New Zealand First Media The ‘Kashmir Files’ has been shown in America, Australia, India and many other locations around the world. To date the film has been viewed by over 1.1 billion people. The film is about true and real events surrounding the 1990 ethnic cleansing of Hindus in
Are the days of a free run for Big Tech in the media sphere coming to an end? Developments in a case before the US Supreme Court seem ominous for the social media giants, most particularly Facebook. In a statement on the Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari in Jane
In case it wasn’t clear enough already, Big Tech isn’t even bothering to pretend any more: it has never been about “hate speech”, only censorship. What I’m talking about is the ever-tightening noose of “Community Standards”. Far from “protecting” anyone from “hate speech”, the rules are clearly
Bryce Edwards democracyproject.nz The Government has delayed the introduction of its fraught hate speech law reforms, and there’s strong speculation they’ll remain on ice until after the next election. In fact, they may never see the light of day again. This is a win for those who
Alexander Hall newsbusters.org Free market website Issues & Insights reported that Google censored one of their articles, claiming the publication undermined the U.S. electoral process. Is merely observing reality an offense under the Biden presidency? Free market commentary website Issues & Insights reported in a blog they had
Imagine you had the freedom to choose whether or not to get vaccinated. Imagine a New Zealand where ‘Unite Against Covid’ advertising doesn’t appear on MSM, social media, billboards and buses and isn’t written or talked about either. In other words, a perfect world, perfectly neutral about what
J. Budziszewski mercatornet.com Dr J Budziszewski is a professor of government and philosophy at the University of Texas, Austin, where he also teaches courses in the law school and the religious studies department. He specializes in political philosophy, ethical philosophy, legal philosophy, and the interaction of religion with philosophy.
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. YouTube removed an interview with former President Donald Trump for election “misinformation.” Fortune magazine
As I’ve discussed before, much of the evils of the present can be laid to the fact that a great many people have just stopped listening to one another. Instead of discourse (let alone “civil”), on almost every issue, we’ve become divided into two warring echo-chambers. This is
Robin Koerner brownstone.org This is the most censorious time of my life. Considering how old I am, that’s saying something – but not anything that will surprise anyone who isn’t rooting for the censors. But now, returning to an age of “just censorship” seems like a return to
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. YouTube blocked all Russian media outlets globally. Previously, YouTube only blocked RT and Sputnik’
A BFD Transcript Rodney: Ordinarily, and rightly so, leaders go out of their way to calm a population, particularly when you confront a catastrophe and leaders want to calm you, want to explain to you that we can get through this, that it’s under control and we’ve faced
A BFD Transcript Leighton: Rodney Hide, a parliamentarian for 15 years, some would say a successful one, others might argue. “He left his mark”, is probably the most important point, and he continues to do so, albeit that he is retired from politics. He has moved into a part of
A BFD Transcript Leighton Smith: Rodney Hide, ex-politician in parliament for 15 years, leader of the ACT party for a number of those. He falls into the group of people with whom I love to have conversation. Rebellion or protest, call it what you want, support or otherwise, it makes
A new survey has found two thirds of Kiwis are worried about the extent of misinformation being peddled online. Is it time for Parliament to stop pretending deliberate and provably wrong disinformation is legitimate free speech and instead recognise it as harmful and take action against it? Stuff ** The below
righttolife.org.uk Spanish legislators in the Congress of Deputies have approved legislation that will make offers of assistance, practical support and prayer outside abortion clinics punishable by imprisonment. The Congress of Deputies voted by 204 to 144 in favour of an amendment to the country’s penal code. The
