Free Speech

UK says Twitter ‘must be responsible’ under Elon Musk

Elon Musk has vowed to take a robust free speech stance on the social media… Read More

Analysis: Twitter exploring a sale would make free speech an afterthought

Twitter's board of directors can lean on concerns about the fate of the social media… Read More

Pakistani media stakeholders unanimously blast new ordinance to ‘control speech’

MDAO bears resemblance to an ordinance PPO issued in Ayub Khan's times to control and… Read More

Tech companies in the crosshairs on white supremacy and free speech

TORONTO/SAN FRANCISCO: The neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer had its internet domain registration revoked twice in… Read More

Germany imposes heavy fines for online hate speech

BERLIN: Germany's parliament voted Friday to punish social media giants with fines of up to… Read More

India uses outdated laws to silence dissent, HRW says

NEW DELHI: India routinely uses outdated and loosely worded laws to crack down on dissent,… Read More

Turkish academics go on trial for ‘terrorist propaganda’

ISTANBUL: Four Turkish academics go on trial Friday for "terrorist propaganda" in the latest of… Read More

Sisi stirs uproar on free speech after Egypt transfers islands

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's speech on Wednesday was meant to staunch uproar over… Read More

JNU student union leader bailed after free-speech protests

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court granted bail on Wednesday to Kanhaiya Kumar, head of… Read More

Apple likely to invoke free-speech rights in encryption fight

NEW YORK: Apple Inc will likely seek to invoke the United States' protections of free… Read More

British spy agency tapped journalists' emails: report

LONDON: Britain's electronic spy agency GCHQ tapped emails of journalists at some of the world's… Read More