Categories USA ‘Free speech’ platform Gab surges in popularity in wake of Silicon Valley’s Trump purge Posted on Posted onJanuary 11, 2021January 11, 2021By Editor With conservatives being purged from Twitter and free-speech alternative Parler taken off Amazon, fringe platform Gab has exploded in popularity. It comes amid rumors of President Donald Trump’s possible involvement. … Read More >‘Free speech’ platform Gab surges in popularity in wake of Silicon Valley’s Trump purge
Categories USA Shock and glee: Twitter’s ban of US President Donald Trump evokes shadow of Orwellian corporate dictatorship Posted on Posted onJanuary 10, 2021January 10, 2021By Editor While Democrats and the online #Resistance rejoiced in Twitter’s decision to permanently ban US President Donald Trump, his yet un-purged supporters, independent journalists and even critics worried the step went too far. … Read More >Shock and glee: Twitter’s ban of US President Donald Trump evokes shadow of Orwellian corporate dictatorship
Categories USA ‘We support free press, but…’: Conservatives mutiny after neocon Heritage Foundation says Assange is ‘US enemy’ unworthy of pardon Posted on Posted onDecember 20, 2020December 20, 2020By Editor Right-leaning pundits and social media users are sharpening their pitchforks after the Heritage Foundation, a conservative US think tank, insisted that Julian Assange is not a member of the press and should not receive clemency. … Read More >‘We support free press, but…’: Conservatives mutiny after neocon Heritage Foundation says Assange is ‘US enemy’ unworthy of pardon
Categories Shows Assange: Let’s shoot the messenger Posted on Posted onDecember 15, 2020December 15, 2020By Editor Journalist, publisher, activist, son, partner, father, and human being… Regardless of what you think of Julian Assange, should anyone be tortured in a British prison? … Read More >Assange: Let’s shoot the messenger
Categories EU Macron and Sisi at odds over free speech & Prophet Mohammed cartoons during Egyptian leader’s French trip Posted on Posted onDecember 7, 2020By Editor Egypt’s president has spoken of his belief in the “sacred” nature of religion during a discussion about free speech and the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed at a media event with France’s Emmanuel Macron. … Read More >Macron and Sisi at odds over free speech & Prophet Mohammed cartoons during Egyptian leader’s French trip
Categories World Give us a free choice! Half of Ukrainians unhappy with country’s repressive ban on Russian TV & social media, poll reveals Posted on Posted onDecember 3, 2020December 3, 2020By Editor Kiev’s ban on Russian film and TV channels hasn’t gone down well with the Ukrainian public, according to new research, with close to half of the country against the tough measures, which deny them a free choice of viewing. … Read More >Give us a free choice! Half of Ukrainians unhappy with country’s repressive ban on Russian TV & social media, poll reveals
Categories World Ukrainian journalist attacked on air, channel called ‘fascist’ at memorial for Soviet-era famine victims (VIDEO) Posted on Posted onNovember 30, 2020November 30, 2020By Editor A violent confrontation broke out in Kiev on Saturday after a reporter from Ukraine’s News One network was accosted at a memorial commemorating those who died in the 1930s Soviet famine. … Read More >Ukrainian journalist attacked on air, channel called ‘fascist’ at memorial for Soviet-era famine victims (VIDEO)
Categories USA Biden transition team’s head of state-owned media sees ‘DESIGN FLAW’ in First Amendment, advocates law against ‘hate speech’ Posted on Posted onNovember 15, 2020November 15, 2020By Editor Richard Stengel, the point man on state-owned media for Joe Biden’s transition team, has said protection of hateful speech that can provoke violence is a “design flaw” in the Constitution and should be fixed with “new guardrails.” … Read More >Biden transition team’s head of state-owned media sees ‘DESIGN FLAW’ in First Amendment, advocates law against ‘hate speech’
Categories Russia Putin weighs in on those who ‘offend the feelings of believers’ after spate of religion-related terror attacks in European cities Posted on Posted onNovember 5, 2020November 5, 2020By Editor Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a stark warning over growing religious violence in Europe, suggesting that “smouldering conflicts” over faith can linger for years, becoming a powder keg which can eventually explode. … Read More >Putin weighs in on those who ‘offend the feelings of believers’ after spate of religion-related terror attacks in European cities
Categories World Canadian opposition aghast as Trudeau responds to violence over Mohammed cartoons by saying freedom of expression must have LIMITS Posted on Posted onNovember 2, 2020January 31, 2021By Editor Canadian opposition party leader Erin O’Toole was appalled by Justin Trudeau’s tepid support for “free speech” in the face of Islamist attacks over Mohammed cartoons, saying the prime minister is undermining a pillar of democracy. … Read More >Canadian opposition aghast as Trudeau responds to violence over Mohammed cartoons by saying freedom of expression must have LIMITS