Reported Decision by Morocco to Withdraw Lesbian Diaries Title from International Book Fair Violates Free Speech and Artistic Expression
“Withdrawing Lesbian Diaries violates Fatima Zahra Amzkar’s rights to free speech and artistic expression while also undermining the rights of LGBTQ+ communities to equality and dignity. The International Book… More
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Musk's Twitter "amnesty" plan alarms activists.
Zimbabwean journalist @daddyhope tweeted that it would be "a major disaster especially in Africa where State sponsored Ghost accounts were suspended for endangering human rights activists & journalists!"
https://www.axios.com/2022/11/25/musk-suspended-twitter-accounts-amnesty-plans-alarm-activists
⭕️ Online abuse shouldn't silence people or stop them from sharing their perspectives.
@NDI and @PENamerica have created an Arabic-language manual to help journalists and activists protect themselves online and navigate the digital landscape. ⬇️
https://onlineharassmentfieldmanual.pen.org/ar/
The reason I’m not leaving — yet, anyway — is that I dread “unwinding connections to sources, colleagues,” and over 1.35M followers. The alternatives don’t yet ”offer the same reach, or the rich vein of dissimilarity across social and geographic lines.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/why-i-quit-elon-musks-twitter