Freedom Of Speech articles

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  Harlem Shake-up: from meme to Middle East movement

  By Amar Toor on March 6, 2013 11:00 am + 55 comments

  For most people, the words "Harlem Shake" evoke images of arrhythmic hip thrusts, ridiculous Continue reading…

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  What happens when free speech and hate speech laws collide on Twitter?

  By Adi Robertson on January 28, 2013 11:30 am + 35 comments

  As a massive site based on short bursts of unfiltered commentary, Twitter has become a major test Continue reading…

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  How a phone call made Aaron Swartz join the fight against SOPA

  By Aaron Souppouris on January 21, 2013 06:01 am + 26 comments

  On the one-year anniversary of the international SOPA blackout, BuzzFeed published an excerpt from H Continue reading…

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  Banned Reddit moderator fears 'cloak and dagger' handling of criticism

  By Adi Robertson on October 16, 2012 03:01 pm + 108 comments

  Thanks to its 40 million loosely moderated users, Reddit has achieved massive growth with a minimum Continue reading…

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  DC police chief issues order defending citizens' right to record police

  By Kimber Streams on July 24, 2012 08:36 pm + 33 comments

  Washington DC's police chief Cathy Lanier has issued a general order that explains the public's Continue reading…

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  ACLU wins right to record on-duty police in Illinois

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 10, 2012 01:19 am + 12 comments

  Do freedom of speech and freedom of the press imply a right to film police officers doing their Continue reading…

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  Sina Weibo introduces user contracts to censor online speech

  By Amar Toor on May 9, 2012 03:56 am + 7 comments

  China's Sina Weibo micro-blogging platform has unveiled new terms of service that require all of its Continue reading…

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  A Facebook 'Like' is not constitutionally protected speech, says judge

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 7, 2012 07:40 am + 59 comments

  A District Judge has ruled that clicking "like" on Facebook does not warrant protection under the Continue reading…

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  Bahrain and Belarus new 'Enemies of the Internet,' says Reporters Without Borders

  By Sam Byford on March 13, 2012 03:09 am + 9 comments

  Reporters Without Borders has added Bahrain and Belarus to its annual list of countries that it Continue reading…