DARE: Election officials move closer to placing new rules on Facebook and Google
Election officials moved towards regulating political ads on online platforms including Facebook and Google. White House aides said to have given up on... More
DARE: Can Trump Really Shut Down NBC?
Trump tweets out threat to withdraw broadcast licenses to retaliate against TV networks "fake news" (see PEN America's joint statement here). Senator Ben Sasse accuses the President of reneging… More
DARE: Roger Goodell sends letter to NFL teams, wants players to stand during anthem
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell tells team owners to ensure players stand during the national anthem, hours after the president tweets a call to revoke the league's tax breaks... More
DARE: Google and Facebook Failed Us
Egregiously and intentionally false stories on Las Vegas shooting spread widely on Facebook and Google, serving wide range of political and ideological motives. Premature reports of Tom Petty's death... More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Journalists in Houston report from flooding newsrooms, help with rescues, and provide vital information to storm-ravaged regions. President Trump pardons a former Arizona sheriff who repeatedly engaged in racial… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Public officials blocking constituents on social media are violating their First Amendment rights; Gawker effect chills controversial and investigative news coverage; Apple removes VPN apps, essential to bypassing censorship,… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Amid an ongoing investigation of his son’s ties with Russia, President Trump took to Twitter this weekend to defend Donald Jr., Delta counters Ann Coulter Twitter tirade, denouncing the… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Mueller probe examines Russian influence via fake news channels and social media bots. Tomorrow is slated as "Day of Action" to defend net neutrality. More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
President Trump's crude and sexist Twitter insults against TV news commentators raise again questions about the content and contours of presidential speech. Responding, Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough say… More
DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression
Access to White House press briefings continues to narrow, ED Suzanne Nossel on the necessary distinction between offensive speech and violence, and more in free expression from the U.S.… More
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As we get closer to #ElectionDay, you might see some of your friends and family sharing misinformation or even conspiracy theories.
@PENamerica offers some tips on how to successfully engage with these folks. https://bit.ly/3hPFm1q
So looking forward to watching Kate Briggs, Tracy K. Smith, and @magda8lena tomorrow in the first of several grand finale events for Translating the Future, from @HumanitiesGC, @PENamerica, @CullmanNYPL. Free registration link here: https://www.centerforthehumanities.org/programming/on-the-elusive-art-of-translation
Long arm of the Chinese government has now reached into @NYPDnews where an intelligence asset was snitching on the city's Tibetan exile community. #China leading export is authoritarianism. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/nyregion/nypd-china-tibet-spy.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage