Censorship
The BAFTAs, and the Sloppy Pieties of Liberal Entertainment
The BBC spent resources politically castrating its awards-show broadcast that would have been better spent protecting vulnerable guests. Source link
Elon Musk says backlash to AI chatbot deepfake images is ‘excuse for censorship’
The UK government "wants any excuse for censorship", Elon Musk has said, amid a growing backlash over deepfake sexual images produced by his social media site X's artificial intelligence...
US judge blocks detention of British free speech campaigner amid ‘censorship’ row
A US judge has temporarily blocked the Donald Trump administration from detaining British anti-disinformation campaigner Imran Ahmed. It comes after the US permanent resident sued officials over an entry...
France condemns travel restrictions on EU officials over online censorship
French President Emmanuel Macron slammed the U.S. government’s visa restrictions on European Union officials involved in what Washington said are attempts to coerce U.S.-based social media platforms to censor...
EU warns of possible action after US bars five Europeans accused of censorship
The European Union's executive branch has warned it would respond to any "unjustified measures" after the US State Department barred five Europeans it accuses of pressuring American tech companies...
A Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia Is Fundamentally Unfunny — and Unfree | National Review
What message does it send that American comedians are neutering their sets at the behest of a foreign frenemy? Source link
Why Colorado’s Counseling Censorship Should Lose at the Supreme Court | National Review
At least three aspects of the case should lead to free speech prevailing. Source link
Is Google’s Apology for Censorship Sincere? | National Review
‘The government made us do it’ should not suffice to avoid accountability, nor should it instantly restore the public trust so blatantly betrayed. Source link
Google admits to censorship pushed by Biden administration and invites back banned users
Those who saw their YouTube videos and other content banned during COVID-19 and the 2020 election were invited back to the platform Tuesday in an astonishing mea culpa from...
Republicans warn about spread of European online censorship to U.S. after Irish writer's arrest
Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan didn't attend Wednesday's House hearing on European online censorship, but his arrest by British police for anti-transgender social media posts encapsulated GOP concerns about...
