Three days ago we shared a video called Hope New Zealand.
On Monday it was banned from YouTube.
The creators have put up the following replacement.
We have taken screenshots just in case.
Editors Note: A poor quality version of the banned video was located by The BFD team here.
By regulating online speech and expanding digital ID systems, governments are turning the natural right to free expression into a licensed activity.
A sinister insight into the illegal machinations of the Long March left.
‘Free speech for me but not for thee’ – using government force to shut down unwanted voices – will result in free speech for no one. And once it is gone, it will not be easy to get back.
A good man is going to die in a Hong Kong prison for believing in freedom and democracy. His name is Jimmy Lai.
We think there are literally malignant ghosts in the machines.
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