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Detention for Facebook Post Shows the “Clear Dangers” of Hungary’s New Emergency Act

Press ReleaseMay 18, 2020

"The police’s actions in this case exemplify the dangers of Hungary’s Coronavirus Protection Act." More

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DARE: YouTube Bans Neo-Nazi and Holocaust-Denial Videos in Push against Hate Speech

News DigestJune 6, 2019

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

News DigestMay 20, 2019

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

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DARE: “Literature Provides Shelter. That’s Why We Need It”

News DigestMay 13, 2019

Arundhati Roy looks at the role of literature and writing in her Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture at PEN World Voices Festival. More

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DARE: President Trump Has Made 7,546 False or Misleading Claims over 700 Days

News DigestDecember 21, 2018

New tally from Washington Post fact-checkers shows 7,546 false or misleading claims over 700 days of Trump presidency. Federal judge rejects defamation... More

DARE: Brett Favre ‘Sickened’ after Being Tricked into Recording Anti-Semitic Video for White Supremacists

News DigestDecember 4, 2018

Celebrities including Brett Favre and Soulja Boy say they were tricked into recording white supremacist videos. UC Berkeley to settle free speech lawsuit... More

DARE: On Thanksgiving Eve, Facebook Acknowledges Details of Times Investigation

News DigestNovember 26, 2018

One week after New York Times investigation, Facebook acknowledges having created and propagated misleading and false content on its platform in a bid to... More

DARE: ’60 Minutes’ producer Jeff Fager fired after sending CBS reporter ‘unacceptable’ message

News DigestSeptember 13, 2018

Longtime 60 Minutes boss Jeff Fager ousted, purportedly over a harsh message to a reporter demanding fair coverage of #MeToo accusations against him. More

DARE: PETA sues Texas A&M president, says university blocked them on Facebook over dog research comments

News DigestMay 15, 2018

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sues Texas A&M University for suppressing critical comments on the college's Facebook page. Soros Foundations to depart Hungary under pressure from a… More

DARE: Trump suggests pulling credentials from ‘corrupt’ media

News DigestMay 9, 2018

Conflating critical coverage and fake news, President Trump suggests taking away news networks' press “credentials.” Denver Post supporters carry protest against profit draining to New York office of hedge… More

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