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"Is it like old Playboy?": Justice Alito asks if anyone visits Pornhub for the articles
2 months ago

"Is it like old Playboy?": Justice Alito asks if anyone visits Pornhub for the articles

Salon  

While Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is a downright scholar in obscure symbolism on the American right, he's less than hip on modern trends in pornography. The conservative justice and Donald Trump confidant heard oral arguments in Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, a case challenging a spate of red-state laws that block internet users from pornographic websites without first verifying …

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PM Modi’s I-Day speech reiterates infeasible propositions
7 months ago

PM Modi’s I-Day speech reiterates infeasible propositions

Hindustan Times  

In his speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15, Prime Minister Narendra reiterated two contentious issues the Bharatiya Janata Party seems determined to push. Let’s examine the idea of simultaneous elections first because it is problematical in a more straightforward way. That cannot in any practical way be ensured, especially given that Modi’s party itself operates …

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Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s arguments on Texas and Florida’s social media laws and the First Amendment
1 year ago

Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s arguments on Texas and Florida’s social media laws and the First Amendment

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court expressed skepticism Monday about state laws in Texas and Florida designed to stop social media giants from throttling conservative views but also suggested that whatever decision emerges may not be the court’s final word on the significant First Amendment questions raised by the case. The justices struggled with sweeping First Amendment questions about whether social …

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Supreme Court questions Florida and Texas social media laws on First Amendment grounds
1 year ago

Supreme Court questions Florida and Texas social media laws on First Amendment grounds

CNN  

Washington CNN — The Supreme Court on Monday appeared to have deep concerns of state laws enacted in Florida and Texas that would prohibit social media platforms from throttling certain political viewpoints. Justice Samuel Alito pressed a lawyer representing the Biden administration on why, when a social media company throttles a view, that shouldn’t be described as “censorship” rather than …

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Copy of Quran desecrated outside Stockholm’s Royal Palace
1 year, 7 months ago

Copy of Quran desecrated outside Stockholm’s Royal Palace

Al Jazeera  

Burning the Quran is permitted under Sweden’s freedom of speech laws. Stockholm, Sweden – A copy of the Quran has been desecrated in Sweden’s capital as two men kicked the Muslim holy book and burned several of its pages in front of the Royal Palace amid a heavy police presence. Monday’s incident marked the second time in a matter of …

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Queen’s Speech: Government attempts to introduce ‘draconian’ protest laws for second time
2 years, 10 months ago

Queen’s Speech: Government attempts to introduce ‘draconian’ protest laws for second time

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government has been forced to draw up a new bill …

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New Zealand beefing up hate speech laws after Christchurch attack
3 years, 8 months ago

New Zealand beefing up hate speech laws after Christchurch attack

Al Jazeera  

Government says existing laws do not protect a person’s gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or disability. New Zealand’s government announced on Friday that it plans to strengthen the country’s hate speech laws, and increase penalties for inciting hatred and discrimination, in response to the attack by a white supremacist in Christchurch two years ago that killed 51 Muslims. New Zealand’s …

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Are tougher laws the answer to check online abuse?
4 years, 3 months ago

Are tougher laws the answer to check online abuse?

The Hindu  

Following widespread criticism, the Kerala government has decided to withdraw an Ordinance that gives unbridled powers to the police to arrest anyone expressing or disseminating any matter that it deems defamatory. Edited excerpts: The principal argument of the Kerala government in bringing this law was that the Central government had not brought in legislation yet to replace the revoked Section …

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Prashant Bhushan case, free speech, ‘hate speech’ and the right to dissent
4 years, 7 months ago

Prashant Bhushan case, free speech, ‘hate speech’ and the right to dissent

Live Mint  

On 14 August, the eve of Independence Day, the Supreme Court held advocate Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for two tweets. Over the last few years, questions about free speech, “hate speech”—there is currently a political slugfest about Facebook India's action, or inaction, against it—and the use of the sedition provision in law have been raised repeatedly. He …

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Process Of Blocking Online Content Is Opaque; Increasing Internet Shutdowns Alarming & Disproportionate: CCG-NLU-D Study Finds [Read The Report]
6 years, 10 months ago

Process Of Blocking Online Content Is Opaque; Increasing Internet Shutdowns Alarming & Disproportionate: CCG-NLU-D Study Finds [Read The Report]

Live Law  

The process of issuing orders for blocking of online content is opaque and the reasoning offered in such orders is not subject to public scrutiny, a recent study has found.A report released by the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi on 'Hate Speech Laws in India' explains the architecture around hate speech laws and more, generally speaking, …

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Process Of Blocking Online Content Is Opaque; Increasing Internet Shutdowns Alarming & Disproportionate: CCG-NLU-D Study Finds [Read The Report]
6 years, 10 months ago

Process Of Blocking Online Content Is Opaque; Increasing Internet Shutdowns Alarming & Disproportionate: CCG-NLU-D Study Finds [Read The Report]

Live Law  

The process of issuing orders for blocking of online content is opaque and the reasoning offered in such orders is not subject to public scrutiny, a recent study has found.A report released by the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi on 'Hate Speech Laws in India' explains the architecture around hate speech laws and more, generally speaking, …

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No country for free speech, says Penguin
11 years, 1 month ago

No country for free speech, says Penguin

The Hindu  

Under fire from authors for easily giving up on the legal battle over American Indologist Wendy Doniger’s book The Hindus: An Alternative History, Penguin Books India on Friday said it stood by the decision to publish her book but maintained that the British-vintage Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code made it difficult for any Indian publisher to uphold international …

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