The PEN Pod: Diving Beneath the Waves with Carmen Boullosa
“Books control, in such a way, their authors, that you only prepare the soil for them, work for them, so they can flourish or be.” More
PEN America Condemns Rejection of U.S. Visas for Mexican Play’s Cast and Crew
“This is just the latest in a deeply disturbing trend limiting international cultural and intellectual exchange in the U.S.” More
DARE: Trump Allies Target Journalists Over Coverage Deemed Hostile to White House
Computer systems of cities and towns across America hit by ransomware attacks. ABC faces criticism for hiring former White House press secretary Sean... More
DARE: Florida Man Who Mailed Bombs to Democrats, Media Gets 20 Years in Prison
Cesar Sayoc, who mailed pipe bombs to media organizations and prominent Democrats, sentenced to 20 years in prison. Ruling on Knight First Amendment... More
DARE: Pentagon Testing Mass Surveillance Balloons across the U.S.
Pentagon begins testing use of mass surveillance high-altitude balloons throughout six Midwest states. Apple has announced it is halting practice of... More
DARE: Trump, Defending McConnell, Claims the Washington Post Is a ‘Russian Asset’
President Trump defends Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell, facing accusations that blocking an election security bill exposes the United States to... More
DARE: Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic Presidential Candidate, Sues Google for $50 Million
Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard sues Google alleging it violated her First Amendment rights when the platform briefly suspended her campaign... More
DARE: Facebook Lets Deepfake Zuckerberg Video Stay on Instagram
A ‘deepfake’ video of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg emerges—and is left up on Instagram—as Congress prepares for its first hearing on the potential... More
DARE: Startup Provides Insurance against Online Harassment
Startup company provides support for targets of online harassment through employee benefits for businesses to purchase. (See PEN America's resources and... More
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Republicans and Democrats are both gunning for #Section230, the law that created the Internet. Read up on last week's (mostly bad) proposals and what they could mean for free expression online: https://bit.ly/3dUCiz4.
Check out @SuzanneNossel's Washington Post Five Myths about free speech piece, picked up by @StribOpinion: https://www.startribune.com/five-myths-about-free-speech/571602452/ https://twitter.com/vestopr/status/1276616795424731136