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FIR filed against Mithun Chakraborty for ‘provocative speech’; BJP alleges ‘vendetta politics'
Police in West Bengal are investigating a complaint against Bollywood star Mithun Chakraborty regar…
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The professor made porn. His firing may shape the future of free speech.
Joe Gow was fired for making videos like "Juicy Anniversary" and "Vacation Sex" with his wife. Now …
Hallie Lieberman
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PM Modi seeks youth from non-political families to join politics, fight nepotism
While addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Thursday, the Prime Minister spoke…
ANI
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Elon Musk is an imperfect mascot for free speech — but he's got a point on Brazil
Elon Musk has a checkered past when it comes to upholding free speech. But he may be on the right s…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Elon Musk has to be picky about where he fights for free speech, corporate law expert says
After several months, Elon Musk gave up his free speech battle with Brazil. An expert says there's …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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From solitary confinement in China to self-exile in Taiwan: Inside a Hong Kong bookshop owner's fight to keep the free press alive
Lam Wing-kee's Causeway Bay Books moves to a new location in Taipei, striving to offer books critic…
Huileng Tan
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Work and politics can be a bad mix — but it's hard to know where to draw the line
A contentious Trump vs. Harris election means political discussions might become even more heated t…
Tim Paradis
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Legal experts say the TikTok divest-or-ban bill could stand up in court despite being a free-speech disaster
TikTok has a strong First-Amendment argument to challenge Congress' divest-or-ban bill. It may stil…
Dan Whateley
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Students walk out of Jerry Seinfeld's Duke University graduation speech
A 25-second video shared to X showed students standing from their seats and walking out of Wallace …
Lauren Edmonds
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A California woman says car honking is 'the sound of democracy in action' and is taking her free speech case to the US Supreme Court
Most states say honking should only be used as a warning. So she is trying to take her case to the …
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Elon Musk amplified attacks on Twitter executives by right-wing activists soon after agreeing to buy the platform
Musk's takeover of Twitter has prompted concerns that he could roll back policies that have been us…
Tom Porter
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Russia puts journalist on 'wanted' list after he exposed Putin's purges of spy agency blamed for failings in Ukraine
Andrei Soldatov highlighted chaos in Russia's FSB, where senior officials were suspended in retribu…
Tom Porter
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Roger Stone was banned again from Twitter hours after reappearing on the site following Elon Musk's purchase
"Well bitches I'm back on Twitter," Stone said early Thursday morning, adding that he was "anxious"…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Elon Musk says Trump's Truth Social app exists because Twitter 'censored free speech'
Donald Trump was banned from Twitter in January 2021 following the Capitol riots. He launched Truth…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Former Reddit CEO says if Elon Musk takes over Twitter he's 'in for a world of pain' and will be 'forced to censor things' due to difficulty of enforcing free speech
In a viral Twitter thread, former Reddit CEO Yishan Wong broke down why he thinks Elon Musk "should…
Hannah Towey
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Ted Cruz: Democrats used to support free speech, but 'unfortunately, that time has long since passed'
Tensions ran high during a Senate committee hearing on a bill that requires organizations to disclo…
Hanna Kang
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Trump is furious about the slow, botched launch of his Truth Social platform, report says
Trump's social-media app was supposed to be up and running in March, but thousands who signed up ar…
Tom Porter
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Substack's Nazi problem isn't about speech — it's about money
The refusal to remove or demonetize extremist blogs means Substack is likely making money from them…
Katie Notopoulos
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Joe Rogan said video compilation of him using the N-word 24 times is a 'political hit job'
The controversial commentator also claimed on his Spotify podcast that R&B artist India Arie's deci…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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A federal judge says Florida's new anti-drag law threatens free speech and can't be enforced, at least for now
Florida's anti-drag law was "specifically designed to suppress the speech of drag queen performers,…