Briefing Paper: Summary of Hate Speech Law Proposals
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Hate Speech Laws Will Fail Abysmally
Well-intentioned legislation to protect equal rights for all flies in the face of many very basic, simple human psychological conditions. If you genuinely believe that making a law or a rule with the stroke of a pen will change how people think and behave, you’re probably not far from
Part 1: Why You Need to Get GETTR
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Trump Announces He’s Suing Facebook, Twitter for Censorship
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The Triumph of the Book-Burners
Australian tv host Andrew Denton once said that, if he had to give his kids just one book that would teach them all he wanted to know, it would be To Kill a Mockingbird. The book has long been a mainstay of set high school English texts, with good reason.
Meet Rumble, Canada’s New ‘Free Speech’ Platform — and Its Impact on the Fight against Online Misinformation
Fizza Kulvi McMaster University Fizza Kulvi is a doctoral candidate specializing in communications policy and law at McMaster University. She is interested in the societal impacts of new media technologies and devising regulatory frameworks to ensure that these technologies remain in the interest of the public. On June 23, the
The Don Has Not Been Sitting on His Hands since He Left Office
Media will tell you that Donald J Trump has a lot of things working against him should he decide to take another tilt at the presidency: his age (he was born in 1946), his weight which posed additional risk when he contracted Covid-19 (but from which he appeared to emerge
Letter to the Editor: Hate Speech
Dear Editor I want to talk about hate. And how we articulate it. My sister won’t give me the remote, I hate her. The emotion is transient, almost meaningless, harmless. A criminal murdered a family member, raped my daughter, poisoned my dog: the hate is visceral, dark, and ultimately
Hunt Proves Why Human Rights Commission Should Be Abolished
David Seymour ACT Leader In an extraordinary interview on Newshub Nation this morning, Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt has demonstrated exactly why the Commission should be abolished. Hunt either refused or was unable to answer any of the questions to put to him. He was defensive of gangs and stood
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The Great Deplatforming of Matariki 2021
Newsroom journalist Marc Daalder appears to celebrate and support Cancel Culture. Deplatforming is a truly despicable act that not only silences citizens exercising their legitimate democratic rights, but often also involves slander and extortion of third parties… threats to business reputations and results in the devastation of peoples lives. Tim
‘Hate Speech’ Law: A Slippery and Dangerous Proposal
Mark Maney nzchristiannetwork.org.nz Mark Maney joined the NZCN team in May 2020. He is passionate about the Gospel, is an exuberant presenter, and is very involved with Thinking Matters. He has pastored churches both in New Zealand and Canada, and has recently become the associate pastor at Massey
Complaint Lodged against Hutt City Mayor for Discrimination against Feminist Group
Free Speech Union The Free Speech Union lodged a formal complaint yesterday with the Hutt City Council Chief Executive Jo Miller against Hutt City Mayor Campbell Barry in relation to a Facebook post where he suggested that a feminist group – whose political views he does not agree with – is to
Defence Force’s Pulling of Anti-woke Essay Shows Lack of Moral Courage
Free Speech Union The decision by the Chief of the Defence Force to remove an essay which had been selected as the best written in an essay competition because he didn’t like what it claimed is chilling, and a troubling attack on free speech. Spokesperson for the Free Speech