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Turkey wants Turks in the Netherlands to report anyone who insults President Erdoğan online

Now, the Netherlands is changing the law.

On Apr 22, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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The rotten politics infecting Turkey’s social media

Turkey has a problem, and it's only getting worse.

On Mar 30, 2016 by Efe Kerem Sozeri

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If we want free speech across the globe, we need VPNs

VPNs are giving a voice to those who have never had one.

On Mar 17, 2016 by Sagi Gidali

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‘Code is speech’ expert Cindy Cohn explains key argument in Apple’s fight with the FBI

One of the lawyers who helped establish this principle says that Apple's argument is spot-on.

On Mar 1, 2016 by Eric Geller

Women’s Media Center launches project to document online abuse and harassment

'It’s not what you say: It’s the fact that you are a woman.'

On Feb 13, 2016 by Marisa Kabas

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Top European court rules that websites aren’t liable for mean comments

You can't force a European website to delete a comment just because it hurts your feelings.

On Feb 3, 2016 by Eric Geller

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One year after the Charlie Hebdo attack, we are still #JeSuisCharlie

The magazine lives on, and so does freedom of speech.

On Jan 6, 2016 by Matthew Rozsa

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Everything Donald Trump said about the Internet at the GOP debate

'We should be using our most brilliant minds to figure a way that ISIS cannot use the Internet.'

On Dec 16, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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200,000 sign petition to ban Donald Trump from the U.K.

The country has banned other Americans before.

On Dec 9, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Turkey’s YouTube ban violated free speech, European court rules

This is not the only time Turkey's government has censored the Internet.

On Dec 1, 2015 by Kevin Collier

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British authorities cite ‘terrorism’ to seize BBC journalist’s laptop

Free-press campaigners are concerned about the 'chilling effect' on journalism.

On Oct 29, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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China’s new credit reports are the government’s latest censorship tool

Watch what you say, or your credit score might plummet.

On Oct 5, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Man convicted for cursing out police on Facebook wins $35,000 settlement

The right to free speech is not limited to polite speech alone.

On Sep 25, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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Republican lawmaker introduces bill to end this somehow-legal business practice

Supporters say bad Yelp! reviews are a matter of free speech.

On Sep 17, 2015 by Dell Cameron

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Federal court overturns FBI’s warrantless National Security Letter gag order

One of the FBI's most controversial practices faces a major setback.

On Sep 16, 2015 by Kevin Collier