Kit Knightly As a brand new war-narrative unfolds, there’s already efforts underway to parlay the conflict into tighter controls on free speech and freedom of expression, both in person and on the internet. The headlines have been filled with nothing but Israel and Hamas since the “surprise attack” on Saturday, with the predictable back and …
This wide-ranging interview was conducted with Paul Cudenec of Winter Oak by two anarchist pro-freedom campaigners, MA and WS, from Brighton, England. WS: Please could you introduce yourself and say how you came to be a writer and create the website Winter Oak? Paul Cudenec: I am a former professional journalist, who slogged away for …
The Uhuru 3 are accused by the US DOJ of “sowing discord” on behalf of Russia. Their attorneys warn the case threatens to “blow a hole in the First Amendment.” TAMPA, FLORIDA – Defense attorneys representing three US citizens accused of operating a Russia-directed “malign influence campaign” to “sow discord” in the United States urged Federal Magistrate Judge Anthony E. Porcelli to dismiss the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) case against their clients this September 28, arguing their continued prosecution threatens […]
Kit Knightly On Friday the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission published new guidelines requiring media outlets to register with the service so their content can be “regulated”. Under the new regulations all streaming services, social media companies and platforms that host podcasts would be [emphasis added]: required to provide the CRTC with information related to …
Spiked's Andrew Tettenborn raises concerns about Ofcom's overreach in regulating media content, and why powers given to it by the Online Safety Bill should worry us all.
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What my conversations with Dr. Peter Hotez and Democratic Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. reveal about their character and goals. On Saturday September 23rd, I attended the Texas Tribune’s annual Tribune Fest in Austin, Texas to report on the various panels and interview participants. In the span of one afternoon I interviewed Dr. Peter Read More...
Todd Hayen A federal law was recently passed in Canada called the Online News Act, or Bill C-18. Basically, this bill stops major online giants such as Google or Facebook (Meta) from posting news articles or links from any source deemed a “news outlet.” For example, when I post a link to an article I’ve …
The rise of 'smart' technology that responds, not to the user but to external commands poses a serious threat to freedom, says Dr R P. However, since all technology is 'hackable', there is hope.
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The U.K.’s Bar Standards Board has issued guidelines cautioning barristers against making “gratuitous attacks” on social media against judges and the justice system, amid concerns that the rules are too vague.
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