FOR SOMETHING deemed so subversive, the act was understated, even underwhelming. During a live performance in mid-July, Guo Degang, a comedian, tweaked a popular Chinese revolutionary song. Instead of “all is quiet on Weishan Lake”, where Communist guerrillas hid while fighting the Japanese, he sang “all is quiet in the Forbidden City”, the old imperial…
Iran’s parliament passed a resolution early this week that would increase punishments for Iranians who interact in any way with foreign media outlets, organizations or individuals. If the legislation is approved by higher authorities as expected, any contact with U.S. media entities, foreign embassies or institutions — whether it takes place inside or outside Iran…
Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech. If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension. On Tuesday, Secretary of…
Citing officer safety concerns, the tech giant’s decision to pull ICEBlock and similar apps from its App Store ignites a fierce debate over free speech, privacy, and corporate responsibility. WASHINGTON – In a move that has drawn both praise from law enforcement and sharp criticism from civil liberties advocates, Apple has removed several applications from…
Alana*, a student at Utah Valley University, was taken aback by the deification of Charlie Kirk in the wake of his assassination on 10 September. As an Afro-Latina genderqueer senior at DC’s Howard University, she found it off-putting when she saw an image on Instagram of Kirk hugging Jesus. “He wasn’t this national hero or…
Under pressure from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Apple removed crowdsourcing apps used to alert users about federal immigration activity in their area from the company’s app store on Thursday. The developer of ICEBlock—one of the apps removed—is determined to fight for the app, which he says is protected speech under the First Amendment. At…