DARE: ICE Used Facial Recognition to Mine State Driver’s License Databases
Immigration and Customs Enforcement used facial recognition technology to cull through drivers' license photos without drivers' knowledge in at least two... More
DARE: Inside the Secret Border Patrol Facebook Group Where Agents Joke about Migrant Deaths and Post Sexist Memes
Want to receive this digest in your inbox? To subscribe, simply click here and choose DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression from the list. Following a ProPublica report, Customs and Border Patrol officials… More
DARE: Trump Consultant Is Trolling Democrats With Biden Site That Isn’t Biden’s
Fake website for Biden campaign, operated by Trump consultant, attracts more views than real Biden campaign website. (See PEN America's report on... 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: Mike Pompeo Didn’t Raise Jamal Khashoggi Murder in Meeting with Saudi King
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo fails to raise the issue of continued impunity in the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a meeting with the Saudi... More
DARE: Russian Accounts Pushed Fake Rubio Tweet Warning of British Spy Threat to U.S. Elections
Russian media promoted fake tweet created to impersonate Marco Rubio that warned of British spy interference in U.S. elections. (See PEN America's report... 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
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: Facebook’s Digital Currency Could Trigger New D.C. Battles
Facebook launches digital currency, creating new concerns for privacy and transparency. Harvard rescinds offer to Parkland shooting survivor and Turning... More
DARE: Judge Awards $4.1 Million in Neo-Nazi Website Lawsuit
Federal judge finds neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer did not engage in protected speech when falsely accusing radio show host of terrorism. President Trump... More
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PEN America's Julie Trébault, director of @AtRiskArtists, says the house arrest of Jorge Olivera Castillo & Nancy Alfaya "shows the lengths to which the Cuban government will go to quash dissent and restrict the free flow of ideas." Full statement: https://bit.ly/2Xqx5Zf.
As protests in Bolivia continue, journalists are increasingly becoming targets of harassment, censorship and personal attacks by citizens from across the political spectrum, as well as the government: https://bit.ly/2XrdBUr via @VOANews.
Congratulations to PEN America Member Carol Cooper, a #writersintheschools volunteer at Manhattan Center for Science & Math, whose students & school newspaper "MCSM Rampage" recently won the award for best Op-Ed by the @BaruchJourn! https://bit.ly/2CWAw0w