Last weekend, I blogged about CNN targeting cable providers in an effort to get Fox News removed from those services. They’ve now apparently added One America News (OAN) and Newsmax to their cable provider hit list.
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First Amendment Experts Say COVID Being Used to Stifle Free Speech on Campus
The example being given here is provable. On some college campuses over the last year, administrators allowed protests from left wing groups, such as Black Lives Matter, while not allowing others.
ANTIFA Forces Portland Book Store to Stop Selling Andy Ngo’s Book About ANTIFA
ANTIFA, which claims to be “anti-fascist” (hence the name), once again showed it is fascist.
Members of the group protested Powell’s Books in Portland, OR, because it put Andy Ngo’s book about them on its shelves.
Chapman University President Refuses to Fire Prof Who Spoke at Trump DC Rally
Chapman University Law Professor John Eastman attended the pro-Trump rally in Washington, DC last week, and even appeared on stage with Rudy Giuliani.
Eastman was not part of the group that stormed the Capitol, but his employer is now being pressured to fire him.
Mexican President Slams Social Media Censorship Of President Trump
As people are still reeling from the coordinated banning of President Trump across social media platforms, Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador condemned the decision of America’s Big Tech tyrants.
Survey Finds Majority of Students at UW-Madison Think Government Should Punish ‘Hate Speech’
Hate speech loosely translates as anything the left doesn’t like.
The Federalist reports:
Study Finds Majority Of College Students Think Government Should Punish ‘Hate Speech’
An overwhelming majority...
Merkel’s Government Seeks to Revive Hate Speech Law Citing Capitol Hill Events
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government wants to revive a controversial hate speech law citing the recent mayhem on the U.S. Capitol Hill.
Facebook Purges #WalkAway Movement Page, Thousands of Testimonials Gone
The WalkAway movement was started by Brandon Straka, who left the Democrat party and became a Trump-supporting conservative after the 2016 election.
Straka inspired hundreds of thousands of other Americans who felt the Democrats had moved too far left and also walked away from the party. Now Facebook has purged...
University Assistant Football Coach Fired for ‘Hateful’ Tweet Critical of Stacey Abrams
There are some people you just can’t criticize without being punished. Stacey Abrams is one of them.
The Blaze reports:
University football coach fired for ‘hateful’ tweet about Stacey Abrams, election fraud
An assistant football coach for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has been fired after posting a tweet disparaging former Georgia gubernatorial...
Disinvitation Has Been Replaced With a New Method to Keep Conservative Speakers Off Campus
Adam Hoffman is a student at Princeton. He claims that disinvitation of conservative speakers on campus has been replaced with the method of just not inviting them in the first place.
He writes at National Review:
The New Strategy to Suppress Conservative Voices on Campus
Has the college-speaker-disinvitation craze ended? Some would have you...
North Dakota State U. President Apologizes to Student Activists for Not Doing More to Fight Racism
As a response, students will now be required to take diversity training, starting next year.
The College Fix reports:
NDSU president apologizes to activists, offers ‘plan of action’ to combat campus racism
The president of North Dakota State University has offered an apology to the campus community and proposed a “plan of action” to...
UT-Austin Dropping Bias Response Teams To Settle Free Speech Lawsuit
The University of Texas at Austin has changed its free speech policies in the wake of a lawsuit filed by the free speech advocacy group Speech First.
The changes have the full support of Texas Governor Greg Abbott and represent a big win for free expression.
Ohio Bans Campus Free Speech Zones and Enhances Protections for Other Forms of Expression
Every Republican controlled state should do this. Draw a clear distinction on who supports free speech.
The FIRE blog reports:
Ohio bans restrictive college free speech zones, enhances protections for student expression
On Friday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law SB 40, which codifies important free speech protections for students at Ohio’s public...
U. Michigan ‘Words Matter Task Force’ Releases List of Potentially Offensive Terms
The list includes the word ‘picnic’ for some reason. It’s also worth noting this came out of the IT department.
The College Fix reports:
UMich’s IT department told to stop using word ‘picnic,’ it could ‘harm morale’
“Crack the whip.” “Master/slave.” Even the term “picnic” has been deemed...
Teacher Claims She Was Forced to Resign Over Facebook Post Critical of Black Lives Matter Protests
A special education teacher from Pennsylvania named Ashley Bennett says she was forced to resign after merely sharing a comment that was critical of the Black Lives Matter protests over the summer.
Bennett’s story is just getting some notice now and she appeared on the Tucker Carlson show with her lawyer...
Free Speech Groups Warn University of Nebraska-Lincoln Not to Adopt Hate Speech Policy
Speech policies can often boomerang on schools. Why even go down this road?
The Omaha World-Herald reports:
Two groups caution UNL against broad bias, hate-speech restrictions
Two free speech groups, one national and the other in Nebraska, have warned the University of Nebraska-Lincoln against adopting broad anti-bias policies that could impede free expression.
The warning...
