Elon Musk is suing George Soros-linked NGOs for spreading 'misinformation' about the prevalence of 'hate speech' on social media to justify draconian censorship legislation, such as Ireland's hate speech bill.ch bill.
Fraser Hudghton of the Free Speech Union challenges Scotland's Hate Crime Act following news that from next year, 'hate crime' will encompass age-related threats or abusive language.
Ireland's new hate crime bill will impose the most draconian free speech restrictions we've seen anywhere in a Western liberal democracy. It‘s even worse that Scotland‘s Hate Crime and Public Order Act.
The Guardian reports a "huge" rise in hurty feelings of climate scientists on Twitter since Elon Musk took over. The "vicious abuse" includes: "Any luck finding the climate crisis yet?"
Twitter owner Elon Musk has accused a BBC reporter of lying during an interview in a row over whether incidents of hate speech are increasing on the social network.
The only line that’s been crossed in the Clarkson affair is robust condemnation – which is perfectly legitimate – becoming an attempt to get him fired. That’s when vigorous public debate turns into cancel culture.
As we hurtle towards a cashless economy, PayPal's abortive censorship of the FSU is part of a global trend to weaponise Big Tech to suppress dissent of every kind, which must be opposed at all costs.
The US, UK and 60 other countries have signed a sweeping “Declaration for the Future of the Internet” which commits to bolstering "resilience to misinformation” and censoring “harmful” content.
