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free speech UK regulator rules joke about Queen having sex "breached rules" Rob Beschizza

facebook Google and Facebook's "fake news" ban is a welcome nail in the coffin of "software objectivity" Cory Doctorow

trump The free-speech activist duty of journalists during the coming Trump years Cory Doctorow

politics Harvey Milk's "Hope" speech is worth a revisit today Andrea James

censorship Germany investigates Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook over failure to remove hate posts Xeni Jardin

politics Trump wants America to be like England, "where you can actually sue if someone says something wrong" Rob Beschizza

germany German prosecutors drop investigation against comedian who insulted Turkish president Rob Beschizza

Science China bans mentions of newly discovered species of beetle from social media Cory Doctorow

corruption In Madagascar, pineapple jokes are a form of dangerous, soon-to-be-banned dissent Cory Doctorow

privacy Snowden publicly condemns Russia's proposed surveillance law Cory Doctorow

Business Salt Lake City apartment complex threatens tenants with eviction if they don't "Friend" the building Cory Doctorow

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germany German politician arrested in Berlin for insulting Turkish president Rob Beschizza

free speech Campus cop orders students to scribble over penis on a "free speech ball" Mark Frauenfelder

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