Dr David Cumin Spokesperson Free Speech Union One of the reasons so many of us are fearful of hate speech legislation is because of what is happening in the UK. In the latest example of speech police going overboard, a school chaplain has been referred to anti-terror police for telling
Dr David Cumin Spokesperson Free Speech Union You might remember earlier this month, we told you about how Mighty Ape had pulled two books from its catalogue after complaints from trans activists. The activists tried to demand the same from Auckland City Libraries, Stuff reports. Auckland City Libraries did the
Dr David Cumin Spokesperson Free Speech Union Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, 43, is set to make history as the Olympic Games’ first transgender Olympian. But our national broadcaster, Radio New Zealand, has banned people from commenting on articles that discuss Hubbard’s participation on the broadcaster’s Facebook page. This
Dr David Cumin Spokesperson Free Speech Union The UK government has introduced a draft “Online Safety Bill” which would force websites to clamp down on legal speech, and even block them if they don’t comply. Oliver Dowden, the Culture Secretary, said that the bill would “protect children on the
Dr David Cumin Spokesperson Free Speech Union The Wellington Phoenix have spoken to Israeli striker Tomer Hemed after he wrapped himself in the flag of his homeland to celebrate a winning goal, saying the club needs to be “sensitive” to both sides of the Gaza conflict. It comes after Palestine
rt.com ‘The History Makers’, a 784-page book about famous historians from the past 2,500 years, has reportedly been canceled in the United States by publisher Random House for not featuring enough black academics. According to the Guardian, which cited unnamed sources in New York, publisher Random House canceled
Micah Curtis rt.com Micah Curtis is a game and tech journalist from the US. Aside from writing for RT, he hosts the podcast Micah and The Hatman, and is an independent comic book writer. Conservative comedian Steven Crowder is suing YouTube for removing his videos. He may have a
Rob Lyons rt.com Rob Lyons is a UK journalist specialising in science, environmental and health issues. He is the author of ‘Panic on a Plate: How Society Developed an Eating Disorder’. If you think the witch hunts against the likes of JK Rowling for daring to utter something deemed
Nathalie Collins Edith Cowan University Nathalie has qualifications in areas ranging from Philosophy, Ethics, Information Management, Marketing and Communications. She has worked in fields such as retail, resources, biotech, manufacturing, professional services, tourism, hospitality and entertainment. New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern has called for “ethical algorithms” to help
Autumn Johnson newsbusters.org Autumn is a practicing attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. When not working, Autumn enjoys reading, writing, playing video games, and spending time with her cats. Notable upcoming books released by conservative authors have suddenly disappeared from Amazon’s search
In 2019 Jacinda Ardern and flaky French President Emmanuel Macron co-founded the Christchurch Call following a one day killing spree by a crazed and ideologically confused lone wolf. France’s decades of obscene organised terrorism, murders and anti-Semitic persecution appear to have escaped Macron’s attention, indicating that his interest
Dr James McDowall ACT MP A Bill introduced to the UK Parliament this week shares the same goal as my Member’s Bill and should be debated here in New Zealand. Free speech on campus is critical. Fostering the ability of students to discuss and debate ideas is an essential
righttolife.org.uk The Queen’s Speech has set out the Government’s intentions to introduce laws designed to protect freedom of speech at universities. In her speech this Tuesday as part of the State Opening of Parliament, the Queen outlined the Government’s intention to push ahead with the
Dane Giraud Spokesperson Free Speech Union A University of Waikato professor has apologised after saying the n-word during a lecture, as part of a discussion about the reclamation of offensive terms. According to the NZ Herald: The University of Waikato professor was teaching a lecture on representation and reclaiming terms
