Free Speech & Tech Moderation

37+ min ago   (316+ words) Free speech isn't easy. It's a balancing act between opposing positions: what can be said, what should be said, and what the consequences are. It is a tug-of-war Carnegie Mellon University is experiencing in different ways. The school is investigating…...

2+ hour, 36+ min ago   (643+ words) In July, Penn resolved its dispute with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission without turning over personal information about its Jewish employees. Months later, questions about the investigation and its implications for the University remain. On Sept. 22, community members gathered on…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago   (317+ words) A CNN analysis keyed in on the latest bombshell revelation about a White House leaker to tear into President Donald Trump's media ban. On Wednesday, former federal prosecutor and columnist Jeffrey Toobin spoke with CNN anchor Anderson Cooper about the…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago   (476+ words) The US government asked Australia to withdraw parts of a draft online safety law and exempt American technology companies, warning in a formal submission published September 22 that the measure risks “viewpoint-based censorship” of protected speech. The US Embassy in Canberra…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (64+ words) The San Fernando Valley Sun The San Fernando Valley Sun Newspapers, LLC, a California corporation, owns and publishes the San Fernando Valley Sun. Ethics and Corrections Policy This newspaper is committed to the highest standards of accuracy, fairness, independence, and…...

35+ min ago   (154+ words) Zeteo | Substack Here’s How Trump’s White House Press Ban Hurts MAGA Media Too Right-wing media needs the president’s authoritarian ban to end just as much as mainstream outlets do. Plus, the latest on Bari Weiss’s floundering ‘60 Minutes’ and the WarnerMount…...

2+ hour, 9+ min ago   (22+ words) Americans claim anyone can succeed through hard work. But invisible advantages, inherited connections and class shape opportunity far more than we admit....

8+ hour, 29+ min ago   (235+ words) The firefighters' union says an inquiry into Fire and Emergency (FENZ) can't wait until after the election, and a sacking of leadership needs to happen now. A select committee report found FENZ had misled Parliament and mismanaged the purchase of…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (267+ words) A new study has found a record number of students on college campuses across the country support using violence to stop a speaker from coming to their campus whom they disagree with, or otherwise attempt to block them from speaking....

8+ hour, 5+ min ago   (370+ words) A new gathering aims to bring together policymakers, students and the public to discuss the U.S. Constitution’s protections for free speech and encourage civil discourse. The inaugural Idaho Free Speech Summit will take place on Oct. 13 in Boise through the partnership…...