Freer Speech USA @freer_speech_us
Freer Speech is a forum for programs and speakers that call out censorship in our institutions and the policing of language by both left and right. San Francisco, CA Joined October 2023-
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Not a good start to the year.
On an upcoming @freespeechtalk show, the @TheFIREorg team will recap the Supreme Court oral arguments in the @NetChoice, @NRA, and social media jawboning (Murthy) cases. We'll also cover the ruling in the social media blocking cases. What Qs would you like us to answer?
Some see social media companies as the "new public square," and think the gov't should ensure they aren't biased against certain viewpoints. Others think social media companies have the right to set their own content moderation policies. This is debated at the Supreme Court ->
Some see social media companies as the "new public square," and think the gov't should ensure they aren't biased against certain viewpoints. Others think social media companies have the right to set their own content moderation policies. This is debated at the Supreme Court ->
In a globalized world, other countries' free speech policies can affect our own. Here is an example ->
In a globalized world, other countries' free speech policies can affect our own. Here is an example ->
This could be an opportunity for Harvard to foster a better climate for free speech.
This could be an opportunity for Harvard to foster a better climate for free speech.
NEW: ACTA Survey of @FurmanU Students Exposes High Levels of Self-Censorship and Intolerance for Opposing Viewpoints: goacta.org/2024/02/acta-s… ✅ 39% said shouting down a speaker is always or sometimes acceptable. ✅ 9% said using violence to prevent someone from speaking is…
New @AmericanU policies prohibit student protests inside university buildings, regulate student organizations’ membership decisions, and ban posted materials that don’t “promote inclusivity.” Naturally, FIRE had something to say about it:
A worrying example of "cancel culture" backfiring on the very ppl it's supposed to protect.
A worrying example of "cancel culture" backfiring on the very ppl it's supposed to protect.
Why not restrict speech that promotes "wrong ideas"? @stevenpinker demolishes every argument from @tongscott in a powerful ten-minute interview. Kudos to @NPR for airing it. wbur.org/hereandnow/202……
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Happy New Year, everyone! 🥳 Here's to hoping 2024 is a successful year in the battle to protect free speech 💪
The world might seem like a scarier place than it did before October 7th, but that doesn't mean we should let our fears fuel more censorship. Indeed, it's during times of conflict when fostering free speech is the most fruitful.
The world might seem like a scarier place than it did before October 7th, but that doesn't mean we should let our fears fuel more censorship. Indeed, it's during times of conflict when fostering free speech is the most fruitful. https://t.co/wFLkSGG426
Hate speech laws existed in post-WWI Germany. They not only helped the Nazis gain power, they helped the Nazis censor anyone who challenged it. FIRE Senior Fellow Nadine Strossen explains how history proves that censorship only makes anti-Semitism worse. 🎯
This state of confusion about what free speech is and is not is both profound & widespread. I can sometimes get through to the terminally confused by equating it to freedom of religion which is more widely recognised to include freedom from religion.
This state of confusion about what free speech is and is not is both profound & widespread. I can sometimes get through to the terminally confused by equating it to freedom of religion which is more widely recognised to include freedom from religion. https://t.co/gxZf615B95
🎵 Oh the censors outside are frightful, but the FIRE is so delightful. 🎵 Happy Holidays from your friendly First Amendment defenders! ❄️
I support FIRE's campus reforms to renew universities' commitment to free speech and regain the public's trust 100%. thefire.org/research-learn…
#POV According to @glukianoff, the number of professors fired for their political beliefs in the past 10 years is almost double what it was in during the Red Scare of the late '40s and '50s. ow.ly/JjIa50Qkpks
When we defend the rights of our enemies, we defend the rights of everyone. @marcorandazza
What institutional principles and personal bravery look like. And what @TheFIREorg is today.
What institutional principles and personal bravery look like. And what @TheFIREorg is today.
"Higher ed leaders wrapped themselves in their reverence for free speech—but without the slightest acknowledgment that their own institutions have systemically driven out heterodox voices...& spent tens of millions policing language & thought on their campuses."…
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I call BS on anyone claiming shouting down a speaker, or worse, responding with violence “is just more speech.” You’d do a 180 if a speaker you wanted to hear was shouted down or cancelled due to violence. Indeed, you’d probably label the violent mob censors as fascists. (&…
BREAKING: A federal court ruled that Florida's discriminatory voting law banning noncitizens from working to register eligible voters violates the 14th Amendment. This is a victory for democracy in Florida.
I don’t think our politicians have the slightest idea how much anger is building among women from all walks of life at the attempts to threaten and intimidate them out of speaking publicly about their own rights, their own bodies and their own lives. 1/3 dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…
"This is critical for the First Amendment!" 🔥 FIRE stopped by the Supreme Court this week to talk with folks about why the cases Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton are so important to the future of free speech and social media. 📹 🎤 Here's what they had to say ⬇️
Why is an Indian court order determining what you can read online, even in the United States? thefire.org/news/why-india…
NEW: ACTA Survey of @FurmanU Students Exposes High Levels of Self-Censorship and Intolerance for Opposing Viewpoints: goacta.org/2024/02/acta-s… ✅ 39% said shouting down a speaker is always or sometimes acceptable. ✅ 9% said using violence to prevent someone from speaking is…
New on the HxA blog: Abhishek Saha explains how the UK is protecting free speech in universities - and why it's crucial for fostering diverse ideas on campus. #ViewpointDiversity #OpenInquiry #CampusPolicy ow.ly/lRB950QFmTr
New @AmericanU policies prohibit student protests inside university buildings, regulate student organizations’ membership decisions, and ban posted materials that don’t “promote inclusivity.” Naturally, FIRE had something to say about it:
.@Chiefs and @49ers, we heard there was a football game tonight. Friendly FIRE reminder to everyone: Whether or not you agree with a player's speech, we should all agree that free speech is essential. And no one knows that better than sports fans. #SuperBowl
The grass is always greener on the other side until you face criminal charges for a tweet! FIRE Senior Fellow @jkirchick writes for @TheAtlantic about an American facing charges for speech after moving to Germany because of alleged censorship in the US. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
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@ChefTelmo @EricaJSandberg @DeanPreston @sfbos Innocent people are being assaualted on the streets of SF on daily basis and YOU and the BOS don't care about THEM. Now bug off!
@ChefTelmo @EricaJSandberg @DeanPreston @sfbos What babies are you talking about?
@ChefTelmo @EricaJSandberg @DeanPreston @sfbos That is not what she is saying. Intentionally misinterpreting what she said is saying more about YOU.
@DeanPreston as this poor man is being assaulted, robbed, and crying out for help, the @sfbos is listening to hundreds of people who mostly come from outside the city to address what's going on 7,000 miles away.
as our asinine, unethical "leaders" spend precious time on what's happening in the middle east where they have NO control, this is happening on our streets. how dare you, @DeanPreston?
Harsh reality check downtown SF: you are on your own.
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