The Palestine Exception to Free Speech: Censorship, Harassment Intensifies on Campus Amid Gaza War
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Poland freed itself from communism. Now it’s fighting for democracy.
First Look Poland freed itself from communism. Now it’s fighting for democracy. Sunday’s elections in Poland may be the most important since 1989, when the nation threw off communist rule. Those activists who once fought communism are now divided – and many are worried that Polish democracy is at stake. | View caption Hide caption…
Did government overstep on COVID ‘misinfo’? Courts weigh in.
Did government overstep on COVID ‘misinfo’? Courts weigh in. | View caption Hide caption Twitter followed up a week or two later. They would not be removing Mr. Berenson. Government officials’ frustration with Twitter and other social media platforms intensified, boiling over in mid-July 2021 when President Joe Biden said “they’re killing people” – though he later…
After years of fighting, a praying football coach got his job back. Now he’s unsure he wants it
BREMERTON, Wash. — An assistant high school football coach in Washington state who lost his job during a controversy over his public post-game prayers is back on the sideline after the U.S. Supreme Court held that his practice was protected by the Constitution. But after fighting to be rehired for seven years, Joe Kennedy isn’t sure he…
Is West Virginia University’s gutting of liberal arts a sign of more to come?
West Virginia University officials recently proposed sweeping cuts at its flagship Morgantown campus, startling faculty members and students alike. The “financially beleaguered” state-funded public university proposed eliminating 169 faculty positions and dropping nearly three dozen undergraduate and graduate programs, per Inside Higher Ed. This includes “the entirety of the department of world languages, literatures and…
Federal judge temporarily blocks Arkansas law targeting librarians
A federal judge in Arkansas temporarily blocked a law on Saturday that would implement new censorship measures against books and libraries throughout the state. The law, Arkansas Act 372, had a temporary injunction placed on it by U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks, who wrote that the law was “likely to result in the abridgment…
How can tech fight misinformation? Google tries ‘prebunking.’
First Look How can tech fight misinformation? Google tries ‘prebunking.’ Google is fighting misinformation with “prebunking” videos that show how to recognize false online claims. Not only are they easy to produce they also have the potential to reach millions of social media users without focusing on controversial issues. | View caption Hide caption |…