freedom of speech
Myanmar Government Cuts All Internet Access in Rakhine State
The area has been affected by violence and unrest for over a year
An Adivasi Professor Has Been Arrested for His 2-Year-Old Facebook Post About Eating Beef
His lawyer thinks that the BJP waited until after the election to arrest him so they wouldn’t lose the Adivasi votebank.
The EU's new "meme ban" could change the internet forever
The fear of being sued may push platforms to “over-block” and throttle content that even vaguely resembles copyrighted material.
In Singapore, Sharing 'Fake News' Can Get You Sued By the Prime Minister
The latest battle over free speech is about an article shared, without comment, by a columnist with a long history of criticizing the government.
Should People Have Called the Cops Over Cesar Sayoc's MAGA Van?
Last week's arrest of the 56-year-old Republican for allegedly mailing pipe bombs to Trump critics makes you wonder.
Fuck Nazi Metal Sympathy
On North Jersey's Nazi metal problem, and those fighting for a better scene (plus new tunes from Holy Grove, Glacial Tomb, Pijn, and more).
Vietnam's government just jailed an activist for 20 years based on his Facebook posts
“Criminalizing peaceful activism and the use of Facebook is a violation of human rights and civil liberties."
This Street Satirist Refuses to Let Efforts to Outlaw Criticism of the Government Silence Him
The Indonesian government just passed a law that can criminalize its critics. For Andrew Lumban Gaol, a street artist and activist, it's a new challenge.
Hate Speech Cannot Be Normalized While Americans Grapple With the Limits of Free Speech
The First Amendment and Nazis next door in Trump's America.
Businesses can discriminate against almost anyone, DOJ says
President Trump’s Justice Department appeared at the Supreme Court on Tuesday to argue that religious business owners are free to discriminate against people — as long as it doesn’t involve race.
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