Plea to Influencer From Thousands of Children
Imagine if those who proclaim to care deeply about Palestinian children such as yourself had called out Hamas decades ago for brainwashing Gaza’s children and training them to hate and become martyrs.
Social Media
The One App That Zuck Won’t Touch
An Australian startup aims to remove online abuse in real time. Meta refuses to touch it.
ACT’s Opposition to Social Media Ban a Win for Common Sense
It will be particularly interesting to see whether Peters, known for his populist instincts and defence of individual freedoms, chooses to join ACT in opposing the bill.
Private Profiles and Public Paychecks
What exactly is being shielded from public view? If an MP’s official communications channels are closed off, it undermines public trust and the principle that elected representatives should be visible and accessible to their constituents.
What Is a Liberal Democracy?
If we excuse the erosion of these fundamental freedoms, we have learned nothing about history. Empires rise and fall, and so do nation states and their freedoms. They are often hard fought and easily lost.
Making Big Tobacco Look like Angels
Social media companies like Meta are little short of evil.
Some Generations Are More Cynical
Gen X and Gen Z have more in common that what you may think. Here’s why.
Why Is the NZ Herald Giving Paul Thistoll a Platform?
If the New Zealand Herald values its credibility, it must reconsider the platforms it provides and to whom. There is a difference between free speech and enabling harassment under the guise of opinion.
Why Doyle Gets a Free Pass From the Left
If the emoji fits... Protecting children, calling out predatory behaviour, and demanding accountability should never be partisan. The left can, and should, do better.
Elon Musk Sells X – What Now?
Musk’s “digital town square” is likely to become even more powerful.
FSU Defends Teacher Under Investigation for Comment
The Teaching Council has yet to announce whether it will pursue an investigation, but the case has already sparked a broader debate about freedom of expression and professional accountability within the education sector.
‘Hate Speech’ Bans Become a Weapon of the Powerful
Germany’s prosecutions of meme-posters provide a chilling example of what happens when governments dictate what counts as ‘hate.’
What Is Next? Information Disorder Syndrome
Making information disorder a syndrome affecting the individual allows the state through the medical and insurance industries to step in and force the individual to conform to societal norms.
Lacking a Basis, It Is Just ‘Because...’
The problem now is that none of the most pertinent questions directed to TikTok’s American critics are being answered, or even acknowledged. The federal government is limiting its responses to ‘because…’