- Free speech should be for everyone, not just people who can enforce it with violence http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ayaan-hirsi-ali/defending-the-right-to-offend_b_7104960.html 18 comments politics
- Trump: Mainstream Media Is Not Free Speech, People Who ‘Write Bad’ Are Dangerous https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/trump-media-free-speech_n_5d282394e4b0bd7d1e1a0592 11 comments worldnews
- Trump: Mainstream Media Is Not Free Speech, People Who ‘Write Bad’ Are Dangerous https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/trump-media-free-speech-093300950.html 19 comments politics
- Free Speech, my ass! How long until people wake up about American slavery? http://www.austinchronicle.com/postmarks/2012-02-07/1301300/ 7 comments politics
- Ron DeSantis Believes in Free Speech as Long as You Only Speak About the Awesomeness of Straight White People https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/01/ron-desantis-ap-african-american-studies-free-speech 208 comments politics
- Lee Iacocca: 'Some of us are sick and tired of people who call free speech treason' http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/10476.html 68 comments politics
- Los Angeles has become the first major US city to declare that corporations are not people, and that money is not free speech. http://www.examiner.com/human-rights-in-national/no-more-corporate-personhood-la-unanimous 357 comments politics
- EU plans to regulate online terrorism content - protecting people or stifling free speech? https://www.euronews.com/2019/04/17/eu-plans-to-regulate-online-terrorism-content-protecting-people-or-stifling-free-speech 3 comments worldnews
- Whatever happened to free speech? | Britain was once renowned around the world for defending people's right to speak out. Not any more http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/philipjohnston/4604985/whatever-happened-to-free-speech.html 236 comments worldnews
- Facebook commitment to free speech will 'piss people off', Zuckerberg says. CEO defended Facebook’s decision not to ban political ads and said company will ‘stand up for free expression’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/01/facebook-political-ads-zuckerberg 21 comments worldnews
- If Chik-Fil-A was a "free speech" issue, where are the crowds of people protesting the persecution of the KKK in Georgia? http://www.ajc.com/news/aclu-to-represent-kkk-1465042.html 10 comments politics
- Dane County Wisconsin votes for US Constitutional amendment declaring Corporations are not people and money is not free speech. Can we get this going across the country and turn this into something real? http://wispolitics.com/index.iml?article=232539 651 comments politics
- I made a free app on google play for people with speech and motor limitation https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kisap 5 comments reactjs
- What people think of as the American free speech tradition, is, like civil rights and the Super Bowl, a tradition that turns out to date back only a half-century. http://www.newrepublic.com/article/113294/how-corporations-hijacked-first-amendment-evade-regulation 3 comments freeculture
- Boulder council to take up 'corporate personhood' referendum - to clarify that money is not constitutionally protected free speech and that corporations should not have all the rights that people do http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_18323929 53 comments politics
- Free Speech For People: A pretty solid group working to amend the Constitution to overturn Citizens United and take away a corporations right to be considered human. http://www.freespeechforpeople.org/ 9 comments politics
- Does Zuckerberg Understand How the Right to Free Speech Works? | A new audit warns that Facebook may be “driving people toward self-reinforcing echo chambers of extremism.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/opinion/facebook-civil-rights-audit.html 3 comments politics
- Ahmadinejad speech: "It is...regrettable that...Western governments...have committed to defending those racist perpetrators of genocide, whilst the awakened consciences and free-minded people of the world condemn aggression...and the bombardment of civilians of Gaza." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8008850.stm 6 comments worldnews
- Instagram censors Melbourne artist's anti-Beijing post but ignores trolls - Badiucao accuses the social media firm of violating the free speech of people who speak up against China’s bullying https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/21/instagram-censors-melbourne-artists-anti-beijing-post-but-ignores-trolls 9 comments technology
- Let it be known that the 4th most populated country in the world is going to the dark ages. 260 million people are going to be subject to a law that undermines free speech, and the rights of women and minorities. https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/09/18/indonesia-draft-criminal-code-disastrous-rights 31 comments worldnews
- Polish cities and provinces declare ‘LGBT-free zones’ as government ramps up ‘hate speech’: Law and Justice party leader says LGBT+ people are a ‘threat to Polish identity, to our nation, to its existence and thus to the Polish state’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/poland-lgbt-free-zones-homophobia-hate-speech-law-justice-party-a9013551.html 16 comments politics
- Lawmakers in Singapore passed a controversial fake news law which "criminalizes free speech" according to international activists. People found guilty of spreading fake news could now spend up to 10 years in prison. https://www.dw.com/en/singapore-clamps-down-on-fake-news-with-new-law/a-48663848 11 comments worldnews
- Steve Kerr on 'just stick to sports': "It just so happens we get these microphones stuck in our face and we have a bigger platform. But it’s free speech and, if you look at the history of the world, the biggest problems come when people don’t speak" http://nba.nbcsports.com/2017/02/21/steve-kerr-will-not-just-stick-to-sports-embraces-new-era-of-player-politicalsocial-activism/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter 289 comments nba
- Hi, Reddit admins. Question: why do you allow this to go on? I get free speech and freedom of belief, but these people are gaming your system and nothing is being done. They're ruining Reddit for everyone. http://www.reddit.com/r/beatingwomen/comments/hxb0q/lets_indoctrinate_redditors_into_believing_that/ 5 comments reddit.com
- Self-loathing gay group sues Colorado for the “right” to misgender & deadname trans people. Gays Against Groomers calls misgendering "free speech." https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/self-loathing-gay-group-sues-colorado-for-the-right-to-misgender-deadname-trans-people/ 267 comments politics
- Elon Musk Won’t Protect Free Speech Online: Instead of counting on an allegedly benevolent billionaire like Elon Musk to guard free speech online by buying companies like Twitter, we should just take our digital public square out of rich people’s hands and into public ownership. https://jacobinmag.com/2022/04/elon-musk-billionaire-twitter-acquisition-free-speech 7 comments technology
- If Companies Are People why not tax corporations as if they were natural persons, in accordance with their newly discovered rights of free speech? That move would solve any impending fiscal crisis. Today Corporations don’t pay anywhere near their fair share in federal taxes. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/opinion/a-fairer-corporate-tax.html 267 comments politics
- Free speech? Not in Canada... At the Winter Olympics in February officials will be patrolling city streets and venues, scouring for anything—people, protests, posters—deemed anti-Olympics in order to "protect the Olympic message" http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/watching-the-watchmen/content?oid=2928697 28 comments worldnews
- Obama: We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost. We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people. The universal rights to assembly and free speech must be respected, and the United States stands with all who seek to exercise those rights. http://govne.ws/item/statement-from-the-president-on-iran 5 comments politics
- The US in no way respects the rights of people. Free speech has been replaced by free speech zones, freedom from searches replaced by TSA lines and no-knock warrants. Forget about a “speedy” trial. http://www.populistamerica.com/a_dream_of_the_past 48 comments politics
- Zogby goes all out: "Diversity Czar Mark Lloyd wants the FCC to force good white people in positions of power in the broadcast industry to step down to make room for more African-Americans and gays to fill those positions. Do you agree or disagree that this presents a threat to free speech?" http://www.fair.org/blog/2009/10/27/fox-friendly-poll-on-imaginary-white-house-policies/ 5 comments politics
- Tolerating Hate: Muslim Protests Show Limits of Free Speech - Several people have already died in the wave of violence. The conflict raises questions about how far the West is prepared to go in defending freedom of expression http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/muslim-protests-show-the-limits-of-free-speech-a-856216.html 22 comments worldnews
- One rule for Jesus, another for Muhammad? --- On the limits to free speech. Is the critical thing what gets said, or how people react to what gets said? If we are frightened to criticize Islam for fear of provoking violence, is it still fair to criticize Christianity? http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/mar/14/one-rule-jesus-another-muhammad 23 comments worldnews
- Three arrested, accused of illegally feeding homeless .. "They basically carted them off to jail for feeding hungry people," Coleman said. "For them to regulate a time and place for free speech and to share food, that is unacceptable." [We live in a seriously fucked up country] http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/crime/os-homeless-feedings-arrests-20110601,0,7226362.story 189 comments politics
- "I don't understand why so many people use Medium. They don't respect free speech. They put up paywalls and require logins. It's so damn easy to build a static site nowadays. Don't depend on third parties publishing platforms!" https://twitter.com/samuelpatt/status/1241752109785243649?s=21 17 comments btc
- While protesting what it calls Canada's violation of Meng's human rights, China's ruling Communist Party stands accused of mass incarcerations of its Muslim minority without due process, locking up people exercising their right to free speech and refusing to allow foreign citizens to leave. https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-pressures-u-s-canada-ahead-of-hearing-for-huawei-exec-1.4938977 123 comments worldnews
- Spanish Government passes "Gag Law", restricting rights to assembly, free speech, and implementing possible individual fines anywhere from €100 up to €600,000 for protesting, despite widespread opposition from the Spanish people and EU governments. http://www.thelocal.es/20150701/the-ten-most-repressive-aspects-of-spains-new-gag-law 359 comments worldnews
- Redditors, Free Speech Radio News is in danger of shutting down due to funding shortfalls and will cease operations on Dec 20th without a big infusion of cash. Please help these people and keep real journalism alive. http://fsrn.org/ 5 comments reddit.com
- Surprise: Right-wing billionaire oligarch Elon Musk wants Twitter to be a place where only people who pay him money get heard. When capitalists talk about so-called "free speech," this is what they mean: only free speech for people who have money. If you don't, you're silenced https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1589229301412794369 451 comments economy
- “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.“ period http://karmalised.com/?p=8016 9 comments politics