
Trump signs executive order that he says will protect free speech
The US Constitution's First Amendment protects free speech and applies to government policies.
Tue Jan 21 2025

US TikTok bill sets up fight over free speech protections
President Joe Biden signed legislation on Wednesday to ban the social media platform from app stores unless its Chinese owner sells it.
Thu Apr 25 2024

Sri Lanka passes new law to regulate online content
The Online Safety Bill proposes jail terms for content that a five-member commission considers illegal.
Thu Jan 25 2024

Obstacles and opportunities for free speech in Malaysia
Laws on freedom of expression have a chance for revision under a new government.
Tue Aug 29 2023

Korans burnt in front of Egyptian, Turkish embassies in Denmark
Denmark and Sweden have said they deplore the burning of the Islam's holy book but cannot prevent it under rules protecting free speech.
Wed Jul 26 2023

Donald Trump's social network accused of censoring, blocking users
Donald Trump's social network, Truth Social, claims to be a space for free speech, free from political discrimination.
Tue Jun 14 2022

Musk gets Twitter for $44 billion, to cheers and fears of 'free speech' plan
Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion cash on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform.
Tue Apr 26 2022

Analysis - Twitter exploring a sale would make free speech an afterthought
Whether Twitter will decide to explore a sale will likely hinge on whether it receives attractive and credible offers in the coming days.
Wed Apr 20 2022

'Terrified': Musk Twitter buyout bid rattles tech world
Critics argued that free speech absolutism on social media can be very messy in the real world.
Fri Apr 15 2022

Controversial social network Parler announces relaunch
Meckler said Parler was built to offer a social media platform that protects free speech and values privacy and civil discourse.
Tue Feb 16 2021

Spanish rapper locks himself in university to avoid jail in free speech case
Hasel and around 20 supporters used a chain with a padlock to shut the main entrance to one of the buildings where they took refuge.
Tue Feb 16 2021

India's top court tackles social media in free speech case
The case comes during a growing standoff between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government and Twitter.
Sat Feb 13 2021

EXPLAINER: Can social media companies boot Trump? Yes!
Social media companies decided this past week they had finally seen enough from President Donald Trump.
Mon Jan 11 2021

Hong Kong reels after the year that free speech died
Hong Kong is now a place where Beijing increasingly calls the shots and where voicing certain opinions can now carry up to a lifetime prison sentence.
Mon Dec 21 2020

Amid France-Turkey row, UK calls on NATO allies to defend free speech
A veiled rebuke to Turkey which has been calling for a boycott of French goods.
Wed Oct 28 2020

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025
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For Azerbaijanis, the Khojaly genocide is more than a historical event - it is a collective trauma that shapes their identity and worldview.
Fri Feb 21 2025