What happened to Yifat is a warning. I’m not backing away from the work, but I am going to be much more deliberate about protecting the connection that I have with those who want to keep reading it.
The UK government’s social media ban consultation. Participation in the consultation may still matter, if only to register dissent within a process that is already narrowing its own field of view.
Riley claimed the policy followed what he called a “Commonwealth speech crackdown playbook”, arguing governments often introduce online controls under the justification of “protecting children” before later broadening enforcement powers.
History demonstrates that broad censorial powers rarely remain narrowly confined.
To avoid ending up on the Hate List, people watch their words, meaning they watch their thoughts. If we accept the premise that we want to stamp out hate, we acquiesce in this erosion of our freedom of thought, which is ultimately an erosion of our very humanity.
A critical analysis: why NZ Herald’s keffiyeh story on Davien Gray is NOT what it seems.
The chilling effect is coming from inside the house. I received a legal letter this week too.
They failed at Bondi so they are punishing the people.
How the Department of Internal Affairs is building a social media surveillance regime before parliament has spoken.
How money, mimicry, and rear are eroding free inquiry worldwide.
Banning symbols and slogans. Allowing groups such as neo-Nazis and other extremists to out themselves is the preferred option, so society can be more informed and aware of their presence and numbers.
How exactly I was supposed to incorporate ‘Māori and Pasifika perspectives’ into my courses on ancient Greece is still something of a mystery to me. But the important thing about these expectations is that they seem to fly in the face of academic freedom.
Prefiero morir de pie que vivir de rodillas – Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.
