Categories for Free Speech
Ireland Drops ‘Hate Speech’ Provisions from Hate Crime Bill in a Victory for Free Speech
In a victory for free speech, the 'hate speech' clauses in Ireland's Hate Crime Bill, which would have seen people jailed for mere possession of 'hateful' material, have been scrapped.
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Training the Next Generation of Thought Police
Prof James Alexander takes a look at the online tools and games developed by regime psychologists ostensibly to help identify 'misinformation' but really, he thinks, to train the next generation of Thought Police.
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German “Citizens Council” Calls for Criminalisation of Disinformation
A "Citizens Council" backed by the German Government has submitted recommendations to the Ministry of the Interior calling, among other things, for the potential criminalisation of "disinformation".
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‘Islamophobia’ is a Meaningless Word
Is the Labour Government's war on free speech about to extend to criminalising 'Islamophobia'? Andrew Doyle says the last thing we need is two-tier blasphemy laws, whereby it's fine to criticise Christians but not Muslims.
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The Australian Government Reboots the Misinformation Bill
Australia's new misinformation bill, crafted by those who squashed the Hunter Biden laptop story, threatens free speech, says Andrew Lowenthal. Social media will be the truth police, and the chill is real.
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Christians Are Being Hounded From Their Jobs by the Perpetually Offended
The faith on which our civilisation was built is under severe attack, says Belinda Brown. Equality law has created a hierarchy of rights and Christians are at the bottom, mercilessly hounded by the perpetually offended.
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They Won’t Be Content Until They Have Expunged Every Heretical Thought From Our Brains
It's not just that freedom of speech is under attack, but that a global effort is underway to decide what is true, and to ensure that an individual's speech can do nothing but declare it, says Dr David McGrogan.
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UN Agency Staff Told “Don’t Say Englishman” in Language Crackdown
A UN agency has riled critics by banning terms like "Englishman" and "forefathers" for being too gendered, sparking accusations of Orwellian overreach in its quest for inclusive language.
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Government Faces High Court Showdown With its Free Speech Tsar
The Free Speech Union has formally begun its judicial review of the Government's decision to 'pause' the Freedom of Speech Act, naming Prof Arif Ahmed, the Govt's 'free speech tsar' as an interested party.
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India is Fuelling Hindu Sectarianism Around the World
India presents itself as a beacon of democracy and makes grand statements about protecting minorities. But the increasingly fanatical religious leadership is driving Hindu sectarianism around the world, says Aditya A.
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