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Arrests of critics in Ghana provokes alarm over free speech under Mahama
Arrests of critics in Ghana provokes alarm over free speech under Mahama Ghana’s 14 arrests in 16 months linked to false news have raised concerns about free speech. Accra, Ghana – Ghana has recorded 14 arrests linked to false news and offensive speech in less than 16 months, nearly double the number documented during the previous administration’s entire eight-year tenure, according to the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA). The rise has triggered a sharp debate in one of West Africa’s...
Disney accuses Trump's media regulator of 'unlawfully' supressing free speech
Disney has accused Donald Trump's media regulator of unlawfully attempting to suppress free speech. The accusation follows the regulator's requirement for Disney to apply for early licence reviews for its eight ABC TV stations.
Pastor convicted for preaching John 3:16 near hospital files appeal, warns of free speech precedent
A retired pastor who was convicted and fined for preaching a gospel sermon near a hospital in Northern Ireland is appealing his conviction. On May 7, a judge found Clive Johnston, 78, breached Northern Ireland's Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act when he preached a sermon on John 3:16 near Coleraine's Causeway Hospital in July 2024.The buffer zone law prohibits "influencing," "preventing or impeding access," or "causing harassment, alarm or distress" to a protected person within 100...
Those who championed free speech in the UK and US now wage war on it. And here’s why: Palestine | Mehdi Hasan
It was once an article of faith that even those who speak words we disagree with deserve protection. As regards Palestine, that’s now not trueRemember the Satanic Verses controversy? Remember “Je suis Charlie”?
Free speech activists condemn UK entry ban for two leftwing US commentators
Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker, who have both been accused of propagating antisemitism, barred from visiting for eventThe UK is failing to protect freedom of speech, prominent activists have said, after the government banned two leftwing US political commentators from entering the country to attend speaking engagements. Cenk Uygur, the host of the Young Turks online political talkshow, and Hasan Piker, who runs his own hours-long stream each day, were both due to appear at SXSW London, while the...
As pioneering Chinese web forum returns, authorities warn free speech has limits
Chinese authorities have praised the return of Tianya – which was one of the country’s most popular internet forums in the pre-algorithm, pre-short-video era – while cautioning that freedom of speech must be balanced with responsibility. The pioneering web portal was launched by Tianya Community Network Technology Co. in 1999, when the internet was in its infancy in China, but suddenly closed in April 2023 due to financial problems. On Sunday, the company announced that the forum would come...
Disney accuses Trump's media regulator of 'unlawfully' suppressing free speech
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ABC Accuses Trump Administration of Threatening Its Broadcast Licenses
The filing was the second time this month that ABC accused the Federal Communications Commission of violating its free speech rights because of what the network has called “speech the government does not like.”
Big Tech is through harming our children. This is our time to fight back
For years, America treated the internet like a free speech "Wild West," assuming the online world should operate with almost no guardrails. Because of this, our nation has operated under two dangerous assumptions about Big Tech: that platforms should be free to publish virtually anything without accountability, and that tech companies should be allowed to design their platforms however they want because "users can always leave. "Courts, parents and state legislatures are now rejecting both...