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Jan 01 2021
Analysis
Hunter Biden Laptop Lawsuit Gives Twitter Unpleasant Legal Choices
On Monday, attorneys for the owner of the Delaware-based computer shop who serviced Hunter Biden’s laptop filed suit in a Florida federal district court against Twitter for defamation. John Paul Mac Isaac’s lawsuit alleges Twitter defamed him by labeling him a hacker in an attempt to justify its censorship of The New York Post’s bombshell story exposing the younger Biden selling access to his
The FederalistOct 30 2020
Opinion
Glenn Greenwald Throws a Fit
It takes a special kind of gall to quit a six-figure media job in the doomed year of 2020. But that’s just what Glenn Greenwald has done, following in the martyred footsteps of erstwhile New York Times freethinker Bari Weiss. In a 4,000-word Substack post, Greenwald resigned from his healthy perch at The Intercept, a publication he co-founded, explaining, in his typically piqued and exhaustive
New RepublicFeb 05 2021
Background
How Parler, a Chosen App of Trump Fans, Became a Test of Free Speech
From the start, John Matze had positioned Parler as a “free speech” social network where people could mostly say whatever they wanted. It was a bet that had recently paid off big as millions of President Trump’s supporters, fed up with what they deemed censorship on Facebook and Twitter, flocked to Parler instead.
On the app, which had become a top download on Apple’s App Store,
New York Times (News)Jul 31 2020
Background
“Hate Speech” Laws Undermine Free Speech and Equality
Having no specific legal definition, “hate speech” is a vague term. It is generally understood to mean speech that expresses hateful or bigoted views about certain groups that historically have been subject to discrimination. Concerned by the impact of hate speech on vulnerable populations, social justice advocates see sense in restricting this type of speech.
However, these types of
Cato InstituteDec 01 2022
Perspectives Blog
Chinese Authorities Clash With 'Zero-Covid' Lockdown Protesters
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A rare wave of protests across China against the government's COVID-19 lockdowns earned support from the U.S. and other nations, while fueling violent crackdowns from the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
China recently
AllSides StaffJul 23 2021
Analysis
The Government’s License to Lie
The White House and Senate need to stop worrying about what people are sharing on Facebook and instead focus on winning back public trust.
Last week, President Biden said Facebook was “killing people” because it hosted misinformation. He later backed off the comment, but the White House has been consistently putting pressure on social networks to deplatform people who, they believe, are
Michael Brendan DoughertyApr 11 2019
News
'Nobody Wants To See a Government Speech Police': Senate Republicans Threaten To Regulate Facebook and Twitter
They say the social media companies display a bias against conservatives.
Facebook and Twitter were in the spotlight again on Wednesday. The Senate Judiciary Committee grilled the companies' top execs over a perceived anti-conservative bias, with some Republicans renewing calls for government regulation of social media platforms.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R–Texas) opened the hearing, saying
Billy BinionDec 21 2022
Perspectives Blog
The Top Media Misinformation of 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, AllSides is recapping the most prominent instances of misinformation in national news media, from the left and right and everything in between, over the past year.
From election fraud and COVID-19 lab leak theories to the attack on Paul Pelosi, the year was full of misinformation and misleading narratives fueled by biased media coverage and partisan politics
Isaiah AnthonyJul 31 2020
Background
Freedom of speech in the United States
In the United States, freedom of speech and expression is strongly protected from government restrictions by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, many state constitutions, and state and federal laws. Freedom of speech, also called free speech, means the free and public expression of opinions without censorship, interference and restraint by the government.[1][2][3][4] The
WikipediaOct 20 2019
News
The meaning behind Mark Zuckerberg’s aggressive plea for ‘free expression’
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg decried the dangers of censorship. He invoked civil rights icons Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass, and hailed the contributions of protesters stretching from World War I to Black Lives Matter. And he delivered a pointed attack on critics who “no longer trust their fellow citizens” to sort out facts from falsehoods online.
The social media mogul’
Politico