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'Free speech opportunist' Elon Musk caved to government pressure to censor tweets ahead of the Turkish election. Critics argue SpaceX dealings with the country's right-wing leader may have caused the reversal.

Sun, 05/14/2023 - 01:10

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Twitter CEO Elon Musk is seen on stage sa he speaks at the POSSIBLE marketing conference, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) — Twitter CEO Elon Musk is seen on stage sa he speaks at the POSSIBLE marketing conference, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Miami Beach, Fla.
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China wants its AI to only say nice things about the communist party. Good luck with that.

Mon, 04/24/2023 - 17:50

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xi jinping, jiang zemin, hu jintao — China's President Xi Jinping (L) looks at former President Jiang Zemin and former President Hu Jintao taking seats during a military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, September 3, 2015.
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House Republicans Just Passed a Tech Censorship Bill That's Pure Nonsense

Fri, 03/10/2023 - 13:02

Gizmodo : Politics

House Republicans this week rammed through an ill-constructed, self-aggrandizing “anti-censorship” bill supposedly aimed at preventing federal agents from pressuring tech companies to stifle conservatives. The bill, inspired in part by Republican outrage over Twitter’s handling of the Hunter Biden laptop story and…

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Ron DeSantis says he's never supported the bill that would require people blogging about him to register with the state

Tue, 03/07/2023 - 23:14

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media in the Florida Cabinet following his State of the State address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives, March 7, 2023, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida. — Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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A proposed law that would require people blogging about Ron DeSantis to register with the state is a 'clear violation of the First Amendment:' ACLU

Mon, 03/06/2023 - 14:05

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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida at a news conference in Miami, Fla., on January 26, 2023.
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An Oklahoma teacher faced death threats after she helped students access banned books. She says she's more scared for students than for herself.

Sat, 02/25/2023 - 09:30

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I've taught a racial justice unit at a Christian college in Florida for 12 years. Now an angry parent might get me fired.

Sat, 02/25/2023 - 07:30

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Sam Joeckel in a black T-shirt. — Professor Sam Joeckel said a parent complained to his university about a racial justice unit in his composition class.
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Actually, Everyone Loves Censorship. Even You.

Wed, 02/22/2023 - 10:30

Gizmodo : Technology

This week, the Supreme Court is hearing two cases that could upend the way we’ve come to understand freedom of speech on the internet. Both Gonzalez v.