Tag: Freedom of expression

Global virus and disease spread, coronavirus

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Heather Zeiger
Date
January 26, 2021

Categorized
Medicine and Health, Science, Technocracy

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China, COVID-19, Featured, Freedom of expression}

How China Has Tried To Suppress Coronavirus Science

_{So far as investigative journalists have been able to determine, the suppression came directly from the top} _{Heather Zeiger
January 26, 2021

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Medicine and Health, Science, Technocracy}

An investigation by the Associated Press reveals what everyone has suspected since the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) pandemic: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been keeping a tight rein on the publication or distribution of any scientific research on the coronavirus conducted within the country. AP recently found out just how extensive the muzzling of scientific findings has been. Its report also confirms that the orders came from the top: The AP investigation was based on dozens of interviews with Chinese and foreign scientists and officials, along with public notices, leaked emails, internal data and the documents from China’s cabinet and the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. It reveals a pattern of government secrecy and top-down control Read More ›

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Caitlin Cory
Date
January 14, 2021

Categorized
Social Media

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Big Tech, Featured, Freedom of expression, Poland}

Poland Strikes a Blow for Free Speech Against Big Tech

_{The new law would limit the authority of social media platforms to censor posts or suspend accounts} _{Caitlin Cory
January 14, 2021

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Social Media}

In December, Poland’s Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro announced that the nation would pursue legislation to hold social media companies accountable for violating free speech rights. The new law would limit the authority of social media platforms to censor posts or suspend accounts, allowing them to take such measures only when Polish law has been broken. The law would also provide citizens a legal remedy when they feel they have been censored without just cause by appealing to a special court. The announcement was made in response to growing concerns that technological giants like Google, Facebook, and Twitter are squashing free speech rights. Ziobro called the blocking and removal of online content an act of “ideological censorship,” whereby people are silenced Read More ›

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Mind Matters
Date
November 8, 2019

Categorized
Global Technology, Social Media

Tagged
Freedom of expression, India, internet}

India’s Social Media Content Removal Order Is a Nail in the Coffin of the Internet As We Know it

_{The High Court of Delhi ordered Facebook, Google, and Twitter to remove content globally if it is considered defamatory locally} _{Mind Matters
November 8, 2019

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Global Technology, Social Media}

In reaching its decision, the Indian court relied on a string of recent decisions from around the world. For example, it drew from the Canadian approach in Equustek, where the Supreme Court of Canada ordered Google to remove content globally.