DARE: Facebook Lets Deepfake Zuckerberg Video Stay on Instagram
A ‘deepfake’ video of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg emerges—and is left up on Instagram—as Congress prepares for its first hearing on the potential... More
DARE: YouTube Bans Neo-Nazi and Holocaust-Denial Videos in Push against Hate Speech
YouTube takes new steps against hate speech on its platform, banning neo-Nazi and Holocaust denial videos. A Pew Center survey seems to indicate that... 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
DARE: Mueller Complained to Barr about ‘Public Confusion’ after Russia Report Memo
News reporting discloses that Special Counsel Robert Muller objected to the 'public confusion' resulting from the Attorney General’s incomplete summary... More
DARE: New York Times Says It Is ‘Deeply Sorry’ for Running Anti-Semitic Cartoon
The New York Times issues apology after running anti-Semitic cartoon, amid critic statements that apology is not sufficient. New Washington Post count... More
DARE: UN Investigator Calls on Saudi Arabia to Make Khashoggi Murder Trials Public
Special rapporteur leading UN investigation of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's killing finds that Saudi Arabia has not met its international human rights... More
DARE: After Mueller Report Findings, Republican National Committee Plans to ‘Slam and Shame the Media’
Following the release of the Mueller report, Republican National Committee slams media as 'obsessed with the Democrat lie.' Senate Republicans push two... More
DARE: Sacramento Bee Reporter Detained, Two More Journalists Covering Protest March among 84 Arrested
FBI Director Christopher Wray says that while the U.S. had not seen a 'material impact on election infrastructure' from foreign adversaries in the recent... More
DARE: Justice Clarence Thomas Calls for Reconsideration of Landmark Libel Case
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas says historic 1964 First Amendment ruling on libel should be reconsidered; President Trump has contended that libel... More
DARE: Trump Supporter Attacks BBC Cameraman at El Paso Rally
Supporter at a Trump rally in El Paso, Texas, attacks BBC cameraman Ron Skeans. (See PEN America's statement.) Reports show that hedge fund and Digital... More
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Mark your calendars! @ReeAmilcarScott will be discussing his new short story collection THE WORLD DOESN'T REQUIRE YOU with cultural critic Vinson Cunningham as part of our #PENOutLoud series on 9/10: https://t.co/qXeagGsFWL.
PEN America calls the abduction and beating of well-known Zimbabwean comedian and satirist Samantha Kureya "a serious affront to human dignity and artistic freedom of expression everywhere." Read our full statement here: https://t.co/isc8HOLSDM. @AtRiskArtists
This Sunday, August 25, will mark the 5th anniversary of Oleg Sentsov's sentencing. PEN America urges the Russian government to release him immediately and unconditionally, and continues to advocate for his case. Learn more: https://t.co/AghFgmzIuz. #FreeSentsov