Categories for Free Speech
German Intelligence Chief Defends his Efforts to Police the “Thought and Speech Patterns” of Citizens
Germany's domestic intelligence chief has defended his efforts to police the "thought and speech patterns of citizens" as he outlines the distinctly East German-sounding offence of "delegitimisation of state conduct".
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Murthy v. Missouri is a Distraction From the Real Threat to Freedom of Speech
Murthy v. Missouri, the Supreme Court case challenging Government censorship during the COVID-19 pandemic, is a distraction from the real threat to Americans' freedom of speech, says Robert Kogon.
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“Excessive Free Speech” Threatens Democracy, Says Journalist at Top Canadian Newspaper
Journalists against free speech? "Excessive free speech" threatens democracy, according to the public affairs columnist at Canada's top newspaper, the Globe and Mail. Rigid regulation of speech is what's required.
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Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones But Words Will Never Hurt Me – Why Jailing Sam Melia Was Wrong
Ian Rons argues that the 'stirring up hatred' offence Sam Melia was found guilty of should be repealed and we should revert to the Common Law 'breach of the peace' standard.
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R.I.P. The Scottish Enlightenment 1697-2024
The Scottish Enlightenment will die on April 1st 2024, 327 years after the incident that provoked it, when Thomas Aikenhead became the last Brit to be hanged for blasphemy, says C.J. Strachan.
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German Police Pull a 16 Year-Old Girl out of Class and Tell Her to Stop Posting Smurf-Themed AfD-Friendly Content to TikTok
Police officers in Germany pulled a 16 year-old girl out of class and told her to stop posting Smurf-themed AfD-friendly content to TikTok, a move defended by a Minister as "preventing her from committing a crime".
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Hong Kong’s Decline into Tyranny
Things are changing fast in Hong Kong. The slippery slope to tyranny has recently proved to be both steep and very slippery since the betrayal by the Chinese Government of its promise to keep the territory free.
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German Politicians Counter Rise of ‘Anti-Democratic Forces’… by Sending Police After Those Who “Disparage the Honour” of Government Figures
German politicians are so worried about the rise of anti-democratic forces they are taking decisive action to ban criticism of Government figures and sending police to search the homes of dissenters.
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How the U.S. Deep State and NATO Put Online Censorship into Overdrive After Russia’s 2014 Annexation of Crimea
In an interview with Tucker Carlson, former State Department cyber supremo Mike Benz explains how the U.S. Deep State and NATO put censorship into overdrive after Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea. Full transcript here.
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What is Happening in Germany is Illiberal and Authoritarian, But it’s Not ‘Fascist’
The German Government's growing clampdown on the insurgent Right-wing opposition is certainly illiberal and authoritarian, says Eugyppius, but it's not helpful to label it 'fascist'.
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