UK Using Terrorism Law To Silence Journalists, Protestors Who Commit ‘Speech Crimes’
Among the most well-known examples of this crackdown are the arrests of British journalist Sarah Wilkinson and British-Syrian journalist Richard Medhurst.
Meta’s Role in Israel’s Digital Proxy War on The Cradle
The banning of The Cradle from Facebook and Instagram shows a troubling alliance with Israeli-linked groups to silence voices critical of the occupation state, especially those media outlets covering its…
France Slaps Telegram CEO With 12 Criminal Charges After Israel Calls Platform ‘Uncooperative’
Telegram has been the 'least cooperative' among the social media sites in responding to Israeli censorship requests during its genocide in Gaza.
Chris Hedges: My Thoughts on the Arrest of Richard Medhurst
By Chris Hedges The arrest of the reporter Richard Medhurst, who has been one of the most ardent critics of the genocide in Gaza and Israeli apartheid state, at Heathrow…
John Kiriakou: The South Korean ‘Spy’ Affair
Ignoring the headlines about the case, let’s look at what it is that ex-C.I.A. analyst Sue Mi Terry is actually accused of doing.
Supreme Court Affirms Platforms’ First Amendment Right to Curate Speech
Platforms have First Amendment right to curate speech, as we’ve long argued, Supreme Court said, but sends laws back to lower court to decide if that applies to other functions…
Truth Dies: Uhuru 3 Trial May Set Dangerous Precedent for Free Speech
By Margaret Flowers / Popular Resistance On July 29, 2022, the FBI raided seven properties connected to the African People’s Socialist Party/Uhuru Movement and fabricated charges against three prominent members:…
Free Speech Under Fire: How Israel’s Tech Guard Is Killing Free Speech Online
“Sites like Words of Iron are scaring other content creators from posting about Palestine. They’re chilling free speech, and that’s what they aim to do.” — Rosy Pirani
Glenn Greenwald: SCOTUS Protects Biden Administration’s Social Media Censorship Program
Glenn Greenwald breaks down the recent SCOTUS decision on the Missouri case dealing with government censorship on social media platforms.
President Incapable of Understanding Assange Case
By Ray McGovern and Robert Scheer / Original to ScheerPost In this week’s episode of “Playing President,” Ray McGovern, 27-year CIA veteran and briefer of five presidents, continues to make…
An Open Letter from Editors and Publishers: Publishing is Not a Crime
The following is a letter from The New York Times, the Guardian, Le Monde, El Pais and DER SPIEGEL urging the U.S. government to end its prosecution of Julian Assange…
‘Julian Assange Is Free’: WikiLeaks Founder Strikes Plea Deal With US
"We thank all who stood by us, fought for us, and remained utterly committed in the fight for his freedom," said WikiLeaks. "Julian's freedom is our freedom."
The Surgeon General’s Fear-Mongering, Unconstitutional Effort to Label Social Media
By Aaron Mackey and Jason Kelley / Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Surgeon General Vivek Murthy’s extraordinarily misguided and speech-chilling call this week to label social media platforms as harmful to…
Judges Named for Assange Appeal
Consortium News will be back inside the courtroom in London July 9-10 to cover Julian Assange’s appeal against extradition. Help us bring you news of his fate.
The Law is Not for Us, It’s Against Us
The remedy for the problems the law supposedly addresses comes from creating better conditions for people to flourish and be free from the ills oppression facilitates.