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First-of-its-Kind Manual to Help Swahili-Speaking Journalists and Human Rights Advocates Defend Against Online Harassment and Abuse

Press ReleaseDecember 14, 2022

Note: Press release below in Swahili (NAIROBI, NEW YORK) — The literary and free expression group PEN America launched the Mwongo wa Mafunzo ya Unyanyasaji Mtandaoni, a Swahili-language manual to… More

New PEN America Report: Journalists Face New Challenges in Grappling with the Blurring Line Between Extremism and Politics

Press ReleaseNovember 17, 2022

"Journalists and newsrooms are an essential bulwark against the erosion of democracy, and today, U.S. democracy is threatened in part by the increasing prevalence of extremist views in our… More

PEN America CEO: All Eyes on Elon Musk to Back Open and Civic Discourse on Twitter

Press ReleaseOctober 28, 2022

PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel has made the following comment today in response to the announcement that Elon Musk has completed a $44 billion deal to takeover Twitter: “All eyes… More

Bystander Intervention: How To Be An Ally When You Witness Online Abuse

Tuesday, December 6, 2022 | 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm ET
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Bystander Intervention: How To Be An Ally When You Witness Online Abuse

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Bystander Intervention: How To Be An Ally When You Witness Online Abuse

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PEN America Convenes Celebrated Authors Sept. 12 in NYC for “Words on Fire: Writing, Freedom, and the Future” Symposium

Press ReleaseAugust 29, 2022

PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel says, “The murderous attack on Salman Rushdie marks a watershed moment for our organization. Coming in the middle of our 100th anniversary year, it… More

Bystander Intervention: How To Be An Ally When You Witness Online Abuse

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
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Bystander Intervention: How To Be An Ally When You Witness Online Abuse

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Bystander Intervention: How To Be An Ally When You Witness Online Abuse

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In advance of TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s testimony before Congress on March 23, PEN America released a letter signed by more than a dozen other civil liberties, digital rights and anti-censorship organizations opposing a wholesale ban on TikTok in the U.S. https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-with-other-free-speech-organizations-sends-letter-to-congress-opposing-proposed-national-tiktok-ban/

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Crowds gathered on a recent Friday at a Melbourne, FL, Ben & Jerry's. But it wasn't the Cherry Garcia drawing the extra customers. It was opening night for the "Banned Book Nook"—and customers scooped up novels, memoirs and biographies along with ice cream https://www.npr.org/2023/03/23/1164284891/book-bans-school-libraries-florida

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Fake images shows #AI's disruptive power.

Far-right activist Jack Posobiec recently tweeted a deepfake video seeming to show President Biden announcing a military draft.

“Screw them all,” he said of fact-checkers and mainstream news outlets. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/22/trump-arrest-deepfakes/

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