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PEN America: Meta Decision Lifting Trump Suspension To Hinge on How New Guardrails are Implemented and Enforced

Press ReleaseJanuary 26, 2023

“Meta’s decision to end its suspension of former President Trump from its platforms appears to be based on a reasoned weighing of current threats and the value of public… More

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Russian Social Media Platform Threatens Free Expression

By: Polina Sadovskaya | December 20, 2021

The acquisition of Russia’s most popular social network by a close ally of President Vladimir Putin puts another nail in the coffin for free expression in the country. More

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The MagicianJacob Weisberg and Deborah NeedlemanThursday, February 3, 2022 | 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm ET
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PEN America Welcomes Introduction of Platform Accountability and Transparency Act

Press ReleaseDecember 10, 2021

Senators Chris Coons, Amy Klobuchar, and Rob Portman yesterday introduced the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act, which would shine a light on the inner workings of big tech platforms… More

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[VIRTUAL] Free Speech Live!: News on Social Media: Do’s and Don’ts for Young People

Wednesday, October 13, 2021 | 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm ET
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Shielding Users From Online Abuse: A Free Speech-Conscious Approach to Fighting Harassment

BlogJune 23, 2021

There's no reason why social media platforms can't create a shield that treats online abuse like toxic spam, filtering it out and quarantining it for review. More

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The PEN Pod: On the Arrest of Raman Pratasevich and Free Speech on Social Media

InterviewJune 4, 2021

“This disturbing trend of reaching across borders to nab people that regimes see as a threat. . . [is] a new demonstration of how far these governments are willing… More

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The PEN Pod: Online Abuse and the Threat it Poses to Free Speech with Viktorya Vilk

InterviewApril 2, 2021

“If we’re serious about fighting online abuse, everybody’s going to have to get involved. We need to train people to defend themselves. We also need allies to step in… More

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The PEN Pod: On Conflicts of Interest between Free Expression and Powerful Institutions with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewApril 2, 2021

“The most heartening piece of it is that the people of Myanmar, who for so many years lived under such brutal repression. . . They’re incredibly brave to take… More

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Facebook, Twitter, and the World’s Most Dangerous Amusement Park

By: Jennifer Finney Boylan | March 31, 2021

Writer and PEN America Trustee Jennifer Finney Boylan draws a connection between Facebook, Twitter, and the world’s most dangerous amusement park. More

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Nadine Farid Johnson testified before a congressional subcommittee... PEN America and its partners hosted a #LetFloridaRead event... CEO @SuzanneNossel and Ted Mitchell, CEO of the @ACEducation wrote an op-ed in defense of academic freedom... and more: https://pen.org/pen-america-news/

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As @JoyVBehar points out, Americans' knowledge of the Holocaust is declining even as the movement to ban books—including #Holocaust-themed works such as @jodipicoult's The Storyteller—is accelerating.

Behar also gives a shoutout to 100-year-old Grace Linn! #JoysBannedBookClub https://twitter.com/TheView/status/1639315584860192772

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Outstanding piece by @andreacgore, Vacek Chair in pharmacology/professor of psychology at UT-Austin, defending faculty tenure against SB 18. She argues that immunotherapy would not exist if UT-Austin had not given tenure to its discoverer. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/university-texas-andrea-gore-professor-tenure-17816783.php

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