PEN America: Preserving Controversial San Francisco Murals a Better Solution
“Destroying any work of art sets a dangerous precedent. And destroying one that has significant historic and pedagogical value like these would constitute artistic censorship and erasure." More
DARE: San Francisco School Board May Save Controversial George Washington Mural
San Francisco school board reconsiders decision to paint over murals depicting slaves and a dead Native American man, both preserving the historic mural... More
DARE: Oakland Approves Face Recognition Surveillance Ban
City of Oakland, CA, approves ordinance banning municipal use of facial recognition technology; concurrently, the U.S. House of Representatives passes... 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: Reuters Journalists Wa Lone, Kyaw Soe Oo Receive Pulitzer
Reuters journalists and PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write honorees Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo receive their Pulitzer Prizes in person weeks after being released... More
DARE: Freelance Reporter Wants Police to Return Seized Property
San Francisco Superior Court hears two motions on the confiscation of freelance journalist Bryan Carmody's electronics in a police raid widely condemned... More
DARE: A Judge May Soon Decide Whether Trump Must Unblock People on Twitter
Federal court hearing to be held on case of Twitter users blocked by Trump. Florida middle school teacher is relieved of duties amid revelations of a white supremacist podcast… More
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"Librarians are duty-bound to uphold the #FirstAmendment," @jonfreadom tells @motherboard, which makes threats of prosecution such as those made in a now-walked-back video by newly elected Tennessee DA Coty Wamp particularly concerning. https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7ze7q/district-attorney-considers-prosecuting-librarians-for-stocking-lgbtq-books #FReadom #Libraries
Election lies create real-world danger: A report from the House Oversight Committee offers new details into how election #misinformation has hamstrung the work of election offices and spurred a deluge of violent threats against their workers.
https://www.axios.com/2022/08/11/house-report-election-threats
Meta's new prototype chatbot has told the BBC that the Mark Zuckerberg-led company "exploits people for money and he doesn't care. It needs to stop!"
Meta says the #AI chatbot can chat on "nearly any topic" but might produce rude or offensive answers. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62497674
