Twitter may censor tweets in individual countries
Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis.
Internet
Jan 27, 2012
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News tagged with free speech
US Supreme Court to hear videogames free speech case
The US Supreme Court prepared to hear arguments on Tuesday on whether a California ban on the sale or rental of violent videogames to minors is unconstitutional.
Other
Nov 1, 2010
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Where's the line? Managing extreme speech on social media
Extreme speech on social media—foul language, threats and overtly sexist and racist language—has been in the spotlight. While such language is not new, recent increases of extreme and offensive posts on social media have ...
Internet
Aug 29, 2017
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Board shake-ups, threats to tenure and money: How conservatives are reshaping colleges
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's decision to overhaul the board of trustees at a progressive public college was his latest move in a larger movement against so-called "woke" education.
Education
Jan 16, 2023
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San Francisco parking app refuses shut-down order
The company behind an app that allows San Francisco drivers to get paid for the public parking spaces they exit is rejecting an order from the city attorney to stop its operations.
Business
Jun 27, 2014
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Twitter must give user info in Wikileaks probe (Update)
(AP) -- A federal magistrate ruled Friday that prosecutors can demand Twitter account information of certain users in their criminal probe into the disclosure of classified documents on WikiLeaks.
Internet
Mar 11, 2011
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US court weighs school discipline for Web posts
(AP) -- A U.S. appeals court heard arguments Thursday over whether school officials can discipline students for making lewd, harassing or juvenile Internet postings from off-campus computers.
Internet
Jun 3, 2010
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Facebook's call for global internet regulation sparks debate
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg's call for "globally harmonized" online regulation raises questions about how internet platforms can deal with concerns about misinformation and abusive content while remaining open to free ...
Internet
Apr 1, 2019
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How 'right to be forgotten' puts privacy and free speech on a collision course
The age of digital technology, in which we can search and retrieve more information than we could in any previous era, has triggered a debate over whether we have too much information. Is the cure to "unpublish" things we ...
Internet
Nov 21, 2016
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Indian court rejects ban on 'offensive' Internet messages
India's top court affirmed people's right to free speech in cyberspace Tuesday by striking down a provision that had called for imprisoning people who send "offensive" messages by computer or cellphone.
Internet
Mar 24, 2015
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