News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
Following the news that Elon Musk is considering taking legal action against the ADL over its role in ad boycotts, a new article in Public underlines the links between censorious NGOs like ADL and state security agencies.
Justin Trudeau's Government is at the forefront of the woke assault on our essential human liberties, says Jordan Peterson, as the psychologist faces the loss of his professional licence over tweets.
Most people seem to be under the illusion that the scandalous EU contract with Pfizer-BioNTech, absolving the companies of liability, is only available in redacted form. Is Twitter censorship to blame?
A Conservative councillor was arrested by Northamptonshire police and held in custody for nine hours because he expressed his support for free speech on Twitter.
Large platforms like X and Facebook are now required to be compliant with the EU's draconian Digital Services Act, which appears set to become the global standard and enable the European Commission to censor the internet.
As the August 25th deadline for the new EU online speech regulations approaches, Commissioner Thierry Breton warns social media companies to turn up the dial on censorship, or else.
Meta's new social media app and Twitter rival, Threads, promises a kinder, sanitised experience. But at what cost?
According to investigative reporter Robert Kogon, Elon Musk's claim that Twitter has withdrawn from the EU's Code of Practice on Disinformation is an empty boast. In reality, it is still complying.
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are Meghan and Harry's alleged car chase, insane immigration under the Tories and the sinister closure of Triggernometry's bank account.
According to a new analysis of people with medical or public health credentials tweeting about the risk Monkeypox posed to children last year, 82% overstated or exaggerated it.
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