Free Speech articles

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  United Arab Emirates outlaws online criticism of the government

  By Amar Toor on November 13, 2012 10:48 am + 147 comments

  The United Arab Emirates this week introduced sweeping new regulations that forbid web users from Continue reading…

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  Twitter blocks neo-Nazi account within Germany in response to police request

  By Amar Toor on October 18, 2012 01:44 am + 93 comments

  Twitter announced this week that it has censored a neo-Nazi account at the request of the German Continue reading…

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  Reddit CEO addresses Violentacrez controversy: 'we will not ban legitimate investigative journalism'

  By Sean Hollister on October 16, 2012 08:49 pm + 94 comments

  Reddit doesn't really dictate how its corner of the internet is run, but CEO Yishan Wong has some Continue reading…

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  Reddit user banned, then restored, as mods struggle with stories critical of the site

  By T.C. Sottek on October 15, 2012 04:30 pm + 99 comments

  Without a hint of irony, one or more of the moderators for r/technology, one of Reddit's largest Continue reading…

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  Reddit leaders deflect censorship criticism and defend hands-off policies

  By T.C. Sottek on October 14, 2012 12:54 pm + 345 comments

  Reddit prides itself on its decentralized meritocracy —"subreddits are a free market. Anyone can Continue reading…

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  Google executive arrested in Brazil as the company resists orders to freeze political speech on YouTube

  By T.C. Sottek on September 26, 2012 05:11 pm + 60 comments

  According to Globo, Google executive Fabio José Silva Coelho has been arrested by federal police in Continue reading…

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  Congress members question Homeland Security over domains seized 'without sufficient due process and transparency'

  By Justin Rubio on September 3, 2012 04:17 am + 37 comments

  Members of United Stated Congress have approached the Department of Homeland Security in regards to Continue reading…

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  Live from the revolution: Pussy Riot and the growing war on web video

  By Joshua Kopstein on August 29, 2012 02:15 pm + 152 comments

  Earlier this month, a Russian court locked up three members of feminist punk rock outfit Pussy Riot, Continue reading…

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  As South Korean government fetters online speech, critics fear chilling effects

  By Adi Robertson on August 13, 2012 10:03 am + 40 comments

  South Korea is one of the world's most internet-friendly countries, topping the global charts for Continue reading…

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  Facebook says 'Likes' fall under free speech, supports sheriff fired over political controversy

  By Chris Welch on August 7, 2012 02:24 pm + 33 comments

  Daniel Ray Carter is still awaiting his chance to appeal a court's ruling that says Facebook 'Likes' Continue reading…