What Does Twitter’s Country-by-Country Takedown System Mean for Freedom of Expression?
Saturday, January 28th, 2012This post was originally published on the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Deeplinks blog. Yesterday, Twitter announced in a blog post that it was launching a system that would allow the company to take down content on a country-by-country basis, as opposed to taking it down across the Twitter system. The Internet immediately exploded with allegations of [...]
Enron, Mary Kay Letorneau and Planned Parenthood: Accountability Does Not Mean Illegality
Saturday, February 5th, 2011Living in New Jersey, it is only recently that I began to worry about the status of abortion care in my state. However, the recent “expose” of Planned Parenthood in Perth Amboy, N.J. has underscored the fact that abortion, currently available to women without parental notification, invasive ultrasounds, or other nonsense that is required in [...]
Mean Old Dogpilers!
Saturday, May 1st, 2010~ FEELING BAD for the poor widdle beatened-up Canadian Islamic Congress? Blaring Cathorn provides these reminders of the unique ‘values’ which the CIC brings to the rich tapestry of our Canadian diversity…. The CIC has honoured Islamist hatemonger Zafar Bangash as a ”Community Leader” a relationship they maintain to this day The CIC publishes work by notorious [...]
What the cuts mean for British journaliam
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009Brian Cathcart: What the cuts mean for British journalism The Free Speech Blog: Official blog of Index on Censorship
What the Midterm Elections Mean for Reproductive Rights
Monday, October 26th, 2009For the first time in history, more women than ever before are running for elected office in the midterm elections. It’s been dubbed the “Year of the Mama Grizzly” and the “Year of the Woman.” With so many women running for elected office, what will happen to women’s reproductive rights? Let’s take a look at [...]
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