Free Speech Tag

Parler is Back!

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 15, 2021 62 Comments

Despite the attempts of the cabal of Amazon Web Services, Google, Apple, and many other high tech monsters to take it down, Parler has been brought back to life. It's unclear if Parler is completely back, but I just logged in and the Legal Insurrection page is up and running and we still have almost 400,000 followers. Our prior "parleys" have not populated yet, but I assume that will take time.

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Free Speech Group in Scotland Raises Alarm Over Fear Among Writers

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 12, 2021 2 Comments

“We cannot have a healthy literary culture if we allow this to continue, and without our institutions supporting values of free, democratic, creative expression.”...

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Students at Catholic Georgetown U. Protest Appearance by MLK’s Pro-Life Niece

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 10, 2021 41 Comments

Student activists at Georgetown University, a Catholic school, have decided that Dr. Alveda King, the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., should be condemned after speaking there. Her crimes? She is pro-life and supported President Trump.

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Foundation for Individual Rights in Education Launching Faculty Legal Defense Fund

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 09, 2021 0 Comments

“Adding the Faculty Legal Defense Fund to FIRE’s arsenal will allow us to help more faculty — faster”...

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U. Tennessee Grad Student Fights Back After School Tries to Expel Her for Social Media Posts

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 06, 2021 8 Comments

"filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the University of Tennessee Wednesday"...

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Ron Paul Warns Expelling Members of Congress Over Conspiracy Theories Will Empower the Speech Police

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 05, 2021 21 Comments

Former congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul recently spoke about the controversy surrounding Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. He suggested that expelling people from Congress for believing in conspiracy theories sets a dangerous precedent and represents a threat to free speech. He also makes an excellent point about who gets to define what is and is not a conspiracy theory.

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U. Illinois Settles Lawsuit With Free Speech Advocacy Group

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 04, 2021 3 Comments

"Several students, the group argued, felt uncomfortable either supporting President Trump or engaging in civil discourse that the university might consider biased or offensive"...

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U. Central Florida Fires Dissident Prof. Charles Negy After 8-Month Retaliatory Investigation

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 30, 2021 41 Comments

Defenders of academic freedom and freedom of speech throughout academia should be rallying to the defense of University of Central Florida Professor Charles Negy after egregious retaliation against him for expressing constitutionally protected views on Twitter.

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Student Senator Faces Impeachment for Defending Thin Blue Line Masks

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 26, 2021 4 Comments

"blatant disregard of the effects of controversial topics such as Blue Lives Matter and how it affects the Black and Brown community"...

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Hungary Mulls Sanctions Against Social Media Giants Over Free Speech Curbs

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 19, 2021 20 Comments

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government has considered sanctions against Facebook, Twitter, and other social media giants for silencing free speech.

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CNN Trying To Deplatform OAN and Newsmax

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 17, 2021 58 Comments

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

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2021 2 Comments

"The threat to students’ free speech, freedom of association, and privacy on college campuses has never been greater than it is today"...

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ANTIFA Forces Portland Book Store to Stop Selling Andy Ngo’s Book About ANTIFA

Posted by Mary Chastain on January 12, 2021 52 Comments

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.

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Chapman University President Refuses to Fire Prof Who Spoke at Trump DC Rally

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 12, 2021 27 Comments

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.

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Mexican President Slams Social Media Censorship Of President Trump

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on January 10, 2021 14 Comments

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.

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Survey Finds Majority of Students at UW-Madison Think Government Should Punish ‘Hate Speech’

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 09, 2021 5 Comments

"Left-wing activists are constantly trying to expand what the ambiguous term includes."...

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Merkel’s Government Seeks to Revive Hate Speech Law Citing Capitol Hill Events

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on January 09, 2021 32 Comments

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government wants to revive a controversial hate speech law citing the recent mayhem on the U.S. Capitol Hill.

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Facebook Purges #WalkAway Movement Page, Thousands of Testimonials Gone

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 09, 2021 57 Comments

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 his page.

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