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Bill to Ban TikTok is a Sweeping Resort to Censorship that Would Undermine Free Expression, Says PEN America

Press ReleaseJanuary 25, 2023

Proposals such as Hawley’s–including the recently introduced Terminate TikTok on Campus Act (H.R. 231), which would prohibit federal funding of higher education institutions unless they ban TikTok on institution-owned… 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

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PEN Presents: Ayad Akhtar and Alexandra Schwartz

Thursday, March 24, 2022 | 1:45 pm – 3:00 pm ET
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The PEN Pod: On NSO Group Accountability, Payroll Credit for Compensation of Local News Journalists, and Eliminating Facial Recognition Technology from Facebook

InterviewNovember 5, 2021

“People are unmoored in terms of where to get credible information, and local news really used to fill that void and be a kind of informational anchor for people.” More

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PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel Testifies on Censorship and Free Speech Issues in China

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By: Suzanne Nossel | July 1, 2021

“The regime’s determination to hunt down dissenters wherever they are instills a sense of fear from which there is no escape, even far beyond Saudi borders.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Iran, Digital Sovereignty, and Divisive Topics on Campus

InterviewJune 18, 2021

“[There’s a hypocrisy of] purporting to be a champion of free speech on campus. . . and at the same time, trying to pass a bill stating that certain… More

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Myanmar’s Escalating Digital Repression—and Activists’ Digital Resistance

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By: Marta Lasota, Matt Bailey, Karin Deutsch Karlekar | May 10, 2021

Since Myanmar’s military seized power on February 1, it has employed increasingly sophisticated digital modes of repression, alongside physical and legal measures, to try to stem democratic resistance. More

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The PEN Pod: On Making a Safer Internet with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewMarch 12, 2021

“Things like disinformation, online harassment. . . people feel that they are worse because of the small number of platforms that control so much content.” More

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Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Anick Jesdanun

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“Nick was a kind and gentle colleague who was deeply admired by everyone he worked with. He loved the AP and his work, and it showed every day.” More

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The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewJuly 31, 2020

“We absolutely cannot let our guard down, and we’re in uncharted territory in terms of a president who is willing to flout the First Amendment.” More

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Educational gag orders represent a serious threat to the very academic autonomy that has allowed for so much intellectual discovery at our institutions. Read the op-ed in @Newsweek by @ACEducation's Ted Mitchell and @PENamerica's @SuzanneNossel.
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