Tag Archives: Freedom of Speech and Expression

The New York Times 10:00 am on February 27, 2021
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Rapper’s Arrest Awakens Rage in Spanish Youth Chafing in Pandemic

Nearly two weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations have turned into a collective outcry from young adults who see bleak futures and precious time lost to lockdowns.

#coronavirus-2019-ncov, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #hasel-pablo-1988, #juan-carlos-i-king-of-spain, #labor-and-jobs, #politics-and-government, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #rap-and-hip-hop, #youth

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The New York Times 8:15 am on February 27, 2021
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Bangladeshi Writer, Detained Over Social Media Posts, Dies in Jail

The death of Mushtaq Ahmed has renewed alarm about the country’s use of a draconian digital security law to crack down on dissent.

#ahmed-mushtaq-d-2021, #bangladesh, #censorship, #deaths-fatalities, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #social-media, #wazed-hasina

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The New York Times 3:22 pm on February 26, 2021
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Britain’s Transgender Stand-Ups Find Comedy in a Hostile Climate

With opposition to transgender issues regularly expressed by mainstream British figures, the country’s trans comedians are often just trying to assert their humanity.

#comedy-and-humor, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #great-britain, #greer-germaine, #izzard-eddie, #rowling-j-k, #transgender-and-transsexuals, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 1:12 pm on February 26, 2021
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A Spreadsheet of China’s Censorship Shows the Human Toll

An online spreadsheet with an anonymous minder tabulates Xi Jinping’s crackdown on speech.

#china, #computer-security, #computers-and-the-internet, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #freedom-of-the-press, #political-prisoners, #politics-and-government, #polls-and-public-opinion

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The New York Times 11:24 am on February 26, 2021
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The Campaign to Cancel Wokeness

How the right is trying to censor critical race theory.

#censorship, #crenshaw-kimberle-williams, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #law-and-legislation, #politics-and-government, #race-and-ethnicity

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The New York Times 8:00 am on February 21, 2021
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China Censors the Internet. So Why Doesn’t Russia?

The Kremlin has constructed an entire infrastructure of repression but has not displaced Western apps. Instead, it is turning to outright intimidation.

#censorship, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #mobile-applications, #politics-and-government, #putin-vladimir-v, #russia, #social-media, #telephones-and-telecommunications

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The New York Times 3:29 pm on February 20, 2021
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In Canada, Did a Comedian’s Joke Go Too Far?

A Supreme Court case focused on a comedy routine mocking a disabled teenager could help shape the limits of free speech — and humor — in Canada.

#canada, #comedy-and-humor, #disabilities, #discrimination, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #montreal-quebec, #quebec-city-quebec

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The New York Times 6:57 am on February 18, 2021
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Pablo Hasél Protests: Clashes in Madrid and Barcelona

Pablo Hasél had been sentenced to prison after voicing support for insurgents and insulting an ex-king, but barricaded himself in a university. His arrest led to protests in multiple cities.

#barcelona-spain, #catalonia-spain, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #madrid-spain, #pablo-hasel, #rap-and-hip-hop, #spain

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 17, 2021
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Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’ Faces Its First Major Test

The questions are bigger than whether Trump should have been suspended.

#computers-and-the-internet, #facebook-inc, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #oversight-board-facebook, #political-advertising, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #rumors-and-misinformation, #social-media, #trump-donald-j

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The New York Times 5:47 pm on February 15, 2021
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Parler, a Social Network That Attracted Trump Fans, Returns Online

After being cut off by Amazon and other tech giants, Parler worked for weeks to find a way to get back on the internet.

#amazon-com-inc, #antitrust-laws-and-competition-issues, #apple-inc, #computers-and-the-internet, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #google-inc, #matze-john, #mercer-rebekah-a-1973, #mobile-applications, #parler-llc, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #social-media, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 4:34 pm on February 15, 2021
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Climate Activist Jailed in India as Government Clamps Down on Dissent

Disha Ravi, 21, is facing sedition charges, accused of sharing a Google Doc about the farmers protest with Greta Thunberg.

#agriculture-and-farming, #bharatiya-janata-party, #delhi-india, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #india, #modi-narendra, #thunberg-greta

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The New York Times 4:10 pm on February 15, 2021
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Obscure Musicology Journal Sparks Battles Over Race and Free Speech

A scholar’s address about racism and music theory was met with a vituperative, personal response by a small journal. It faced calls to cease publishing.

#anti-semitism, #black-people, #censorship, #colleges-and-universities, #discrimination, #ewell-philip-a, #foundation-for-individual-rights-in-education, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #hunter-college, #jackson-timothy-l-1958, #journal-of-schenkerian-studies, #music, #race-and-ethnicity, #schenker-heinrich, #society-for-music-theory, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #university-of-north-texas

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 13, 2021
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Silicon Valley’s Safe Space

Slate Star Codex was a window into the psyche of many tech leaders building our collective future. Then it disappeared.

#artificial-intelligence, #astral-codex-ten, #blogs-and-blogging-internet, #computers-and-the-internet, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #names-personal, #race-and-ethnicity, #rationalists, #science-and-technology, #silicon-valley-calif, #siskind-scott, #slate-star-codex, #substack-inc, #women-and-girls, #writing-and-writers

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The New York Times 12:00 pm on February 11, 2021
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The Economic Case for Regulating Social Media

The core business model of platforms like Facebook and Twitter poses a threat to society and requires retooling, an economist says.

#antitrust-laws-and-competition-issues, #conspiracy-theories, #facebook-inc, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #hate-speech, #online-advertising, #political-advertising, #regulation-and-deregulation-of-industry, #rumors-and-misinformation, #social-media, #twitter, #united-states-economy, #united-states-politics-and-government, #youtube-com

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The New York Times 12:26 am on February 11, 2021
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Meaning of Incitement May Differ in a Court Than in an Impeachment Trial

The Supreme Court has placed strict First Amendment limits on incitement charges in court. But many legal scholars say they do not apply in impeachment trials.

#constitution-us, #decisions-and-verdicts, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #impeachment, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 12:05 am on February 11, 2021
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Larry Flynt, Who Built a Porn Empire With Hustler, Dies at 78

As the publisher of a notorious sexually explicit magazine, he found himself at the nexus of a cultural and legal war and became an unlikely free-speech hero.

#deaths-obituaries, #flynt-larry, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #hustler, #indecency-obscenity-and-profanity, #libel-and-slander, #magazines, #pornography

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The New York Times 7:15 pm on February 10, 2021
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Twitter Removes Accounts in India Under Pressure From Modi

The platform’s problems in the country offer a stark example of the difficulty of adhering to its free-speech principles amid government worries over its influence.

#agriculture-and-farming, #censorship, #computers-and-the-internet, #cyberharassment, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #india, #modi-narendra, #politics-and-government, #social-media, #twitter

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The New York Times 7:15 pm on February 9, 2021
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Clubhouse Cracked China’s Firewall. A People Shined Through.

China’s censors finally blocked Clubhouse, but not before users were able to bypass the caricatures painted by government-controlled media and freely discuss their hopes and fears.

#censorship, #china, #clubhouse-mobile-app, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #mobile-applications, #muslims-and-islam, #politics-and-government, #social-media, #surveillance-of-citizens-by-government

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The New York Times 2:47 am on February 9, 2021
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Trump Isn’t the Only One on Trial. The Conservative Media Is, Too.

The former president’s second impeachment trial begins oral arguments on Tuesday. But conservative media organizations face an even more consequential test in the weeks and months ahead.

#conservatism-us-politics, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #news-and-news-media, #rumors-and-misinformation, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #trump-donald-j, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 5, 2021
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Students Punished for ‘Vulgar’ Social Media Posts Are Fighting Back

A lawsuit against the University of Tennessee questions when schools can discipline students because of their online speech.

#civil-rights-and-liberties, #colleges-and-universities, #diei-kimberly, #education-k-12, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #indecency-obscenity-and-profanity, #social-media, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #university-of-tennessee

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The New York Times 2:58 am on February 4, 2021
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Parler CEO John Matze Says He Was Fired

John Matze, who led the social media platform that was popular with conservatives, said he recently disagreed with one of the site’s backers, Rebekah Mercer.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #computers-and-the-internet, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #matze-john, #mercer-rebekah-a-1973, #mobile-applications, #parler-llc, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #rumors-and-misinformation, #social-media, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 4:26 pm on February 3, 2021
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India’s Response to Farmer Protests Stirs Fears of Modi’s Power

Critics say Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s approach to dissent increasingly involves stifling dissenting voices, blocking the internet and cracking down on journalists.

#agriculture-and-farming, #censorship, #computers-and-the-internet, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #india, #modi-narendra, #news-and-news-media, #politics-and-government, #rumors-and-misinformation, #social-media

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The New York Times 1:35 am on February 3, 2021
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Impeachment Case Argues Trump Was ‘Singularly Responsible’ for Capitol Riot

The House managers cited the Constitution’s framers in urging that Donald J. Trump be convicted and disqualified from holding office. Mr. Trump’s lawyers said the Senate had no jurisdiction.

#constitution-us, #democratic-party, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #house-of-representatives, #impeachment, #presidential-election-of-2020, #republican-party, #senate, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 10:00 am on February 2, 2021
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How the Biden Administration Can Help Solve Our Reality Crisis

These steps, experts say, could prod more people to abandon the scourge of hoaxes and lies.

#biden-joseph-r-jr, #computers-and-the-internet, #conspiracy-theories, #facebook-inc, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #qanon, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #rumors-and-misinformation, #social-media, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 12:00 am on January 28, 2021
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A Letter to My Conservative Friends

Hold us accountable, but please do the same for the charlatans who deceive you, use you and cheat you.

#cable-television, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #fox-news-channel, #frauds-and-swindling, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #oregon, #republican-party, #rumors-and-misinformation, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government, #yamhill-ore

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 26, 2021
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Why Is Big Tech Policing Free Speech? Because the Government Isn’t

Deplatforming President Trump showed that the First Amendment is broken — but not in the way his supporters think.

#amazon-com-inc, #censorship, #facebook-inc, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #parler-llc, #presidential-election-of-2020, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #rumors-and-misinformation, #social-media, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 8:06 pm on January 25, 2021
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Rupert Murdoch, Accepting Award, Condemns ‘Awful Woke Orthodoxy’

Mr. Murdoch of News Corp, who spoke in a video, has been relatively quiet publicly in recent years. He called conformity on social media “a straitjacket on sensibility.”

#awards-decorations-and-honors, #censorship, #fox-news-channel, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #hawley-josh-d-1979, #murdoch-rupert, #new-york-post, #news-and-news-media, #news-corporation, #newspapers, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #voter-fraud-election-fraud

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The New York Times 1:02 am on January 25, 2021
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Trump Wants Back on Facebook. This Star-Studded Jury Might Let Him.

A new kind of corporate supercourt is looking for legitimacy.

#computers-and-the-internet, #facebook-inc, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #oversight-board, #politics-and-government, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #social-media, #trump-donald-j

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The New York Times 6:46 am on January 22, 2021
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Saying Goodbye to Melbourne’s Weird and Wonderful Taxidermy

Donald J. Trump is not the only one departing

#australia, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #melbourne-australia, #museums, #otters-animals

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The New York Times 10:45 am on January 19, 2021
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On Arab Spring Anniversary, Tunisia, Its Birthplace, Erupts

Tunisians are putting their hard-won right to criticize the government to good use. They just wish there were less to protest.

#ben-ali-zine-el-abidine, #corruption-institutional, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #middle-east, #politics-and-government, #tunisia

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 16, 2021
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Inside Twitter’s Decision to Cut Off Trump

Jack Dorsey, the chief executive, had reservations about locking the president’s account. But the calls for violence that his tweets provoked were too overwhelming.

#computers-and-the-internet, #cyberharassment, #dorsey-jack, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #inaugurations, #political-advertising, #presidential-election-of-2020, #presidential-transition-us, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #rumors-and-misinformation, #social-media, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #twitter, #united-states-politics-and-government, #vijaya-gadde, #workplace-hazards-and-violations

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The New York Times 9:09 pm on January 14, 2021
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Facebook and Twitter Face International Scrutiny After Trump Ban

Human rights groups and activists have spent years urging the companies to do more to remove content that encouraged violence.

#computers-and-the-internet, #dorsey-jack, #facebook-inc, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #human-rights-and-human-rights-violations, #politics-and-government, #social-media, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #twitter, #violence-media-and-entertainment

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 14, 2021
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Don’t Let Trump’s Second Trial Change the First Amendment

The House was right to impeach the president, but the legal definition of incitement shouldn’t give way in the process.

#constitution-us, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #house-of-representatives, #impeachment, #mckesson-deray-1985, #republican-party, #senate, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 14, 2021
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Changing the Internet Law That Lets Twitter Ban Trump

In a special bonus episode of “The Argument,” Jane Coaston defends the law that made the internet as we know it.

#computers-and-the-internet, #facebook-inc, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #politics-and-government, #section-230, #social-media, #trump-donald-j, #twitter, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 12:00 am on January 14, 2021
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Impeachment Is a Call for ‘Moral Clarity’

We must clear an ecosystem of mass delusion spread by Fox News and many Republicans.

#freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #fringe-groups-and-movements, #impeachment, #republican-party, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #terrorism, #trump-donald-j, #united-states, #united-states-international-relations, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 8:18 pm on January 13, 2021
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How ‘Orwellian’ Became an All-Purpose Insult

Josh Hawley and Donald Trump Jr. are just the latest in a long line of people who have used the word as a cudgel for settling scores and scoring points.

#1984-book, #books-and-literature, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #orwell-george, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 8:02 pm on January 12, 2021
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Citing Taylor Swift, Supreme Court Seems Set to Back Nominal Damages Suits

Three justices discussed the singer in a case over whether two students could sue their college for violating their First Amendment rights.

#constitution-us, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #georgia, #georgia-gwinnett-college, #suits-and-litigation-civil, #supreme-court-us, #swift-taylor, #uzuegbunam-chike, #washington-dc

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The New York Times 1:01 am on January 12, 2021
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The Scary Power of the Companies That Finally Shut Trump Up

Tech giants were right to ban the president. We still need to break them up.

#amazon-com-inc, #bill-of-rights-us, #censorship, #constitution-us, #constitutional-amendments, #debates-political, #democracy-theory-and-philosophy, #dorsey-jack, #facebook-inc, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #impeachment, #jones-alex-1974, #liberalism-us-politics, #libertarianism-us-politics, #navalny-aleksei-a, #parler-llc, #republican-party, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #sanders-sarah-huckabee, #science-and-technology, #silicon-valley-calif, #social-media, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #twitter

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The New York Times 12:00 am on January 12, 2021
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Trump Was Kicked Off Twitter. Who’s Next?

We should be wary of corporate power over political speech.

#facebook-inc, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #social-media, #trump-donald-j, #twitter

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The New York Times 10:25 pm on January 11, 2021
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Can Trump Be Charged for a Crime for Incendiary Speech Before Capitol Riot?

The president’s actions just before his supporters’ deadly rampage at the Capitol has created new risks for him.

#constitution-us, #constitutional-amendments, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #immunity-from-prosecution, #impeachment, #justice-department, #law-and-legislation, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 10:25 pm on January 11, 2021
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Does Trump Face Legal Jeopardy for His Incendiary Speech Before the Riot?

The president’s actions just before his supporters’ deadly rampage at the Capitol has created new risks for him.

#constitution-us, #constitutional-amendments, #demonstrations-protests-and-riots, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #immunity-from-prosecution, #impeachment, #justice-department, #law-and-legislation, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 12:26 am on January 11, 2021
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How Parler, a Chosen App of Trump Fans, Became a Test of Free Speech

The app has renewed a debate about who holds power over online speech after the tech giants yanked their support for it and left it fighting for survival. Parler was set to go dark on Monday.

#amazon-com-inc, #antitrust-laws-and-competition-issues, #apple-inc, #capitol-building-washington-dc, #computers-and-the-internet, #facebook-inc, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #google-inc, #matze-john, #mobile-applications, #parler-llc, #presidential-election-of-2020, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #rumors-and-misinformation, #social-media, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #twitter

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The New York Times 5:26 pm on January 10, 2021
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A Year After Wuhan, China Tells a Tale of Triumph (and No Mistakes)

The Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to hide its missteps have taken on new urgency as the anniversary of the world’s first Covid-19 lockdown nears.

#censorship, #china, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #documentary-films-and-programs, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #politics-and-government, #propaganda, #united-states, #wuhan-china, #xi-jinping

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The New York Times 12:46 am on January 10, 2021
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Apple and Google Cut Off Parler, an App That Drew Trump Supporters

The companies removed the “free speech” social network from their app stores, limiting its reach just as many conservatives are seeking alternatives to Facebook and Twitter.

#apple-inc, #censorship, #computers-and-the-internet, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #google-inc, #matze-john, #mobile-applications, #parler-llc, #right-wing-extremism-and-alt-right, #rumors-and-misinformation, #smartphones, #social-media, #storming-of-the-us-capitol-jan-2021, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 6:17 pm on January 9, 2021
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Twitter’s Ban on Trump Shows Where Power Now Lies

The ability of a handful of people to control our public discourse has never been more obvious.

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The New York Times 5:14 pm on January 9, 2021
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Trump’s Suspended Twitter, Hawley’s Canceled Book and the First Amendment

There are reasons to question the wisdom of recent actions by Twitter in barring President Trump from its site and Simon & Schuster in canceling the publication of Senator Josh Hawley’s book. But the First Amendment is on their side.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on January 6, 2021
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Have Trump’s Lies Wrecked Free Speech?

A debate has broken out over whether the once-sacrosanct constitutional protection of the First Amendment has become a threat to democracy.

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The New York Times 10:00 am on December 28, 2020
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A Cheerleader’s Vulgar Message Prompts a First Amendment Showdown

A Pennsylvania school district has asked the Supreme Court to rule on whether students may be disciplined for what they say on social media.

#cyberharassment, #education, #education-k-12, #first-amendment-us-constitution, #freedom-of-speech-and-expression, #school-discipline-students, #social-media, #supreme-court-us

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The New York Times 10:00 am on December 24, 2020
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The Sidney Awards

A hard year produces great writing.

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The New York Times 10:19 am on December 19, 2020
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How China Censored Covid-19

Thousands of internal directives and reports reveal how Chinese officials stage-managed what appeared online in the early days of the outbreak.

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