Tag: Free speech

YouTube CEO Promotes Free Speech After Removing Russian App
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki promoted the company’s support of free speech in Russia — after the company removed a free speech app in Russia. Goo...
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Peter Thiel Invests In Free Speech Video Platform Rumble
Rumble received a big boost today in its effort to capitalize on the censorship of the political right by YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. Well-known Paypal...
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AFL-CIO President: Facebook Acted As An Illegal Employer Advocate
"They acted here as an illegal employer advocate to stop free speech and to stop unionization," says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. "Facebook holds itse...
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Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Social Media Companies
President Trump signed an executive order targeting social media giants, following a spat with Twitter....
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Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report Launches Locals.com
Dave Rubin used his show today to announce the launch of his new venture, Locals.com, “subscription-based communities that...
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YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft Agree To Censor EU “Hate Speech”
In a disturbing agreement from the perspective of free speech advocates Tuesday, the European Commission and U.S. based social media companies Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Micros...
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France Wants To Impose Its Laws On Google Worldwide
Google is fighting a ruling in France that requires Google to not just honor search removal requests from users in France, but to also censor those results worldwide, including the...
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Man Who Wrote ‘F*ck the F*cking Cops’ on Facebook Gets $35,000 After Wrongful Arrest
First amendment protections of free speech don't just protect polite speech. If you need a reminder of this, look no further than the case of a Wisconsin man who was just award...
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Pamela Geller: Free-Speech Issue Avoided by DC Metro Maneuver
Pamela Geller was not ready to give up after her "Draw Muhammed" contest in Texas turned ugly. When two jihadists showed up at the event, intending to kill people inside, they only...
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Reminder: Facebook Doesn’t Owe You Free Speech
If you said something really controversial, or created an incredibly offensive page on Facebook, what's the worst that could happen? In other words, what is Facebook's recourse?...
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Twitter Must Make It Harder to Be an Abuser, Says CEO
Twitter is aware that it has a problem with trolls and abusive content on the...
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Facebook Blocks ‘Insulting’ Pages on Muhammad in Turkey: Report
Apparently, Facebook isn't going to fight the free speech battle today. According to multiple outlets, which cite both...
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Turkey Demands Facebook Block ‘Insulting’ Pages
Earlier this month, a day after the terroristic attack on the offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, Mark Zuckerberg took to Facebook and said he is committed to makin...
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Charlie Hebdo: Shy Press “Insulting The Citizenship”
Charlie Hebdo's editor in chief, Gérard Biard, went on Sunday's Meet the Press to discuss the effect that the terrorist attacks on their office in Paris earlier t...
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Facebook Smartly Adds Warnings to Graphic Videos
When it comes to dealing with violent and/or potentially offensive content, Facebook has made a lot of missteps. Now, the biggest social network in the world is looking to find a s...
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