Iowa Republicans Forward Bill to Force Students to Stand for National Anthem
"By mandating that they stand, our students’ First Amendment rights would be violated," one critic of the bill said.
High School Journalists are Fighting Back Against Censorship
Students who live in states without laws to protect them say they face censorship from their school administrations, newspaper advisers, and communities
Idaho Committee Passes LGBTQ+ Book Ban on MLK Day: Rep Says It Only Bans Gay “Acts”
Idaho's House Committee on State Affairs passed HB384, a book ban targeting LGBTQ+ books. Rep Julianne Young stated it did not ban gay characters, just "acts of homosexuality," which are…
‘Truly Shocking’: Daily Gaza Death Rate Shatters That of All Other 21st Century Wars
Israel's bombardment and invasion of Gaza have also killed more than 10,000 children in nearly 100 days, or 1% of the 1.1 million children in the besieged enclave.
Meta’s Broken Promises
Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and Facebook
Glenn Greenwald: How Congress Just Destroyed Your Privacy Rights
By Glenn Greenwald / Rumble
Refaat Alareer Was a Brilliant Poet and Intellectual—He Was Also My Teacher
By Jehad Abusalim / The Nation On a hectic weekday in 2004, I was unexpectedly called to the principal’s office at my school in Deir el-Balah, a city in the…
Israel Is Wiping Out Gaza’s Journalists: A Tribute
By Mnar Adley / MintPress News I recently became the recipient of the Women and Media Award from the Women’s Institute of the Freedom of the Press. While it’s truly…
The US Condemned Stalin’s Prosecution of Journalists. Now It Uses His Playbook.
The prosecution of Julian Assange in 2023 mirrors the prosecution of journalist Bill Oatis during the Cold War.
Digital Rights Groups Urge Meta to Stop Silencing Palestine
By Jillian C. York / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) In the wake of the October 7 attack on Israel and the ensuing backlash on Palestine, Meta has engaged in unjustified…
Matt Taibbi: Sue the Bastards: Federalist, Daily Wire Take the State Department to Court
Bookending the historic Consortium News suit, conservative news outlets take on the Global Engagement Center for funding "censorship enterprises" and blacklisting.
The Eyes on the Board Act Is Yet Another Misguided Attempt to Limit Social Media for Teens
By Jason Kelley / Electronic Frontier Foundation Young people’s access to social media continues to be under attack by overreaching politicians. The latest effort, Senator Ted Cruz’s blunt “Eyes on…
Newsguard: Ex-CIA Agent Calls Out Deep State for Censoring Media
By John Kiriakou / Original to ScheerPost In early November, the leadership and board of Consortium News, the independent news site, filed a major lawsuit against the federal government and…
When the First Casualty of War Is Truth, Journalists Are the Second
No amount of censorship or attacks on reporters will be able to suppress the reality of chaos and carnage that Israelis have unleashed in Gaza.
Glenn Greenwald: Big Tech Censors Viral Osama bin Laden Letter
By Glenn Greenwald / Rumble