Tag #Free Speech

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Media Matters Faces $15 Million in Legal Fees Amid Lawsuits from Elon Musk's X and FTC

Facing lawsuits from Elon Musk's X and the FTC, the left-wing advocacy group Media Matters for America has accumulated $15 million in legal fees, experienced staff reductions, and scaled back criticism, raising concerns about the ability of media watchdogs to hold powerful corporations accountable.

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Online Safety Act Sparks Free Speech Concerns in UK

The UK's Online Safety Act is causing widespread restrictions on viewing videos of asylum seeker protests and political speeches on platforms like X, sparking concerns about free speech and censorship due to its age verification requirements; critics cite instances of blocked content and warn of cat...

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UK Police to Monitor Social Media for Anti-Migrant Sentiment

Amid rising anti-migrant protests across the UK, including violent incidents near migrant hotels in Epping, Norwich, and Leeds, a new police unit will monitor social media for signs of unrest, raising free speech concerns.

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Thanet Council Passes Public Spaces Protection Order to Curb Anti-social Behavior

Thanet District Council implemented a Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) targeting foul and abusive language causing harassment, alarm, or distress in Margate, Ramsgate, and Broadstairs, following a public consultation prompted by a legal challenge and receiving overwhelming support.

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Mississippi Social Media Age Verification Law Upheld by Appeals Court

A federal appeals court upheld a Mississippi law requiring social media users to verify their age, despite tech industry challenges citing privacy and free speech concerns; the law aims to curb harm to children from online activities.

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Late Show" Cancellation Sparks Political Censorship Debate

CBS canceled "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in spring 2026, prompting accusations of political censorship after Colbert criticized a $16 million settlement between CBS and Donald Trump; CBS cites $40 million in annual losses as the reason.

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US-UK Tech Talks Explode in Heated Free Speech Clash

During a U.S. congressional delegation's visit to the U.K. to discuss tech regulation, a heated argument broke out between U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin and Nigel Farage over free speech, highlighting differing views on the U.K.'s Online Safety Act and its implications for U.S. tech companies.

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Russia's Book Crackdown: LGBTQ+ Censorship and the War on Literature

Russia's 2023 law criminalizing the "international LGBT public movement" as extremist resulted in police raids on bookshops, the removal of 48 titles, and the detention of 10 Eksmo employees, three of whom face 12 years in prison for distributing LGBTQ+-themed books, illustrating the Kremlin's contr...

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Macrons Sue Owens Over False Gender Claim

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte filed a US defamation lawsuit against right-wing podcaster Candace Owens for spreading the false claim that Brigitte Macron is a man, highlighting the global spread of online misinformation and the challenges of combating such narratives through...

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DOJ Employee Fired Over Husband's Anti-ICE App

A Department of Justice forensic accountant, Carolyn Feinstein, was fired after a DOJ investigation linked her to her husband's app, ICEBlock, which alerts users to nearby ICE agents; Feinstein claims this was retaliation for her husband's activism.

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Trump Sues Murdoch and Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Report

Donald Trump filed a libel lawsuit against Rupert Murdoch, the Wall Street Journal, and two reporters in Florida federal court for publishing a report alleging that Trump sent a sexually suggestive letter and drawing to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003; the lawsuit is Trump's first against a media company wh...

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State Department Revoked Student Visas Based on Broad Definition of Antisemitism

A federal trial revealed that the State Department, in collaboration with the White House, revoked student visas based on a broad definition of antisemitism, leading to the detention of at least one student, Rümeysa Öztürk, for her political activism.

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