DARE: Oakland Approves Face Recognition Surveillance Ban
City of Oakland, CA, approves ordinance banning municipal use of facial recognition technology; concurrently, the U.S. House of Representatives passes... More
PEN America Applauds “Well-Formulated” Guidelines on Campus Free Speech and Inclusion by Williams College
“We applaud Williams College for giving thoughtful attention to how to address issues of inclusion without impairing a climate for free expression and inquiry on campus,” said Jonathan Friedman,… More
DARE: Trump Jokes to Putin They Should ‘Get Rid’ of Journalists
At a meeting in Osaka, President Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin make light of election meddling and '[getting] rid' of journalists. FBI encourages U.S... More
DARE: Reddit Slaps ‘Quarantine’ on Popular Pro-Trump Forum The_Donald over Threats of Violence
Reddit says it has 'quarantined' a subreddit that is the most popular section of its site for supporters of President Trump after 'threats of violence... More
DARE: Facebook Has a New Rapid Response Team to Prevent Fueling Violence
Facebook creates new strategic task force to provide rapid response review of content in effort to avoid fueling violent conflict. Republican Senator... More
Alabama and Texas are putting free speech at colleges in jeopardy
"Dissent is crucial in the marketplace of ideas. Counter-speech, even when it offends, is a cardinal companion to free speech." More
DARE: Opinion: ‘Accusing the New York Times of “Treason,” Trump Crosses a Line’
Wall Street Journal takes unusual step of printing op-ed by the publisher of the rival New York Times following President Trump's accusation of 'treason'... More
DARE: Press Secretary Sarah Sanders to Leave the White House
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, known to have repeated and propagated numerous falsehoods on behalf of President Trump and for having... More
DARE: Alabama Governor Signs Campus Free Speech Bill into Law
Alabama governor signs bill removing 'free speech zones' from public universities, prompting concerns about First Amendment implications. See PEN America... More
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A whistleblower comes forward over the secret transfer of medical history data from one of the largest healthcare providers in the U.S. to Google, which can be accessed by Google staff: https://bit.ly/2NHkKwI via @guardian.
So amazing!!! The border is not a constitution-free zone! I will be presenting the ruling from @ACLU and @EFF tonight at our @PENamerica training on legal rights for journalists reporting at the border. Stay tuned! https://twitter.com/bhandari_esha/status/1194351083906318338
This ruling is a critical victory in the long fight against government surveillance, which threatens press freedom, cultural expression, and the open exchange of ideas across our borders. Statement to come. @LeBlancAP https://apnews.com/25c8054b9c16409aaef355a1c20e3481