Free Speech
The BFD Video: Free Speech for All
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The BFD Video: Trump Signs Social Media Executive Order
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Will Twitter Fact-Check Democrat Liars?
So, Twitter is openly policing opinions, now? Twitter’s decision to slap a “fact check” on President Donald Trump’s tweets expressing his opinions is a game-changer. It’s an interesting strategy, because, for starters, it exposes beyond doubt the lie that these companies are “platforms” and not “publishers”
Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship
President Donald Trump The White House By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy.Free speech is the bedrock of American democracy. Our Founding Fathers protected this sacred right
Face of the Day
This week Twitter “fact-checked” President Trump’s tweets. This is something they have never done to him before or ever to ex-President Obama when he was President. Note the fact check box below his tweet in red: Trump’s tweet was subsequently ‘fact checked’ by Twitter, with the
NZ Hate Speech Legislation
Graham Hill MA (Hons) LlB (Hons). In mid-March when COVID-19 was imminent, our Minister of Justice stated that the ‘hate speech’ legislation was to be brought forward. Ideas for legislative change have existed since 2017 but the impetus for action arose due to the mosque shootings on the
Beijing’s Bully-Boys in HK Parliament
With the world obsessed by the Xi Plague, the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong has faded from the headlines. But that doesn’t mean that Hong Kong’s struggle against the Beijing jackboot has gone away. In fact, under cover of a distracted world, China has been stamping even
The Language Police & an Interview with Daphna Whitmore
Dane Giraud Spokesperson Free Speech Coalition At the Free Speech Coalition, we believe that nothing promotes the health of democracy more than when people with opposing views sit down together and have a conversation. Last week, I sat down with Daphna Whitmore, editor for Redline blog, for a broad-ranging
University’s New Legal Threat for China Critic
The University of Queensland is doubling down on its legal threats against student activist Drew Pavlou. Already facing expulsion for leading anti-Beijing protests on campus, Pavlou is now being threatened with criminal prosecution by the University’s lawyers. In an interview for The BFD, Drew says that he has
Dear Prime Minister Ardern,
Dear Prime Minister Ardern, An open letter to yourself, Members of Parliament, and Government: As ministers of the Gospel, ordained and appointed by God, we write, not in the spirit of those wanting to rebel or revolt but as those who have the highest regard for you and your God-
Phil Goff’s Office Doesn’t Want Aucklanders to See This Billboard
Jo Holmes Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance Unlike Auckland Council, we can’t intimidate, bully or use ratepayer funding to get the message out. We’re 100% funded by the Public. You may recall our proposed advert below which we proposed to run as double-page spread in the Herald on Sunday.
Has the Prime Minister Gone Too Far?
Dane Giraud Spokesperson Free Speech Coalition This week we have a new episode of the Free Speech Coalition podcast. Patrick Corish sat down with Dr Steve Elers, professor of communications at Massey University. Dr Elers recently published an article criticising some of the claims made by Jacinda Ardern during her