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"With Advent Of Troll Armies...": Chief Justice On Free Speech On Internet
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday raised concerns over overwhelming barrage of speech that distorts the truth with the advent of troll armies and organised disinformation campaigns across social media platforms.
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UK Will Not Ban "Legal But Harmful" Content In Favour Of Free Speech
Britain will not force tech giants to remove content that is "legal but harmful" from their platforms after campaigners and lawmakers raised concerns that the move could curtail free speech, the government said on Monday.
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Joe Biden Vows To "Free Iran" In California Campaign Speech
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to "free" Iran, and said that demonstrators working against the country's government would soon succeed in freeing themselves.
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Over 50,000 Slurs On Twitter To Test Safety Rules Under Elon Musk
An organized trolling campaign tweeting slurs tens of thousands of times tested Twitter's moderation policies after the platform was taken over by billionaire Elon Musk, its safety chief said Saturday, adding that the rules "haven't changed."
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"Dear Parag...": Rahul Gandhi Flags Sharp Drop In New Twitter Followers
Twitter has been "unwittingly complicit" in curbing free speech in India, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wrote to the company's CEO Parag Agarwal last month, alleging a government campaign to suppress his reach on the platform, according to a le
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Tulsi Gabbard Sues Google For 50 Million For "Stifling" Her Poll Campaign
Tulsi Gabbard, the Democratic presidential candidate and the first Hindu member of the US Congress, has sued Google for at least USD 50 million for the tech giant's allegedly "discriminatory actions" against her 2020 election campaign and "stifling her free speech rights".
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Free Speech 'March on Google' Planned by Alt-Right Protesters
"We are going to raise awareness about Google's one-sided bias and campaign against dissenting opinions and voices."
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EU States Approve Plans to Make Social Media Firms Tackle Hate Speech
The proliferation of hate speech and fake news on social media has increased pressure on companies to remove such content promptly.
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Wouldn't Sell Bricks to Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei, So Fans are Donating Theirs
The outspoken Chinese artist - famous in China for using his art to campaign for democracy and free speech - said on social media over the weekend that LEGO declined a recent order request because "they cannot approve the use of LEGOs for political works." Ai wanted the tiny toy bricks for an art installation he was creating to recognize Australian...
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No Sanitary Pad Campaign, No Ezine: Students in Delhi Face Free Speech Curbs
Days after Delhi's prestigious St Stephen's College suspended a student-run magazine, another college has served notice to four students for a sanitary pad campaign on campus.
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Clicking 'Like' on Facebook is free speech: US court
Clicking "Like" on Facebook is constitutionally protected free speech and can be considered the 21st century-equivalent of a campaign yard sign, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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More than 20 years after winning, Suu Kyi will finally deliver her Nobel Peace Prize speech
Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Norway on Friday to finally deliver her Nobel lecture, more than two decades after winning the peace prize for her dogged campaign to free her people.
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"With Advent Of Troll Armies...": Chief Justice On Free Speech On Internet
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday raised concerns over overwhelming barrage of speech that distorts the truth with the advent of troll armies and organised disinformation campaigns across social media platforms.
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UK Will Not Ban "Legal But Harmful" Content In Favour Of Free Speech
Britain will not force tech giants to remove content that is "legal but harmful" from their platforms after campaigners and lawmakers raised concerns that the move could curtail free speech, the government said on Monday.
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Joe Biden Vows To "Free Iran" In California Campaign Speech
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to "free" Iran, and said that demonstrators working against the country's government would soon succeed in freeing themselves.
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Over 50,000 Slurs On Twitter To Test Safety Rules Under Elon Musk
An organized trolling campaign tweeting slurs tens of thousands of times tested Twitter's moderation policies after the platform was taken over by billionaire Elon Musk, its safety chief said Saturday, adding that the rules "haven't changed."
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"Dear Parag...": Rahul Gandhi Flags Sharp Drop In New Twitter Followers
Twitter has been "unwittingly complicit" in curbing free speech in India, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wrote to the company's CEO Parag Agarwal last month, alleging a government campaign to suppress his reach on the platform, according to a le
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Tulsi Gabbard Sues Google For 50 Million For "Stifling" Her Poll Campaign
Tulsi Gabbard, the Democratic presidential candidate and the first Hindu member of the US Congress, has sued Google for at least USD 50 million for the tech giant's allegedly "discriminatory actions" against her 2020 election campaign and "stifling her free speech rights".
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Free Speech 'March on Google' Planned by Alt-Right Protesters
"We are going to raise awareness about Google's one-sided bias and campaign against dissenting opinions and voices."
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EU States Approve Plans to Make Social Media Firms Tackle Hate Speech
The proliferation of hate speech and fake news on social media has increased pressure on companies to remove such content promptly.
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Wouldn't Sell Bricks to Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei, So Fans are Donating Theirs
The outspoken Chinese artist - famous in China for using his art to campaign for democracy and free speech - said on social media over the weekend that LEGO declined a recent order request because "they cannot approve the use of LEGOs for political works." Ai wanted the tiny toy bricks for an art installation he was creating to recognize Australian...
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No Sanitary Pad Campaign, No Ezine: Students in Delhi Face Free Speech Curbs
Days after Delhi's prestigious St Stephen's College suspended a student-run magazine, another college has served notice to four students for a sanitary pad campaign on campus.
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Clicking 'Like' on Facebook is free speech: US court
Clicking "Like" on Facebook is constitutionally protected free speech and can be considered the 21st century-equivalent of a campaign yard sign, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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More than 20 years after winning, Suu Kyi will finally deliver her Nobel Peace Prize speech
Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Norway on Friday to finally deliver her Nobel lecture, more than two decades after winning the peace prize for her dogged campaign to free her people.
