DARE: Judge Tosses Russian Trolls’ Free Speech Lawsuit against Facebook
Judge dismisses First Amendment lawsuit brought by Russian news agency against Facebook after social media company took down the agency's page following... More
Russian Bill Punishing “Disrespect of Government” and “Fake News” Online a Dangerous Tool for Censorship
"The language in the bill punishing 'disrespect of the government' is an alarming and blatant attempt to silence opposition. We are extremely troubled to see this legislation advance towards… More
Russian Bill Requiring All Internet Traffic to Pass Government-Controlled Routing Points a Troubling Advancement of “Digital Sovereignty”
"The bill passed this week, which has an extremely tenuous national security justification, would essentially provide the government with veto power over the online communication and behavior of its… More
Russia: Oleg Sentsov in critical condition
Ukrainian filmmaker and writer Oleg Sentsov, who has been on hunger strike since 14 May 2018, is reportedly in a critical condition. According to his lawyer, who visited him… More
Russia’s Proposed “Fake News” Bill More Likely to Restrict Free Expression Online
Polina Kovaleva: “Efforts to enforce third party liability always raise difficult questions from a free expression perspective, even when the motive is to tackle legitimately fraudulent news and information.” More
Russia: Oleg Sentsov on hunger strike
The Ukrainian writer and filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, winner of 2017 PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award has been on hunger strike since May 14, 2018 to urge the Russian authorities… More
DARE: Student who survived Florida shooting pleads with Trump and Congress: ‘Please, take action’
Students who survived the shooting rampage at their Florida school take to social networks and the news media with their pain and outrage, many demanding that this time adults… More
DARE: Prosecutor in Larry Nassar case thanks journalists for uncovering sexual abuse
Michigan Assistant Attorney General Angela Povilaitis praises Indianapolis Star's 2016 investigation into sexual abuse at USA Gymnastics, noting the role their reporting played in the prosecution of perpetrators and… More
Kirill Serebrennikov: “What remains is art.”
In Russia, it seems, it's no longer possible to be "just" an artist. Art bleeds into politics, and politics into art as the government seeks to hone its control… More
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POTUS uses powers of @WhiteHouse to try to intimidate & retaliate against reporters whose coverage/q's he dislikes: press revocations, journos thrown out of events etc. @Acosta @Milbank @BrianKarem & now @michelekelemen -- it's why we @PENamerica sued trump for violating 1st Am.
[email protected] on @feliciasonmez: "To suspend her while she is facing a deluge of online abuse [risks] sending exactly the wrong message to online trolls, who will conclude that systemic harassment of journalists is effective at getting...reporters silenced" https://pen.org/press-release/washington-post-must-clarify-suspension-of-journalist/
Acts of retaliation against the media in retaliation for unflattering coverage have become a stock in trade of this Administration. That's why @PENamerica is suing in protest of these flagrant 1st Amendment violations https://nyti.ms/3aOWCll