amendment by …
• Poynter’s College Media Program is looking for a few good schoolsPoynterB.L., a student speech case that could fundamentally alter how future generations understand the idea of free speech in America.” The SPLC said it …
• Delray Beach police officer’s BLM tirade turns into race bias lawsuitPalm Beach Post… public employees can be disciplined for social media posts or if that action is a violation of freedom of speech, as Lucas argues in her lawsuit.
• Ep. 131 ‘Incitement’ with David L. Hudson Jr. So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast‎Apple Podcasts on the App StoreThere are very few exceptions to the First Amendment, and “incitement to imminent lawless action” is one of them. In the wake of former President …

• Staff accuse Hamilton Island of hiding news of alleged underpaymentsCourier MailHamilton Island Enterprises has been accused of censoring news alleging its resort staff had been underpaid after footage emerged of an employee …Secret footage: Hamilton Island ‘hide’ news of ‘underpayment’ – Queensland TimesFull Coverage
• Staff accuse Hamilton Island of hiding news of alleged underpaymentsChronicleHamilton Island Enterprises has been accused of censoring news alleging its resort staff had been underpaid after footage emerged of a corporate …
• We have to keep wearing masks to fight COVID-19: Sayani GuptaTimes of IndiaItaly got rid of censorship just a couple of days ago. I don’t think censorship is needed at all. This is ridiculous. You’ve been working simultaneously in …We have to keep wearing masks to fight COVID-19: Sayani Gupta – Times of IndiaFull Coverage
• Enjoy instant online privacy with nearly $200 off a Private Internet Access VPN subscriptionThe HillIn the process, users will eliminate internet censorship and enjoy unlimited bandwidth for the duration of a two-year subscription that is presently …
• Chinese shows blur Western brands over Xinjiang cotton disputeThe Japan TimesSince late March, streaming platforms in China have diligently censored the … The censorship campaign can be traced to a dispute that erupted last …
• For some Western brands, it’s all a blur on China TVNorthwest Arkansas Democrat-GazetteAs far as viewers could tell, the censored apparel showed no hints of … The censorship campaign can be traced to a dispute that unfolded in March, …
• China launches hotline for netizens to report ‘illegal’ history commentsKFGO NewsInternet authorities often increase censorship and online supervision ahead of … Chinese social media sites that fail to censor critical content also face …
• Censor Issues with Rana’s Virata Parvam and Chiranjeevi’s Acharya may cause a delay in the …Oracle GlobeIt was noticed that the Censor certificate was a challenging task in the country with a broader guideline and task. The films are seen to be fictional …
• Mart Helme to establish Riigikogu support group for Estonia leaving the EUERR NewsHelme claims there are attempts to rewrite history and lay down censorship in the European Union, as well as attempts to turn the European …
• Abolished: The last resortDaijiworld.comThe trend was set during the British Raj, which implemented censorship of films with the purpose of checking on anti-Raj or pro freedom content in …Abolition of Film Certification Appellate Tribunal: The last resort – The New Indian ExpressFull Coverage

April 10, 2021

“CA podcaster gets visit from police after ‘lightly’ criticizing AOC on Twitter” by Dana Kennedy for the NY Post

• RH Line calls for Saturday, April 10, 2021Loveland Reporter-HeraldLarimer Landfill · Post office potholes · Centerra mess · Fee, tax · Positive news · Voting law · Cancel culture · More in Opinion …
• Letter: Objects to MLB All-Star Game relocationThe State Journal-RegisterNow, major league baseball has given in to the leftist, radical, socialist, cancel culture by moving the All-Star game out of Georgia. My reaction is to no …
• The New Cancel Culture CapitalismThe New York TimesWith a political base driven by cultural grievance, populist messaging and a false belief in a stolen election, attacking corporations over “cancel culture” …
• Chris Schillig: Even before ‘cancel culture,’ no star shined foreverThe-reviewChris Schillig: Even before ‘cancel culture,’ no star shined forever … Here’s a name many readers haven’t heard for a while, if ever: Jack Benny. Benny …
• FOX News Rundown Extra: ‘Cancel Culture‘ Vs. The State Of GeorgiaRadio NBFOX News Rundown Extra: ‘Cancel Culture‘ Vs. The State Of Georgia … Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp signed into law new restrictions for …
• Letter: Not just GOP decries ‘cancel culture‘Chico Enterprise-Record… the pernicious encroachment of “Cancel Culture.” These folks include life-long Democrats and classically liberal First Amendment zealots like me.
• Letter: Not just GOP decries ‘cancel culture‘Chico Enterprise-RecordRecall that ideas such as the heliocentric solar system, evolutionary human origins, and civil rights for all, were once the object of the “cancel cultures” …
• Marmorstein: Be wary of autism awarenessAberdeenNews.comAnyone who questions them or suggests that their actions might be harmful will be accused of engaging in “cancel culture” or “parent shaming.”.
• Cancel culture should be canceledDaily CalifornianSo let it be with Caesar.” Cancel culture was around even in Shakespeare’s time. These days, it’s more like the evil that people do is the only thing that …
• Bill Maher blasts cancel culture turned ‘summary execution’: ‘What happened to just accepting the …Yahoo News… development” because “the critique of cancel culture is getting a bad name.” “Because cancel culture does need to be critiqued,” Maher stressed.

• Wrestling with free speech, racism and China on university campusesThe Sydney Morning Herald“Left activists have forgotten what freedom of speech means in an era of woke culture,” said Mr Tudge, who had not read the article. “Certainly any claims …
• First 5: How 9 honorees used their First Amendment powersSalina PostSo, fellow Americans, what are you doing with your vast First Amendment freedoms? Do you choose to exercise your freedom of expression on social …
• North Carolina Takes Aim at Drones – But Hits Free SpeechDroneLifeNorth Carolina Takes Aim at Drones – But Hits Free Speech. Posted By: Miriam McNabbon: April 10, 2021. DRONELIFE reported earlier on …
• Corporations don’t like voter suppression, so McConnell wants them out of politics. Seriously?Detroit Free Press… in their free speech efforts surrounding divisive political issues such as birth … or for the people, but for their own campaign coffers and self-interest.
• A Teacher Marched to the Capitol. When She Got Home, the Fight Began.The New York TimesMany signed a counter-petition in support of Ms. Hostetter, saying the school district had infringed on her right to free speech. “When did our youth lose …
• Denison Republicans bring Mike Pompeo for virtual convention, leading to backlashThe Newark AdvocateThis is consistent with our Statement on Freedom of Expression and … in a suit: Pompeo Undermines Multicultural Democracy in DCR Speech.” In the …
• Essay/Benjamin Wachs: ‘Cancel culture’ is a ‘Republican brand’MPNnow.comDonald Trump called for boycotts of those companies for speaking out. … That the Republican Party doesn’t “defend free speech” so much as it …
• Letter to the Editor: Tech giants want power but accept no responsibilityIrish ExaminerThe term ‘anonymous free speech‘ is an oxymoron. It has no identifiable source, tells us nothing of vested interests, bias, or motive. It smears …
• MASTERSON ONLINE: Bias, hypocrisy on displayArkansas OnlineIn short, the only acceptable free speech in the minds of these intolerants lies only in what they happen to believe. Neither truth nor others’ thoughts …
• Floor debate is key focusMarshalltown Times RepublicanThe Senate also passed House File 744 regarding the protection of free speech and First Amendment rights at Iowa universities and K-12 schools.
• David Sacks on Twitter: “Free speech is no longer a right, it’s a whim of unelected technocrats who …twitter.comAnd it was never was on a private platform. You go to your neighbors yard and start screaming the N-word at them in the name of free speech and then …

• Chinese TV censor foreign fashion brands amid Xinjiang cotton row: ReportHindustan TimesAmid Beijing’s ongoing tussle with foreign companies over forced labour issues in Xinjiang, Chinese television channels have censored the logos and …Chinese TV channels censor foreign fashion brands amid Xinjiang cotton row: Report – ANI NewsFull Coverage
• Censor Problems Likely for Acharya and Virataparvam?Mirchi9The Censor board hasn’t yet responded to this request. On the other hand, it is now to be seen how the producers of these films will react to this …
• China’s Scholars Thorn Between Self-Censorship and Beijing’s OstracismBitterwinter.orgChina’s Scholars Thorn Between Self-Censorship and Beijing’s Ostracism. 04/10/2021 Ruth Ingram A+ | A-. Those who tell the truth are sanctioned by …
• It’s time for Ireland to stop compulsory film classificationThe Irish TimesCensorship ain’t what it used to be, including in Ireland. Here, as elsewhere, it’s been replaced by a different C-word. The last Irish film censor, John …
• TikTok censors Minn. GOP candidate for violation of community guidelines, does not give specificsOne America News NetworkOAN Newsroom UPDATED 5:46 PM PT – Friday, April 9, 2021. Video-sharing platform TikTok censored a GOP candidate for speaking on conservative …
• Spotify Is Quitely Censoring Joe Rogan’s PodcastThe BlastOne of the most popular podcasters of all time, Joe Rogan, is now facing some censorship on his content as well! Spotify’s Cleaning Up It’s Platform.
• Chinese TV shows censor foreign fashion brands as Xinjiang cotton row continuesSupChinaIt is unclear whether the censorship was state-directed or pre-emptive to avoid the television shows themselves becoming objects of online …
• China’s Douban Censors the Oscars From Its PlatformVarietyHammer told Variety that the more China censored coverage related to his short, the more Beijing was simply proving the film’s point for him. “[‘Do Not …
• Anti-gay legislation could censor teachers, critics sayWBIR.com— A controversial anti-gay bill scheduled for a final vote in the Tennessee Legislature could censor teachers and erase history, critics argue. HB529, part …
• Why Internet Shutdowns Are Dangerous, Even for Liberal DemocraciesThe National Interest OnlineOften emergencies are justified as the pretext for government censorship and internet shutdowns. by Rachel Chiu.

April 9, 2021

• Guest commentary: Boycotts and ‘canceling‘ have been around since days of our Founding FathersThe ReporterLately there have been a lot of stories in the media on “cancel culture,” and more recently on “cancelling cancel culture.” Fortunately, while the United …
• When ‘cancel culture‘ comes for the ChurchPort Huron Times HeraldWhen ‘cancel culture‘ comes for the Church … effective “canceling” of cartoons like Pepe Le Pew and the Looney Tunes. … But it doesn’t stop there.
• The Case for More CancelingThe New RepublicAs long as conservatives are obsessed with Dr. Seuss and “woke capital,” they’ll be too distracted to wage genuinely harmful culture wars. · Dan Pfieffer, …
• Selective OutrageIndependent Women’s ForumWhat do Teen Vogue, Coca-Cola, and Major League Baseball have in common? They’ve all been willing participants of cancel culture… in the most …
• Harry wants to be with royal family after Philip’s death, but Meghan’s wishes are less clearThe Mercury News… privileged “woke” advocates for “cancel culture.” On Friday, pundits on Fox and Friends went so far as to blame Harry and Meghan for Philip’s death, …
• ‘Cancel culture‘ is just another phrase for ‘witch hunt’St. Cloud TimesIt’s hard to believe a simple phrase like “cancel culture” can invoke fear and anger in politicians, entertainers, writers and educators. It can cost …
• It’s Jared’s turn: Our local elected representatives need to learn how to use GoogleEcho PressCancel culture isn’t responsible for this. Dr. Seuss Enterprises pulled the six books from publication on its own without pushback from the public. Hasbro …
• “Cancel culture” forgets most racism happens in privateVox“Cancel culture” forgets most racism happens in private. The debate is focused on public acts of racism. But what about what people say or do when they …
• Panic over cancel culture really about the perceived loss of powerThe AgeIn truth, the panic over ‘woke cancel culture‘ is really about losing assumed and real power. It challenges the assumption of usually powerful people that …
• Reject cancel culturePrince George CitizenReject cancel culture. John Siebenga / Prince George Citizen. April 9, 2021 06:43 AM …
• Senthorun Raj on Twitter: ““Woke Agenda.” “Cancel Culture.” “Gender Ideology.” “Political …twitter.com“Cancel Culture.” “Gender Ideology.” “Political Correctness.” These terms are now used interchangeably to depict people who challenge racism, …

• Texans sue Attorney General Ken Paxton, accuse him of violating First Amendment for blocking …KWTX(TEXAS TRIBUNE) – A group of Texans and a free speech advocacy group are suing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in federal court, accusing …Texans sue Attorney General Ken Paxton, accuse him of violating First Amendment for blocking … – KVUE.comTexas AG’s Blocked Followers Raise Free Speech, Access Concerns – Bloomberg LawFree speech advocates sue Texas AG Ken Paxton for blocking critics on Twitter – Houston ChronicleFull Coverage
• Trump Judges Rule That Public University Professors Have a Constitutional Right to Publicly …People For the American Way… Doe” violates his First Amendment rights to free speech and free exercise of … could “require … a civil rights icon to condemn the Freedom Riders…
• Finally, clarity on limits of freedom of speechNew Straits Times OnlineParamjothy imposed RM15,000 worth of fines on Zamri Bin Abd Razak for offensive comments he posted two years ago on Facebook insulting Hinduism …
• Florida bill urges college students to secretly record profs for lawsuit fodder | Frank CerabinoPalm Beach PostWhatever happened to academic freedom? … Under the guise of protecting unpopular free speech on college campuses, Republican state lawmakers …
• Israeli university heads defend free speech in prize disputeMinneapolis Star Tribune”Denying a person a prize due to their political beliefs contradicts the basic principle of the Israel Prize and severely harms free speech and free …Israeli university heads defend free speech in prize dispute – Washington PostIsraeli university heads defend free speech in prize dispute – WBNG.comFull Coverage
• Federal appeals court sides with Evers over press accessAssociated PressThe MacIver Institute for Public Policy filed the lawsuit in 2019 alleging that Evers violated its staffers’ constitutional rights to free speech, freedom of …
• Bacon’s RebellionBacon’s RebellionThe 2020 College Free Speech ratings ranked UVa 6th of 55 institutions for free speech. Conservative students ranked it 10th best. But that’s damning …
• Pinterest jumps on bandwagon to appoint local representative to TurkeyStockholm Center for Freedom… which critics say will further curb freedom of expression in the country. … where the government has a track record of cracking down on free speech.Pinterest establishes legal entity in Turkey to avoid bans – KRQE News 13Full Coverage
• Columnist Joe Gannon: Social media: The iron lung of conspiracistsGazetteNETThe standard for “free speech” has always been that all speech is protected unless you falsely shout “Fire!” in a crowded theater. There is no free …
• CNY Asian community rallied around unifying theme: ‘We are one’ (Your Letters)syracuse.comNot a self-centered hope to peacock or to remind of grievance, but a … who came to America from non-democratic countries that this free speech thing …
• ‎So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast: Ep. 132 Academic Freedom Alliance with Keith …‎Apple Podcasts on the App StoreOn today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we discuss the newly formed Academic Freedom Alliance, which is a union of American …
• The Weaponization of Discourse: Israel/Palestine, Antisemitism, and Free Speech on Campus | H …H-NetThe Weaponization of Discourse: Israel/Palestine, Antisemitism, and Free Speech on Campus. Ariella Werden-Greenfield’s picture. Announcement …

• Alex Salmond inquiry: senior lawyers condemn ‘state censors‘The TimesScottish prosecutors abused their powers and behaved as if they were government censors during the Alex Salmond inquiry, according to a group of …
• Facebook censored Palestinians in Gaza from sharing our story with the worldMondoweissGrapek’s report studied blocked and censored Palestinian English content to analyze Facebook’s current mechanics of censorship and whether there …
• Intel’s new Bleep software uses AI to censor hate speechReport DoorHave you ever wanted to censor a little hate speech while playing a game, but not all of it? Thanks to Intel’s Bleep, a software that uses AI to censor …
• Intel responds to hate speech tool getting roasted by the internetPolygonThanks to Intel’s Bleep, a software that uses AI to censor voice chat, you can. Bleep was developed in partnership with a company called Spirit AI, and is …
• Why We’ve Committed Ourselves to Fighting Online CensorshipMerion West“We believe this question of censorship is a non-partisan concern that will deeply affect the ability of our country to achieve fairness and progress …
• Remembering the Time Prince Prince Philip Saved James BondEsquire.comStarring Sean Connery as Bond and Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore, the film almost didn’t see the light of day in the United States, as censors found …
• Italy Abolishes Film Censorship Law, Filmmakers To Classify Their Own MoviesRepublic WorldComing in as a historic move, the film censorship in Italy has officially been scrapped by legislation, that allowed the federal government to censor, …
• KAZAKHSTAN: “People don’t have the right to distribute religious materials in any form whatsoever”Forum 18The Committee also observed that the censorship requirements set out in the Religion Law “is also problematic in light of [International Covenant on …
• Chinese web censors strike again as military forums fall one by one蘋果日報Chinese web censors strike again as military forums fall one by one … Beijing’s latest blow to internet freedom targets discussion forums that talk about …
• Bollywood anxious as India abolishes film certification tribunalAljazeera.comIn India, filmmakers do not self-censor, as in most countries in the West, but have to get a CBFC certificate before releasing their films. The CBFC …

April 8, 2021

• Ex-Rep. Katie Hill loses lawsuit against Daily Mail for publishing nude photos of her, accuses judge …Business Insider India”Today, we lost in court because a judge – not a jury – thinks revenge porn is free speech.” Advertisement. “This fight has massive implications for any …Judge tosses former Rep. Katie Hill’s suit against tabloid – KOBFormer Rep. Katie Hill loses key ruling in suit over publication of nude photos – KABC-TVFull Coverage
• ‘Anti-riot’ bill will trample on rights, stifle free speechReverb MSN Music’Anti-riot’ bill will trample on rights, stifle free speech. The Palm Beach Post Editorial Board 27 mins ago …
• PBFA slams ‘anti-competitive, anti-free market’ Wisconsin bills targeting plant-based dairy and meatFoodNavigator-USA.comAs presently drafted, the “bills present a misguided attack on innovation and all food producers’ free speech rights to use words and phrases that …
• Texas Atty Tags $15K Chancery Sanction As Free Speech HitLaw360… fee sanction last year told Delaware’s Supreme Court on Wednesday that the penalty crossed a free speech line without justification or due process.
• Opinion/Letter: Gun-free zones are a falsehoodSeacoastonline.comConstitutions, by allowing local jurisdictions to limit our constitutional rights. Would anyone want a local jurisdiction establishing a non-free speech zone, …
• Tovar: diversity, equity, and inclusion to be ‘core pillar’ in next UI strategic planUI The Daily IowanFree Speech. Diversity, equity, and inclusion leaders at the regents’ institutions were also asked about First Amendment and freedom of speech issues …
• The Future of TenureThe Chronicle of Higher EducationIt is a safeguard for the freedom of academic inquiry — related to but not identical with a larger and peculiarly American commitment to free speech.
• Incitement: Modernizing the standardThe HillThe Court struggled admirably to enhance freedom of speech, with Justices Douglas and Black rejecting the “clear and present danger” doctrine …
• Council Approves First Reading of Sidewalk Vendor OrdinanceCapistrano DispatchReeve said if there was concern about treating people differently and what is considered free speech for the exemption, and with councilmembers going …
• Embattled NRA Chief Kept Bankruptcy Filing Secret From DeputiesThe New York Times… recently beset by infighting — as it seeks to turn the battle with the New York attorney general into a fight over free speech rather than free perks.

• Opinion | ‘Manifesting love’: Why Christians need to be quicker to forgiveThe University of Alabama Crimson WhiteCancel culture is not forgiving. It does not give people second chances. For someone who does not value forgiveness, cancel culture might even seem …
• Rep. Crenshaw: Democrats using ‘cancel culture‘ to impose ‘fascism’Yahoo NewsRep. Crenshaw: Democrats using ‘cancel culture‘ to impose ‘fascism’. Wed, April 7, 2021, 8:04 PM.
• Dan Crenshaw Says Democrats Using ‘Woke Agenda’ and ‘Cancel Culture‘ to Impose ‘Progressive …MediaiteCongressman Dan Crenshaw (R- TX) said on Fox News Wednesday night that Democrats are using cancel culture to impose “progressive fascism.”.
• Opinion: Don’t believe the ‘big lie’ that police are racistCincinnati.comWarning: If you are a cancel–culture snowflake who relies on NPR, the New York Times and the alphabet networks for news, the following may put a …
• The war on social media … The Oz uncancels cancel culture … Holgate-gate rolls onCrikeyThe Oz uncancels cancel culture … Holgate-gate rolls on. If the government wants to crack down on social media, it should start inside its own ranks.
• Comedian Adam Hills defends cancel culture and urges comics to ‘be more responsible’Mirror.co.ukThe 50-year-old told News Corp that the commotion surrounding cancel culture has been taken too far by people on both sides of the debate.
• Laguna Beach repeals municipal code section criminalizing certain languageLos Angeles Times“The public has also taken the hits, and this has to stop. It’s a remarkable coincidence that we’re … It’s cancel culture. It’s Village Laguna’s attempt to …
• Cancel culture vs. counter cultureSonoma WestYou can’t cancel culture, especially someone else’s. But, just using the words can cause harm and hurt. It can be a form of bullying, angry mob mentality …
• Cancel culture vs. counter cultureSonoma WestCancel culture vs. counter culture … Or, we could continue to waste our time and energy and argue about Mr. Potato Head, Dr. Seuss, Confederate …
• Column: GOP must boycott baseball, Coke and all of ‘woke America’Chicago Tribune… like “The Tyranny of Communist-Corporate-Wokeism and Anti-American Sports Cancel Culture Inspired by Godless Liberal Heathen Monster-Mobs.

• Censored anime manga characterROUGH MagazineBut since nothing is perfect, the animation was censored due to the looks of one of the villains in the series, which was very revealing in the manga …
• Indiana AG Todd Rokita To Begin Big Tech Censorship ProbeIndiana Public MediaIndiana Attorney General Todd Rokita (R) was temporarily censored by Twitter earlier this year. (Alan Mbathi/IPB News). Attorney General Todd Rokita …Indiana AG Rokita investigating Big Tech over business practices – Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW)Full Coverage
• ‘Fast & Furious 9’ Approved for China ReleaseYahoo EntertainmentUniversal’s “Fast & Furious 9” has passed Chinese censorship to receive official approval for release, the company announced on Wednesday.
• Press freedom in Macau’s gambling hub under spotlight as China ramps up scrutinyReuters… which typically operate with more flexibility than the local Chinese press, which has faced tight censorship for more than a decade, journalists said.
• OTT has heralded a post-censorship era…Deccan ChronicleHyderabad: On April 7, Ram Gopal Varma turned 59. He might as well be 18 or 24 or 36. He couldn’t care less. His energy, perpetual insistence on …
• Abandoning our Iran hostages and other commentaryNew York PostFrom the left: Big Tech’s Sneak Censorship. Groups seeking to expose malfeasance are “particularly vulnerable in the age of algorithmic moderation, …
• Twitter will not allow Trump account archive on platformThe HillThe move was met with fury by conservatives who said the move amounted to censorship. Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersProgressives fear …
• The moral panic over racism decides that rap music causes violenceWashington ExaminerThe censorship will have no real effect on anti-Asian hate crime, but it lets whiny liberals feel better about themselves because they think they have …
• Dee Snider talks censorship, journey from ‘Twisted Sister’ to Broadway on ‘Banfield’ | NewsNation …NewsNation NowRock-and-roll front-man Dee Snider joined Ashleigh Banfield Wednesday night to give his take on censorship and cancel culture, as well as talking …

April 7, 2021

• Montana House votes down media regulation billHelena Independent RecordThe press’s free speech rights are not absolute, and defamation laws apply to media outlets in Montana and elsewhere in the United States. France …
• Federal official rescinds Haskell orders on employee speechKansas City StarA second directive said Haskell employees could not talk to the media without prior permission. Dearman said the BIE supports free speech rights for …
• Student School Board Members Flex Their Civic Muscle in Supreme Court Free–Speech CaseEducation WeekThe case is the first the high court has taken that tackles students’ free–speech rights in the era of social media, a complex issue that engages with all …
• On the court and online, Justice Clarence and Virginia Thomas hit Big TechNBC NewsThe threat to free speech was a “glaring concern.” The one-two punch from the Thomases adds to what remains a major rallying cry for conservatives: a …
• ‘Intellectual diversity’ on college campuses measure heads to Governor’s deskFlorida PoliticsCritics of the bill, including college faculty across the state, say it would have a chilling effect on free speech. But conservatives argue it protects their …Mark Lane: Florida Legislature fighting Culture Wars at mid-session – Daytona Beach News-JournalFull Coverage
• Laurence Fox sued for libel over ‘paedophile’ commentsBBC NewsMr Fox defended his comments, claiming the term “paedophiles” was a “meaningless and baseless” insult. During the … Mr Fox said: “Free speech.
• No One Asked Me But… (April 7, 2021)mvprogressWe have seen the erosion of the First Amendment right of free speech with the … “Congress shall make no law…abridging the freedom of speech…”.
• When Will Liberals Reclaim Free Speech?The Wall Street JournalWhen Will Liberals Reclaim Free Speech? My fellow liberals in academia have abandoned ‘the great moral renovator of society and government.’.
• The Golden Rule Of A ‘Fighting Democracy’ – Don’t Tolerate IntoleranceForbes… political participation and free speech – were precisely those that the Nazis had used to take power before discarding the Weimar constitution itself.
• India’s Strict Rules For Online Intermediaries Undermine Freedom of ExpressionEFFThese error-prone systems can filter out legitimate speech and are a threat to users’ rights to free speech and expression. Failure to comply with these …
• Free Speech & Mutual Respect: How Can We Have Dialogue across Difference | Edmond J. Safra …Edmond J. Safra Center for EthicsJoin First Amendment experts Dean Erwin Chemerinsky and attorney Emerson Sykes for a deep dive on the topic of Free Speech and Mutual Respect: …

• Atlanta Black college leaders speak out against new Georgia voting lawAtlanta Journal ConstitutionKemp has called criticism of the law “cancel culture” motivated by political opponents. Other higher education leaders have been critical about the bill.
• On the court and online, Justice Clarence and Virginia Thomas hit Big TechNBC NewsBut that has not quieted the ongoing push from conservatives who often include Big Tech as part of larger concerns about a “cancel culture” and the …
• The myth of cancel culture | Pennlive letterspennlive.comCancel culture is a term that lacks context. It is a term that ignores the history and the reasons for cultural criticism. The #MeToo movement arose in …
• Column: Republicans vs. ‘woke corporations’: A losing battleChicago TribuneCritics who denounce these efforts as ugly manifestations of “cancel culture” use the same tactic when it suits them. Donald Trump, with his usual flair …OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: In a state of convulsion – Arkansas OnlineFull Coverage
• Letters to the Editor, Friday, March 26BlueRidgeNow.comStop the political-socialist revolution … People disenfranchised (cancel culture); Censorship speech through law and destruction of books; Control of …
• Sen. Rubio Addresses Freedom of Expression, Cancel Culture and Infrastructure in Address to …WGCU NewsRubio Addresses Freedom of Expression, Cancel Culture and Infrastructure in Address to Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce. WGCU | By John …
• Justin Bieber Shares Gospel, Condemns Cancel Culture in New Song ‘Afraid to Say’FaithwireIn the song “Afraid to Say,” 27-year-old Bieber expresses sorrow over the accelerating cancel culture that has consumed much of our public discourse …
• Piers Morgan’s book Wake Up which slams cancel culture hits best seller listScottish Daily Record… brought the book out in October last year but since his departure from the ITV show he has been promoting it in a bid to stamp out ‘cancel culture‘.
• GOP Senate candidate: Conservatives being ‘canceled‘ is just like racismThe American IndependentRepublicans have adopted the term “cancel culture” as a political weapon, applying it to any criticism they receive for racist, homophobic, and …
• International Law UncanceledForeign Policy In FocusIncredibly, they tried to transform so-called cancel culture into the single … They’ve directed huge amounts of time and money to canceling social …

• Censor Board refuses to certify YouTuber ‘Blue Sattai’ Maaran’s debut film, Anti IndianTimes of IndiaSince they have refused to censor it, we will be going to the Revising Committee in two weeks’ time. We are likely to receive the refusal letter from the …
• ESPN’s Mina Kimes Has a Stunning Admission About Censorship and Her Work ProcessSportscastingAs Kimes acknowledged, the decision to censor her online commentary has an adverse effect on how she covers the NFL. ESPN promoted Kimes to a …
• Franklin Graham Wins UK Bus Ad Censorship LawsuitNRB TodayFranklin Graham Wins U.K. Bus Ad Censorship Lawsuit … Last Friday, a United Kingdom Judge ruled in favor of Franklin Graham, saying that the town of …
• In 10-year low, Israel censored an average of four articles a day in 2020+972 MagazineAccording to official figures, 2020 saw Israel’s military censor barring full publication of 116 articles and partially redacting another 1,403 stories.
• Justice Thomas Illuminates the Way to End Big Tech TyrannyNewsmaxWhen Parler offered a censorship-free platform, big tech united to crush it. … They’d rather deputize Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to censor …
• Australians don’t want Big Tech censoring their views, new research showsThe Spectator AustraliaThese platforms offer people a high level of connection, and they do not want to be censored by some t-shirt wearing progressive sitting in Silicon …
• Italy scraps film censorship as new classification commission launchedScreen InternationalItaly has abolished film censorship, ending legislation that has been in place since 1913, and will instead allow distributors to classify their own …
• Chinese TV channels blur logos of Western brandsThe Independent… China, this move has delayed post-production of the television shows leading to social media users making fun of the government’s censorship.
• North Carolina State Senators Read Section 230 Completely Backwards, Introduces Laughably …TechdirtThe bill is officially entitled: An Act to Enact the Stop Social Media Censorship Act to Prohibit Certain Social Media Websites from Censoring Certain …
• When Will Liberals Reclaim Free Speech?The Wall Street JournalOnce you decide to swing the censorship hammer against racist speech, … In the mid-20th century, government authorities routinely censored gay …
• Physical Review D – Accepted Paper: Strong cosmic censorship in two dimensionsPhysical Review Journals – American Physical SocietyThis indicates a violation of the strong cosmic censorship conjecture at the classical level. We discuss our result in connection with some recent …

April 6, 2021

• Reps. Stewart and Moore issue statement on corporate responses to Georgia voting lawUtah Policy“As members of Congress, it is our honor and privilege to protect Americans’ freedom of speech. Diversity of thought is what drives our democracy and …GOP cancel culture targets Georgia: Republicans want to silence critics of their war on voting – Raw StoryFull Coverage
• Biden Administration Should Say No to New Trade Deals With ChinaHeritage.orgChina’s retaliatory sanctions on Europe are targeting free speech itself. The Chinese ambassador to Paris and other trolls in China’s official media are …
• Group Asks County to Display ‘Freedom‘ DocumentsSouthern Pines Pilot… commissioners ever restricted anybody from speaking and that is why I’m concerned about Pinehurst…I implore you to keep free speech open, to not …
• McConnell, long a defender of corporate speech, now suggests executives ‘stay out of politics.’The New York TimesOn Tuesday he made the case that business executives might be better off limiting their free speech to writing checks. In recent days, Mr. McConnell, …
• MSU Conference on Freedom of Speech and Intellectual Diversity on CampusReasonPaper: Conor Friedersdorf, Staff writer at The Atlantic and frequent contributor to its special series “The Speech Wars,” author of “Free Speech Will …
• Opinion: An idea to limit length of legislative floor sessionsJuneau EmpireNot unreasonable limits that would stifle free speech, deprive legislators of their … hours burned up under the guise of freedom of political speech.
• ‘I was gonna be damned if I was going to apologize for something that I believe’: Piers Morgan …TheBlaze.comMorgan told Tucker Carlson that ‘free speech is about listening to an outrageous opinion you don’t agree with and being able to accept that somebody …Tucker Carlson jumps to Piers Morgan’s defence as he hits out at ‘implications for freedom of speech‘ – MetroPiers Morgan called ’empty parasite’ in Meghan Markle Twitter feud with David Simon – The Mercury NewsFull Coverage
• Another Day, Another Ridiculous NY Times Opinion Piece That Is Confused About Section 230 …TechdirtThe title of Egan’s piece suggests that maybe it’s going to present an interesting argument regarding free speech: I Used to Think the Remedy for Bad …
• LETTERS / Free SpeechHigh Country PressThis mass propaganda effort is treated like a conspiracy theory when it should be the central issue. Long term brainwashing, exposure to ‘our free press’, …
• When Promoting Religious Freedom Abroad Threatens Minority Communities Back HomeReligion & PoliticsYet, efforts like Cruz’s have continued to have consequences for U.S. Muslim activism and religious life by creating a chilling effect on the free speech …

• China must not become the new cancel countryNikkei AsiaThis label, like any cancel culture phenomenon, is laced with suspicion and disconnection. I have listened intently to many realpolitik sessions against …
• Republicans Embrace ‘Cancel Culture,’ Cancel Coke, Baseball and DemocracyThe RootI’m against cancel culture. While most people agree that they have the right not to patronize people or entities with whom they disagree, I don’t support …The Latest Battle of the GOP’s Culture War Is Somehow Even Dumber Than the Last – Rolling StoneGroup of GOP lawmakers remove Coca-Cola products from office over company’s public … – CBS46 News AtlantaCoca-Cola might get banned from Georgia congressional offices for ‘cancel culture‘ after letter from … – MEAWWFull Coverage
• Terry Lamphier: The truth of the matterThe Union of Grass Valley“Cancel culture,” while valuable in challenging long-held beliefs and forcing overdue social changes, is not the answer if it erases history’s truths …
• Fox News is betting big on the ‘cancel culture‘ wars post-TrumpBusiness InsiderAmong the many definitions and connotations of cancel culture, Merriam-Webster defines it as “to withdraw one’s support for (someone, such as a …
• ESPN firing Paul Pierce should not come as a surpriseBoston.comThis should not be spun by anyone as an instance of “cancel” culture. It’s the consequences that come due when an employee does something to put …
• MLB Moves All-Star Game To Colorado Amid Uproar Over Georgia Voting LawNPRGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp recently denounced the MLB move as a figment of “cancel culture,” saying the league was swayed by activists. Georgia’s …
• My Take: Don’t cancel history, learn from itHollandSentinel.comWe are both somewhat nervous about “cancel culture.” We both see it as having some potentially harmful ramifications. Jeff Raywood. His beef appears …
• Waltons express ‘alarm’ on anti-transgender legislation. Alarming, too, is their financial support for …Arkansas TimesPending is another bill to allow the attorney general to sue to stop … The honor roll (please note the high standing of Randy “Cancel Culture” Zook’s …
• Social Media Reflects Rights Vs. Obligations SplitMediaPost CommunicationsCancel culture gives us the power to act on content or actions there are objectionable or offensive. For MLB, canceling Georgia was a clear, powerful, …
• With No Coherent Policy Platform, GOP Flocks to Cries of “Cancel Culture”Truthout“And the Trump wannabes are doing their best to emulate the scoundrel. That’s why leading Republicans have made cancel culture their rallying cry.The GOP’s Nasty Breakup With Big Business – BloombergRepublicans intensify criticism of corporations over Georgia voting law, threaten ‘consequences’ – Seattle TimesFull Coverage

• The Jujutsu Kaisen Anime Quietly Censored a Main AntagonistCBRAs one Twitter user points out, the choice to censor Eso’s outfit completely undermines a joke regarding his back. Eso claims that the reason for his …
• Italy ends censorship of films on moral and religious groundsThe GuardianBorn in 1914 at the dawn of cinema, Italy’s censorship law felled some giants of the silver screen – including Last Tango in Paris – but now faces its …Final curtain for Italian film censorship – FRANCE 24Full Coverage
• Angry SAs speak: YouTube’s removal of Nick Hudson video is censorshipBizNewsAnd well done Alec Hogg and BizNews… ‘an outlet for freethinkers and different ideas without censorship‘… wow again… so rare nowadays. Keep up …
• Final curtain for Italian film censorshipMacau BusinessBorn in 1914 at the dawn of cinema, Italy’s censorship law felled some giants of the silver screen including “Last Tango in Paris” — but now faces its …
• Cancel Culture Heading Towards CensorshipThe Keystone NewspaperCancel Culture is a movement with a main goal to censor anyone or anything, typically due to someone’s feelings getting hurt. In recent events, Cancel …
• Italy scraps film censorshipWanted In MilanItaly has abolished film censorship, as part of a new decree establishing the Film Classification Commission, the culture minister has announced.
• Top 10 Uncensored Anime To WatchOtakuKartSometimes a very bloody and violent fight scene gets cut due to censorship. Even gory horror scenes are also sometimes censored because of the …
• Russian court fines TikTok for failing to remove content allegedly encouraging teens to participate …MeduzaHowever, the censorship agency later announced that not all of the prohibited information had been blocked, and as such, the social networkers were …
• Social media makeover for Declaration of ArbroathBBC News… time throwing up parallel concerns around ownership and control, freedom of expression, hate speech, censorship, self-censorship and identity.”.
• Republicans want Chinese Facebook ads about Uyghurs banned as misinformationWashington Examiner“Big Tech needs to focus on banning these dangerous communist propaganda campaigns rather than censoring conservatives,” said Steube, who is …
• PDF PDFDe GruyterThe politics of censorship – the political framework in which censor– ship and its objects are defined and within which censorship operates – have,.

April 5, 2021

• Opinion | Kim McGahey: Censor, cancel and controlSummit Daily NewsThis attack on free speech happens often in the Summit Daily, when the Summit haters club tees up canned letters demonizing anyone who dares to …
• New York Politician Defends Free Speech By Wearing the Ugliest Shoe I Have Ever SeenJezebelMalliotakis—a conservative from Staten Island who most recently voted against Biden’s Covid relief bill—has staked her flag in the sand in the form of a …
• After new law, McConnell warns CEOs: ‘Stay out of politics’Searcy Daily Citizen… dollars to campaigns as a form of Constitution-protected free speech. … Speaking in Kentucky, McConnell said Monday it’s simply “not accurate” to …
• After new Ga. voting law and subsequent protest, McConnell warns CEOs to ‘stay out of politics’pennlive.com… dollars to campaigns as a form of Constitution-protected free speech. … Speaking in Kentucky, McConnell said Monday it’s simply “not accurate” to …
• Police Workers Forced Out Over ‘Mold Memo’ Lack Free–Speech SuitBloomberg LawA former deputy police chief and a captain failed with their free–speech retaliation and state whistleblower claims against the city of Wildwood, Fla., …
• New ‘Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism’ definition unneeded – opinionThe Jerusalem Post… after several fringe Jewish groups launched a campaign against IHRA, falsely claiming it “censors” free speech and “silences” Palestinian advocacy.
• Federal lawsuit alleges brutality by Rochester policeKOB… from excessive force, their right to equal protection of the law, and their right to free speech,” according to the filing in U.S. District Court in Rochester.
• ‘Left activists have forgotten what freedom of speech is’: Education Minister slams students for …The Sydney Morning HeraldWe recently passed legislation to further strengthen protections for academic freedom and freedom of speech at Australia’s universities.” In a statement, …
• Abuse as a constitutional right: The Meriwether caseThe HillHe was speaking on a matter of public concern, because “titles and … (It also enumerates other allegations of bias, not relevant to his free speech …
• Coatesville, PA: City government forced to abandon attempt to shut down rally vs. cash bailLiberationWe responded to Logan and reiterated our position in a press release pointing out that free speech and assembly under a political rally to end cash …

“Conservatives WIN Major Legal Battles, Lawsuit Against Trump BACKFIRES, Opens Door To END Censorship” by Tim Pool

“Supreme Court dismisses case about Trump blocking critics on Twitter” by NY Post

“Supreme Court dismisses Trump Twitter case as moot, as Thomas highlights ‘glaring concern’ of platform’s power” by FOX News

“Supreme Court tosses dispute over Trump blocking critics on Twitter” by CBS

“Supreme court dismisses case brought by Twitter users Trump blocked” by the Guardian

“US Supreme court dismisses case on Trump blocking Twitter critics” by Al Jazeera

“Justice Thomas signals SCOTUS may need to take on Big Tech in wake of Trump Twitter tempest” by the Washington Times

“Supreme Court dismisses case over Trump and Twitter critics” by the Boston Herald

• Opinion | Kim McGahey: Censor, cancel and controlSummit Daily NewsOpinion | Kim McGahey: Censor, cancel and control … The woke cancel culture is alive and well in Summit County. We see it nightly on the national news …
• Edge opens up on controversial Raw segmentWrestling WorldSpeaking to Sports Illustrated, Edge and host Jimmy Traina discussed NBC and Peacock’s current censorship of WWE Network material. On the same …
• Can you help with research into saucy postcard censor?Isle of Wight Observer… historian is hoping Islanders can find a book he needs for research into the work of postcard artist Donald McGill and his problems with the censor.
• New ‘Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism’ definition unneeded – opinionThe Jerusalem PostThe controversy over the IHRA definition arose after several fringe Jewish groups launched a campaign against IHRA, falsely claiming it “censors” free …
• Franklin Graham Wins British Bus Ad Censorship SuitChristianityToday.comFranklin Graham Wins British Bus Ad Censorship Suit. Evangelist’s LGBT views are protected by UK Equality Act, court rules. Daniel Silliman. April 5, …
• Letter to the editor: Social media have right to censor contentKPVI News 6It seems today’s Republican Party worships at the altar of the private sector until a privately owned entity does something they don’t agree with.
• PART 1: BRENT BOZELL DISCUSSES THE GREATEST THREAT TO FREEDOMThe Heartland Institute”Between May 31st of 2018 and Jan. 4th of 2021, Twitter censored Trump a total of 625 times. How many times did they censor Joe Biden? Not once. So …
• Clarence Thomas’ Attack on Social Media Companies Is a Paranoid Marxist DelusionSlate Magazine… Court’s constitutional jurisprudence—but it is popular among Republicans who accuse social media companies of censoring conservative speech.Clarence Thomas Provides Legal Roadmap To Tearing Down Social Media Censorship – The FederalistFull Coverage
• ‘We have permanently abolished censorship‘Sunriseread”Film censorship abolished, definitively overcome that system of controls and interventions that still allowed the State to intervene on the freedom of …
• GOP cancel culture targets Georgia: Republicans want to silence critics of their war on votingSalonFree speech was under attack, they argued, not from government censorship, but something they regarded as much more powerful and oppressive: …

April 4, 2021

• COMMENTARY: Cancel culture isn’t about denying freedom of speech, it’s about consequencesq107.comYet critics of cancel culture argue it is an infringement on their free speech. Story continues below. The likes of Piers Morgan want us to believe that …
• Headlines for Sunday, April 4, 2021kansaspublicradio.orgLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Haskell Indian Nations University faculty are signaling frustration with the college’s top leader over free speech and …
• Azzi: To get beyond racism, you must account for raceSeacoastonline.comSimply stated, HB544 is an attempt to protect white institutional privilege and supremacist narratives about America’s origins, while inhibiting free speech …Robert Azzi: To get beyond racism, you must account for race – Concord MonitorFull Coverage
• COMMENTARY: Cancel culture isn’t about denying freedom of speech, it’s about consequencesGlobalnews.caThe likes of Piers Morgan want us to believe that cancel culture is a new phenomenon that is threatening our very democracy. “If our rights to free speech …
• In Easter speech, pope calls wars in pandemic ‘scandalous’Federal News Network“We pray that those restrictions, as well as all restrictions on freedom of worship and religion worldwide, may be lifted and everyone be allowed to pray …
• HR 1 is a brazen assault on states’ authority, free speechThe Highland County PressH.R. 1 is a brazen assault on states’ authority, free speech. Monday, April 5, 2021 7:24 AM. By Chris Krug The Center Square https:// …
• The Sunday Read: HR 1 is a brazen assault on states’ authority, free speechThe Center SquareIf H.R. 1 stays in the House, free elections and free speech could have a resurrection of their own. * * * *. Elsewhere in America … ILLINOIS.
• Thousands gather for ‘kill the bill’ rallies across BritainDaily SabahFree speech. The new bill follows action by Extinction Rebellion that paralyzed parts of London in early 2019 and fueled by calls from some politicians …Hundreds rally in UK against proposed policing bill – The HillFull Coverage
• Reduced word count increases readabilityWalla Walla Union-BulletinOne even claimed that his “free speech” was being curtailed. I used to be a newspaper editor and publisher in Waitsburg and Dayton, and one …
• MLK’s radical vision was rooted in a long history of Black unionismWashington PostWhen civil rights activists refused to pay bail (and filled the jails), they echoed Wobbly free speech activists who did so in Spokane in 1909. King, like …
• Truth, Discussion, and Free Speech in On Liberty IICambridge University PressMacleod, Mill on the Liberty of Thought and Discussion, in A. Stone and. F. Schauer (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Freedom of Speech (Oxford: Oxford …

• YouTube takes down debate on vaccinationsThe Jerusalem PostI oppose all censorship of ideas by YouTube, but I oppose even more strongly the censoring of debates that present all sides of an issue.
• Iran spy TV show ignites controversy for 2nd seasonBristol Herald Courier… drawing the ire of government officials and complaints from viewers Sunday, April 4, 2021, over alleged censorship in the second season finale.
• Trump slams ‘radical left CRAZIES’ in Easter 2021 message & gets standing ovation in video with …The Sun… said the US is “turning Communist” as he blames “total censorship” after Facebook removed his interview with his daughter-in-law Lara Trump.
• WWE edits famous segment from PeacockWrestling World… platform is continuing to edit and censor historical segments of the past. … it as an example of how censorship may go too far if followed too strictly.
• Iran spy TV show ignites controversy for 2nd seasonPique Newsmagazine… Islamic Republic, drawing the ire of government officials and complaints from viewers Sunday over alleged censorship in the second season final.
• Iran spy TV show ignites controversy for 2nd seasonAssociated Press… Islamic Republic, drawing the ire of government officials and complaints from viewers Sunday over alleged censorship in the second season finale.
• Controversies And Censorship Of OTT Platformshttp://www.newsgram.com/Controversies And Censorship Of OTT Platforms. The OTT platforms have decided that the films they buy are first censored and also released theatrically.
• Scotland is becoming a police state and it’s not funny says comedian LEO KEARSEDaily ExpressAnd promoters, venues, directors can all be prosecuted too, piling on layers of stultifying self-censorship and sucking all the fun out of our Scottish …
• The Anti-‘Cancel Culture’ Republican Party Is Trying to Cancel OnlyFansDaily BeastPaul Gosar paints himself as a free speech advocate, but he’s never seen a sex worker he didn’t want to censor. This week, Gosar, the GOP author of …
• Nier Replicant Censors Pre-Order Bonus In Japan For Potential SpoilersTheGamerThe first avatar that is censored is doing a very poor job of hiding the character, as it is very obviously Papa Nier from Nier Gestalt and from the original …

April 3, 2021

• Group hits bill on hate crimesTexarkana GazetteIt does not do enough to protect free speech or prevent thought-policing. These are serious concerns.” In response to the Family Council’s statement, …Senate moving forward proposal to prohibit social media deplatforming – Florida PoliticsFull Coverage
• First Amendment expert: Effort to make Bible official state book ‘unconstitutional’WZTVBut Middle Tennessee State University Free Speech Center Director and first amendment expert Ken Paulson says this resolution, violates what …
• Freedom of expressionThe News InternationalThe latest assessment report by Islamabad-based Media Matters for Democracy is a scathing indictment of the situation of free expression in Pakistan.
• BEYOND LOCAL: Dr. Seuss books should be recategorized, not erased from history, prof saysThoroldNews.comMedia coverage of the controversy has presented it as an example of censorship, an attack on free speech and yet another example of cancel culture.
• Former Maryland student school board members lead nationwide effort to weigh in on upcoming …Yahoo News… from Maryland are leading an effort to influence a Supreme Court case they say could have significant implications on students’ right to free speech.
• Republican leaders condemn as racist remarks directed at delegateKPVI News 6″While we fully welcome and understand the importance of free speech, resorting to racial and derogatory comments to prove a point has no place in …
• Law Professors’ Lawsuit On ICC Free Speech Delayed As US Removes Sanctions Asks DelayInner City Press“The executive order and the regulations impermissibly restrict plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights to freedom of speech by prohibiting them from …
• A formidable Final Four: Marshall, Scalia, Warren and Brandeis vie for the titleSCOTUSblogWarren was a politician first: a three-term governor of California and the … he articulated a modern understanding of free speech in his Whitney v.
• 50th Hash Bash goes rogue, attendees roll up to Ann Arbor to celebrate marijuanaDetroit Free PressU-M officials issued a statement last week saying that, on the one hand, they “always support the free speech rights of citizens to gather in public …
• How Sharon Osbourne Allegedly Feels About Her Exit From The TalkCinema BlendHer whole career has been based on not holding back, speaking her mind and championing free speech — so to be classified or perceived as a bigot …
• Truth, Discussion, and Free Speech in On Liberty IICambridge University PressMacleod, Mill on the Liberty of Thought and Discussion, in A. Stone and. F. Schauer (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Freedom of Speech (Oxford: Oxford …
• Montana Passes Legislation to Protect Free Speech of College Students – American Legislative …American Legislative Exchange CouncilIn addition to abolishing the concept of free speech zones, HB 218 also requires schools to permit legal and non-disruptive first amendment activities in …
• How do you solve a problem like WhatsApp? The complicated role of messaging apps in the fight …Universal Rights GroupFrom protecting free speech and providing civic space to hosting extremists and spreading disinformation. Messaging apps are not just used for …

• Turkish military rushes to censor news article on leaked invasion plans for islands in AegeanNordic Research and Monitoring NetworkThe judge did not bother hearing arguments from either Twitter or Nordic Monitor and ruled as requested by the Turkish military. The decision to censor a …
• SPLC urges Supreme Court to limit school authority over off-campus student speechStudent Press Law CenterBut, under Tinker, a principal could probably censor the same sort of … Utah, who were able to publish their censored stories off-campus, and students …
• The Chinese Government Censors a Local Thrash Band, Queens of the Stone Age Turn Down …MetalSucksThe Chinese Government Censors a Local Thrash Band, Queens of the Stone Age Turn Down “Life-Changing Money,” and More Stories You May …
• Global freedom on the declineIsrael HayomThe answer, sadly, is that freedom – our core rights to speak and publish without censorship, to follow our religious beliefs, to vote for our leaders, …
• The Callback: Arts make a comeback, and a social media censorship billThe Nevada IndependentAfter that, we hear from Republican Assemblyman Greg Hafen and Indy columnist David Colborne on a bill to restrict social media platforms from …
• As China Bans Oscars Broadcast, ‘Do Not Split’ Proves the Power of Short Film — WatchIndieWireA riveting documentary that puts viewers on the front lines of Hong Kong’s fight for democracy has driven Beijing to censor the Academy Awards.
• British council unlawfully discriminated against Franklin Graham by pulling ads for event, judge rulesChristian Post… Council and Blackpool Transport Services wrongly censored ads for a 2018 event featuring Graham, son of the late evangelist Billy Graham.
• Edge Never Fully Grasped Why Wrestling Is Called ‘Entertainment’, But Still Gets CensoredWrestlezoneEdge hasn’t really given much thought about his WWE career being censored on Peacock, but he did say he’s still not sure why people can’t separate …
• Trump: Twitter and Facebook Engaging in ‘Total Censorship‘NTDFormer President Donald Trump, in a new interview on Thursday, accused Facebook and other tech giants of engaging in “total censorship” after his …Lara Trump: If Facebook Can Censor Former President, They Can Censor You – RealClearPoliticsFull Coverage
• Social media oversight bill fails in Senate CommitteeMontana Free PressSB 391 lays out a process for a person who feels unfairly censored by a software provider to seek recourse. First that person would approach the …
• Using the National Coalition Against Censorship as a Resource for Social Studies TeachersNational Council for the Social StudiesJoin National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) representatives as they introduce resources and lead a discussion on navigating free …

• Canine Intervention: Jas Leverette Addresses Petition To Cancel ShowScreen Rant“Cancel culture is real,” he commented, “it’s directly affecting the promotion of our show and it’s causing us big problems.” Supporters of the show have …
• Xpeng Stock – ‘Unfortunate’ MLB has caved to ‘cancel culture‘ over Georgia voting lawFintech ZoomXpeng Stock – ‘Unfortunate’ MLB has caved to ‘cancel culture‘ over Georgia voting law. Reuters Videos. MLB pulls All-Star Game from Georgia over …
• The irony of crying ‘cancel culture‘ on MLB for striking All-Star Game from AtlantaSan Francisco ChronicleAll victims of cancel culture. So, Gov. Brian Kemp, to make the argument that hysterical over-reactors have ripped the All-Star Game out of your cold, …GA Governor Brian Kemp Says MLB Caved to ‘Cancel Culture‘ and ‘Liberal Lies’ by Moving All-Star … – MediaiteFull Coverage
• Space Jam: A New Legacy Fans Furious That Pepé Le Pew Isn’t In The TrailerWe Got This CoveredSure thing, Cancel Culture. … The tragic thing is that Pepé being cancelled is depriving the Tune Squad of one of their key players. In 1996’s Space …
• Georgia governor vows a fight after MLB yanks All-Star GameBennington BannerHe said its decision means “cancel culture” is coming for American … a bill to remove the league’s antitrust law exemption in response to the decision.
• Goldberg: Culture wars a convenient distraction from spendingBoston HeraldYet plenty of Republicans found time to decry the “cancellation” of Dr. Seuss. For the record, Seuss wasn’t actually canceled. His estate announced that …
• No more Coca-ColaVillages-NewsYou judge for yourself. I can only hope that the Conservatives, who hate Progressive ” cancel culture,” will apply the same rules to Delta & Coke.
• [Opinion] The Smash community’s obsession with cancel culture was partially to blame for ZeRo’s …InvenGlobalBut cancel culture is actually corporate. There were no mobs of people that demanded Pepe Le Pew, the sexual assault skunk, to be booted from Space …
• Dave Rubin: Battle Against “Cancel Culture” And “Wokeism” Is The Fight Of A GenerationRealClearPoliticsRubinReport: The battle against ‘cancel culture‘ and ‘wokeism’ is the fight of a generation.#NextRevFNC pic.twitter.com/2ND1zeq2ye. — The Next …
• Georgia Gov. Kemp blames ‘cancel culture‘ for All-Star Game moveReport Door“Cancel culture and partisan actions are coming for your business,” he warned. “They’re coming for your game or your event in your hometown.”.

April 2, 2021

“‘ABSOLUTELY INSANE’: Torba Blasts Facebook’s Plan To Partner With Government On Vaccine-Verified Facebook Profiles” by National File

• Sharon Osbourne’s husband Ozzy Osbourne seemingly reacts to her exit from ‘The Talk‘Fox News… rocker’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, has found herself at the center of controversy lately after a firey on-air discussion during an episode of “The Talk.”.
• ‘Q: Into the Storm’ director Cullen Hoback on his globe-trotting effort to unmask QKCRWAs for Jim Watkins, he originally made his money in online pornography. He fashions himself as a free–speech advocate and clearly relishes the mischief …
• Thousands join ‘kill the bill’ rallies across Britain against proposed protest lawReuters“(I’m here) to defend the rights of free speech, and the rights of organisations in our society,” said Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of the opposition …
• School board to meet earlier as agendas remain lengthyThisisRenoTaylor called the policy “complicated” and said, “We certainly don’t want teachers to feel as though their freedom of expression is being limited. At the …
• Salman Rushdie reflects on post-colonial India 40 years after release of ‘Midnight’s Children’CNN… writer about India’s political climate, the importance of free speech across the globe and his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement.
• Salman Rushdie reflects on post-colonial India 40 years after release of ‘Midnight’s Children’KCTV Kansas CityFreedom of speech at risk in some countries, Rushdie said. Rushdie said he worries about how free speech is under attack in a handful of countries, …
• Warriors’ Steve Kerr: MLB ‘Showed a Lot of Courage’ Moving ASG From GeorgiaBleacher ReportFree speech is one of the principals our country is founded on. I think there’s a responsibility that goes with that if you see injustice. “The NBA’s been …
• Egan: How kids, lawsuits and legislation can save democracyChattanooga Times Free PressI used to believe that the remedy for bad speech is more speech. … roots in 18th century debate about the free market of ideas, has failed us miserably.
• Myanmar’s Internet Shutdown Is an Act of ‘Vast Self-Harm’WIREDIn addition to stifling speech, communication, and digital rights, the indiscriminate internet blackouts are destroying Myanmar’s economy, halting …
• Hold the snark: The Clean Speech movement has arrived in Minnesota for the entire month of AprilMinneapolis Star TribuneEvery day throughout April, you can watch a free, two-minute online lesson about a different aspect of mindful speech, recorded by a Twin Cities …

• North Dakota Senate kills bill targeting social media companies for censorshipINFORUMTom Kading, would have barred social media sites with more than 150 million active users from censoring North Dakotans’ posts based on race, …
• ‘Satan Shoes’ Maker Says Nike Is Censoring Art After Judge Halts Future SalesForbesThe company behind rapper Lil Nas X’s controversial “Satan Shoes” accused Nike Thursday of trying to “censor” artistic commentary after Nike won an …
• How Did The Censors Approve This?! Dua Lipa’s Sheer Top On Instagram Is SO RevealingSheFindsDua even had to censor it with a star—that’s how sheer it was. Instagram.com/dualipa. The 25-year-old hit-maker recently made waves at the 2021 …
• Rose McGowan accuses Twitter of censorship over Clinton tweetThe HillRose McGowan is accusing Twitter of trying to censor her after the social media giant suspended her account for what it said was a violation of its …
• Why liberals love censorship and other commentaryNew York Post“Rather than look inward” for why their message is failing and “political extremism is on the rise,” Democrats have opted for censorship and blacklisting …
• “For some reason it gets put into a different category than another production” – WWE star Edge …The SportsrushWWE star Edge discusses controversial live s*x celebration with fellow star Lita on an episode of RAW following talks of censorship on Peacock.Edge opens up on controversial RAW segment amid Peacock censorship – SportskeedaPeacock’s WWE Censorship is a Feature of Streaming, Not a Bug – Bleeding Cool NewsFull Coverage
• Uncle WaltDurango TelegraphIt was on one occasion that the group was confronted with the issue of censorship. The magazine’s editorial committee had not dealt with this issue …
• Washington draws gloomy picture of human rights situation in AlgeriaThe North Africa Post… some journalists to harassment, intimidation through selective prosecutions and even violence, censorship and direct and indirect retaliation against …
• Breaking up Big Tech would address conservative fears of bias, top Democrat saysWashington ExaminerHe said that if social media companies were trying to censor conservative … up Big Tech companies in the hope of countering unfair censorship.
• Christian Actress Who Was Fired for Biblical Beliefs on Sexuality Now Ordered to Pay $414000 in …CBN News”Indeed, Seyi’s case is not merely another example of anti-Christian censorship and discrimination in modern Britain. It throws a dramatic limelight on the …

• MLB moves All-Star Game from Atlanta over voting lawThe Spokesman-Review“Georgians – and all Americans – should fully understand what the MLB’s knee-jerk decision means: cancel culture and woke political activists are …
• In Our Opinion: Deer Lagoon Grange’s membership should be open to allSouth Whidbey RecordA demand for inclusiveness should not be confused with “cancel culture.” New members should clearly be welcome to the Grange. It would be the …
• Franklin Graham wins court battle after crusade ads yanked off buses in EnglandGreensboro News & RecordJames Barrett, chairman of the association board, called the judge’s ruling “one of the most comprehensive judicial rebukes of cancel culture in the UK …
• MLB relocating 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta, cites voting rightsWMBF“Georgians – and all Americans – should fully understand what the MLB’s knee-jerk decision means: cancel culture and woke political activists are …
• An Open Letter to School Board Trustee Michael Tsai: There are ways you can turn this aroundThe Milpitas BeatThis is not cancel culture in progress. We do not cancel here in Milpitas. In Milpitas, we accept and grow. But then again, we all have to be willing to …
• CEOs attacking Georgia election law are ‘pathetic, weak moral cowards’: Lara LoganFox News… weak, moral cowards” who are ony worried about getting canceled. … who are so worried about the mob and cancel culture and everybody else, …
• Jonah Goldberg: Culture wars a convenient distraction from spendingTribLIVEMore fights over Dr. Seuss, cancel culture and identity politics. By any measure, the federal government has been on a spending spree for decades.
• ‘I think it’s absolutely humiliating’: Asian-Americans want Lt. Gov. Husted to apologizeWKYC.com… the origination of this deadly virus which is far more important than clearing the cancel culture’s constantly moving bias bar of political correctness.”.
• A question at the heart of the Derek Chauvin trial: Whose fear matters?Washington PostThey begged Chauvin to stop crushing Floyd, pointing out that Floyd was no longer moving. They did this all from the sidewalk where they had been …
• MLB moving All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to Georgia voting restrictionsThe Philadelphia InquirerKemp called it a “knee-jerk decision” that means “cancel culture and woke political activists are coming for every aspect of your life, sports included.

April 1, 2021

• India’s arts community fears Hindu hardliners can’t take a jokeDeccan HeraldMany believe that there should be curbs on freedom of speech to prevent religious insults. “Don’t you feel bad if anyone offends your God?” asked …
• Indian artiste community fears rising assault on free speechnewagebd.netMany believe that there should be curbs on freedom of speech to prevent religious insults. ‘Don’t you feel bad if anyone offends your God?’ asked …
• Rep. Paul Gosar wants Justice Department to investigate ‘OnlyFans’ platformAZCentral.com”You can’t make a case about legitimate free speech restrictions when you’re actively trying to implement free expression restrictions.” …
• Snapchat battle over free speech heads to Supreme CourtYahoo! VoicesABC News’ Devin Dwyer speaks with a teen who is at the center of a Supreme Court case on freedom of speech, tackling the authority schools have …Diverse Array of Groups Back Student in Supreme Court Case on Off-Campus Speech – Education WeekFull Coverage
• Principal Placed On Leave Pending ProbeNew Haven Independent… refused to confirm, deny or talk about the incident when contacted Thursday by the Independent. … Freedom for the masses is more significant.
• Next with Kyle Clark full show (4/1/21)9News.com KUSA- A case testing the free speech rights of the Coloradans who serve. Author: 9news.com. Published: 7:32 PM MDT April 1, 2021. Updated: …
• NY Reproductive Rights Law Survives Anti-Abortion ChallengeLaw360… unfairly target religious organizations nor make it impossible for them to exercise free speech, U.S. District Judge Thomas McAvoy held Wednesday, …
• Oregon Senate passes bill making display of a noose a crime of intimidationKDRVAccording to Senate Democrats, Oregon case law has held that restrictions on free speech must derive from an act that “instills in the addressee a fear …Bill to outlaw displaying a noose clears Oregon Senate – OPB NewsFull Coverage
• Republican voter suppression bills advance as Democrats promote illusions in CongressWSWS… Party’s anti-Russia campaign, the bill uses the claim of Russian interference in the 2016 election to justify clamping down on free speech online.
• Campus free speech bill passes North Dakota SenateYahoo NewsThe system has not had any formal free speech or freedom of religion complaints in the last 12 years. Lawmakers debated the bill on the Senate floor for …
• Navigating Racial Justice & Free Speech in Leadership | Robert H. Smith School of Business …Robert H. Smith School of BusinessHow can we honor both racial justice and free speech? Join Bias Incident Support Services (BISS), Office of Student Conduct (OSC), and an engaging …

• Peacock Removes Infamous Attitude Era Promo From WWE Raw EpisodeComicbook.comAfter WWE fans noticed matches and segments missing from replays of classic WWE events last week, both the wrestling promotion and …
• Facebook squelch of Lara Trump shows why Big Tech is losing trustNew York PostGlobal trust in Big Tech is falling drastically, and its unapologetic censorship of the “wrong” news surely has a lot to do with it. Such as Facebook’s …Donald Trump video clip removed from Facebook ‘in line with block’ – The GuardianFacebook, Instagram Censor Trump Interview Video Off Platforms – NewsmaxFox & Friends Outraged Over Instagram Pulling Plug on Lara Trump’s Interview With Donald Trump … – MediaiteFull Coverage
• Calif. bill to ban officers tied to ‘hate groups,’ censor speech amended over religious freedom …Christian PostA California bill that would ban police officers from being members of entities deemed as “hate groups” has been amended to clarify that the term does …
• Coup terror in Myanmar, impunity in Afghanistan, and uproar in BangladeshIFEXThe continuing impunity in these cases “undermines the public right to know, and creates an environment of self-censorship, hiding, and fleeing for …
• Report analyzes religious groups’ risks of internet ‘de-platforming’, calls for actionCatholic News AgencyCensorship is a symptom of a national collapse in civic culture. Curing the deeper disease will take all the courage and conviction we can muster,” he …
• Instagram CENSORS iconic graduation photo of ‘Kent State Gun Girl’ but allows ‘direct threats’ in …RTCensorship on social media platforms – demanded by the US political establishment on the grounds of the phantom “Russian meddling” in the 2016 …
• ‘Kung Fu Cavemen’ isn’t racist — just the victim of moral panic by a self-righteous fewNew York PostAnd there’ll be no books to read when writers, who will learn to anticipate market power, resort to self-censorship. If only the cancel mob had …
• Racism alleged after anonymous op-ed urges unis to ban Chinese studentsABC News… a series of scandals to rock the university sector over questions of freedom of speech, anti-Chinese sentiment, censorship, and foreign interference.
• Artist Aaron Lopresti Reveals Dynamite Entertainment Required Him To Censor His Cover for …Bounding Into ComicsLopresti, whose work includes stints on Justice League and Incredible Hulk, informed his viewers of the censorship during a March 28th episode of …
• Stephanie McMahon Hits Back At WWE ‘Censorship‘Wrestling-Edge.comStephanie McMahon said attempts to ‘cancel’ and censor WWE will not succeed in getting them to change their ways, as they need organic audience …
• Standing Committee Against Censorship Major activitiesNCTEStanding Committee Against Censorship. Major activities: What major actions, projects, initiatives, or studies in your charge have been completed.
• Notes on quantum corrections of swampland and trans-Planckian censorship conjectures …ScienceDirect.comWe discuss the de Sitter swampland and trans-Planckian censorship conjectures (TCC) from the entropy bound with quantum corrections, namely …

• Franklin Graham wins court battle after crusade ads yanked off buses in EnglandCharlotte ObserverJames Barrett, chairman of the association board, called the judge’s ruling “one of the most comprehensive judicial rebukes of cancel culture in the UK …
• Culture wars are a convenient distraction from spendingSoutheast MissourianYet plenty of Republicans found time to decry the “cancellation” of Dr. Seuss. For the record, Seuss wasn’t actually canceled. His estate announced that …
• Culture wars are a convenient distraction from spending | Jonah GoldbergNews-Herald.comYou know what you get for spending trillions of dollars you don’t have? More fights over Dr. Seuss, cancel culture and identity politics. By any measure …
• The Culture Wars as DistractionThe DispatchMore fights over Dr. Seuss, cancel culture, and identity politics. By any measure, the federal government has been on a spending spree for decades.
• Goldberg: Culture wars are a convenient distraction from spendingVail Daily NewsYet plenty of Republicans found time to decry the “cancellation” of Dr. Seuss. For the record, Seuss wasn’t actually canceled …
• Commentary: Why the controversy around ‘United States of Al’ is overblownLos Angeles TimesBut their perilous time on the battlefield is nothing compared to the tightrope these characters walk between cancel culture and mainstream comedy.
• Whittaker Chambers’ Warning to America About Totalitarian IdeologiesHeritage.orgThe rapidly rising “Cancel Culture” of censorship, for example, seems to have an inordinate focus on faith-based and conservative policies.
• 9 Great Podcasts to Get You Through the WorkdayReal SimpleThis weekly pod covers “hip-hop and pop culture’s most trying stars. … Whether it’s about student loan debt or cancel culture, the conversations are …
• Lori Borgman: When being canceled leads to life not destructionLimaOhio.comCancel culture is not new; it dates to the time of Christ. Jesus was teaching in the temple courts when some men brought to him a woman caught in …
• New website shielding against ‘cancel culture‘ attracts Trump, GOP: reportNew York Post“And the new cancel culture puts them at a significant risk – we see GOP candidates wanting to come to us after worrying other companies will just cut …Trump, GOP candidates embrace new digital platform to protect from ‘cancel culture‘ – Fox NewsFull Coverage

April 6, 2021

• Men who think ‘free speech‘ should come without consequence are fighting a losing battle as …Women’s AgendaLamenting his experience as an example of free speech censorship, Morgan told Fox News that he was “carolled into a position” by ITV but that his …
• Online event examines the relationship between free speech and firearmsNevada Today“There’s nobody better than Professor Magarian to help us think about these two constitutional rights together and whether guns might augment freedom …
• ‘Free speech was not chilled; it was frozen’: Judge says Cincinnati mayor restricted speech during …Cincinnati.comHamilton County Municipal Court Judge Dwane Mallory has dismissed cases against 38 people charged during the George Floyrd protests in May …
• Judge finds Wayne State violated rights of Christian groupDetroit Free Press”The uncontested facts demonstrate that” Wayne State violated InterVarsity’s “rights to internal management, free speech, freedom of association, …
• Harvest Rock Files Another Emergency Injunction in the Ninth CircuitPasadena NowIn October, Bernal ruled that the church’s right to free speech was not being violated and that Newsom’s order instead opposed where the speech was …
• On Free Speech, The Biden Administration Already DisappointsAbove the LawOn Free Speech, The Biden Administration Already Disappoints. The Department of Justice has argued high school officials should have the power to …
• At the Legislature: individual rights vs. social actionWilliston Daily HeraldProtecting individual rights has also moved into the higher education realm, with HB 1503 aimed to protect students’ freedom of speech on college …
• Court sides with SSU professor in gender pronouns casePortsmouth Daily TimesRepresenting Meriwether in the matter, Alliance Defending Freedom, a legal organization focused on matters involving “religious freedom, free speech, …
• Free speech? Zambia’s new internet law fails basic human rights scrutinyDaily MaverickThis law will have the chilling effect of silencing people in the face of grave violations or risk their freedom of expression. The lack of clarity in definitions …
• SG Autism Awareness Event invites students to talk about cognitive disabilitiesThe Reveille, LSU’s student newspaperFrom a table in LSU’s Free Speech Alley, Director of Disability Services Kaitlyn McCaskill and Assistant Director Timothy Curol answered questions …
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• Give Facebook our passport? It won’t fix the problemThe GuardianThere are many implications in terms of free speech and digital rights that need to be considered first: anonymity is essential for many domestic …
• Is art free speech under COVID? A local court case steams on48 Hills“Crowd safety and event management is our business. We know this stuff, why not work with us? “Art is free speech. We are going ahead with this event,” …
• Budget Vote In NH House Puts Pandemic Economics And Politics At The ForeNew Hampshire Public RadioRick Ganley: So let’s talk about dollars and cents: What’s notable in this … Sununu has been on the record objecting to that provision on free speech …
• Google’s Chinese kowtow endangers our security, your freedom to think, speak freelyNew York PostChina censors news, criticism and free speech. Chinese-style censorship of Web sites or apps is a threat to the Internet itself if it is applied by Google …
• Biden Admin Takes Steps to Defuse Domestic ExtremismNew York MagazineBiden’s campaign platform stated that such a law must respect “free speech and civil liberties, while making the same commitment to root out domestic …
• YouTube’s troubling copyright systemUtahstatesmanFreedom of speech and the concept of fair use are constantly debated on the platform as the number of content ID and copyright claims rise. With the …
• Divided Kingdom: Jordan Shaken by Split Between King and Ex-Crown PrinceThe New York TimesIn a speech Sunday afternoon, the Jordanian foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, … Among other measures against free expression, Jordan has banned …
• Why the Pratap Bhanu Mehta episode is not about academic freedomThe Indian ExpressNo one has called his academic output into question. Freedom of expression is, however, a far greater asset for democracy and needs to be zealously …
• Retired admirals’ midnight declaration sparks debate in TurkeyArab News… in Turkey about a government project has sparked debate, with some seeing it as an implicit coup threat and others as an exercise in free speech.
• Elmhurst, ILPatch.comI wouldn’t recommend taking “Marty MacFly’s” advice on anything especially regarding the ALS/BLS debate. I wouldn’t recommend taking “Marty …

April 5, 2021

• Group hits bill on hate crimesTexarkana GazetteIt does not do enough to protect free speech or prevent thought-policing. These are serious concerns.” In response to the Family Council’s statement, …Senate moving forward proposal to prohibit social media deplatforming – Florida PoliticsFull Coverage
• First Amendment expert: Effort to make Bible official state book ‘unconstitutional’WZTVBut Middle Tennessee State University Free Speech Center Director and first amendment expert Ken Paulson says this resolution, violates what …
• Freedom of expressionThe News InternationalThe latest assessment report by Islamabad-based Media Matters for Democracy is a scathing indictment of the situation of free expression in Pakistan.
• BEYOND LOCAL: Dr. Seuss books should be recategorized, not erased from history, prof saysThoroldNews.comMedia coverage of the controversy has presented it as an example of censorship, an attack on free speech and yet another example of cancel culture.
• Former Maryland student school board members lead nationwide effort to weigh in on upcoming …Yahoo News… from Maryland are leading an effort to influence a Supreme Court case they say could have significant implications on students’ right to free speech.
• Republican leaders condemn as racist remarks directed at delegateKPVI News 6″While we fully welcome and understand the importance of free speech, resorting to racial and derogatory comments to prove a point has no place in …
• Law Professors’ Lawsuit On ICC Free Speech Delayed As US Removes Sanctions Asks DelayInner City Press“The executive order and the regulations impermissibly restrict plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights to freedom of speech by prohibiting them from …
• A formidable Final Four: Marshall, Scalia, Warren and Brandeis vie for the titleSCOTUSblogWarren was a politician first: a three-term governor of California and the … he articulated a modern understanding of free speech in his Whitney v.
• 50th Hash Bash goes rogue, attendees roll up to Ann Arbor to celebrate marijuanaDetroit Free PressU-M officials issued a statement last week saying that, on the one hand, they “always support the free speech rights of citizens to gather in public …
• How Sharon Osbourne Allegedly Feels About Her Exit From The TalkCinema BlendHer whole career has been based on not holding back, speaking her mind and championing free speech — so to be classified or perceived as a bigot …
• Truth, Discussion, and Free Speech in On Liberty IICambridge University PressMacleod, Mill on the Liberty of Thought and Discussion, in A. Stone and. F. Schauer (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Freedom of Speech (Oxford: Oxford …
• Montana Passes Legislation to Protect Free Speech of College Students – American Legislative …American Legislative Exchange CouncilIn addition to abolishing the concept of free speech zones, HB 218 also requires schools to permit legal and non-disruptive first amendment activities in …
• How do you solve a problem like WhatsApp? The complicated role of messaging apps in the fight …Universal Rights GroupFrom protecting free speech and providing civic space to hosting extremists and spreading disinformation. Messaging apps are not just used for …

April 4, 2021

• Sharon Osbourne’s husband Ozzy Osbourne seemingly reacts to her exit from ‘The Talk‘Fox News… rocker’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, has found herself at the center of controversy lately after a firey on-air discussion during an episode of “The Talk.”.
• ‘Q: Into the Storm’ director Cullen Hoback on his globe-trotting effort to unmask QKCRWAs for Jim Watkins, he originally made his money in online pornography. He fashions himself as a free–speech advocate and clearly relishes the mischief …
• Thousands join ‘kill the bill’ rallies across Britain against proposed protest lawReuters“(I’m here) to defend the rights of free speech, and the rights of organisations in our society,” said Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of the opposition …
• School board to meet earlier as agendas remain lengthyThisisRenoTaylor called the policy “complicated” and said, “We certainly don’t want teachers to feel as though their freedom of expression is being limited. At the …
• Salman Rushdie reflects on post-colonial India 40 years after release of ‘Midnight’s Children’CNN… writer about India’s political climate, the importance of free speech across the globe and his thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement.
• Salman Rushdie reflects on post-colonial India 40 years after release of ‘Midnight’s Children’KCTV Kansas CityFreedom of speech at risk in some countries, Rushdie said. Rushdie said he worries about how free speech is under attack in a handful of countries, …
• Warriors’ Steve Kerr: MLB ‘Showed a Lot of Courage’ Moving ASG From GeorgiaBleacher ReportFree speech is one of the principals our country is founded on. I think there’s a responsibility that goes with that if you see injustice. “The NBA’s been …
• Egan: How kids, lawsuits and legislation can save democracyChattanooga Times Free PressI used to believe that the remedy for bad speech is more speech. … roots in 18th century debate about the free market of ideas, has failed us miserably.
• Myanmar’s Internet Shutdown Is an Act of ‘Vast Self-Harm’WIREDIn addition to stifling speech, communication, and digital rights, the indiscriminate internet blackouts are destroying Myanmar’s economy, halting …
• Hold the snark: The Clean Speech movement has arrived in Minnesota for the entire month of AprilMinneapolis Star TribuneEvery day throughout April, you can watch a free, two-minute online lesson about a different aspect of mindful speech, recorded by a Twin Cities …

April 3, 2021

• India’s arts community fears Hindu hardliners can’t take a jokeDeccan HeraldMany believe that there should be curbs on freedom of speech to prevent religious insults. “Don’t you feel bad if anyone offends your God?” asked …
• Indian artiste community fears rising assault on free speechnewagebd.netMany believe that there should be curbs on freedom of speech to prevent religious insults. ‘Don’t you feel bad if anyone offends your God?’ asked …
• Rep. Paul Gosar wants Justice Department to investigate ‘OnlyFans’ platformAZCentral.com”You can’t make a case about legitimate free speech restrictions when you’re actively trying to implement free expression restrictions.” …
• Snapchat battle over free speech heads to Supreme CourtYahoo! VoicesABC News’ Devin Dwyer speaks with a teen who is at the center of a Supreme Court case on freedom of speech, tackling the authority schools have …Diverse Array of Groups Back Student in Supreme Court Case on Off-Campus Speech – Education WeekFull Coverage
• Principal Placed On Leave Pending ProbeNew Haven Independent… refused to confirm, deny or talk about the incident when contacted Thursday by the Independent. … Freedom for the masses is more significant.
• Next with Kyle Clark full show (4/1/21)9News.com KUSA- A case testing the free speech rights of the Coloradans who serve. Author: 9news.com. Published: 7:32 PM MDT April 1, 2021. Updated: …
• NY Reproductive Rights Law Survives Anti-Abortion ChallengeLaw360… unfairly target religious organizations nor make it impossible for them to exercise free speech, U.S. District Judge Thomas McAvoy held Wednesday, …
• Oregon Senate passes bill making display of a noose a crime of intimidationKDRVAccording to Senate Democrats, Oregon case law has held that restrictions on free speech must derive from an act that “instills in the addressee a fear …Bill to outlaw displaying a noose clears Oregon Senate – OPB NewsFull Coverage
• Republican voter suppression bills advance as Democrats promote illusions in CongressWSWS… Party’s anti-Russia campaign, the bill uses the claim of Russian interference in the 2016 election to justify clamping down on free speech online.
• Campus free speech bill passes North Dakota SenateYahoo NewsThe system has not had any formal free speech or freedom of religion complaints in the last 12 years. Lawmakers debated the bill on the Senate floor for …
• Navigating Racial Justice & Free Speech in Leadership | Robert H. Smith School of Business …Robert H. Smith School of BusinessHow can we honor both racial justice and free speech? Join Bias Incident Support Services (BISS), Office of Student Conduct (OSC), and an engaging …

April 2, 2021

• Republican groups seek to join legal battle over Iowa election law that cuts early votingdesmoinesregister.com… Election Day, among other changes, violates the Iowa Constitution’s protections of the right to vote, free speech, free assembly and equal protection.
• San Francisco in free speech fight following school board VP’s ‘anti-Asian’ tweetsFox News… launched a lawsuit against the school district and five colleagues Wednesday, alleging they violated her freedom of speech, according to a report.
• Lawmakers Press Big Tech CEOs on Speech ResponsibilityIndia WestThe tech CEOs defended the legal shield under Section 230, saying it has helped make the internet the forum of free expression that it is today.
• Cesar Blanco cites Aug. 3 shooting while making amendment to social media free speech bill …KTSM 9 NewsEL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Senator Cesar J. Blanco’s offered an amendment to a bill to protect 1st amendment speech on social media, using the …Ban on traffic cameras and professor tenure in Iowa meet legislative demise – The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and HeadlinesFull Coverage
• Batley Grammar School: Blasphemy debate leaves town ‘at crossroads’BBC News… lesson in a West Yorkshire town provoked protests outside the school gates and a free speech row stretching far beyond the county’s borders.
• Should Cancel Culture Be Cancelled?InsideSourcesIs it an effort to shut down free speech and expression, or an exercise in effective accountability? Debate on both sides has run rampant over the past …
• Legal Lens: Can a business sue you for a bad review online?fox2now.comThe most important law on books is the US Constitution and the First Amendment grants us free speech,” Jackson said. In 2016, Congress passed the …
• Relationship to the truthKCRWDefamation lawsuits are difficult to win by design: balancing free speech and the need for remedies for damaged reputations is a challenge. But as the …
• Another raucous meeting for the Washoe County School BoardThisisRenoBoard policy 4500 covers the free speech rights of district employees. Proposed revisions have raised concerns that the school board is attempting to …
• UPDATED: Kish lawsuit dismissed, appeal pendingNorman Transcript“The term ‘communication’ is broadly defined to be the ‘making or … Communication as an “exercise of free speech” includes statements made …
• Statement on Free Speech and Expression, Boston University – FIREthefire.orgIn February, 95 people came to FIRE when their rights were in jeopardy. Hear their stories — and how we’re fighting back — by subscribing today.

April1, 2021

• COVID mass hysteria exposed that free expression is deathly illBig ThinkFree expression is the workhorse for freedom more generally by virtue of how it acts within our social groups. Free expression concerns the networks …
• Asian lawyer organizations condemn USD professor’s comments10NewsSAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Several Asian lawyer organizations are speaking up about a … “As lawyers, we’re all about free speech,” Bylsma said.
• Court voids Trump campaign’s non-disclosure agreementPolitico“This president … former president spent all four years aspiring to autocracy while claiming that he was champion of freedom and free speech.
• Lauren Boebert separates personal, private Twitter accounts in response to federal lawsuitGlenwood Springs Post IndependentAfter being sued in federal court for allegedly violating free–speech rights, Rifle business owner and Congressperson Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., …
• Justin Welby backs free speech in Batley Grammar School Prophet cartoon rowThe TimesThe Archbishop of Canterbury has defended the right to free speech after a teacher was suspended for allegedly showing his class a cartoon of the …
• Court allows professor to challenge university’s transgender pronoun mandateCatholic News AgencyThe court ruled his legal challenge on grounds of academic freedom, free speech and free exercise of religion deserves to be heard. The Sixth Circuit …Pronouns and the Philosophy Professor – The Wall Street JournalFull Coverage
• Journal of Free Speech Law pre-Call For Papers: Student Speech and Associational Privacy,ReasonThe Journal of Free Speech Law, a new peer-reviewed, faculty-edited journal, will quickly publish two to four articles on each of these subjects, as a …
• At Collin College, a Collision Over Free SpeechHistory News NetworkAt Collin College, a Collision Over Free Speech … In an email sent to faculty on March 15, Collin College President Neil Matkin reflected on what he …
• At Collin College, a Collision Over Free SpeechD MagazineAt Collin College, a Collision Over Free Speech. One of North Texas’ largest community college districts is at the center of a battle over labor rights and …
• Historic Figures Who Recognized That Speech Is Freedom’s First Line of DefenseFoundation for Economic EducationRestriction of free thought and free speech might be the most dangerous of all subversions. Tuesday, March 30, 2021. Image Credit: Pixabay …
• VIRTUAL – Jonathan Zimmerman and Signe Wilkinson | Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a …Free Library of PhiladelphiaREGISTER HERE In conversation with Bob Mankoff, cartoonist, cartoon and humor editor for Esquire, and former cartoon editor, The New Yorker …
• Higher Education Support Amendment (Freedom of Speech) Act 2021Federal Register of LegislationOmit “free intellectual inquiry in learning, teaching and research”, substitute “freedom of speech and academic freedom”. 2 Section 19‑115 (heading).

• Pennsylvania educators demand an end to Facebook censorship and dangerous in-person learningWSWSMost recently, he has exposed the CDC decision to loosen its social distancing guidelines in classrooms. The censorship of Dr. Mateus is part of a …
• Luke Cornish on the recent censorship of his work and COVID racismArtsHubThree recently censored artworks again raise questions over COVID-fuelled racism, and the flipside, social media bullying and the lack of civil …
• ‘Color Purple’ actress who sued theater after she was fired over homophobic comments ordered to …New York Daily NewsThe group hoped that the case would “expose the mechanisms of censorship at the heart of the theater industry.” However, the tribunal found that it l …
• Florida Big Tech Censorship Bill Takes Another Step ForwardGovTechA bill aimed at punishing social media platforms for “de-platforming” or censoring state lawmakers and candidates for office is making its way through the …
• Texas School District Bans Call Me Max, Picture Book About Trans ChildBlogging CensorshipThe National Coalition Against Censorship and several other groups have written to the Eanes Independent School District in Austin, Texas, to object …
• ‘Cancel culture’ threatens the future of the Church, warns Archbishop of CanterburyTelegraph.co.ukJustin Welby expresses alarm at creeping censorship in the UK, warning that it could lead to ‘cancelling everyone who disagrees’. By Harry Yorke …
• Twitter Censorship Police Suspend ‘Hood Communist’ Account: Supporters Call For AnswersMoguldomThe Twitter censorship impacted not only the collective’s account but the accounts of the group’s editor as well as those of the All-African People’s …
• Who Lives amid Censorship under the Sea? SpongeBob SquarePantsNational ReviewIn recent years, we have seen an increasingly distressing trend in culture: Namely, once it is decided that certain things are “problematic” or flawed in …
• Petty Cancel Culture: Facebook Didn’t Approve Ads for Lincoln Book Because Mike Pence Hailed ItCBN News“As often happens when something is censored, it gets the opposite effect of what the censor intended. And as the story spread, people began to …
• Here’s a Standard for Amazon: Free Speech for AllCatalystCensorship on ideological grounds exposes double standard, sets dangerous precedent … Lost in the COVID-19 news cycle, Amazon recently hopped …

• Spongebob Squarepants becomes latest cancel–culture victim as 2 episodes featuring ‘Clam-Flu …The SunNickelodeon’s explanation did little to stop people from calling their move as cancel culture on Spongebob. “Mfs dead wanna cancel SpongeBob now …
• U of S students tackle play addressing morality, Indigenous issues, and ‘cancel culture‘Saskatoon StarPhoenixMorality and ‘cancel culture‘ through an Indigenous lens are at the heart of the next Greystone Theatre production at the University of Saskatchewan.
• Letters to the Editor — March 31, 2021New York PostWhile cancel culture propelled the swift ouster of now-former Teen Vogue editor-in-chief Alexi McCammond, she is partly responsible for her pain.
• Should We ‘Uncancel’ Lori Loughlin And Olivia Jade?YourTango… and corruption in the college admissions system, and made Giannulli and her family victims of the also hotly debated prevalence of cancel culture.
• ‘Cancel culture‘ tag conceals more than it revealsStuff.co.nzOPINION: What exactly is ‘cancel culture‘ and why does the National Party seem a bit obsessed with it? National MPs such as Louise Upston have …
• A reporter’s tin-eared tweet was a test, and USA Today failed itKAKEThat’s why “cancel culture” discussions should stop being about those trying to get someone punished for a perceived (or real) slight. They aren’t going …A reporter’s tin-eared tweet was a test, and USA Today failed it – CNNFull Coverage
• Pro Wrestling Faces Cancel Culture: NBC Scans 17000 Hours of WWE Video to Censor “Racist …The Jewish VoiceJared Evan. In a giant media deal, NBC’s streaming service Peacock recently won the rights to stream pro wrestling giant WWE’s back catalog of 50 …
• New York court rules Trump must face ‘Apprentice’ contestant’s defamation lawsuitYahoo SportsCancel culture is a “huge threat” to the future of the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said as he defended the right to freedom of …
• Two-Thirds Of Americans Say Cancel Culture Is A Threat To FreedomThe FederalistThirty-six percent disagreed. “Additionally, the poll found that 36 percent of Americans said cancel culture is a ‘big problem,’ while 32 …
• ‘Cancel culture‘ threatens the future of the Church, warns Archbishop of CanterburyTelegraph.co.uk’Cancel culture‘ threatens the future of the Church, warns Archbishop of Canterbury. Justin Welby expresses alarm at creeping censorship in the UK, …

March 31, 2021

• Republican groups seek to join legal battle over Iowa election law that cuts early votingdesmoinesregister.com… Election Day, among other changes, violates the Iowa Constitution’s protections of the right to vote, free speech, free assembly and equal protection.
• San Francisco in free speech fight following school board VP’s ‘anti-Asian’ tweetsFox News… launched a lawsuit against the school district and five colleagues Wednesday, alleging they violated her freedom of speech, according to a report.
• Lawmakers Press Big Tech CEOs on Speech ResponsibilityIndia WestThe tech CEOs defended the legal shield under Section 230, saying it has helped make the internet the forum of free expression that it is today.
• Cesar Blanco cites Aug. 3 shooting while making amendment to social media free speech bill …KTSM 9 NewsEL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Senator Cesar J. Blanco’s offered an amendment to a bill to protect 1st amendment speech on social media, using the …Ban on traffic cameras and professor tenure in Iowa meet legislative demise – The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and HeadlinesFull Coverage
• Batley Grammar School: Blasphemy debate leaves town ‘at crossroads’BBC News… lesson in a West Yorkshire town provoked protests outside the school gates and a free speech row stretching far beyond the county’s borders.
• Should Cancel Culture Be Cancelled?InsideSourcesIs it an effort to shut down free speech and expression, or an exercise in effective accountability? Debate on both sides has run rampant over the past …
• Legal Lens: Can a business sue you for a bad review online?fox2now.comThe most important law on books is the US Constitution and the First Amendment grants us free speech,” Jackson said. In 2016, Congress passed the …
• Relationship to the truthKCRWDefamation lawsuits are difficult to win by design: balancing free speech and the need for remedies for damaged reputations is a challenge. But as the …
• Another raucous meeting for the Washoe County School BoardThisisRenoBoard policy 4500 covers the free speech rights of district employees. Proposed revisions have raised concerns that the school board is attempting to …
• UPDATED: Kish lawsuit dismissed, appeal pendingNorman Transcript“The term ‘communication’ is broadly defined to be the ‘making or … Communication as an “exercise of free speech” includes statements made …
• Statement on Free Speech and Expression, Boston University – FIREthefire.orgIn February, 95 people came to FIRE when their rights were in jeopardy. Hear their stories — and how we’re fighting back — by subscribing today.

• Cuomo refuses to bow to ‘cancel culture‘Washington PostCuomo refuses to bow to ‘cancel culture‘. April 4, 2021 | 1:09 PM PDT. New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) again insisted on March 12 that he would …
• Racist or ‘cancel culture‘ satire? Muskegon County commissioner’s Facebook posts create debatemlive.comCancel culture also was mentioned repeatedly by public commenters during the county board’s meeting. “I know you think these posts are a humorous …
• Letters: Children should be taught about raceChicago TribuneCancel culture is a derogatory term used when there is resentment over being held accountable for misdeeds. It is regrettable when the insulted party …
• Delta CEO blasts Georgia voting law, calling it “unacceptable”; Gov. Kemp respondsWSB RadioI knew that they were going to try to do this boycott, cancel culture and everything else,” Kemp said. “And I wanted to get out in front of that and get the …
• Pickering challenges students, ‘cancel culture‘leader-call.comJones College Honors Institute student Faith Houston of Laurel and other students line up to ask questions of Retired U.S. Federal Judge Charles …
• The GOP’s culture-war fixation on transgender athletes ensnares rising star Kristi NoemNBC NewsNoem’s office, which declined to comment to NBC News, later called the backlash she faced an example of “uninformed cancel culture.” Terry Schilling, …
• North Memphis family eludes ‘the silent killer’The Daily MemphianHe warned students that these days, anyone’s voice can be canceled for … The ‘cancel culture‘ taking foot in America has now reached our schools, …
• ‘Kung Fu Cavemen’ isn’t racist — just the victim of moral panic by a self-righteous fewNew York PostBut today, cancel culture has come for the scalps of Ook and Gluk — for apparently “perpetuating passive racism.” In an announcement made last …
• Social Media Calls For Kevin Durant To Be Suspended, Cancelled Over Homophobic, Misogynistic …Total Pro SportsWait people are trying to cancel Kevin Durant for being “homophobic” because he called Rapaport a “cum guzzler” LMFAO cancel culture is …
• Lt. Gov. Husted digs in his heels on ‘Wuhan virus’ tweetMahoningMatters.com“On Twitter, there were a lot of people who are from what I will call the cancel culture, who immediately assumed that there was a racial element to the …

March 30, 2021

“YouTube Might Be Getting Rid Of The Dislike Count” by Kotaku

March 29, 2021

• NAACP Georgia State Conference Sues Georgia Secretary of State and State Election Board to …NAACP… and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution as undue burdens on the right to vote and the right to free speech and freedom of association.
• Collingwood Town Council calling on Federal government to expand definition of hate speechLaw Times“It has always been a challenge for Canadian law to reconcile a commitment to free expression, which requires tolerance for a very wide range of …
• Facebook’s banning of Press TV alarming for free speechPRESSTVFacebook’s banning of Press TV alarming for free speech. Monday, 29 March 2021 10:17 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 29 March 2021 10:36 PM ].
• Alvin Sykes, 64, Self-Taught Legal Defender of Civil Rights, DiesThe New York TimesMr. Sykes defended their right to free speech, but also said that letting them air their racist views would turn off more people than attract them. He was …
• Shoals group opposes local bill that addresses city’s protest guidelinesWAAYIt is important that we protect the first amendment rights of our citizens to peaceably assemble and express their free speech rights. The bill also …
• Angermeier: Some hate is justifiedRoanoke TimesAll rights, including free speech, come bound with responsibilities to respect others’ rights and dignity. Individuals who abuse this principle by …
• OPINION: Anti-protester law will further erode trust of law enforcementPalm Coast ObserverRon DeSantis and other elected officials signed a bill to crack down on our constitutionally protected right to free speech and peaceful protest.
• Seminole Middle Student Says She Was Bullied for Wearing Trump Mask, HatBay News 9In a section of the letter about student’s free speech rights while on school grounds, the attorneys wrote that there were some exceptions, such as …
• Silly SeussicalThe Transylvania TimesWant to exercise your right to free speech,. •Have an opinion divergent from the (supposed) local majority,. •Believe that change might do some good ( …
• Testimony before the Wyoming Joint Committee on Judiciary on SF 100, prohibiting viewpoint …The Heartland InstituteFree speech and political activism, once the realm of partisans and professional pundits, was accessible such that people who were once spectators …

• Democrats targeting red states and other commentaryPoliticsayConservative: Private-Sector Censors … something about Facebook,” from GOPers worried about censorship of conservative views to Democrats who …
• Big Tech Censors Religion, TooThe Wall Street JournalBig Tech Censors Religion, Too. There’s no rest for the faithful when it comes to the woke orthodoxy.
• Censorship is anathema to the literary imaginationTelegraph.co.ukCensorship is anathema to the literary imagination. Jane Shilling 28 March 2021 • 7:00pm Jane Shilling.
• Facebook censors opinions that run counter to Western narrative: AnalystPRESSTVA senior political commentator says many Western platforms like Facebook have become very restrictive and censor any opinion that runs counter to …
• Venezuela criticizes Facebook for freezing president’s page over fake newsCTV NewsCaracas also said Facebook’s “act of censorship” was an “extension” of US sanctions against Venezuela in a bid to topple Maduro. The national press …
• Everton fans love Richarlison’s x-rated messageLiverpool EchoIn case anyone was in any doubt over the content of the lyrics, the 23-year-old spelled them out in full – without any asterisk censorship – and …
• The ‘Godmother’ Of Egyptian Feminism Has Died: Remembering Nawal El SaadawiWisconsin Public Radio NewsAfter decades of fighting the patriarchy – enduring death threats, censorship, exile and imprisonment – Nawal El Saadawi died of natural causes in …
• EXCLUSIVE: Rithvik Dhanjani on sabbatical from TV, upcoming show, OTT censorship, Bollywood …Bollywood BubbleWhen asked about his views on OTT censorship, Rithvik shared, “I feel that there has to be freedom, you cant block creativity, creative forms, …
• Letters: Don’t cover lying politiciansCincinnati.comA one-sentence disclaimer doesn’t justify running a story filled with lies. This is not a censorship issue. Ignoring a lying politician isn’t censorship, nor is it …
• Jobs, free speech protection and tax cutsDecorah JournalThe censorship of certain viewpoints has been a growing concern in … if they choose to censor Iowans they will not receive the generous subsidies …

• Democrats targeting red states and other commentaryPoliticsayConservative: Private-Sector Censors … something about Facebook,” from GOPers worried about censorship of conservative views to Democrats who …
• Big Tech Censors Religion, TooThe Wall Street JournalBig Tech Censors Religion, Too. There’s no rest for the faithful when it comes to the woke orthodoxy.
• Censorship is anathema to the literary imaginationTelegraph.co.ukCensorship is anathema to the literary imagination. Jane Shilling 28 March 2021 • 7:00pm Jane Shilling.
• Facebook censors opinions that run counter to Western narrative: AnalystPRESSTVA senior political commentator says many Western platforms like Facebook have become very restrictive and censor any opinion that runs counter to …
• Venezuela criticizes Facebook for freezing president’s page over fake newsCTV NewsCaracas also said Facebook’s “act of censorship” was an “extension” of US sanctions against Venezuela in a bid to topple Maduro. The national press …
• Everton fans love Richarlison’s x-rated messageLiverpool EchoIn case anyone was in any doubt over the content of the lyrics, the 23-year-old spelled them out in full – without any asterisk censorship – and …
• The ‘Godmother’ Of Egyptian Feminism Has Died: Remembering Nawal El SaadawiWisconsin Public Radio NewsAfter decades of fighting the patriarchy – enduring death threats, censorship, exile and imprisonment – Nawal El Saadawi died of natural causes in …
• EXCLUSIVE: Rithvik Dhanjani on sabbatical from TV, upcoming show, OTT censorship, Bollywood …Bollywood BubbleWhen asked about his views on OTT censorship, Rithvik shared, “I feel that there has to be freedom, you cant block creativity, creative forms, …
• Letters: Don’t cover lying politiciansCincinnati.comA one-sentence disclaimer doesn’t justify running a story filled with lies. This is not a censorship issue. Ignoring a lying politician isn’t censorship, nor is it …
• Jobs, free speech protection and tax cutsDecorah JournalThe censorship of certain viewpoints has been a growing concern in … if they choose to censor Iowans they will not receive the generous subsidies …

• Most Americans see ‘cancel culture‘ as a THREAT to freedom, fear they could be fired for posting …RTA majority of Americans have expressed concern over cancel culture in a new poll released just as public figures like Piers Morgan have claimed to …
• Evangelical Troll Erick Erickson Tries to Theologize Cancel Culture. Fails.Religion DispatchesAlso, cancel culture is an idea made up in the past couple of years by conservatives who don’t like how society has decided to hold people accountable …
• ‘Cancel Culture Gone Mad’: Fans React as ‘Captain Underpants’ Book Pulled Over Racism ConcernsNewsweekSocial media debate over “cancel culture” ensued Monday after Scholastic announced that it was pulling the 2010 graphic novel The Adventures of …
• Amaro: Hope SCHOA enforces short term rentals in Sun CityYour ValleyHowever, it appears that as this country’s cancel culture picks up steam and … retirement communities like Sun City are next on the cancellation list.
• Trending Headlines: Fake meat, reducing emissions, Bill Gates & moreBeef MagazineIs cancel culture coming for beef? What’s new with fake meats? How well did packers do during the pandemic? Amanda Radke | Mar 29, 2021.
• Maryland ‘cancel culture‘ goes after Robert Redfield | READER COMMENTARYBaltimore SunThe insanity of this cancel culture needs to end. At this very moment in time, this country is under the thumb of a totalitarian leftist government, a leftist …
• Letter to the editor: Renaming Gore Range is just part of cancel cultureSummit Daily NewsWhat batch of morons came up with this notion? More cancel culture idiocy. Support Local Journalism.
• Cancel Culture Sweeps Aqueduct: Rider Wins Six for First TitleOnlineGambling.comIt took Eric Cancel tying the New York Racing Association record for single-day wins to bring him his first career riding title. So with that flair for the …
• Ohio Appellate Court Short-Circuits College Campus Cancel CultureNational Catholic RegisterOhio Appellate Court Short-Circuits College Campus Cancel Culture. COMMENTARY: A Christian professor at Shawnee State University scored a …
• Kelly Marie Tran, HER, Rep. Ted Lieu to Join CAA Amplify Town Hall Addressing Anti-Asian Hate …Hollywood Reporter”It brought everything into renewed urgency,” CAA Cultural Business … Morgan ends his piece with a plea to “cancel the cancel culture before it kills …

March 28, 2021

• CPNE expresses concern over Pemra directive about NABDAWN.com… regarding reporting of the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) activities, terming it a violation of the canons of press freedom and free speech.
• Teachers union files complaint against Jackson Public Schools, says district’s media policy …Jackson Clarion LedgerJackson Public Schools’ media policy prevents staff from exercising their free speech rights under the state Constitution, according to a recent legal …
• Piers Morgan defends Sharon Osbourne who was fired from ‘The Talk‘ over Meghan Markle …New York Daily News… hypocritical celebrities who now cynically exploit victimhood to suppress free speech, value their own version of the truth above the actual truth, and …Piers Morgan Slams Sharon Osbourne Treatment By CBS, Claims They Caved To Cancel Culture – DeadlineFull Coverage
• Without Trump, political disinformation dips — for nowThe Japan Times… 60 court cases have been lost — that voter fraud cost him a second term. … people are convinced that de-platforming him is a threat to free speech.
• Teach civics, media literacy and save democracySanta Fe New MexicanUpper elementary students delved into issues of free speech, democratic decision making, and working to keep each other safe. Middle and high …
• UN rights investigator Agnes Callamard named Amnesty chiefSan Francisco ChronicleCallamard, a French human rights expert, has previously led free–speech organization Article 19 and directs the Global Freedom of Expression Project …
• PHOTOS: Gov. Walz delivers State of the State from Mankato West High SchoolMankato Free PressTim Walz goes over his speech with deputy chief of staff for communications Kayla Castañeda and First Lady Gwen Walz in his old classroom at …
• Times letters: Religion, ridicule and the right to free speechThe TimesSir, We have free speech and freedom of expression in this country. It ensures, among many other benefits, that people of all faiths and none are free to …
• Piers Morgan Speaks Out After His Morning Show ControversyNicki SwiftWhen Sharon Osbourne lent her support for her friend on The Talk, she … GMB, racism and a shocking assault on freedom of speech,” he tweeted.Piers Morgan says Meghan Markle is a ‘whiny, hypocritical celeb who exploits victimhood to … – The SunPiers Morgan: Cancel the cancel culture before it kills our culture – The Irish NewsPiers Morgan: Cancel the cancel culture before it kills our culture – Evening StandardFull Coverage
• Free speech is no small thing – without it, our democracy diesThe SunIt has reopened a row over free speech and the explosion of dubious laws against so-called “hate crimes”. Offence needs merely to be taken by an …
• Time, Place, and Manner | California State University, Long BeachCalifornia State University, Long Beach |The Supreme Court has, however, upheld the idea that speech may be … About Us · Freedom of Expression · Time, Place, and Manner · Support …

• Letter to the Editor, Marc. 29, 2021: Erasing the past might not be best for futureRichmond.comThere are few ideas being bantered about today that are more poisonous than those captured by the Orwellian-like term “cancel culture.” We cannot …
• Piers Morgan Speaks Out After His Morning Show ControversyNicki SwiftHe lashed out against the “woke brigade” and “cancel culture,” while also coming to the defense of Sharon Osbourne. “What’s happened to Sharon and …Piers Morgan writes about Meghan Markle debacle, rails against cancel culture, ‘woke brigade’ – Herald SunPiers Morgan writes about Meghan Markle debacle, rails against cancel culture, ‘woke brigade’ – Fox NewsFull Coverage
• Piers Morgan says a troll threatened to murder him over Meghan Markle commentsPage Six“If our rights to free speech are denied, then democracy as we know it will die,” he wrote. “It’s time to cancel the cancel culture before it kills our culture.”.Piers Morgan Offers A Dramatic Account Of His Morning Show Exit – The ListPiers Morgan calls for end of ‘cancel culture‘ in defence of free speech after disbelieving Meghan’s … – Telegraph.co.ukPiers Morgan claims Meghan Markle ‘cynically exploits victimhood to suppress free speech’ – iNewsFull Coverage
• When Is Ableism Worth “Canceling?”Forbes“Canceling” or “Cancel Culture” is both a real thing and an inflated phenomenon – more of a politically motivated panic than an actual social problem.
• The fake and the real in American cancel cultureAljazeera.comAlexi McCammond is supposedly the latest victim of cancel culture. At least, that is what many Americans in elite spaces believe. McCammond …
• CBS Critiques Itself Over ‘Legitimizing’ Woody Allen InterviewHollywood ReporterThe program featured a segment — led by correspondent Erin Moriarty — about so-called “cancel culture,” using examples of controversial musicians, …Unreleased Woody Allen CBS Sunday Morning Interview to Stream on Paramount+ – VultureFull Coverage
• Sharon Stone recalls near death experience after 2001 stroke: ‘It’s so profound’Fox News”Did you feel in that moment, Sharon, like you might die?” Geist asked. SHARON STONE TEARS INTO CANCEL CULTURE: ‘THE STUPIDEST THING I …Sharon Stone Believes Cancel Culture Is The “Stupidest Thing” She’s “Ever Seen Happen” – Bounding Into ComicsFull Coverage
• French Socialist reignites row over ‘non-white’ meetingsFRANCE 24The inroads made by US-style “cancel culture” — calls to deny a public platform to people or products seen as objectionable — and growing activism of …
• Harmful Celebrity Culture: Why We Must Stop Treating Favorite Stars as Idols – Armie Hammer …Hollywood InsiderCancel Culture Doesn’t Exist to the Powerful Elite. Every person in the public eye is constantly seconds away from being “cancelled,” the popular term …
• Business Sense | Protect your company from social media backlashEureka Times-StandardAs we have witnessed within these last few months, “cancel culture” is real: what started as a single negative comment in a simple post from a member …
• Laurence Fox on Twitter: “The the days of the cancel culture cowards and their silly witch hunts are …twitter.comLF, not going to be that simple to remove this ‘madness’ from day to day life. It’s infiltrated every aspect since the late 1990″s. It’s embedded within …

March 27, 2021

“Rapper Lil Nas X Unveils Nike ‘Satan Shoes’ Containing Human Blood, Limited to 666 Pairs” by Breitbart

• Piers Morgan defends Sharon Osbourne after she exits ‘The Talk‘Page Six… own dramatic departure from “Good Morning Britain” — in which he defended their controversial comments about Meghan Markle as “free speech.”.
• Hong Kong’s cultural revolution has arrived at the artsHong Kong Free PressHitherto this was tolerated under the protection of freedom of expression … In his 2014 speech President Xi amplified what this means in the modern …
• Freedom March in downtown Ashland addresses speech & gun rightsAshland SourceIn his second speech, DeSanto talked about freedom of speech. “The reason we’re marching here is we’re in front of a once-great newspaper, a paper …
• Freedom March in downtown Ashland addresses speech & gun rightsRichland SourceA Freedom March took place at Corner Park in Ashland on Saturday morning. Protestors said their First and Second Amendment rights are being …
• ‘Free speech? There are limits to it. Was it good to allow Hitler to have free speech?’Independent.ieWas it good to allow Hitler to have free speech?’ John Banville longs for a return of the ‘erotic hum’ of the office – and says social media is driving people …
• Letters to the Editor: Readers write in on free speech, food insecurityTyler Morning TelegraphON FREE SPEECH: A SOCIETY WITHOUT IT IS NO LONGER FREEIn response to Keith Burris’ commentary titled “Definitely Not For Thee”: The piece …
• Vandals ransack conservative group’s pro-life display at University of Texas-AustinThe College FixThe university strongly defends freedom of expression and has content-neutral processes protecting free speech activities […] Outdoor areas are open to …
• ‘Stop Asian Hate’ rallies held in Koreatown and nationwide on National Day of Action and HealingKABC-TVThe march concluded at Normandie Avenue, where what organizers billed as a “free speech rally” was held. “We need to continue to be loud and …‘Stop Asian Hate’ rallies held in Koreatown and nationwide on National Day of Action and Healing – KABC-TV‘Stop Asian Hate’ rallies planned in LA, OC on Saturday – LA Daily NewsFull Coverage
• PIERS MORGAN: Writing for the first time about his dramatic exit from GMB after saying he didn’t …Daily Mail’I believe in freedom of speech,’ I said, ‘and the right to be allowed to have an opinion. If people want to believe Meghan Markle, that’s entirely their right.
• Veteran who fundraised for DAPL protest sues Bismarck, HertzAssociated Pressfor violating his rights to free speech and due process in retaliation for supporting the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Bismarck City Attorney Jannelle Combs …

• Nickelodeon censors two episodes of SpongeBob for inappropriate contentExplicasponge Bob is one of the most popular animated series since its debut on television in 1999 with twelve seasons on the air on the official Nickelodeon …
• WATCH: Barrasso Claims Biden Administration Censored Border Wall FootageK2 RadioHe claimed this was because the Biden Administration censored the video footage they were attempting to film. In one video, which aired on Fox News, …
• I Am a Victim of Republican ‘Cancel Culture’Sputnik InternationalBecause my cartoons and columns criticized Bill Clinton and the Democrats, the right-wing censorship squads let me be. They didn’t notice that I …
• Democrats Pushing Legislation To Increase Big Tech’s Censorship Against ‘Misinformation and …Christianity DailyDemocratic legislators are demanding Facebook, Google and Twitter to increase censoring of content that promotes what they call “misinformation …
• Lara Trump to Newsmax TV: Senate Decision Coming ‘Very Soon’WBAP News/Talk… former president to start his own social media company after being banned on Twitter and Facebook in a massive censorship campaign against him, …
• Big Tech’s outsized influence draws state-level pushbackThe Public’s Radio… on tech and social media companies over a wide range of issues, including anti-trust, digital privacy, taxing ad sales, net neutrality and censorship.
• Why are social media platforms silencing Kashmiri voices?Aljazeera.comIn the latest episode of censorship, Twitter shut down the accounts of … By censoring these voices, social media networks are curtailing the right to …
• Censorship, closed doors at AGM – hard to gauge Umno’s true stateMalaysiakiniCensorship, closed doors at AGM – hard to gauge Umno’s true state. Kow Gah Chie. 27 Mar 2021, 6:34 am. Updated a few seconds ago. A. ⁺. A.
• Tony Khan Tried To Censor AEW Unsanctioned MatchRingside NewsTony Khan Tried To Censor AEW Unsanctioned Match … Britt Baker and Thunder Rosa tore each other apart in AEW’s first-ever unsanctioned women’s …
• Facebook Bans Iran’s Press TV Page in Attack on Freedom of SpeechTasnim News AgencyTEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian media outlet Press TV condemned Facebook for “censorship” after it once again shut down the main page of the …

• Lewandowski Says Trump Social Media Platform Will Be ‘Interactive’ Way for Trump to Speak …Mediaite“What we’ve seen from Big Tech and the cancel culture is, if you don’t agree with their philosophy, they’re going to cancel you. and we’re going to …
• How Do We Reform Cancel Culture? Minister Offers StepsChristianity DailyCancel culture is an evil norm that destroys a person’s life or organization. But before it turns worse, it must be addressed immediately for America’s …
• This is an extraordinary opportunity to talk to boys about consent and respectThe Guardian… parents and pupils who hold very strong views will use cancel culture to try to prevent people and topics they don’t want to hear about being aired.
• Review: ‘The Bachelor’ finale tackles racism, accountabilityThe Huntington NewsWhile some think Harrison was merely trying to denounce cancel culture, others think that he was tone deaf and missing the point of the conversation.Why One Bachelor Nation Alum Doesn’t Think Chris Harrison Should Be Fired For Controversial … – Cinema BlendFull Coverage
• Major Medical Journal Editor Placed on Leave: Why This is HugeRicochet.comThere’s no question “cancel culture” exists. … My intellectual drive won’t let me stop my research and my ethics won’t let me bury inconvenient results.
• SquawkboxThe Albany HeraldPeople with good sense should come together and cancel the cancel culture. interesting … since Democrats have taken control, Sanford Bishop votes …
• Marin Voice: Denying motivations won’t help stop racist violence against Asian AmericansMarin Independent JournalThe perpetrators engage in the morally justifying mechanism of “whataboutism” and the so-called “evil” of “cancel culture.” “I am not that kind of person …
• With NYC comedy clubs reopening, what jokes are — and aren’t — fair game?New York PostBut, cancel culture be damned, Gold — whose summer 2020 performances outside the Bel Aire Diner in Astoria had her playing to patrons inside their …
• Letter: Let Common Sense PrevailSouthern Pines PilotStop signs, speed limits, seat belt restrictions, no smoking policies, … a “rag” are also bemoaning “cancel culture” that challenges their political and …
• Should cultural cancelers get cancelled?ChicagoNowThe Barbershop: Dennis Byrne, Proprietor · Should cultural cancelers get cancelled? · Two left-wing critics, one of white men and the other of Trump, get …
• USA Today Opinion Writer: Booing Oral Roberts Is Cancel Culture | DefectorDefectorThe problem of politics in sports, like the vague and ever-looming scourge of The Cancel Culture Mob or any number of other ostensibly ominous and …
• ‎Feeding The Mouth That Bites You: Teens and cancel culture on Apple Podcasts‎Apple Podcasts on the App StoreIsn’t “cancel culture” just a polite term for a mob? This social media-fueled frenzy is on the rise in middle schools and high schools. If your teen hasn’t …

March 26, 2021

“Elizabeth Warren Fires Back at ‘Snotty’ Amazon in Tax Feud on Twitter” by Newsweek

• Inside Sharon Osbourne and ‘The Talk‘ stars’ tumultuous time togetherPage SixSharon, who’s been on the CBS daytime show since it launched 11 years ago, defended her friend Piers Morgan’s right to free speech in the wake of …
• Serious problem with propaganda in this countryNapa Valley RegisterMuch has been discussed over the last 5-plus years about freedom of speech and the First Amendment. Lots of discussion around when free speech …
• Black Lives Matter mask causes Catholic school stir; Diocese of Youngstown clarifies policyCanton Repository“We erred on the side of allowing students to express their creativity and freedom of expression,” she said. “As an outcome, these expressions have …
• Video: Group fears Florida’s ‘anti-riot bill’ would go too far against free speechWFTV OrlandoMEDIA_ELEMENT_ERROR: Format error. Video: Group fears Florida’s ‘anti-riot bill’ would go too far against free speech. LIVE STREAM. WFTV Now.Video: Group fears Florida bill to stop violent protests will impact free speech – WFTV OrlandoFull Coverage
• Dozens attend ‘Rally to Save Protesting’ after anti-riot bill passes Florida HouseOrlando Sentinel… rally hosted by March For Our Lives Florida to protest the bill, exercising a form of free speech many fear would be suppressed by the legislation.Florida’s controversial ‘anti-riot’ bill passes in House – WFLAFull Coverage
• Victory for free speechThe Shillong TimesVictory for free speech. EDITORIAL · By Editor Last updated Mar 27, 2021. Share. Every once in a while the Supreme Court delivers an enlightened …
• 6th Circ. Revives Professor’s Challenge To Pronoun RuleLaw360The panel said Shawnee State University trampled on political philosophy professor Nicholas Meriwether’s First Amendment rights to freedom of speech …Pronouns in the University Classroom & the First Amendment – ReasonOhio professor who rejected transgender pronouns can sue university: US appeals court – KFGO NewsOhio professor who rejected transgender pronouns can sue university: US appeals court – ReutersFull Coverage
• TAKE 2 PODCAST: Gov. Cox signs 464 bills, uses first veto – plus gun control & US borderKUTV 2NewsUtah’s newly elected Gov. Spencer Cox signed 464 bills but vetoed one titled “Electronics Free Speech Amendments.” Final Bills. Gov. Cox signed these …
• Even with Changes, the Revised PACT Act Will Lead to More Online CensorshipEFFThese marginal changes, however, fail to grapple with the free expression challenges of trying to implement a notice and takedown regime where a …
• Watchdog: Kansas university president is silencing facultyTalk Radio 1210 WPHT… president at Haskell Indian Nations University has been accused by an academic watchdog group of restricting the free speech rights of the faculty.
• Consumers will condemn activist brands as ‘woke-washers’ if they cannot prove moral competency …Cass Business School – City, University of LondonNew research shows that consumers judge ‘activist brands’ based on how morally competent they are perceived to be when challenging free speech.
• ISU Graduate Workers Union Hold Silent Protest Against ISU Attempt to Deny Free Speech – SEIU …SEIU Local 73The right to free speech is guaranteed under the Constitution of the United States. Supporting fellow union workers is a fundamental principle within …

• LOUIS DE BERNIERES: All bow to the High Priests of cancel culture… who are so powerful I was …Daily Mail… anxiety that young authors were being forced into self-censorship out of fear of being trolled by the anonymous lynch mobs of the politically correct.
• ‘Color of skin… important’? Instagram censors artist’s comic as ‘DANGEROUS’ for VERBATIM quote …RT’Color of skin… important’? Instagram censors artist’s comic as ‘DANGEROUS’ for VERBATIM quote of woke ‘Sesame Street’ episode. 26 Mar, 2021 21: …
• White House supports private sector companies battling China’s censorship, Psaki saysYahoo Finance… companies’ dependence on its markets in order to censor free speech. “American consumers and consumers everywhere deserve to know that their …
• Why Would China Censor Oscars Over a Short Doc Nominee? ‘They Are Obviously Afraid,’ Director …TheWrapThat’s why the censorship was going on like crazy all the time during the protests. That’s why they reacted this way to our film being nominated for an …
• White House supports private sector companies battling China’s censorship, Psaki saysFox Business… China’s efforts to “weaponize” private companies’ dependence on its markets in order to censor free speech. “American consumers and consumers …
• Ether-1 Cryptocurrency Price Up 900% in 2021 As Demand For It’s Censorship-Proof Hosting …Digital JournalEther-1 Cryptocurrency Price Up 900% in 2021 As Demand For It’s Censorship-Proof Hosting Platform Skyrockets Organizations Push Back Against …
• Utah Governor Signs Legislation Requiring Pornography Filters on Smartphones, TabletsCBN News***As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, please sign up for Faithwire’s daily newsletter and download the CBN News …
• Scalise: Social Media Sites Not Being ‘Town Square’ With CensorshipKMJ NowSocial media sites do not act like the “town square” when they censor conservatives and pick “winners and losers,” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise …Congress grills Tech giants on Capitol riot, but only Twitter CEO admits role – Atlanta Journal ConstitutionHate speech, censorship, Capitol riot, Section 230: Lawmakers slam Facebook, Google and Twitter … – USA TODAYFull Coverage
• Janša’s Appearance at EU Subcommittee Ends in Video RowTotal Slovenia NewsJanša then tweeted a link to the video and accused In ‘t Veld of censorship. Several sub-committee members expressed support for her decision during …
• Cancel culture is a threat to all great cultureBridger Valley PioneerSome of those defending the move point out this isn’t censorship, as the company rightfully owns the books and has every right to make marketing …
• Tech Censorship | The Federalist SocietyThe Federalist SocietyTech Censorship. Syracuse Student Chapter. Mar 25 2021. Thursday 12:00 p.m. EDT. Topics: Telecommunications & Electronic Media • First …

• Jackson man wants to get Andrew out of town’s nameConway Daily SunAsked to comment on whether he feels his move is part of the “Cancel Culture” debate that has dominated political discussions — regarding taking …
• What a top labor leader is looking for nowadaysCity & StateHe, like anyone else, has a right to due process. I don’t believe in cancel culture. Related Stories. Zach Williams. is a staff reporter at City & State.
• Uncommon Knowledge: Reclaiming Freedom in the UK, with Laurence FoxNational Review… say something mildly controversial on the BBC last year—and suddenly found himself a victim of cancel culture. Instead of retreating or apologizing, …
• Maryland COVID advisor Robert Redfield draws controversy for COVID origin claimswpde.comRELATED | COVID cancel culture: Proms not a reality for many students this spring. Fauci says a more likely explanation is the one shared by the …
• Sermons 3/27/2021ReporterNews.comSunday. Bible study 7 p.m. Wednesday. Speaker: Dr. Larry Fitzgerald. Topic: “Cancel Culture vs. Jesus”. Synopsis: The cancel culture has …
• Letter: A lesson in pre-judging and prejudiceINFORUMDean Hulse responded to my letter about self-righteousness in a most curious manner: “because Dahl avoids the phrase ‘cancel culture,’ it’s unclear …
• The RookieThe Wall Street JournalReaders may wonder how welcoming Mr. Dorsey will be toward new competition and toward anyone seeking to avoid the cancel culture, but Ms.
• Are “cancel culture” grinches trying to steal Dr. Seuss? Pa. Congressman says yesABC27A congressman tells abc27’s Dennis Owens these “cancels” must cease, while others say … Like the congressman whose sure cancel culture is nigh.Pa. Congressman Joyce introduces ‘GRINCH’ bill to stop ‘cancel culture‘ of kids books – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette‘GRINCH Act’ introduced to protect children’s books from cancel culture: ‘No one is safe’ – Fox NewsGOP congressman pushes ‘Grinch Act’ to stop ‘cancel culture‘ that doesn’t exist – The American IndependentFull Coverage
• A Cinderella Story in a Cancel Culture WorldNRB Today… called for basketball fans to “cancel” ORU for its biblical beliefs on LGBTQ+ issues and for the NCAA to remove the university from tournament play.
• COVID cancel culture: Proms not a reality for many students this springFox BaltimoreCOVID cancel culture: Proms not a reality for many students this spring. by Amy Simpson. Friday, March 26th 2021. AA.
• Mika Edmondson on Twitter: “I view discussions on “cancel culture” through the lens of the Civil …twitter.comI view discussions on “cancel culture” through the lens of the Civil Rights movement which marshaled the pressure of public exposure and accountability …

• LOUIS DE BERNIERES: All bow to the High Priests of cancel culture… who are so powerful I was …Daily Mail… anxiety that young authors were being forced into self-censorship out of fear of being trolled by the anonymous lynch mobs of the politically correct.
• ‘Color of skin… important’? Instagram censors artist’s comic as ‘DANGEROUS’ for VERBATIM quote …RT’Color of skin… important’? Instagram censors artist’s comic as ‘DANGEROUS’ for VERBATIM quote of woke ‘Sesame Street’ episode. 26 Mar, 2021 21: …
• White House supports private sector companies battling China’s censorship, Psaki saysYahoo Finance… companies’ dependence on its markets in order to censor free speech. “American consumers and consumers everywhere deserve to know that their …
• Why Would China Censor Oscars Over a Short Doc Nominee? ‘They Are Obviously Afraid,’ Director …TheWrapThat’s why the censorship was going on like crazy all the time during the protests. That’s why they reacted this way to our film being nominated for an …
• White House supports private sector companies battling China’s censorship, Psaki saysFox Business… China’s efforts to “weaponize” private companies’ dependence on its markets in order to censor free speech. “American consumers and consumers …
• Ether-1 Cryptocurrency Price Up 900% in 2021 As Demand For It’s Censorship-Proof Hosting …Digital JournalEther-1 Cryptocurrency Price Up 900% in 2021 As Demand For It’s Censorship-Proof Hosting Platform Skyrockets Organizations Push Back Against …
• Utah Governor Signs Legislation Requiring Pornography Filters on Smartphones, TabletsCBN News***As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, please sign up for Faithwire’s daily newsletter and download the CBN News …
• Scalise: Social Media Sites Not Being ‘Town Square’ With CensorshipKMJ NowSocial media sites do not act like the “town square” when they censor conservatives and pick “winners and losers,” House Minority Whip Steve Scalise …Congress grills Tech giants on Capitol riot, but only Twitter CEO admits role – Atlanta Journal ConstitutionHate speech, censorship, Capitol riot, Section 230: Lawmakers slam Facebook, Google and Twitter … – USA TODAYFull Coverage
• Janša’s Appearance at EU Subcommittee Ends in Video RowTotal Slovenia NewsJanša then tweeted a link to the video and accused In ‘t Veld of censorship. Several sub-committee members expressed support for her decision during …
• Cancel culture is a threat to all great cultureBridger Valley PioneerSome of those defending the move point out this isn’t censorship, as the company rightfully owns the books and has every right to make marketing …
• Tech Censorship | The Federalist SocietyThe Federalist SocietyTech Censorship. Syracuse Student Chapter. Mar 25 2021. Thursday 12:00 p.m. EDT. Topics: Telecommunications & Electronic Media • First …

March 25, 2021

• The Rise of a Culture of Censorship, Part 2Psychology TodayWhat is a culture of censorship? It is mostly informal processes — social, political, organizational and psychological — that “justify” or implement …
• The socialist tradition also serves to censorSunday VisionAbout a dozen of Cuban SIM cards bought Eliana Hernandez to circumvent censorship. Make sure the cards are not in your name or close relatives.
• We cannot accept our leaders’ assault on sacred freedomsThe Times… a shiver down your spine, the icy climate of censorship it has generated will. … alongside originals of documents censored by authoritarian regimes.
• Texas’ Bettencourt to Newsmax TV: Companies Censoring Conservatives ‘Need to Get Over It’KKOHTexas GOP state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, who has spoken out against two of Texas’ biggest cable operators for censoring Newsmax TV, says the …
• Peacock Is Removing Controversial Moments from Old WWE ShowsTVwebReportedly, one of the most evident examples of Peacock’s censoring of old WWE shows can be seen in the streamer’s offering of WrestleMania 6.Peacock Pulls Controversial Moments From Past WWE Events – Comicbook.comFull Coverage
• Students decide whether the Grammys are critically acclaimed, or in need of critical reformInklings NewsThe censoring of the performances detracted from the songs and the artists’ interpretation,” Samir Mott ’22 said. “A majority of the winners did not …
• Opinion: Cutting off media access to the border isn’t management. It’s more like censorship.Washington PostIt’s more like censorship. A migrant child …
• Australia Criticized After Banning This Hit RPGSVGAustralia is far from the only country that bans games but it has come under criticism for having a very low censorship bar. According to chief executive …
• Bernie Sanders’s Censorship WisdomThe Wall Street JournalIf only they’d instead take the Vermont socialist seriously on speech and censorship. For the last year progressives have been demanding that …Bernie Sanders against Donald Trump Twitter ban: ‘Tomorrow it could be somebody else’ – USA TODAYFull Coverage
• Twitter apologises after it ‘incorrectly’ censors pictures from a Texas migrant centreThe IndependentFind out more. Twitter has apologised for mistakenly censoring pictures of migrants at a detention centre in Texas following accusations online.

• Wokeness Is No Laughing MatterA Magazine of American CultureThe grim schoolmarms of the “woke” left, armed with denunciations and practicing censorship, approach every issue decidedly lacking in the sense of …
• Jack Dorsey says blocking Post’s Hunter Biden story was ‘total mistake’ — but won’t say who made itNew York Post“Well, we don’t have a censoring department,” the bearded and newly bald-headed tech exec replied. When Scalise interjected to ask who made the …GOP Lawmakers Press Social Media Execs on Censorship, Engagement Tools – KMJ NowThe Latest: Twitter grilled about blocking a NY Post article – KOBFull Coverage
• ‘This Is Fundamentally un-American’: Democrats Demand More Censorship from Big Tech LeadersCBN NewsWhile some conservatives have been upset at how much Big Tech has been censoring and de-platforming them, congressional Democrats Thursday …
• Diversity and Social Justice Classes Take a Hit and We Need To Talk About ItThe Mary SueBut it’s clear, from the particular classes chosen, that this is a form of censorship disguised as “support” for local universities. Courses that were cut …
• Top Republican condemns Big Tech CEOs for censorship and exploiting childrenTheBlaze.com”Yes, because you censor political viewpoints you disagree with. Those polarizing actions matter for democracy. “But do you know what convinced me …
• The Latest: Twitter grilled about blocking a NY Post articleThe Public’s RadioWhen Scalise asked if anyone in the company’s “censoring department” was held accountable, Dorsey replied that “we don’t have a censoring …
• Pussy Riot shows the cypherpunk power of feminist NFTsTechCrunchCrypto collectibles, and any corresponding cryptocurrency earnings, are only censorship resistant when held in a creator’s personal wallet, not on a …
• Lawmakers Blast Google, Facebook, And Twitter CEOs For Censorship Of Everyday AmericansThe Federalist“Unless Section 230 is changed, there is no protection of political speech or limit to the censorship conservatives will face in the future,” Scalise’s …
• Federal judge slams dept. for actions to censor Colorado inmate’s mailColorado Springs GazetteFurther, the judge suggested the state deliberately misapplied its own policy just to censor the items. Last month, U.S. District Court Senior Judge Marcia …
• Is Facebook about to crack down on criticism of Zionism?+972 MagazinePalestine advocates have long charged Facebook with suppressing criticism of Israel. Now they fear the company will escalate its censorship using a …

• Republican governor discovers evangelicals invented cancel culture when they come for herLGBTQ NationRepublican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is discovering that evangelical Christians invented cancel culture as the religious right and conservative …The Federalist rips ‘cowardly’ Noem for blaming ‘cancel culture‘ for uproar over transgender bill punt – Fox NewsFull Coverage
• Column: We need to hold celebrities and non-famous people equally accountableIndiana Daily StudentCancel culture, as Vox describes it, is the public backlash that follows a celebrity or person who does something offensive. Afterwards, there is usually …
• ‘In my heart I knew it was wrong’ | Jay Leno apologizes for mocking Asians in his jokesAtlanta Journal ConstitutionI do not consider this particular case to be another example of cancel culture but a legitimate wrong that was done on my part. MANAA has been very …Jay Leno sorry for jokes about Asian Americans – BBC NewsFull Coverage
• Why everything is a Milkshake DuckVoxThat’s probably why the term has fallen by the wayside somewhat, in favor of discussions concerning the broader concept of cancel culture. It also tends …
• Now is the time to start thinking about our neighborsMiami StudentStop AAPI Hate, a group chronicling incidents of hate against Asian … previous piece for The Student, I have no patience for so-called “cancel culture.
• Dr. Seuss Books Provide Teachable MomentsAtlanta Jewish TimesMuch like politics today, there are disparate sides: going overboard with left wing “cancel culture” versus aligning with the current reexamination of …
• The Toxicity of Cancel CultureNilsen ReportSo, we are constantly trying to catch up with it. Every day we come across various new things and nowadays cancel culture is a big topic of discussion.
• Our empathy cannot end where our differences beginThe Baytown SunRather, we are individuals who clearly know the difference between cancel culture and progress. When the Facilities Names Committee generated the …
• South Dakota governor thinks she’s a victim of cancel culture amid right-wing backlash over anti …PinkNewsA spokesperson for the governor of South Dakota has whined about “cancel culture” as conservatives turn on Kristi Noem over a bill regarding trans …
• Search the Scriptures: Avoiding ‘cancel culture‘Point Pleasant RegisterOne of the aspects of this is that phenomena which has come to be known colloquially as “cancel culture,” wherein a person is forced out of their job or …
• Today Show: Karl Stefanovic says ridiculous’ Golden Gaytime debate shows cancel culture ‘needs …9Now – NineCalls to re-brand the iconic icecream the Golden Gaytime is an example of cancel culture going too far, Kar…

• Pro-liberty students barred from forming club: ‘cancel culture organized against us’ at SkidmoreThe College FixThe leader of a rejected Young Americans for Liberty chapter says that “cancel culture” is responsible for its downfall. “A cancel culture campaign was …
• Marketing podcast: Casualty of cancel culture?Marketing InteractiveNearly a year after the online furore, Cheng tells MARKETING-INTERACTIVE if things have returned to pre-cancel culture days and how she managed …
• The Federalist rips ‘cowardly’ Noem for blaming ‘cancel culture‘ for uproar over transgender bill puntFox News”Apparently, uninformed cancel culture is fine when the right is eating their own,” Noem communications director Ian Fury said on Tuesday. “A less …Noem Spokesman Blasts ‘Conservative Cancel Culture‘ after Transgender Bill Criticism – National ReviewDear Kristi Noem: Criticizing Cowardly Politicians Isn’t ‘Cancel Culture,’ It’s Democracy – The FederalistFull Coverage
• Mullane: Redemption in the Bucks DA Office in the time of cancel cultureBucks County Courier TimesMullane: Redemption in the Bucks DA Office in the time of cancel culture. JD Mullane. Bucks County Courier Times. When we mess up, each of us …
• Ex-‘Howard Stern’ show staffer Shuli Egar on cancel culture: ‘The higher you are, the more you …Fox NewsFor him, the age of cancel culture is one that he believes is a trend for the worst and Egar laments the idea that the level of success a person achieves …
• Kansas bill seeks to prevent social media sites from blocking political speechKSNT News… to posts that you might want to make about the election, about COVID lockdowns and about cancel culture,” said NetChoice CEO Steve DelBianco.
• It’s Not Cancel Culture, It’s LibertySkidmore NewsOn Friday, March 5, the Skidmore College Club Affairs Committee met to decide whether a chapter of Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) would be …
• Rep. Gaetz Slams Military Extremism Hearing: Nothing more than cancel culture coming for our …One America News NetworkToday’s HASC hearing on “extremism in the military” is a total joke. It is about nothing more than cancel culture coming for our military. We ought to tread …House Republicans downplay the military’s extremism problem – PoliticoFull Coverage
• Councilmember calls for redesign of longstanding City of San Diego seal10NewsHis proposal comes amid a national debate on cultural icons and … Krvaric calls the proposal to change the seal another example of cancel culture.
• Waukegan renaming 2 middle schools due to namesakes’ ties to slaveryWLS-TV”I hear a lot of ‘we are trying to cancel Thomas Jefferson’ and this is a part of cancel culture. No one is canceling Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson …
• Today Show: Karl Stefanovic says ridiculous’ Golden Gaytime debate shows cancel culture ‘needs …9Now – NineCalls to re-brand the iconic icecream the Golden Gaytime is an example of cancel culture going too far, Kar…
• Tuesday, March 23, 2021 – “You’re cancelled!” Cancel culture in Native America » Native America …Native America CallingThe action earned praise from some and backlash from others who say it’s cancel culture run amok. Individuals, institutions, public monuments and …

• Parler Says It Informed FBI of Violent Content Before Capitol RiotThe Wall Street JournalThe platform continued to report posts after the attack, they added. Parler, which bills itself as an unbiased, free–speech alternative to larger social …
• On Google Podcasts, a Buffet of HateThe New York TimesAll podcasts, including those featuring hate speech, currently benefit from this … Many prized freedom of expression, unburdened by the Federal …
• Experts Reexamining Role of Targeted Ads and Political Extremism in Wake of January 6 AttackBroadbandBreakfast.com… the spread of extremist content that has the potential to radicalize, while others reject the notion and argue that such content advances free speech.
• DHS weighing major changes to fight domestic violent extremism, say officialsNBC NewsThe report, written by civil liberties activists, concluded that “wholesale monitoring of social media creates serious risks to privacy and free speech.
• Samuel Alito Fast FactsABC17News.comIf the Court is serious about protecting freedom of expression, we should grant review.” CNN Newsource. Related Articles …
• Free speech can’t be stifled by cases: Supreme CourtDeccan HeraldFree speech can’t be stifled by cases: Supreme Court. An FIR lodged was lodged against Shillong Times’ Editor Patricia Mukhim for her Facebook post, …
• Supreme Court Upholds Free Speech, Gives Relief To Meghalaya Editor | ReadNDTV… which upheld the right to free speech. The case was filed last year over her Facebook post on violence against non-tribal people in Meghalaya.
• ‘At Twitter, no one is above rules’The HinduThere is also a renewed debate of how such platforms navigate between freedom of expression and hate speech? How does Twitter negotiate …
• WATCH: Rep. Mike Doyle tells Big Tech CEOs that lawmakers ‘will legislate to stop’ disinformation …Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“You fail to promote the battle of ideas and free speech.” Ms. Rodgers said, even more than that, social media platforms influence on young people, from …
• URI embroiled in controversy over professor’s comments about transgender individualsThe Providence JournalSOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island is in the middle of a controversy pitting academic rights to free speech against a professor’s …
• Coalition of human rights and journalist organisations express concerns for free speech …European Digital Rights (EDRi)The coalition considers that the proposed regulation as it stands now has no place in EU law, as it poses serious threats to freedom of expression and …
• Navigating Campus Free Speech Events: Personal and Professional Challenges for Midlevel …The Ohio State University Graduate School |Navigating Campus Free Speech Events: Personal and Professional Challenges for Midlevel Student Affairs Professionals. Matthew Van Jura …
• Committee Prepares to Grill Tech CEOS, but It Is the First Amendment That Could Get Torched …Truth on the MarketThe mere potential for the exercise of that power casts a chill, a chill the First Amendment cannot permit if free speech, thought, and discourse are to …

• Patricia Mukhim’s FB post is not hate speech, says SC, quashes FIR; free speech must not be …The LeafletA bench of Justices L Negeswara Rao & Ravindra Bhat says “Free speech of the citizens cannot be stifled by implicating them in criminal cases unless …
• Who is in control? The need to rein in Big TechThe Highland County PressBreitbart created a dedicated tech reporting team in 2015—a time when few recognized the danger that the rising tide of left-wing hostility to free speech …
• Does Harder support Kenney attack on Netflix kids movie?Lethbridge HeraldAll in the interest of “freedom of expression” of course! … “Free speech” is an essential component of democracy and in that I concur with Ms Harder.
• What happened in the Business Leaders in Christ vs. University of Iowa court case?desmoinesregister.comAdvocates of free speech rights say that Monday’s ruling sends a signal that university officials can be held accountable in cases when students’ rights …
• Column: What lessons for us from the Greeks, on Greek Independence Day?Chicago Tribune“Freedom or Death.” And the blood … The brilliance of America, drawing on the classical Hellenic heritage, is that we prized free speech and liberty.
• A new declaration aims to fight antisemitism without curtailing free speechForwardThe drive for adoption of a single, fixed definition of antisemitism has devolved into a polemical political debate on Israel and Palestine with crucial free– …
• More votes are always better: Improve access to ballots for all AmericansNew York Daily News… was protected free speech and “reasonable people would not accept such statements … Now we have to get America’s freedom ranking up to 100.
• At Odds With Her University Over Gender IdentityInside Higher EdGender studies professor says the University of Rhode Island’s statement about her essay on trans rights is an affront to her free speech.
• Congress to press Big Tech CEOs over speech, misinformationABC NewsThe tech CEOs plan a spirited defense of the liability shield under Section 230, saying it has helped make the internet the forum of free expression that …The CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter Share Their Thoughts on Section 230 Ahead of New … – Social Media TodayFull Coverage
• Moderating online content in the United StatesObserver Research FoundationParler, a growing social media app pitching itself as a free speech … The debate is not just about protecting freedom of speech and expression.
• Committee Prepares to Grill Tech CEOS, but It Is the First Amendment That Could Get Torched …Truth on the MarketThe mere potential for the exercise of that power casts a chill, a chill the First Amendment cannot permit if free speech, thought, and discourse are to …

March 24, 2021

• SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, CLOUTHUB, CALLS OUT IBM OVER REPEATED ACTS OF …EIN News“CloutHub will fight Big Tech censorship at every turn,” CloutHub founder Jeff Brain said in a statement. “In its contract with our company, IBM agreed not …
• Myanmar Citizens Find Ways Around Crackdown on InternetBloombergQuint… to communicate online, downloading tools to bypass censorship restrictions and turning to alternative media sources and underground networks, …
• Security Analysis Clears TikTok of Censorship, Privacy AccusationsOODA LoopTikTok has been widely criticized for poor privacy and data-sharing practices, censorship concerns, and national security risks as the app is owned by …
• Now anti-lockdown posters are being censoredSpikedJCDecaux has refused to display posters highlighting the harms of lockdown. Now anti-lockdown posters are being censored. spiked. 24th March 2021.
• Ofcom lowers the bar for online video censorshipTelecoms.comUK telecoms regulator is adapting quickly to its new role as chief digital censor and wants there to be less horridness allowed on video sharing …
• A film censor’s role is to police art, NOT to tell parents and children what they should think on trans …RTOld-school censors were bad enough, but the BBFC’s ‘enlightened’ positive censorship is far worse, as it presumes to alter the way we think. If you like …
• Nithiin, Keerthy Suresh’s Rang De: Censor Board Denies Nod For A ‘Nude Scene’OdishaTVBut I heard that it wasn’t cleared by the Censor Board”. Meanwhile, Keerthy Suresh on Tuesday shared a BTS video of Rang De on Twitter in which …
• Reddit’s most popular subreddits go private in protest against ‘censorship‘Game RevolutionMany popular Reddit pages have gone private today, protesting against what they believe to be censorship on the site. Subreddits ranging from …
• QUIZ: Is It Censorship?Book Riot[T]he suppression of words, images, or ideas that are ‘offensive,’ happens whenever some people succeed in imposing their personal political or moral …
• Naga Munchetty defended by Piers Morgan over ‘bloody ridiculous’ BBC censorshipDaily ExpressNAGA MUNCHETTY was defended by Piers Morgan over “bloody ridiculous” BBC censorship before she was forced to apologise in a recent row over …
• Index on Censorship on Twitter: “FROM THE ARCHIVE: “We need to have the help and assistance …twitter.comIndex on CensorshipVerified account. @IndexCensorship. A voice for the persecuted. London. indexoncensorship.org. Joined January 2009 …

• ‘Cancel culture‘ has canceled forgivenessGrand Haven TribuneThere is definitely something wrong with cancel culture. The latest example was when a young lady by the name of Alexei McCammond who was forced …
• Letters to the editor: Turn the page on Dr. Seuss and get back to basics: Border, deficitAkron Beacon JournalIt is time to cancel the cancel culture and put the woke people back to sleep. The lunacy we are accepting as the new normal is not normal. We are a …
• Is It Time to Cancel Cancel Culture?The New York TimesOne of the loudest crusaders against cancel culture squares off against a person said to be one of its victims.
• OPINION: GOP uproar over cancel culture distracts from real societal issuesDaily NebraskanWhat is commonly referred to as “cancel culture” is actually a mirage constructed in the minds of those unfamiliar with the concept that the rich and …
• “Sumer is Icunin in” illustrates cancel culture follyGreenville Daily ReflectorHere we go again. Another cycle is complete. Spring arrived on 20 March 2021. The heat of summer is not far off. “Sumer is Icumen in.” To anticipate …
• Editorial: Four questions about the 2021 electionsFranklin News PostPeople are certainly free to object to the estate’s decision, but the point is, this was not the “cancel culture” at work. This was a company making a free …
• San Francisco Unified Sued Over School RenamingNBC Bay Area… media mocked the decision as reflective of a school board more interested in “cancel culture” than in educating the district’s 57,000 students.
• People weigh in on TAMU-CC decision to change mascotKRIS Corpus Christi NewsCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The conversation for some has now turned Izzy the Islander into a victim of “cancel culture.” It’s not how everyone feels, …
• Steven H. Baron | Cancel the Cancel CultureSanta Clarita Valley SignalNo more cancel culture nonsense! The logo of the Hart High School “Indians” is as appropriate today as it was at its inception 75 years ago. A “racist” …
• Why Cancel Culture By Anyone Is Harmful and WrongPsychology TodayCancel culture and calling-out have been used by all sides of the political and social spectrum. While it has been attributed to mostly the left-leaning, …
• 03-23-21 “You’re cancelled!” Cancel culture in Native AmericaSoundCloudAmong the recently retracted books by Dr. Seuss is one that includes a stereotypical drawing of an ‘Eskimo’. The company handling publication of the …

• The CBLDF Creates Its Own Ethics CommitteeBleeding Cool NewsTomorrow, the free speech activist charity, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), will be hosting a Zoom workshop, titled Ethics for All: …
• Protecting freedom of speechWilliston Daily HeraldAt that point, speech assumes the form of conduct. Is that constitutionally protected speech? In Schenck v. United States (1919), Justice Oliver Wendell …
• MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Launches Static-Webpage Frank-How Will it Become the ‘Voice’of Free …Tech Times… days from now. Moreover, he declared that his team has been developing this site over the past years, aiming for a stronger “voice of free speech.” …MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s social-media site is now called Frank, and it’s launched as a static … – Business InsiderFull Coverage
• Millions Without Representation Fight for DC StatehoodFree Speech TVThe Thom Hartmann Program is on Free Speech TV every weekday from 12-3 pm EST. Missed an episode? Check out TH on FSTV VOD anytime or visit …
• Letter: Chris Manthos, LeesburgLoudoun Now… who defended teachers against attempts by Ziegler himself to oppress their First Amendment right of free speech, or questioning public policy.
• Fired West Virginia teacher loses suit over bigoted postsABC News… an overly broad and unconstitutional restriction of her free speech rights. … that Durstein failed to show that the law targets freedom of expression.
• Ex-head of police review board sues Providence over firingAssociated PressThe federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by Jose Batista alleges the city denied him his free speech and due process rights. Batista was fired as executive …
• Fired West Virginia teacher loses suit over bigoted postsFederal News Network… unconstitutional restriction of her free speech rights. The judge ruled Monday that Durstein failed to show that the law targets freedom of expression.
• Tweet Gone Too Far? Goldwater Rule ViolationPsychiatric Times… the university that claims unlawful termination after exercising her right to free speech in a tweet about the dangers of Donald Trump’s presidency.
• Paparazzi Agency Bankrupted by Meghan Markle Legal BattleHollywood Reporter”The case involves free speech related issues under United Kingdom law and, unfortunately, has proven to be too unbearably expensive for Splash to …
• Utah Senate on Twitter: “.@GovCox vetoed S.B. 228, Electronic Free Speech Amendments. The bill …twitter.comGovCox vetoed S.B. 228, Electronic Free Speech Amendments. The bill sponsors view this action as a friendly veto. Read more below.

March 23, 2021

• Republicans come out in favor of Democratic ‘flurry’ of anti-Big Tech bills strategyWashington ExaminerBuck added that although censorship is experienced by individuals and groups across the political spectrum, the suppression of speech “is most …
• YouTube Removes Personhood Alliance / John Paul II Medical Research Institute Vaccine Ethics …Standard NewswireThe Personhood Alliance asserts that blatant censorship of scientific data and ethical considerations surrounding these vaccines is not acceptable in a …
• Russia’s federal censor says Twitter is removing banned content too slowlyMeduzaFollowing the Russian state censor, Roskomnadzor (RKN), moving to throttle Twitter traffic in Russia, the social network has started work on removing …
• “I feel censorship hampers the quality of content somewhere, so I don’t think this will be helpful …Times of IndiaNow the government is drawing guidelines for the censorship of OTT platforms because of the bold and unfiltered content. Actress Rashmi Agdekar says …
• Journalists in Libya say censorship is getting worsecgtn.comMedia practitioners in Libya say they are witnessing an increase in censorship. A decade after the overthrow of longtime leader, Moammar Gadhafi, …
• Letter to the editor: Head spinning from censorshipTribLIVEAll this censorship/inclusivity is making my head spin! I’m heading for living somewhere off the grid with a stash of Dr. Seuss books with a bottle of red …
• Who Created the Ethereum Ecosystem?Coindesk… be free from censorship and would give users more control over their data than most apps, which have intermediaries in the middle managing users’ …
• Supreme Court Stays All High Court Cases Against OTT Regulation, CensorshipInc42 MediaSupreme Court Stays All High Court Cases Against OTT Regulation, Censorship. Kritti Bhalla. Inc42 Staff. 23 Mar’21 3 min read.
• Big Tech Censorship Bill Passes Iowa Senateraccoonvalleyradio.comThe bill would remove tax incentives for technology companies in Iowa if they censor anyone’s right to free speech. Chapman says the legislation has …
• Pahang student reimagines popular manga turned anime ‘Attack on Titan’ ‘censored‘, donning batikMalay MailKUALA LUMPUR, March 23 — Inspired by the need for local publishers to censor the ‘nude’ giant humanoid characters known as ‘Titans’, a Pahang …
• National Coalition Against Censorship – “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it.” – Malcolm X … – FacebookFacebookNational Coalition Against Censorship is on Facebook. To connect with National Coalition Against Censorship, join Facebook today. Join. or. Log In.
• National Coalition Against Censorship – Happy birthday to Judy Blume! Her frank and courageous …FacebookHappy birthday to Judy Blume! Her frank and courageous writing inspired millions of readers (and a handful of censors). Take today to share your…

• Does union free speech argument go both ways?Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette… that cover their “fair share” of union activities, including programs non-members do not support, violated the non-members’ rights to free speech.
• Misch says his bank account to be terminated over ‘white supremacy’ viewsBennington BannerBENNINGTON — Self-identified white nationalist Max Misch has been … Hoyt, who contended the action was a violation of Misch’s free speech rights.
• SCOTUS rules in favor of college student targeted by school in free speech caseOne America News NetworkUPDATED 3:50 PM PT – Monday, March 22, 2021. The U.S. Supreme Court decides a case regarding free speech on college campuses ruling in favor …
• Satanic Temple’s lawyers try Christian-right tacticsSeattle Times… says he hopes the lawsuits will expand religious equality and free speech in … The Christian nonprofit group Alliance Defending Freedom, which is …
• Ex-Trump lawyer Powell asks judge to toss voting machine company’s $1.3 billion lawsuitKFGO News… that claims she made about Denver-based Dominion were protected by the right to free speech under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
• Court: University of Iowa officials can be held liable for First Amendment violationsThe Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and HeadlinesBut the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed — at least regarding the free–speech and free-association claims from the student group, which goes by …
• ACLU, Duke Law’s First Amendment Clinic voice concerns over mass gathering ordinanceGaston GazetteFree speech advocates from Duke University and the American Civil Liberties Union have weighed in on a proposed Gaston County mass gathering …
• Pandemic Media Restrictions Limited Access to News | Voice of America – EnglishVoice of America… aimed at combatting “fake news” that were used to jail or limit free speech. … “Countries with poor press freedom track records like China, Egypt, and …
• Adult film star calls for veto of Utah porn-filter billMartinsville BulletinIt “would create more than a slippery slope for free speech—it would form a deadly slope that would send Utah residents’ civil liberties off a hill,” …
• West Virginia Prevails Over Fired Teacher’s Free Speech ClaimsBloomberg LawThe state’s law for revoking or suspending a teaching certificate didn’t specifically target freedom of expression, the U.S. District Court for the Southern …

• Big Tech crackdowns ‘as terrifying as the government arresting you’, author Abigail Shrier saysFox NewsCancel culture as practiced by Big Tech will go “very, very far” because Americans “underestimate how beholden to these companies we all are,” Wall …
• VOICES: Cancel culture, woke police, now Kauai’s Chief of PoliceThegardenisland.comCancel culture has now canceled six Dr. Seuss books because someone somewhere was offended. Mr. Potato head was canceled because of gender …
• Letter: White people ‘canceled‘ an entire cultureChico Enterprise-RecordMarch 23, 2021 at 1:33 a.m.. Currently, there seems to be a lot of whining about “Cancel Culture,” by Republicans and other right-wingers …
• Letter: Biden, Democrats leading the ‘cancel‘ chargeChico Enterprise-RecordMarch 23, 2021 at 1:30 a.m.. Respectfully, I disagree! Cancel culture advocates went about destroying certain statues. It would have been appropriate to …
• Letters to the Editor — March 24, 2021Colorado Springs GazetteThe cancel culture has hit close to home. Cheyenne Mountain School District 12 school board has voted 4-1 to remove their mascot and logo by the …
• Cancel culture critics call for more forgiveness, graceYahoo NewsCancel culture critics call for more forgiveness, grace … Browder joins ‘Fox News @ Night’ to discuss calls for compassion as opposed to cancellation.
• OPINION: ‘Cancel culture‘ bill allows offensive speech, nonconsensual recordings at Florida …The OracleRay Rodrigues would attempt to protect college students from social ostracism, or “cancel culture.” HB 233, which has now been sent to the Senate …

• M’sian Student Edits AOT Manga Characters With Kain Batik & Pelikat Inspired By Weird CensorshipWORLD OF BUZZWhat a wonderful way to protest Malaysia’s absurd censorship laws! You don’t even need to be an otaku to know how much of a big deal Attack on …
• ‘Unexpected’ Twist: Matt Ronan Responds To Being Called A White SupremacistTV Shows AceUnexpected fans may have noticed a very subtle bit of network censorship … So, while TLC has never made a statement about micro-censoring the …
• Film censor BBFC recommends watch list of five movies with transgender themes in bid to ‘start …Daily MailFilm censor BBFC recommends watch list of five movies with transgender themes in bid to ‘start conversations’ among families about gender issues.
• Letters | Will Chinese censorship follow real-name registration for Hong Kong SIM cards?South China Morning PostLetters | Will Chinese censorship follow real-name registration for Hong Kong SIM cards? With the enactment of Hong Kong’s national security law, the …
• Bitcoin’s next big moveMoneyweb.co.zaGovernments are understandably suspicious of bitcoin, which has shown itself relatively immune to censorship and even outright banning.
• Estes Park Library to keep controversial Dr. Seuss booksEstes Park Trail-Gazette“Any reader has a right to read, free from censorship by others,” said Library Director Claudine Perrault …
• TikTok no more threatening than Facebook to data security or privacy: studyThe HillThe report did fault Douyin for employing censorship of various political terms, while the report’s finding as to whether Tik Tok did the same was …
• Thomas Chen Explores the Resurgence of the DiaryLehigh University NewsChen also explores how censorship affects Chinese writers. “Ai has chosen not to compromise with censorship. And so, in addition to domestic platforms …
• South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Sends Girls Sports Bill Back to State LawmakersFaithwireNoem said in early March the bill is about “defending women’s sports.” ***As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, please …
• Student Journalists Could Get New Protections Under This NJ BillPatch.comCensoring students sets a dangerous precedent.” By prohibiting administrative censorship, the bill (A169) would essentially reverse Hazelwood v.
• National Coalition Against Censorship – “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it.” – Malcolm X … – FacebookFacebookNational Coalition Against Censorship is on Facebook. To connect with National Coalition Against Censorship, join Facebook today. Join. or. Log In.
• National Coalition Against Censorship – Happy birthday to Judy Blume! Her frank and courageous …FacebookHappy birthday to Judy Blume! Her frank and courageous writing inspired millions of readers (and a handful of censors). Take today to share your…

March 22, 2021

“WOKENESS BACKFIRING ON THE WOKE, LEFTIST GET FIRED FOR PAST ANTI ASIAN COMMENTS THEY USED TO SUPPO..” by Tim Pool

• ‘If They Can Do It to Trump, They Can Do It to All of Us’: Big Tech Cracks Down on Conservatives …CBN NewsToday we hear a lot of talk about censorship and being de-platformed. … at least Big Tech could be sued if censoring or de-platforming hurts someone.
• Miscommunication, or attempted censorship, on Rouse debate?Inside NoVAMiscommunication, or attempted censorship, on Rouse debate? This photo (courtesy Tom Dickinson) shows two of the approximately 50 preservation …
• Washington University Scientist Calls for ‘Tracking and Reporting’ of College Students Who Take …FaithwireKlinghoffer adds that Swamidass’s suggestion is also a move toward tighter censorship. Advertisement. “I don’t see any reason why the labeling or …
• TikTok Doesn’t Pose Overt Threat to US National Security, Researchers SayBangkok PostCitizen Lab, which releases regular reports on censorship and surveillance by Chinese social media apps, found no evidence of “overtly malicious …
• TikTok Doesn’t Pose Overt Threat to US National Security, Researchers SayThe Wall Street JournalCitizen Lab, which releases regular reports on censorship and surveillance by Chinese social media apps, found no evidence of “overtly malicious …
• Perry Hooper: Alabama should follow Florida’s example and fight big tech’s censorsMontgomery AdvertiserThe Alabama Legislature needs to follow Florida’s lead and put sensible rules into place regulating big tech censors. Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, the sponsor …
• Facebook Banned 1.3 Billion Accounts Over Three Months To Combat ‘Fake’ And ‘Harmful’ ContentForbesAnd Republicans have cried foul on what they say is “censorship” by Facebook. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has questioned if the site has “political bias”, …
• Deep Packet Inspection Market Size To Reach USD 16620 Million By 2026 at a CAGR of 25.0 …Yahoo FinanceFor example, The Great Firewall of China (GFW), the largest censorship system in the world, uses DPI to identify restricted content over HTTP and DNS …
• China Punishes Microsoft’s LinkedIn Over Lax CensorshipOODA LoopThe Microsoft-owned service is now facing criticism after not censoring enough. The site for professionals was rebuked by China’s internet regulator over …
• Artists fear censorship as China tightens grip on Hong KongANI NewsThe remarks have prompted fresh fears over censorship in the territory, CNN reported. Asked by pro-Beijing lawmaker Eunice Yung whether the long- …

• Government is Still the Biggest Threat to Free SpeechReasonGovernment is Still the Biggest Threat to Free Speech. When Amazon won’t sell your book, you can head to Barnes & Noble. When government cancels …
• How United States Foreign Policy Creates RefugeesFree Speech TV#FSTV is available on Dish, DirectTV, AppleTV, Roku, Sling, and online at freespeech.org. Amy Goodman Democracy Now! Foreign Policy Free Speech …
• Perry Hooper: Alabama should follow Florida’s example and fight big tech’s censorsMontgomery AdvertiserBig tech must allow differing viewpoints to be expressed on their platforms. This freedom of expression is what makes this country great. I strongly …
• How to use speech-to-text in Google DocsTechRadarIn this article, we explain how to use voice typing software on Google Docs. Although it is not the best speech-to-text software, it is free and easy to use …
• Careful what you post online: Cops may show up at your doorSun SentinelCritics say the attempt to curb crime, no matter how well-intentioned, could be an intimidation tactic that stifles people’s free speech rights. The issue was …
• Satanists Go to Court Seeking Right to Pray at City MeetingsBloomberg LawLucien Greaves, who co-founded the church in 2013, says he hopes the lawsuits will expand religious equality and free speech in a way that benefits …
• Anti-protest bill takes away our rights, police officer writes | CommentaryOrlando SentinelRon DeSantis that would criminalize free speech and shut down Floridians’ right to peacefully assemble. The right to protest peacefully is protected …
• If we’re all about free speech and opposed to ‘cancel culture,’ then it has to go both waysIowa City Press CitizenIf we’re all about free speech and opposed to ‘cancel culture,’ then it has to go both ways. James Dreier. Guest Columnist. I read with interest Rep. Holly …
• How ‘Cancel Culture’ Became An Issue For Young RepublicansFiveThirtyEightYounger Americans tend to be more familiar with the term at this point, … as big of a push to organize debates over free speech on college campuses.
• In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Moon addresses the …Sky SportsStanley Fish’s 1994 publication ‘There’s No Such Thing as Free Speech‘ details a norm in which white athletes are celebrated for their intelligence and …
• Free Expression Festival: A Conversation with Dave Barry – Freedom ForumFreedom ForumFree Expression Festival: A Conversation with Dave Barry. Miami Herald humor columnist and author Dave Barry discusses his career, the art of …

• Another form of cancel culturePittsburgh Post-GazetteDespite the Democrats passing a gigantic COVID-19 relief bill recently, the two issues that mattered most to the GOP were Dr. Seuss Enterprises …
• Biden should avoid liberal follies | Guest OpinionTri-City HeraldUndue political correctness is also being applied to historical figures and relates to the contemporary “cancel culture” rage of some Americans.

• While you were sleeping: If cancel culture is real, how is it Monday?Montreal GazetteSunday’s vigil was hosted by Stella, l’amie de Maimie, a Montreal-based sex workers advocacy group, and it featured powerful testimonies, a number …
• MCU Fans Want To Cancel Tony Stark Because He Didn’t Pay The AvengersWe Got This CoveredJust when you thought the constant cancel culture discourse couldn’t get any more ridiculous, #TonyIsOverParty was trending over the weekend. Why …
• Is It Breast Milk Or Chest Milk; Now They Are Going After Motherswbckfm.comIt will never end until everything and everybody has been canceled. Now the cancel culture cult is after woman’s breast, specifically pregnant women’s …
• Sports are embracing suspensions, not cancelations, as the path to inclusionOutsportsThe cancel–culture disciples in the media and beyond go too far. It should be no surprise that when we have seen full-blown canceling in sports in the …
• Letters: Cancel culture catfight is an effort to divide peopleCincinnati.comLetters: Cancel culture catfight is an effort to divide people. Letters to the editor. The cancel culture bans Dr. Seuss, Pepe LePew and Speedy Gonzales.
• Cancel Culture restricts freedom of expression in FranceQantara.deA 2019 demonstration against Islamophobia in France. Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and academic debate. Cancel Culture restricts freedom of …
• Cancel Culture Is All Too RealYahoo NewsThe phenomenon of “cancel culture” isn’t isolated to cases of public figures drawing criticism for controversial comments. Lately, the problem du jour …
• Controversial education bills draw strong opposition in FloridaTampa Bay TimesIs the “cancel culture” a real thing on campus? Some faculty members say it’s tough to present ideas outside the mainstream. Other say the notion that …
• Reagan tied Republicans to White Christians and now the party is trappedWashington Post… claiming that the childhood classics have fallen victim to liberal cancel culture, and complained about changes to the Potato Head line of toys.
• How ‘Cancel Culture‘ Became An Issue For Young RepublicansFiveThirtyEightThat younger Republicans are more concerned than younger Democrats about “cancel culture” isn’t that surprising, given the amount of attention it’s …

• Perry Hooper: Alabama should follow Florida’s example and fight big tech’s censorsMontgomery AdvertiserThe Alabama Legislature needs to follow Florida’s lead and put sensible rules into place regulating big tech censors. Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, the sponsor …
• Facebook Banned 1.3 Billion Accounts Over Three Months To Combat ‘Fake’ And ‘Harmful’ ContentForbesAnd Republicans have cried foul on what they say is “censorship” by Facebook. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has questioned if the site has “political bias”, …
• Deep Packet Inspection Market Size To Reach USD 16620 Million By 2026 at a CAGR of 25.0 …Yahoo FinanceFor example, The Great Firewall of China (GFW), the largest censorship system in the world, uses DPI to identify restricted content over HTTP and DNS …
• China Punishes Microsoft’s LinkedIn Over Lax CensorshipOODA LoopThe Microsoft-owned service is now facing criticism after not censoring enough. The site for professionals was rebuked by China’s internet regulator over …
• Artists fear censorship as China tightens grip on Hong KongANI NewsThe remarks have prompted fresh fears over censorship in the territory, CNN reported. Asked by pro-Beijing lawmaker Eunice Yung whether the long- …
• Malaysian reimagines ‘Attack on Titan’ censorship with batik ‘kain pelikat’Mashable SE AsiaA 19-year-old Malaysian student, however, has tried to have some fun with the censoring of these titans by replacing the “tights” with batik-patterned …
• Hopes for free media dashed in post-Kadhafi LibyaThe Daily Star”As well as turning the media into propaganda outlets, the conflict’s political and military actors have become news censors,” the watchdog said.
• Twitter to send legal envoy to Turkey in compliance with new Internet lawThe Jerusalem PostHis AK Party says the law will not lead to censorship and that it aims to protect personal rights and data. Aside from social media, there is little if any …
• Violence at German anti-lockdown rallyEUobserverCrowds carried placards saying “No compulsory vaccination” and “Democracy will not tolerate censorship” and refused to wear masks or social-distance …
• Batik on Titan: Malaysian student wraps giant butts in censor-friendly traditional attireYahoo Singapore NewsA Malaysian student took the liberty of reimagining a popular anime featuring fashion, tradition, and style fit for Malaysia’s censors. In Noraila Najiha …

March 21, 2021

• Libya’s media professionals face censorship, intimidation and threatsNorth Africa Journal“As well as turning the media into propaganda outlets, the conflict’s political and military actors have become news censors,” the watchdog said.
• Critics fear censorship as Hungary plans to reform pop musicTRT World… pop music scene and promote Hungarian culture at the same time has sparked concerns about political influence and censorship. Details of the $74 …Hungary pop music reform opens new front in culture war – WIONFull Coverage
• $325000 Settlement for Teacher Over Trump References Removed From YearbookThe New York Times… and was suspended. Days later, Mr. Trump drew more attention to the issue, decrying “yearbook censorship” at the high school in a Facebook post.
• Intelligence lacking in soft terms of terror Jennifer OrielThe AustralianThe Australian Security & Intelligence Organisation has decided to censor … To strip language of accuracy is a form of censorship that betrays the …
• What the Arrest of Shree Brar Tells Us About the Futility of CensorshipThe WireThese issues have usually arisen when the state has moved proactively to either ban or censor speech. But the debate in Punjab has progressed in …
• Charita Goshay: Only one verdict possible in Gannett reporter’s trialCanton RepositoryCensorship is not just morally wrong, it is a sin against our civic religion of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is far more damaging than “cancel …
• Too sexy for the American censors, Fanny by Gaslight is just the film we need right nowTelegraph.co.ukIn the 1940s, Gainsborough studios mastered the art of enjoyable escapism – and almost smuggled softcore porn into mainstream British cinema.
• Russia’s Not-So-Great Firewall Is Good Enough to Sway AppleBloombergWhen the Russian internet censor, Roskomnadzor, threatens to block Twitter within a … What makes Chinese censorship relatively effective is that any …
• Letters to the editor: On Dr. SeussLas Cruces Sun-NewsThe risks of passively accepting any form of censorship are great. As Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said, “The Supreme Court’s decisions …
• A new exhibit at Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center shines a light on censorshipTemple Daily Telegram“The Bonfire of Liberties: Censorship of the Humanities,” an exhibition by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the …
• Offensive Speech in Educational MaterialsTeachers College RecordIn her response to the bias panels and educational censorship,. Ravitch raises several key issues indicative of the larger conservative edu- cational …
• New FGV study shows tension between measures to fight hate speech and accusations of …Fundação Getulio VargasOn the other hand, debate about censorship intensified when Trump’s accounts were penalized while he was still U.S. president. Posts questioning the …

• Real Talk | Ida B. Wells: Pre-eminent Black scholar-activistChampaign/Urbana News-GazetteDeprived of self-defense, Wells-Barnett searched for a strategy for fighting back. She found one in Moss’ dying words. In his last utterance, Moss urged …
• Former Governor Scott Walker to Fight ‘Cancel Culture’ on TV, Radio, in CourtNewsweekFree speech is under attack from Big Tech censorship, leftist radicalism and a culture of fear and intimidation,” Walker says in a video about a new …
• Widespread use of ‘anti-Semitism’ smearSanta Barbara News-PressTexas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, viciously employed this odious tactic last week against the free speech platform, Gab.com, and its 4 million users.
• Wake up!Green Valley NewsThese self appointed experts are attacking free speech. Free speech, my friends, is paramount to a free and open society. If we don’t have free speech …
• What the Arrest of Shree Brar Tells Us About the Futility of CensorshipThe WireBut should a democratic state only allow freedom of speech or expression if it has some intrinsic worth? If the content is deemed obnoxious, will the state …
• East’s speech and debate team wins 4th consecutive state tournamentWyoming Tribune… “2021 Wyoming State Forensics Student Ambassador” for her outstanding work in the speech and debate community; she offered free virtual debate …
• The value of free speechHelsinki TimesNowadays free speech is enshrined in international declarations and national constitution. It is the right of those who live in democratic societies and …
• The Week in Iowa: March Madness and vaccine eligibility ramps upMuscatine JournalFree Speech: The Iowa House voted nearly unanimously to support legislation requiring public universities to protect First Amendment rights, but split …
• Letter to the editor: Orwell, Bradbury warned usTribLIVEI never thought that we would witness big tech silencing free speech or de-listing books whose subject they disagree with. A “woke” administration and …
• A Texas GOP lawmaker refused to back down on lynching comments made during hearings on anti …Business Insider IndiaHe said his “concern about this hearing is that it seems to want to venture into the policing of rhetoric in a free society, free speech, and away from the …

• The Cat in the Hat would dislike thatSanta Barbara News-PressCancellation culture attacks Dr. Seuss’ books. Did You Know? Bonnie Donovan. “Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his are not …
• Cancel the cancel culture crusade, or whateverGrand Island IndependentI vote to cancel the phrase “cancel culture.” It is one of those phrases that magically appears out of nowhere every now and then that translates into “ …
• Wake up!Green Valley NewsOstracism equals canceled. “Mr. Bean” actor Rowan Atkinson, compared “cancel culture” to a “medieval mob looking for someone to burn.” Dr …
• Faux cancel culture outrage masks real concernsThe San Diego Union-TribuneThere seems to be a lot of that going around, and it angers both liberals and conservatives depending on who or what gets canceled. Cancel culture — …
• From the editor: Subscriber exclusives are worth the price of admissionThe Morning CallDaniel Patrick Sheehan and Molly Bilinski give a very good explanation of the term “cancel culture” and whether it should be applied in the controversy …
• Shawn Vestal: A year haunted by all that we did not doThe Spokesman-ReviewTalk about cancel culture. … From our largest traditions to our smallest gatherings – canceled. It’s been a … Hoopfest was postponed, then canceled.

• $325000 Settlement for Teacher Over Trump References Removed From YearbookThe New York Times… and was suspended. Days later, Mr. Trump drew more attention to the issue, decrying “yearbook censorship” at the high school in a Facebook post.
• Intelligence lacking in soft terms of terror Jennifer OrielThe AustralianThe Australian Security & Intelligence Organisation has decided to censor … To strip language of accuracy is a form of censorship that betrays the …
• What the Arrest of Shree Brar Tells Us About the Futility of CensorshipThe WireThese issues have usually arisen when the state has moved proactively to either ban or censor speech. But the debate in Punjab has progressed in …
• Charita Goshay: Only one verdict possible in Gannett reporter’s trialCanton RepositoryCensorship is not just morally wrong, it is a sin against our civic religion of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It is far more damaging than “cancel …
• Too sexy for the American censors, Fanny by Gaslight is just the film we need right nowTelegraph.co.ukIn the 1940s, Gainsborough studios mastered the art of enjoyable escapism – and almost smuggled softcore porn into mainstream British cinema.
• Russia’s Not-So-Great Firewall Is Good Enough to Sway AppleBloombergWhen the Russian internet censor, Roskomnadzor, threatens to block Twitter within a … What makes Chinese censorship relatively effective is that any …
• Letters to the editor: On Dr. SeussLas Cruces Sun-NewsThe risks of passively accepting any form of censorship are great. As Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said, “The Supreme Court’s decisions …
• A new exhibit at Czech Heritage Museum and Genealogy Center shines a light on censorshipTemple Daily Telegram“The Bonfire of Liberties: Censorship of the Humanities,” an exhibition by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the …
• Hungary pop music reform opens new front in culture warWION… the local pop music scene and promote Hungarian culture at the same time has sparked concerns about political influence and censorship.
• Guest commentary: Want unity? Tame the pandemic, and I don’t mean COVIDAspen Times… system withstand today’s cancel culture and Big Tech’s censorship? … 62 percent of Americans self-censor to avoid reputation and career-ending …
• Offensive Speech in Educational MaterialsTeachers College RecordIn her response to the bias panels and educational censorship,. Ravitch raises several key issues indicative of the larger conservative edu- cational …
• New FGV study shows tension between measures to fight hate speech and accusations of …Fundação Getulio VargasOn the other hand, debate about censorship intensified when Trump’s accounts were penalized while he was still U.S. president. Posts questioning the …

March 20, 2021

• Teacher ‘scapegoated’ for censoring HS student’s yearbook photo gets $325k settlementThe College FixA New Jersey high school teacher has been awarded a $325,000 settlement following a years-old dispute regarding a censored yearbook photo.
• Ryan Reynolds Reportedly Wants Lots Of Dark Humor In Deadpool 3We Got This Covered… but there’s also been tales of behind the scenes disagreements between star and studio over censorship. Similarly, the actor was reportedly furious …
• Who is Michael Tracey?The Daily DotJust this week, Tracey appeared on the show of Fox News host Tucker Carlson to defend himself from what he claims is a concerted effort to censor …
• China calls LinkedIn executives on the carpet for not censoring enoughMSPoweruserChina calls LinkedIn executives on the carpet for not censoring enough … Microsoft has been spared much of the recent hubbub around moderating …
• New challenges emerge for Biden after strong startThe Hill… Cuomo should resign MORE (D), and high-stakes debates over censorship, misinformation, and the outsized influence of social media and Big Tech …
• James McClelland says Creation Stories will tell Alan McGee’s story without censorshipThe ListCensorship is not something that Irvine Welsh does. There’s nothing censored about this film at all. I think one of the beautiful things is at the start on …
• Nithiin’s Rang De Censor Over, Awarded U/A Certificate Without CutsSakshi EnglishNithiin will be sharing screen space with Keerthy Suresh in Rang De. It is worth mentioning here that Nithiin’s Rang De has passed the censor test …
• DPN vs VPN: The dawn of decentralized web privacyCointelegraphIn turn, this leads to benefits such as avoidance of censorship, enhanced security on both public and private connections and data transfers, remote …
• China Deliberately Sacrificed Lives Of Health Workers To Cover-up Covid Outbreak: ReportRepublic WorldAccording to Sparrow, China’s medical censorship is particularly dangerous because physicians are indispensable for surveillance of emerging …China knowingly sacrificed health workers’ lives to cover-up Covid: Report – Business StandardFull Coverage
• High-risk news coverage: Reporting the crackdown in MyanmarAljazeera.comMyanmar’s military leaders are deploying forces, both armed and digital, to stifle news coverage. Plus, partisan punditry on Britain’s airwaves.

• Adult film star urges Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to veto porn-blocker billSalt Lake TribuneThe legislation wouldn’t protect children but would infringe on free speech, she wrote in an open letter. FILE – In this Feb. 17, …
• Tunisian women’s rights and LGBT activist released from jailJURISTThey must stop prosecuting activists and human rights defenders on vague charges and urgently protect the right to freedom of expression.” Myanmar …
• My Turn: A $25000 mistake in assessing the need for an SROConcord Monitor… at free speech issues in the school. I assume that the “outside facilitator” is also getting paid. What message does hiring an “outside facilitator” send?
• Letter: Phinney’s CUJ tenure not without its problemsEast OregonianTwice Phinney and Sams denied my free speech rights because of the content of what I wrote. Specifically, I pointed out that tribally owned Cayuse …
• I didn’t see it coming, but you agree with us on coverage of reckless statements: Letter from the editorcleveland.comI love journalism and I am a huge proponent of the First Amendment and people’s right to free speech, but there comes a time in life that responsible …
• Opinion: Rab McNeil – There must be more to talk about than politics and sexHeraldScotlandWith their openness to free speech and diversity of opinion, they give me hope for the future. I’m surprised that religion didn’t figure in the subjects that …
• Africa in the news: Africa’s economic outlook, Tanzanian President Magufuli’s passing, and CAR’s …Brookings Institution… stamping out corruption, but his tenure soon came under fire due to controversial policies regarding the press, political expression, and free speech.
• Free speech in India suffered ‘grievous blow’, says Raghuram Rajan on Ashoka University …The TribuneEminent economist Raghuram Rajan has said free speech suffered a “grievous blow” in India with the resignations of Pratap Bhanu Mehta and Arvind …‘Grievous blow to free speech‘ — Raghuram Rajan on Pratap Mehta’s exit from Ashoka University – ThePrintPB Mehta’s resignation a grievous blow to free speech in India: Raghuram Rajan – LivemintFull Coverage
• ‘There is strength in numbers’: Rights group urges Filipinos to unite on challenges vs free speechABS-CBN NewsMANILA – Human rights group Karapatan on Saturday called on Filipinos to unite on issues supposedly challenging one’s freedom of speech in the …
• Twitter to establish legal entity in Turkey, comply with lawMinneapolis Star TribuneAccording to the Freedom of Expression Association, as of October 2020, more than 450,000 domains, 120,000 links and 42,000 tweets were blocked …Twitter to establish legal entity in Turkey, comply with law – Spectrum NewsFull Coverage
• Free speech in universities: What are the issues?The House of Commons Library – UK Parliament’No platform’ policies, ‘safe spaces’, and the claim a ‘chilling effect’ is stifling diversity of opinion within universities. The free speech debate in …
• Freedom of Speech and Media Plurality in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic | EU Neighbours| EU NeighboursThe extraordinary measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic have greatly impacted the freedom of speech, particularly in Azerbaijan and …

• Bill Maher blasts removal of journalist at Teen VogueThe HillHeitkamp brought up the recent controversy surrounding McCammond as one of the latest examples of cancel culture in American society, to which …Maher blasts cancel culture over Teen Vogue editor’s ousting: Woke ‘brats’ control the media now – Fox NewsFull Coverage
• What do we value?The CourierI hate this term, but “cancel culture” exists, and while some have rightfully lost a job or respect through abhorrent behavior, I fear it has silenced some …
• Forcing Black Teen Vogue editor to resign over teen tweets is cancel culture at its worstThe HillForcing Black Teen Vogue editor to resign over teen tweets is cancel culture at its worst … Raise your hand if you ever said or wrote anything as a …Even Anna Wintour couldn’t save Alexi McCammond from cancel culture: report – Fox NewsFull Coverage
• Our View: Furtney’s potential outweighs fence-cuttingThe Durango HeraldIndividuals have called on the Herald’s editorial board to withdraw its … by today’s “cancel culture” were we to withdraw our endorsement of Furtney.
• WOSTER: So now white guys are the victims? Seriously?Rapid City JournalHe slid to a stop at the bottom of the trail about 10 feet away. … suspected I was, he said: “I wanted to talk to you about your column on cancel culture.
• Cunningham: Just tear, rip and submergeFremont TribuneRip words from our vocabulary? Submerge distressing symbols in abandoned sewers? Heck, yes, I’m all for the cancel culture. Now you may choose …
• Brodi Ashton: The pandemic inspired song you didn’t even know you were dying to readSalt Lake TribuneEight weeks! Back then we weren’t as concerned with cancel culture, or Dr. Seuss books, unless it was to teach about the contagion. “One …
• Missed opportunity: What the debate about Amanda Gorman’s translators is really aboutScroll.in… ethnocentrism and its unwillingness to engage with cultural difference. … sections of newspapers framing the debate in terms of “cancel culture” and …
• What do we value?Tiffin Advertiser TribuneThe truth can be ugly, and saying the wrong thing can end in a social media-fueled wormhole. I hate this term, but “cancel culture” exists, and while some …
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