Theresa May blasts ‘safe space’ students, but she’s a bigger free speech menace
Beware those who complain about ‘no-platforming’ but not draconian security measures
Beware those who complain about ‘no-platforming’ but not draconian security measures
Those who use violence to silence those with who they disagree should never be appeased by the democratically-minded.
These measures will not stop the UK from being in danger of further terrorist activity and may well do the opposite.
You have a right to listen, to speak, and think for yourself.
Our government’s lunge for censorship suggests a fear among both officialdom and elected representatives that our society cannot defend itself against bad ideas
If limitations on the freedom of expression continue, Turkey will be faced with placement in the same ‘not free’ category as Iran and Saudi Arabia.
On the left we should be clear that the struggle for civil liberties is now taking place in cyberspace.
If this new internet law is ratified, it could be yet another signal that Turkey is turning its back on the West.
Much of the reaction to David Cameron’s announcement today that every household in the UK is to have pornography blocked unless they choose to receive it has looked at how ‘workable’ the policy might be in practice.
In the last year, across the world, 30 per cent of internet users have faced increased restrictions on accessing content. The Association for Progressive Communications estimates that over 45 states have imposed some kind of online restrictions.