Articles for Speech Bill

How do you police speech online? The government has ventured an answer
4 months ago

How do you police speech online? The government has ventured an answer

ABC  

The internet's capacity to amplify lies, hatred and malicious behaviour has been well demonstrated in the past year. And the Coalition has already voiced concerns that the bill would allow the communications minister to order investigations into specific content, among other as-yet-unnamed "very substantial issues" that suggest a difficult road ahead. Hate speech A bill introduced to criminalise some types …

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Bill Clinton's Post-Presidential Journey, Told In Convention Speeches
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bill Clinton's Post-Presidential Journey, Told In Convention Speeches

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In Bill Clinton’s prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention in 1988, the young governor of Arkansas bored delegates so thoroughly that they cheered when he said, “in closing.” Many years later, as a former president whose legacy had made a comeback, Clinton aided Barack Obama’s reelection with a 2012 convention address that …

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TikTok to fight ban after US pushes forward with outlawing app
8 months, 3 weeks ago

TikTok to fight ban after US pushes forward with outlawing app

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The US House of Representatives passed a bill over the weekend that would force Chinese owner ByteDance …

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There’s a wave of new bills to define antisemitism. In these 3 states, they could become law
11 months, 2 weeks ago

There’s a wave of new bills to define antisemitism. In these 3 states, they could become law

LA Times  

Georgia lawmakers bump fists after state House Bill 30, an antisemitism measure, was passed unanimously by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 22 in Atlanta. “For anybody that didn’t think that anti-Zionism could cross into antisemitism, the rest of the world could see that it had,” said Democratic Rep. Esther Panitch, the only Jewish member of Georgia’s Legislature and one …

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King’s Speech’s law and order policies not pre-election gambit – Chalk
1 year, 2 months ago

King’s Speech’s law and order policies not pre-election gambit – Chalk

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. With a nationwide poll expected next year, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has put a …

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Florida blogger registration bill ‘insane,’ Gingrich tweets
1 year, 10 months ago

Florida blogger registration bill ‘insane,’ Gingrich tweets

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Republican lawmaker in Florida wants bloggers who write about elected officials to register with the state, a proposal that’s raised First Amendment concerns and the ire of GOP firebrand Newt Gingrich. The legislation would not apply to content on “the website of a newspaper or other similar publication.” The proposal quickly came into the crosshairs of …

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BILL SHORTEN'S FULL CONCESSION SPEECH
5 years, 7 months ago

BILL SHORTEN'S FULL CONCESSION SPEECH

Daily Mail  

I want to say beyond this room to Australians who supported Labor: I know that you're all hurting and I am too. Along with my family, my precious family, the Labor Party and the trade union movement, it's my life. To be able to have served as leader of the Labor Party for 5.5 years is a greater honour than …

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Some black Americans see racial comeuppance in Cosby saga
6 years, 3 months ago

Some black Americans see racial comeuppance in Cosby saga

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — After spending years building his persona as a model husband and father, Bill Cosby took an abrupt turn nearly 15 years ago with a now-infamous speech to an NAACP convention. Cosby “made the decision to focus his attention on beating up on the black poor, on telling the world that black people were dysfunctional, pathological and undeserving of …

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