Categories for Free Speech
NewsGuard Got in Touch Again to Accuse Us of ‘Misinformation’. Here’s How We Replied
NewsGuard has been in touch again for our annual grilling on 'misinformation'. Suffice to say the errors are all NewsGuard's. Here's the charge sheet this time – and how we responded. Enjoy.
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Why Did Zuckerberg Choose Now to Confess?
What was so startling about Mark Zuckerberg's confession that Facebook was censoring content at the behest of the Biden Administration was not what he admitted but that he admitted it, says Jeffrey Tucker. So, why now?
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Australian Labour Party Disinformation Portal “Swamped” With Party’s Own Misleading Ads
A 'disinformation portal' launched by the Australian Labour Party has reportedly been swamped with reports of the party's own misleading advertising, including posters of nuclear power stations next to Sydney Opera House.
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Why is Labour so Determined to Crack Down on Free Speech?
With the return of 'non-crime hate incidents', Labour is exposing its authoritarian underbelly, says Andrew Doyle. The threat that penalties for 'non-crime' represent to liberty cannot be overstated.
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Labour Has Declared “War on Disinformation”. Does That Mean it’s Going to Start Attacking Itself?
Now that it's in power, Labour is prosecuting its "war on disinformation" with authoritarian relish. But what about all the disinformation being disseminated by the Government itself? asks Steven Tucker.
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Billionaire Founder of Telegram Arrested in France
French authorities have arrested Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of Telegram, the world's seventh-largest messaging app, over claims that its lack of moderation has enabled criminal activity.
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Government Dropped Free Speech Law Because Universities Feared it Would Jeopardise the Funds They Receive From Authoritarian Regimes, Including China
The Education Secretary shelved the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act in part because British universities wanted to protect their commercial operations in authoritarian states such as China.
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Minister Accused of Caving in to Cancel Culture on Free Speech Act
Over 500 academics, including Richard Dawkins, Kathleen Stock and Sir Niall Fergusson, have written a letter to Bridget Phillipson asking her to implement the Freedom of Speech Act in full.
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Ofcom’s Flawed Ruling Against Mark Steyn
Mark Steyn was found in breach of Ofcom regulations for misrepresenting vaccine risks. But the published data show that the risks of the Covid booster jabs were even greater than Steyn implied, says Prof Norman Fenton.
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Eurocrats Are Having a Very Big Sad About Twitter Right Now
The EU's crackdown on X/Twitter under Musk reveals a troubling shift in European liberalism, argues Eugyppius. What they call safeguarding democracy is really just a ploy to muzzle critics and protect their own egos.
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