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Government set to reintroduce controversial university free speech law
11 hours, 54 minutes ago

Government set to reintroduce controversial university free speech law

The Independent  

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Should minimum age rules apply to access porn online?
13 hours, 27 minutes ago

Should minimum age rules apply to access porn online?

Firstpost  

The US Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge to a Texas law that requires porn websites to verify that its users are at least 18 years old. The court found that the law does not violate the First Amendment and that the state has a “legitimate interest in preventing minors’ access to pornography.” The court also said the …

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Trump bats for China's TikTok app, urges top court to pause ban to pursue 'political' route
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump bats for China's TikTok app, urges top court to pause ban to pursue 'political' route

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump submitted a brief to the country’s Supreme Court asking the apex body to block the law that calls for the banning or selling of the video-sharing app TikTok. Image Credit: Reuters In an unusual brief submitted to the US Supreme Court, President-elect Donald Trump requested that the apex body to block the law requiring the video-sharing …

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Elon Musk’s X sues to block California law that aims to combat election deepfakes
2 months ago

Elon Musk’s X sues to block California law that aims to combat election deepfakes

LA Times  

X, the social media app owned by Elon Musk, has sued California in an attempt to block a new law requiring large online platforms to remove or label deceptive election content. X alleges the new law would prompt social media sites to lean toward labeling or removing legitimate election content out of caution. X, though, alleges it would be difficult …

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‘Sharia law will be forced upon the Americans’, Congressman's chilling speech
8 months ago

‘Sharia law will be forced upon the Americans’, Congressman's chilling speech

Hindustan Times  

Rep. Chip Roy voiced his concerns about the potential imposition of Sharia law on American society during a speech on the US House floor. "I've got some pretty strong concerns about Sharia law," Roy expressed, emphasizing his fears about its imposition on the American people. He drew parallels to what he described as a "massive Muslim takeover of the United …

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CPI(M) promises law on hate speech, scrapping of CAA
9 months, 1 week ago

CPI(M) promises law on hate speech, scrapping of CAA

The Hindu  

Terming the huge increase in unemployment the biggest failure of the Modi government, the CPI, in its manifesto released on Thursday at the party headquarters in Delhi, called for inclusion of “right to work” as a constitutional right. “The vacancies in government and public sector posts must be filled urgently,” CPI General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said at a press conference …

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India implements ‘anti-Muslim’ 2019 citizenship law weeks before election
10 months ago

India implements ‘anti-Muslim’ 2019 citizenship law weeks before election

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government announces rules to implement the controversial law, weeks before he seeks a rare third term in vote due by May. The Indian government has announced rules to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act, weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term for his Hindu nationalist government. The controversial law passed in 2019 by …

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End the debate: The Hindu Editorial on the Law Commission’s recommendation on sedition
1 year, 7 months ago

End the debate: The Hindu Editorial on the Law Commission’s recommendation on sedition

The Hindu  

The Law Commission’s recommendation that the offence of sedition be retained in penal law, albeit with some safeguards, flies in the face of current judicial and political thinking that the country may not need this colonial vestige any more. Section 124A of the IPC, which describes sedition, seeks to punish speech or writing that brings or tries to bring into …

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Sedition and its roots in rudeness as an offence
1 year, 7 months ago

Sedition and its roots in rudeness as an offence

The Hindu  

On March 30, the Lahore High Court annulled the offence of ‘sedition’ in the Pakistan Penal code. It would seem that while constitutional courts are examining the validity of the law of sedition, its defining logic has already leaped forward and transplanted itself into several different provisions of law that criminalise speech. The practice of prosecuting speech offences borrows from …

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TikTok sues US state of Montana over law banning its use
1 year, 7 months ago

TikTok sues US state of Montana over law banning its use

Al Jazeera  

The lawsuit argues that the state’s ban singles out the short-form video app and undermines free speech. The video app TikTok has launched a lawsuit against the government of Montana in the northwestern United States after the state passed a law on Wednesday effectively banning the app within its borders. “We are challenging Montana’s unconstitutional TikTok ban to protect our …

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Porn industry group sues over Utah age verification law
1 year, 8 months ago

Porn industry group sues over Utah age verification law

Associated Press  

SALT LAKE CITY — An adult entertainment industry group filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging a new Utah law that requires porn websites to implement age verification mechanisms to block minors from accessing sexually explicit materials. The Free Speech Coalition — along with an erotica author and companies that manage adult websites and are party to the suit — argues …

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It is a new assault on India’s liberty
1 year, 8 months ago

It is a new assault on India’s liberty

The Hindu  

On April 6, 2023, the Union government introduced a new set of measures with a view to crushing fake news and misinformation on the Internet. The amendment grants to the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology unbridled power to create a “fact check unit”, which will identify false or misleading online content that concerns the central government’s business in …

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Children’s Books Branded Seditious in Hong Kong
2 years, 2 months ago

Children’s Books Branded Seditious in Hong Kong

The Diplomat  

After letting it lie dormant for several decades, the Hong Kong government, as part of the current crackdown on the opposition, has dusted off a sedition law under the local crimes ordinance to apply in numerous prosecutions. To the court’s credit it at least mentions human rights – unlike earlier national security-related judgments that have been issued since a new …

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Harris tells Coast Guard grads rule of law is under attack
2 years, 7 months ago

Harris tells Coast Guard grads rule of law is under attack

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris told the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduating cadets that they are starting their service at a crucial moment for the world, a period in history when the “rule of law is strained” and “fundamental principles are under threat.” Harris, in the commencement speech Wednesday at the academy in New London, Connecticut, reflected on the …

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Elon Musk explains what he meant by free speech for Twitter: ‘If people want…’
2 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk explains what he meant by free speech for Twitter: ‘If people want…’

Hindustan Times  

A day after advocating free speech on Twitter that Elon Musk has now bought following a $44 billion deal, Musk on Wednesday explained what he meant by 'free speech', as his earlier proclamation left Twitter users high and dry as they did not understand what Musk actually meant by free speech on Twitter. Elon Musk's Twitter will not go against …

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Freedom from sedition
3 years, 5 months ago

Freedom from sedition

The Hindu  

Seventy-four years after Independence, the time has come for us to seriously ask whether the law of sedition in India needs to be reconsidered. However, the fear that the police might arrest you on trumped up charges of sedition if you criticise the government serves as a serious fetter on the fundamental right to free speech and expression. Consequently, though …

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India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy
3 years, 6 months ago

India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — It began in February with a tweet by pop star Rihanna that sparked widespread condemnation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of massive farmer protests near the capital, souring an already troubled relationship between the government and Twitter. “India’s plans for the internet appear to be like that of a closed ecosystem like China,” said Raheel …

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Twitter and the Centre must both comply with Indian law
3 years, 7 months ago

Twitter and the Centre must both comply with Indian law

Live Mint  

The debate over social media has been vociferous, but the discourse on the tussle between Twitter, in particular, and India’s government over the Information Technology Rules, 2021, has been defined by two parallel narratives. Twitter as a private company is entitled to frame and implement policies and rules for those who wish to use its platform, as long as these …

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Biden projects hope in speech: All adults can be vaccinated by end of May
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden projects hope in speech: All adults can be vaccinated by end of May

LA Times  

After a grim winter, Biden seeks to foster a surge of optimism about the pandemic, the economy and national unity. After a grim winter that saw the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 rise past half a million, President Biden sought to foster — and benefit from — a national surge of optimism about the pandemic, the economy and the country’s …

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Trump lawyers have a lot of explaining to do (opinion)
3 years, 11 months ago

Trump lawyers have a lot of explaining to do (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Paul Callan is a CNN legal analyst, a former New York homicide prosecutor and counsel to the New York law firm of Edelman & Edelman PC, focusing on wrongful conviction and civil rights cases. As for the argument proffered by Trump’s lawyers that the First Amendment shields Trump’s speech from scrutiny, the lead House manager, Rep. Jamie Raskin, …

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Citizens Can Criticize Judgments, But Can't Obstruct Its Enforcement: Kerala HC Grants Bail To BJP Candidate In Sabarimala Violence Case[Read Order]
5 years, 9 months ago

Citizens Can Criticize Judgments, But Can't Obstruct Its Enforcement: Kerala HC Grants Bail To BJP Candidate In Sabarimala Violence Case[Read Order]

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has observed that though the citizens are entitled to criticize judgments, they should not take law into their own hands to obstruct the court orders and directions. While granting bail to a BJP candidate to upcoming Lok Sabha elections who is accused in a criminal case related to obstructing women who tried to enter Sabarimala, Justice …

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Speech law makes docs on Jackson, R. Kelly tough to stop
5 years, 11 months ago

Speech law makes docs on Jackson, R. Kelly tough to stop

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Denials and denunciations. “I’ve been subpoenaed in the past, and I have been threatened with lawsuits,” said Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning documentarian whose subjects have included the Church of Scientology and Enron. “But we’ve got a pretty good track record of knowing what risks to take based on our ability to get the story right, to tell …

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Mohan Bhagwat Vijayadashmi Speech: RSS chief asks Modi govt to bring appropriate law for construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya
6 years, 2 months ago

Mohan Bhagwat Vijayadashmi Speech: RSS chief asks Modi govt to bring appropriate law for construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya

India TV News  

Strongly advocating the need for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said that it was necessary from the “self-esteem point of view”. Delivering his annual Vijayadashmi speech at RSS headquarters in Nagpur, Mohan Bhagwat said that the construction of Ram temple will also pave way for an atmosphere of goodwill and oneness …

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Facebook removes hundreds of offensive posts under Germany's hate-speech law
6 years, 5 months ago

Facebook removes hundreds of offensive posts under Germany's hate-speech law

Firstpost  

The social network received 1,704 complaints under the law, known in Germany as NetzDG, removing 362 posts. Facebook said it had deleted hundreds of offensive posts since a law banning online hate speech came into force in Germany at the start of the year that foresees fines of up to 50 million euros for failure to comply. The social network …

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