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We need more #ZohranMamdani like politicians everywhere.
As stated before: People want #healthcare, #digitaljustice, #digitalprivacy, the #costofliving to go DOWN, small #localbusnesses, decent #affordablehousing, #freeexpression, #freespeechNOThatespeech, #humanrights, fairness and happy people... Call it #DemocraticSocialism, #Insourmise, call it DIY punk rock!
No one cares what it's called! People just want happy lives! -
We need more #ZohranMamdani like politicians everywhere.
As stated before: People want #healthcare, #digitaljustice, #digitalprivacy, the #costofliving to go DOWN, small #localbusnesses, decent #affordablehousing, #freeexpression, #freespeechNOThatespeech, #humanrights, fairness and happy people... Call it #DemocraticSocialism, #Insourmise, call it DIY punk rock!
No one cares what it's called! People just want happy lives! -
“It is, of course, good that the ban is now lifted,” Gorski told The Intercept. “But from a rule-of-law perspective, it is deeply problematic that someone can be barred from entering the country over a political statement that is not a criminal offence — and then be denied access to the files.” #Hasbara #Deutchland #Zionism #FreeExpression #IsraelRogueState #Palestine #Genocide
Free Speech Crackdown: Germany Deports Bob Vylan Frontman for Anti-Israel Chants
https://theintercept.com/2026/07/30/bob-vylan-germany-deport-palestine-israel/ -
“It is, of course, good that the ban is now lifted,” Gorski told The Intercept. “But from a rule-of-law perspective, it is deeply problematic that someone can be barred from entering the country over a political statement that is not a criminal offence — and then be denied access to the files.” #Hasbara #Deutchland #Zionism #FreeExpression #IsraelRogueState #Palestine #Genocide
Free Speech Crackdown: Germany Deports Bob Vylan Frontman for Anti-Israel Chants
https://theintercept.com/2026/07/30/bob-vylan-germany-deport-palestine-israel/ -
The #OversightBoard, an independent #contentmoderation organisation, published a report suggesting that leading #AImodels might be restricting #freeexpression. The report, based on research prompting 10 different AI models with questions related to political criticism, found that models were more likely to support speech-permissive governments and discourage protesting in speech-restrictive ones. https://www.engadget.com/2216274/the-oversight-board-says-leading-ai-models-might-be-restricting-free-expression/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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The #OversightBoard, an independent #contentmoderation organisation, published a report suggesting that leading #AImodels might be restricting #freeexpression. The report, based on research prompting 10 different AI models with questions related to political criticism, found that models were more likely to support speech-permissive governments and discourage protesting in speech-restrictive ones. https://www.engadget.com/2216274/the-oversight-board-says-leading-ai-models-might-be-restricting-free-expression/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
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Free expression is a human right. This includes the right to receive and impart information.
Children have this right too.
As Scotland's Children's Commissioner said, the social media ban “would not currently be a proportionate, effective, or enforceable way to protect children's rights".
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/scotland-childrens-commissioner-hits-starmer-092635827.html
#socialmediaban #socialmedia #censorship #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Free expression is a human right. This includes the right to receive and impart information.
Children have this right too.
As Scotland's Children's Commissioner said, the social media ban “would not currently be a proportionate, effective, or enforceable way to protect children's rights".
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/scotland-childrens-commissioner-hits-starmer-092635827.html
#socialmediaban #socialmedia #censorship #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Social media bans don't work. They just make things worse.
In Australia, for those teens who haven't bypassed the restrictions, their access to news has been curtailed.
How does this square with giving votes to 16 year olds in the UK? Children have rights to free expression too.
ORG's @JamesBaker explains.
https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/crfbePPnNhcKMPQZts5urk
#socialmediaban #socialmedia #censorship #freeexpression #humanrights #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Social media bans don't work. They just make things worse.
In Australia, for those teens who haven't bypassed the restrictions, their access to news has been curtailed.
How does this square with giving votes to 16 year olds in the UK? Children have rights to free expression too.
ORG's @JamesBaker explains.
https://peertube.openrightsgroup.org/w/crfbePPnNhcKMPQZts5urk
#socialmediaban #socialmedia #censorship #freeexpression #humanrights #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Social media can offer community for those who don't have support from their families or other sources.
Plus, digital ID checks carry real risks that personal information could be compromised and harm LGBTQ+ people in vulnerable situations.
We say tackle the root cause of online harms instead of banning under 16s from social media in the UK.
Sign the petition ⬇️
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/break-big-tech
#socialmediaban #lgbt #lgbtqia #freeexpression #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Social media can offer community for those who don't have support from their families or other sources.
Plus, digital ID checks carry real risks that personal information could be compromised and harm LGBTQ+ people in vulnerable situations.
We say tackle the root cause of online harms instead of banning under 16s from social media in the UK.
Sign the petition ⬇️
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/break-big-tech
#socialmediaban #lgbt #lgbtqia #freeexpression #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol
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“LGBTQ+ teens in particular may rely on social media for crucial information, exploration and support.
The ban will also impact how children access and share information that is important for their participation in democracy, as well as for their health and wellbeing."
🗣️ ORG for Queer AF.
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/youth-social-media-bans-should-raise-privacy-concerns-for-everyone/
#socialmediaban #lgbt #lgbtqia #freeexpression #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol
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“LGBTQ+ teens in particular may rely on social media for crucial information, exploration and support.
The ban will also impact how children access and share information that is important for their participation in democracy, as well as for their health and wellbeing."
🗣️ ORG for Queer AF.
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/youth-social-media-bans-should-raise-privacy-concerns-for-everyone/
#socialmediaban #lgbt #lgbtqia #freeexpression #censorship #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Defend the open Internet 🌐
Digital ID checks behind the social media ban and beyond blow a hole in free expression and privacy.
VPN restrictions and encryption-busting device scanning are due to follow.
As a UK grassroots organisation, we need you to help fight for our human rights.
Donate ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/build-our-grassroots-power-defend-open-internet
#StopKillingTheInternet #socialmediaban #vpn #encryption #e2ee #privacy #freeexpression #digitalrights #humanrights
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Defend the open Internet 🌐
Digital ID checks behind the social media ban and beyond blow a hole in free expression and privacy.
VPN restrictions and encryption-busting device scanning are due to follow.
As a UK grassroots organisation, we need you to help fight for our human rights.
Donate ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/build-our-grassroots-power-defend-open-internet
#StopKillingTheInternet #socialmediaban #vpn #encryption #e2ee #privacy #freeexpression #digitalrights #humanrights
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Un tribunale di Qom ha condannato la cantante Parastoo Ahmadi e altri otto membri del team del “Caravanserai Concert” a 74 frustate, due anni di divieto di espatrio e due anni di interdizione artistica. La sentenza riguarda il concerto senza pubblico trasmesso su YouTube nel gennaio 2025. La condanna rappresenta un nuovo attacco alla libertà artistica e alla libertà di espressione in Iran
#ParastooAhmadi #Iran #HumanRightsViolations #StandWithIranianWomen #FreeExpression
https://hengaw.net/en/news/2026/06/article-124 -
Un tribunale di Qom ha condannato la cantante Parastoo Ahmadi e altri otto membri del team del “Caravanserai Concert” a 74 frustate, due anni di divieto di espatrio e due anni di interdizione artistica. La sentenza riguarda il concerto senza pubblico trasmesso su YouTube nel gennaio 2025. La condanna rappresenta un nuovo attacco alla libertà artistica e alla libertà di espressione in Iran
#ParastooAhmadi #Iran #HumanRightsViolations #StandWithIranianWomen #FreeExpression
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Перо, кисть и мастихин против диктатуры «Я хочу, чтоб к штыку приравняли перо». В. В. Маяковский С этим тезисом я согласен, только добавил бы сюда ещё кисть и мастихин. На примере Семёна Скрепецкого убеждаюсь, что если ты #СеменСкрепецкий #SimonSkrepetski #РобертКузовков #Искусство #Карикатура #Сатира #СовременноеИскусство #ПолитическоеИскусство #RussianArt #PoliticalArt #ArtResistance #FreeExpression #ArtistsAgainstDictatorship
#ArtAndFreedom #karikatur
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NEW: A global movement to defend the open internet 🌐
Stop Killing the Internet brings creators, communities and civil society together to say: the Internet must remain open, private and free.
ORG is joining the movement as the UK moves to ban social media and scan devices.
Find out more ⬇️
#StopKillingTheInternet #StopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #openinternet #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Governments are moving toward bans, scanning, curfews and restrictions that could change the internet for everyone.
#StopKillingTheInternet supports rights-respecting approaches to child protection, privacy, democratic accountability and platform responsibility.
The movement launches on 27 June ⬇️
#StopKillingTheInternet #StopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #openinternet #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
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“Open Rights Group encourages people around the world who want a human-rights based approach to tackling harm to join this movement."
We can't stand by as governments pursue online safety in ways that gut our rights to privacy and free expression.
🗣️ ORG's @JamesBaker.
#StopKillingTheInternet #StopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #openinternet #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
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NEW: A global movement to defend the open internet 🌐
Stop Killing the Internet brings creators, communities and civil society together to say: the Internet must remain open, private and free.
ORG is joining the movement as the UK moves to ban social media and scan devices.
Find out more ⬇️
#StopKillingTheInternet #StopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #openinternet #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
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Governments are moving toward bans, scanning, curfews and restrictions that could change the internet for everyone.
#StopKillingTheInternet supports rights-respecting approaches to child protection, privacy, democratic accountability and platform responsibility.
The movement launches on 27 June ⬇️
#StopKillingTheInternet #StopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #openinternet #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
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“Open Rights Group encourages people around the world who want a human-rights based approach to tackling harm to join this movement."
We can't stand by as governments pursue online safety in ways that gut our rights to privacy and free expression.
🗣️ ORG's @JamesBaker.
#StopKillingTheInternet #StopKillingInternet #socialmediaban #openinternet #privacy #freeexpression #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The fight for the open Internet is on – support our work 🦾
We're facing a social media ban, digital ID checkpoints and powers to scan our devices.
Our privacy and free expression rights could lie in tatters if we don't resist.
Donate now to power our grassroots movement ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/build-our-grassroots-power-defend-open-internet
#StopKillingInternet #StopKillingTheInternet #grassroots #crowdfunder #socialmediaban #digitalrights #privacy #freeexpression #censorship #digitalid #ukpolitics #ukpol
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The fight for the open Internet is on – support our work 🦾
We're facing a social media ban, digital ID checkpoints and powers to scan our devices.
Our privacy and free expression rights could lie in tatters if we don't resist.
Donate now to power our grassroots movement ⬇️
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/build-our-grassroots-power-defend-open-internet
#StopKillingInternet #StopKillingTheInternet #grassroots #crowdfunder #socialmediaban #digitalrights #privacy #freeexpression #censorship #digitalid #ukpolitics #ukpol
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I met with Mayor Mike Garcia of the City of #SantaFe #NewMexico, as part of the continuing effort to have the City treat political protest constitutionally. Read the takeaways from the meeting and my analysis of where things stand. https://1asantafe.beehiiv.com/p/update-on-city-of-santa-fe-progress-toward-constitutionally-satisfactory-treatment-of-political-spee #FirstAmendment #FreeExpression #PublicAssembly
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I met with Mayor Mike Garcia of the City of #SantaFe #NewMexico, as part of the continuing effort to have the City treat political protest constitutionally. Read the takeaways from the meeting and my analysis of where things stand. https://1asantafe.beehiiv.com/p/update-on-city-of-santa-fe-progress-toward-constitutionally-satisfactory-treatment-of-political-spee #FirstAmendment #FreeExpression #PublicAssembly
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UK artist Matthew Collings defends "Drawings Against Genocide" after a London show was cancelled following UKLFI complaints; he says the work targets Zionism/state violence, not Jewish people. 🖼️✍️🔍 #ArtFreedom #FreeExpression #Palestine https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/14/uk-artist-defends-drawings-against-genocide-show-after-cancellation
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UK artist Matthew Collings defends "Drawings Against Genocide" after a London show was cancelled following UKLFI complaints; he says the work targets Zionism/state violence, not Jewish people. 🖼️✍️🔍 #ArtFreedom #FreeExpression #Palestine https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/14/uk-artist-defends-drawings-against-genocide-show-after-cancellation
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*Russian pro-war vlogger Yegor "13th" Guzenko, who's been ranting and fundraising ever since 2013, loudly complained that Putin shut off his Internet. Yegor was immediately sent into a meat-wave assault and hasn't been seen or heard since #freeexpression #patriot #ethnonational
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WHY I APPROVE ALL COMMENTS ON MY BLOGS, EVEN THE ONES THAT DISAGREE WITH ME
There’s a very specific kind of expectation people have when they land on a personal blog in 2026. They assume moderation, they assume curation, they assume that whatever comment section exists has already been filtered through some invisible lens of approval, agreement, or comfort. They assume that if they say something critical, it might disappear. Or if they say something messy, it might get buried. Or if they say something bluntly opposed to the author, it might never even see the light […] -
“And it should go much further than the old Magna Carta, to enshrine the rights we have asserted over generations since. A free press. Genuinely free. Freedom of expression. And yes, that means on social media too” - Davey calls for a new written constitution to defend our freedoms and rights in his Lib Dem conference speech. Best I’ve heard from in a while. #freeexpression #rights
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“And it should go much further than the old Magna Carta, to enshrine the rights we have asserted over generations since. A free press. Genuinely free. Freedom of expression. And yes, that means on social media too” - Davey calls for a new written constitution to defend our freedoms and rights in his Lib Dem conference speech. Best I’ve heard from in a while. #freeexpression #rights
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Everyone rightfully mocks pearl clutching freaks that argue that video games make you violent because 99% of us are sane enough to make that separation between fantasy and reality.
However, the instant sexuality gets involved, a lot of seemingly rational people act identical to those pearl clutching freaks. They start making baseless claims that people are barely contained sex fiends just chomping at the bit to live out the most fucked up sexual fantasies.
This is despite the fact that almost everyone has some kind of fucked up secret fantasy that they'd need to be waterboarded to admit and would never act on in a million years.
#FreeSpeech #FreeExpression #Censorship #Internet #SocialMedia -
Everyone rightfully mocks pearl clutching freaks that argue that video games make you violent because 99% of us are sane enough to make that separation between fantasy and reality.
However, the instant sexuality gets involved, a lot of seemingly rational people act identical to those pearl clutching freaks. They start making baseless claims that people are barely contained sex fiends just chomping at the bit to live out the most fucked up sexual fantasies.
This is despite the fact that almost everyone has some kind of fucked up secret fantasy that they'd need to be waterboarded to admit and would never act on in a million years.
#FreeSpeech #FreeExpression #Censorship #Internet #SocialMedia -
A quotation from Henry Commager
We cannot have a society half slave and half free; nor can we have thought half slave and half free. If we create an atmosphere in which men fear to think independently, inquire fearlessly, express themselves freely, we will in the end create the kind of society in which men no longer care to think independently or to inquire fearlessly.
Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1949-11-05), “What Ideas Are Safe?” Saturday ReviewMore about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #fear #freeexpression #freedomofspeech #freedomofthought #freethinking #independence #inquiry #intellectualfreedom #oppression #questioning #thoughtcontrol
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A quotation from Henry Commager
We cannot have a society half slave and half free; nor can we have thought half slave and half free. If we create an atmosphere in which men fear to think independently, inquire fearlessly, express themselves freely, we will in the end create the kind of society in which men no longer care to think independently or to inquire fearlessly.
Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998) American historian, writer, activist
Essay (1949-11-05), “What Ideas Are Safe?” Saturday ReviewMore about this quote: wist.info/commager-henry-steel…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #henrycommager #fear #freeexpression #freedomofspeech #freedomofthought #freethinking #independence #inquiry #intellectualfreedom #oppression #questioning #thoughtcontrol
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Lords in the U.K. push to ban all ‘step sis’ ‘step mom’ porn. Well not quite ‘all’ as they rely on Sec 27 of sexual offences act 2003 so Police will have to somehow work out if it’s a fictional representation of a legal or illegal sexual step relationship. https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/pornography-sexual-relationships-step-relatives-5HjdTkd_2/ #stepbro #porn #freeexpression
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Lords in the U.K. push to ban all ‘step sis’ ‘step mom’ porn. Well not quite ‘all’ as they rely on Sec 27 of sexual offences act 2003 so Police will have to somehow work out if it’s a fictional representation of a legal or illegal sexual step relationship. https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/pornography-sexual-relationships-step-relatives-5HjdTkd_2/ #stepbro #porn #freeexpression
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Critics slam German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's push to end online anonymity as a "demolition ball" to freedom of expression. Is real-name posting the cure or a threat to open debate? 🚜🗣️ #FreeExpression #DigitalRights https://www.heise.de/en/news/Demolition-ball-for-freedom-of-speech-Criticism-of-Merz-s-anti-anonymity-course-11184925.html
#Newzhttps://tenor.com/view/nuh-uh-meme-nuh-uh-phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-gif-15697829963566837629
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Critics slam German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's push to end online anonymity as a "demolition ball" to freedom of expression. Is real-name posting the cure or a threat to open debate? 🚜🗣️ #FreeExpression #DigitalRights https://www.heise.de/en/news/Demolition-ball-for-freedom-of-speech-Criticism-of-Merz-s-anti-anonymity-course-11184925.html
#Newzhttps://tenor.com/view/nuh-uh-meme-nuh-uh-phoenix-wright-ace-attorney-gif-15697829963566837629
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[en] Reconstructing Free Expression
"The Trump administration is engaged in a full-scale assault on First Amendment rights and values, violating laws and using threats to create a climate of fear and self-censorship. Its attacks—often successful—have exposed significant, longstanding weaknesses in the laws, institutions, and norms that underwrite public discourse."
"This initiative will encompass a series of closed convenings with scholars and advocates to generate ideas for legal, institutional, and other reforms ..."
https://knightcolumbia.org/research/reconstructing-free-expression
#freeexpression #firstamendment #usa #selfcensorship #trumpadministration #knightcolumbia #columbia #cornell #universitychicago
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There is so much to he said about the hypocrisy of France's proposed #SocialMediaBan for children, but let's start with this quote from President #Macron:
"The emotions of our #children and #teenagers are not for sale or to be manipulated, either by American #platforms or Chinese #algorithms."
As if those were the only two God-given options. He'd rather ban an entire idea than help us build something better.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/france-social-media-ban-under-15s