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DARE: Freelance Reporter Wants Police to Return Seized Property
San Francisco Superior Court hears two motions on the confiscation of freelance journalist Bryan Carmody's electronics in a police raid widely condemned... More
DARE: Fighting Viral Hoaxes during the 2020 Election
Large-scale disinformation attacks on candidates set to be a feature of 2020 election. (See PEN America's report analyzing effect of disinformation and... More
When Free Speech is in the Job Description: A Conversation
“Hateful ideas have real power and we should fight them vigorously. At the same time, we don’t have to agree on everything to engage in dialogue.” More
DARE: Startup Provides Insurance against Online Harassment
Startup company provides support for targets of online harassment through employee benefits for businesses to purchase. (See PEN America's resources and... More
DARE: Books a Target of New China Tariffs
Books imported from China to the United States face 25 percent tariff as part of the Trump Administration's trade war. White House launches campaign to... More
DARE: Facebook Changes Livestream Rules after New Zealand Shooting
In wake of New Zealand mosque mass shooting, Facebook announces new policy on banning users from Facebook Live video streaming. CNN looks at President... More
Misguided Ban on Used Books in Ohio Prisons Marks Troubling Erosion of the Right to Read
We urge Governor Mike DeWine of Ohio, Director Annette Chambers-Smith of Ohio’s Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, and other state authorities to reverse these policies, and to re-evaluate how… More
DARE: WhatsApp Discovers ‘Targeted’ Surveillance Attack
Popular encrypted messaging app WhatsApp discovers vulnerabilities that could expose users to hacking after select users were targeted for surveillance... More
The Writing on the (Berlin) Wall: Free Expression or Vandalism?
Taeyong Jeong (aka HIDEYES) stood trial for the destruction of public property for spray-painting symbols of peace on a section of the Berlin Wall in Seoul. More
DARE: “Literature Provides Shelter. That’s Why We Need It”
Arundhati Roy looks at the role of literature and writing in her Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture at PEN World Voices Festival. More