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Internet free speech is under assault in America, and a dangerous new trend has surfaced that threatens to throw nutritional bloggers in jail for advocating healthy diets on their blogs or websites.
College official claims no one, including students allowed to distribute information on campus without permission.
After we denounce the exaggeration, after we shake off the unjustified part of the charge, we must listen to the condemnation of these great people.
Israel has banned German intellectual Guenter Grass from visiting the country because of a critical poem published by the Nobel laureate last week.
A new bill, HR 347, the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, also known as the “Trespassing Bill,” is soon to be signed into law by President Obama. This bill effectively criminalizes protest and will hurt protest groups
A local school district is apologizing after an apparent incident of racism at a boys high school basketball game this past weekend in which the players involved were disciplined for chanting "USA! USA! USA!"
Free expression in all forms is fundamental in democratic societies. Without it, all other freedoms are at risk.
I've previously reported on the vanishing right to peaceably assemble, now two more rights supposedly guaranteed by the First Amendment are on the verge of being killed. On March 1 HR 347 was submitted to the White House for President Obama's signa
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In the text of the act, the law is allowed to be used against anyone who knowingly enters or remains in a restricted building or grounds without lawful authority to do so, but those grounds are considered any area where someone — rather it’s Presiden
Based on the information contained in this article, it appears to me that the defendant was somewhat "outside his lane on the wide wide path of Liberty". Despite this the judge dismissed the charges. Perhaps the evidence supported that ruling, pe
Swedish artist Lars Vilks who created a blasphemous sketch of Prophet Mohammad has been pelted with eggs by a group of people during a university lecture on the limits of the freedom of expression.
Sweeping protests around the world made it an extremely difficult year for the media, and tested journalists as never before, the annual report into press freedom reveals.
While the EU did sign on to ACTA today, it still needs to be ratified by the European Parliament (more on that in a little while). Having Arif quit makes a pretty big statement, and hopefully makes it easier for Parliament Members to speak out loudly
Alex covers the latest news on the SOPA and PIPA protests that have taken a largely clueless Congress by surprise.
Federal authorities shut down one of the Web’s most popular sites Thursday on charges that it illegally shared movies, television shows and e-books, prompting hackers to retaliate by blocking access to several Web sites, including those of the Justic
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) on Friday delayed indefinitely a vote on the Protect IP Act, the proposed anti-piracy legislation that drew a widespread internet revolt Wednesday.
What does a bill like PIPA/SOPA mean to our shareable world? At the TED offices, Clay Shirky delivers a proper manifesto -- a call to defend our freedom to create, discuss, link and share, rather than passively consume
Tim Berners-Lee says US government plan to censor the internet violates human rights.
Standing in near unison, the four remaining contenders seeking the Republican presidential nomination are condemning a proposed anti-online piracy law that its critics say is overly aggressive.
Old-line media companies have taken a hostage in the battle against modernity: the Internet
House floor speech on the unconstitutional provisions of the NDAA bill.
House floor speech on the unconstitutional provisions of the NDAA bill.
Fans, Neil Gaiman Help Bring Justice To Professor Threatened With Criminal Charges For ‘Firefly’ Poster,...and Firefly fans prove once again that you just can’t take that sky away.
...FYI That's the Incumbent Karen Kwiatkowski Is Running Against!
Cockroaches scatter as spotlight is pointed at Internet censorship bill
It’s the end of the Internet as we know it
From Craigslist in response to internet blackout: Imagine a world without craigslist, Wikipedia, Google, [your favorite sites here]...News Corp, RIAA, MPAA, Nike, Sony, Comcast, VISA & others want to make that world your reality.
Amid significant pressure from tens of thousands of internet users and major web behemoths like Google, Facebook, and Reddit, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is, in its current form, Dead on Arrival: