Singapore’s anti-fake news law has stirred up its fair share of controversy in its short four-month existence. The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA), which has become a model for other governments in […]
A US court recently gave the okay to a defamation lawsuit filed against Elon Musk by one of the rescue divers who heroically helped save the youth soccer team trapped in a cave in Northern […]
Just today, new Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad said that his country would repeal its anti-fake news law and publicly denounced Singapore’s proposed fake news legislation. The Singaporean parliament recently pushed forward a […]
The Electronic FrontierFoundation, a group focused on civil liberties in the Internet Age, said recently that the EU’s final draft of its new copyright directive is worse than ever, and poses huge threats to creators […]
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled last week that an Austrian woman’s freedom of expression was not violated after she called the Prophet Muhammad a pedophile. According to the court’s ruling, the Austrian […]
Cody Wilson, the libertarian icon and man behind publishing the world’s first ever fully functional 3D printable gun blueprint, was arrested in Taiwan last week for allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old girl. Austin, Texas […]
Last week, the Legislative Committee of the European Union voted on a bill–dubbed the EU Copyright Directive–that could potentially change the internet as we know it for the worse. According to Gizmodo, much of the […]
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Four privately-owned daily newspapers will hit the presses in Burma Monday, after President Thein Sein lifted a restriction in December that allowed only publicly-owned papers to print daily. Thein Sein then allowed publications to apply […]
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A trend of anti-Semitism on Twitter is racking up fines for the company, as French Jewish groups sue the social media platform for “public insult.” In France, “public insult” against any religion, race, ethnicity, or nationality is […]
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A new law passed in China will further tighten internet control and relinquish the privacy of internet users. The “Decision to Strengthen the Protection of Online Information” contains provisions that require internet and telecommunications providers […]
