News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
We are tempted at times to call our enemies Narcissists. But narcissists are harmless, says Prof James Alexander. It is the vain that are the trouble. And in the age of social media we live in the Kingdom of the Vain.
The relentless, social media-driven 24 hour news cycle is not conducive to the calm acquisition of knowledge about the world, says Professor James Alexander. How can we escape from it?
Why did the BBC and ITV decide to smear Reform – on the same day! – with a baseless story about 'bots' boosting their support on social media, asks Ben Pile. It's the latest example of dissenters being smeared by the MSM.
A new investigation reveals the US military spread anti-vaccine propaganda in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic, using fake accounts to undermine China and cast doubt on the safety of Chinese vaccines.
Elon Musk has said "freedom of speech is worth fighting for" after Australia's cyber safety regulator dropped its federal court case over X Corp's refusal to globally block footage it deemed harmful.
With input from its nine million users, Mumsnet's first ever "manifesto" is demanding clarity on the definition of a "woman" in the Equality Act.
A ban on social media for under-16s is being urged by MPs amid concerns about its detrimental effects on children's well-being.
Does anyone actually read books anymore? With increasing numbers of children and adults eschewing books, Joanna Gray wonders if we have already entered the Dark Ages.
As though LinkedIn wasn't woke enough, the social media site has added a 'Pronoun Button' that will drive normal people away and hasten its descent into Facebook-like irrelevance, says C. J. Strachan.
Pfizer has been fined just £34,800 for promoting its Covid vaccine before authorisation. But this is a criminal offence, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson. When will overpaid bosses face real consequences?
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