DeclineIntoCensorship
- www.law.ac.uk Erasing LGBTQ+ health: the impact of political censorship
Dr. Adam Jowett discusses the psychological impact of political censorship on the LGTBQ+ community following directives from the Trump administration.
- www.indexoncensorship.org Why can’t we just ban politicians from lying? - Index on Censorship
An outright ban on intentional deception would be unenforceable, lead to self-censorship and do nothing to tackle the disinformation plaguing social media
- Fox News and Newsmax sign letter urging Trump to rescind ban on the APwww.huffpost.com Fox News And Newsmax Sign Letter Urging Trump To Rescind Ban On The AP
The president has called the news agency a “radical left organization.”
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25879017
> Summary > > Fox News and Newsmax joined 40 news organizations in signing a letter urging the Trump administration to lift its ban on the Associated Press (AP) from White House events. > > The ban stems from AP's refusal to adopt the term "Gulf of America" instead of "Gulf of Mexico," following a Trump executive order. > > Newsmax defended AP’s First Amendment rights despite ideological differences. > > The White House Correspondents’ Association and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press also protested the ban, but Trump remains firm, calling AP a "radical left organization."
- BBC deletes documentary on suffering of Gaza kids indefinitely after Israel lobby pressureskwawkbox.org Breaking: BBC deletes documentary on suffering of Gaza kids indefinitely after Israel lobby pressure
Corporation claims it needs to review programme content and removes it from its iPlayer service The iPlayer programme page this morning. The BBC has removed its documentary ‘Gaza: How to Surv…
cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/25367069
- maxmurphy.xyz Goodbye Surveillance Capitalism, Hello Surveillance Fascism
First they stole your data. Now, they’re stealing your future
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/56239029
- Associated Press(AP) sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech.apnews.com AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech
The Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events.
cross-posted from: https://ponder.cat/post/1724337
> > The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the 10-day blocking of its journalists.
- www.aljazeera.com Musk vows to ‘fix’ X after polls show high support for Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
Tesla and SpaceX CEO claims his social media platform’s fact-checking tool is being ‘gamed’ by governments and media.
- We study mass surveillance for social control, and we see Trump laying the groundwork to ‘contain’ people of color and immigrants.theconversation.com We study mass surveillance for social control, and we see Trump laying the groundwork to ‘contain’ people of color and immigrants
Create a moral panic. Blame it on certain people. Commence monitoring. Deploy droves of security agents. Detain or remove the targets. Sound familiar?
cross-posted from: https://ponder.cat/post/1721021
- X is blocking videos of lawmakers critiquing DOGEbsky.app Joshua J. Friedman (@joshuajfriedman.com)
Here's the second @bluestein.bsky.social video that X blocked. Lots of shouting. Closing quote from Rep. McCormick: "No, I don't think that we should cut school lunches for needy kids. I don't."
- The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network has removed references to trans people and trans survivors of rape from their webpagesbsky.app mady castigan ✨ read my pin 👀🧵 (@madycast.com)
(Content Warning) The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network has apparently also removed references to trans people and trans survivors of rape from their webpages. The quoted webpage had stories of trans survivors of sexual assault https://web.archive.org/web/20241121045900/https://rainn.org/surv...
- www.theguardian.com ‘This is censorship’: Palestinian flags covered up in major exhibition at National Gallery of Australia
Exclusive: Pacific Indigenous art collective claims NGA cited ‘high level’ security risk in direction to remove Palestinian flag from tapestry
- newrepublic.com Some Institutions Caved to Trump. Their Employees Are Fighting Back.
"Do not obey in advance" was the slogan going into the first Trump administration. Some universities and hospitals seem to be struggling with that advice.
- chrishedges.substack.com Israel’s War on Journalism
Israel’s genocide includes the most draconian censorship and intentional murder of journalists since the creation of the modern war correspondent. The consequences will be catastrophic.
- www.platformer.news How Meta's concessions to the right may have backfired
A new inquiry from the Federal Trade Commission suggests that apologizing for "censorship" may have only emboldened the company's conservative critics
- truthlytics.com The Art of Influence: The Hidden Strategies Behind Shaping Public Perception
Operation Mockingbird, an alleged CIA program designed to influence media narratives, was exposed in the 1970s. While the official story claimed the program ended, subsequent documents and hearings reveal that its tactics never truly disappeared. From traditional media outlets to social media influe...
- www.theguardian.com Fossil fuel firm’s $300m trial against Greenpeace to begin: ‘Weaponizing the judicial system’
Experts warn victory for Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a Trump donor, could have a ‘chilling’ effect on free speech
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25832395
> Summary > > Energy Transfer Partners, a $70 billion fossil fuel company, has filed a $300 million lawsuit against Greenpeace, accusing it of defamation and inciting criminal activity during the 2016–2017 Dakota Access Pipeline protests. > > The case, widely criticized as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP), begins on February 24 in North Dakota and could financially cripple Greenpeace while chilling free speech. > > Critics argue the lawsuit misrepresents Greenpeace’s role in the Indigenous-led protests and aims to suppress activism. > > The judge has denied Greenpeace’s motions for dismissal and restricted trial access, raising concerns about bias and due process.
- www.theguardian.com How do we defend free speech – without falling prey to extremism? | Kenneth Roth
JD Vance says Europe should not shun far-right parties. He seems to have forgotten 1933, but hits a key conundrum
- theplosblog.plos.org PLOS statement on recent US Executive Orders and scientific integrity - The Official PLOS Blog
Since its founding over twenty five years ago PLOS has been dedicated to advancing open science, ensuring that knowledge is accessible to…
- Exclusive: FDA staffers told that 'woman,' 'disabled' among banned words; White House says it’s an error
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/33131148
> Some U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists have been told to stop using the words "woman," "disabled" and "elderly" in external communications, two sources familiar with the matter said, part of a list of banned terms that a White House spokesman said had misinterpreted President Donald Trump's executive order. > > A list with the file name "Prohibited words" has been circulating since at least last week in official work chats, according to two FDA scientists with direct knowledge of the matter who requested anonymity for fear of professional repercussions. > > "I don't understand why we can't use a word like 'woman,'" one FDA source who received the list told Reuters. "The words on the list would make it almost impossible to do our jobs."
- The White House said book bans aren’t happening. Now JD Vance’s memoir is a target.
cross-posted from: https://ponder.cat/post/1711105
- www.eff.org Stop Censoring Abortion: The Fight for Reproductive Rights in the Digital Age
We are collecting stories from individuals and organizations who have faced censorship on social media platforms to expose the true scale of abortion censorship. Our goal is to demand greater transparency in tech companies' moderation practices and ensure that their actions do not silence critical c...
- www.techdirt.com Musk Decries Hitler’s Censorship, Right Before Threatening To Jail Critics
I’m going to go out on a limb here and make a fairly wild suggestion: if you spend years calling yourself a “free speech absolutist” while decrying “government censorship,&#…
- spectrum.ieee.org Saving Public Data Takes More Than a Single Snapshot
Digital archivists combine efforts to preserve complex government sites
- dailyyonder.com Commentary: The Trump Administration’s Attempt to Wipe Public Data Is Censorship. Here’s Why That’s Dangerous. | The Daily Yonder
On the first night of February, I tossed and turned until dawn worrying about my job. I had just seen a Reddit post warning members of a geography
- www.muskwatch.com Meta removes Facebook ad criticizing Musk
Meta removed an advertisement earlier this month criticizing Elon Musk’s use of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to seize Americans' private information.
- www.vanityfair.com Trumpworld’s War on Words
The administration’s attack on the AP, along with efforts to rewrite history and reframe reality, only reaffirms the maxim that language is power.
- bookriot.com Iowa Rushes, Advances Librarian Criminalization Bill
Introduced last week, Iowa's librarian criminalization bill has already made it to the House floor.
- www.rawstory.com 'Turned out the lights': Fury hits Washington Post as it refuses to run $115K anti-Musk ad
The Washington Post canceled plans to run a front-and back-page advertisement that would have earned the paper $115,000 — and ran straight into fresh fury.The ad, reportedly sponsored by the watchdog group Common Cause, demanded that President Donald Trump fire Elon Musk, who is working as a special...
