“We are seeing the illusion of American freedom, the illusion of American freedom of speech, crumbling behind us. The system and this university have decided to showcase that they would rather subjugate, oppress and silence students than allow us to have a peaceful demonstration where we hope to educate each other. We will not be silenced.”
Hadi, a student demonstrator at the University of Texas, Austin
you may not agree with Jodi Dean's position. but the attempt to silence here, punish her for speaking about her viewpoints, is beyond the pale. anyone who cares about #FreedomOfSpeech or #AcademicFreedom should sign this petition
Given how German authorities and the Berlin police had just shut down the #Palestine conference in #Berlin makes me wonder if its really German police that trains their Egyptian counterparts or if its the other way around #FreedomOfSpeech#Germany#Gaza
ICYMI, #SCOTUS has heard oral arguments in 5 cases involving questions about how the First Amendment applies to social media posts – and it’s all part of a larger effort by conservatives to block what they claim is government censorship
The U.S. Supreme Court defines when public officials may block critics on personal social media accounts.
USA Today reports the justices are " trying to settle an issue that first arose during the Trump administration about whether constituents can be blocked from commenting or from following accounts."
@arstechnica United States must respect human rights and freedom.If someone doesn't like TikTok,they can avoid using it.And anyone who wants to use it should be free to use it.It must be the people's choice.That is human freedom.
The government can impose any sanctions on ByteDance or any other company.But they can't ban tiktok in a way that people can't use it on their personal smart phones.If they do that America is the same as Russia, China and Iran.
#BlackMastodon#BlackTwitter#FreedomofSpeech#NotInKansasAnymoreDorothy@blackmastodon
I try not to be a petty person but today I can't help it. My former dean who was a DeSantis sycophant and agreed to let our campus be the example that there would be no adopting COVID protocols for safety. She was handsomely rewarded by DeSantis. FOr some reason...Barnard College hired her to be President. As I told the NYT reporter, just watch her for six months. 1/2
Journalists are being killed at an unprecedented rate in Israel’s war on #gaza When a Gazan journalist dies, there is no one to replace them.
In addition to the loss of human life, #Israel is de facto robbing the world of trustworthy, professional #journalism from inside Gaza during one of the deadliest wars in recent history.
After University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigned her position over her handling of antisemitism on UPenn’s campus, both presidents of Harvard and MIT are now facing similar pressure.
@NewsDesk What would have happened if this leader were asked about Islamophobia? Thousands more Palestinians have been killed in Gaza & West Bank since October 7th. Is this USA Muslims have been attacked & a young boy killed. But it seems that this country silences & censures those such as Rashida Tlaib who speak in defense of Muslims. I oppose both antisemitism & Islamophobia. #freedomofspeech#IsraelGazaWar
“People have the right to express solidarity with victims of grave human rights violations and demand justice, whether from one side or the other or both,” the experts said.
They noted with deep concern that several artists around the world have been targeted because of their art or political messaging, pressured to change topics of artistic expression, and labelled either as troublemakers or as indifferent to the suffering of one side or the other. “Some artists have been deprogrammed and censored for calling for peace, others have lost their jobs, and some artists have been silenced or side-lined by their own cultural organisations and artistic communities,” they said."
The #KOSA Bill threatens to censor online content under the guise of trying to "protect the children". 🤔
The bill's vague language opens the door to dangerous legal interpretations that will do more to push censorship on the American public than protect the nation's youth. 🚫
It's #FreeSpeechWeek - but is there reason to celebrate? With freedom of speech under fire from increasing surveillance around the globe our basic human rights - the right to privacy and the right to freedom of expression - are trampled upon in too many ways.
The promise of the free and open internet has failed and in its place a system of chilling effects has been instituted.