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Act Out! [113] - What Is Free Speech & Who Gets It + Black Left Perspectives
While I want to see the internet stay open, is there a line to be drawn between opinion and overt threat? When does the legal system step in? How far does free speech extend in the collegiate world? What about hate speech vs. free speech?
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Act Out! [112] - How To Create Activists & How To Stop Protests + #SaveTheInternet 2.0
This week on Act Out!, we take a look at 12 bills, filings, laws and proposals that have been brought forward to directly curtail our access to free speech, press and the right to petition our government - a.k.a. the First Amendment.
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Anti-Protest Bills Would "Attack Right To Speak Out" Under Donald Trump
The ACLU says more than 30 bills have been introduced amid a huge swell of activism, prompting UN intervention over the criminalization of peaceful protest.
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UN: Americans’ Right to Protest Is In Grave Danger Under Trump
At least 19 U.S. states have introduced bills that attack the right to protest since Donald Trump's election as president – an "alarming and undemocratic" trend, UN human rights investigators said.
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Act Out! [95] - Party Like it’s 1984 with the New Ministry of Truth & How Your Backyard Can Save the Bees
This week on Act Out!, war is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength—and it's still Russia's fault.
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Act Out! [74] - #DNCinPHL: The Story from the Streets
This week, it's all about the DNC – from the streets. We're bringing you marches, rallies and speeches – interviews with activists, Bernie supporters and non-affiliated protesters. From Philly, from our streets, this is Act Out!
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Act Out! [73] - Battling Big Brother & The Man; The Surveillance State & Protester’s Rights
This week, as the DNC rages on, we're talking state surveillance – digging deep into the past and present with surveillance expert, Chip Gibbons from Defending Dissent.
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The Sickness In The Left: Are Student Progressives the Real Authoritarians?
From the rise in “microaggressions” to banning speakers and speech for perceived insensitivity to identity, so-called progressive student groups are increasingly cutting off free expression and open debate.
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Oligarchy Online: Why We’re Fighting the Net Neutrality Battle, Again
It's possible that the half dozen current court cases challenging net neutrality represent the most important free speech battle of the century.
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Twitter Has Quietly Learned To Censor And Ban Its Users When Governments Ask
Twitter has a reputation as an open platform for expressing one's opinions. Last week, it agreed to censor a pro-Ukrainian Twitter feed in Russia. It also blocked a "blasphemous" account in Pakistan. It's not the first time Twitter has censored politically sensitive accounts. Now, it seems, Twitter's reputation as a platform for free speech is at risk.
