DARE: Twitter, Facebook Accuse China of Running Disinformation Campaign against Hong Kong Protesters
Facebook and Twitter suspend a number of accounts linked to Chinese state-backed disinformation campaigns against Hong Kong demonstrators. (See PEN... More
DARE: Trump Promotes Epstein-Clintons Conspiracy Theory, the Latest in a Pattern of Baseless Claims Spread by President
Conspiracy theories circulated after prison death of Jeffrey Epstein, including retweet by President Trump, demonstrate how unconfirmed information... More
DARE: Trump Says ‘Fake News Has Contributed Greatly to the Anger and Rage’ after Shootings
President Trump targets the media, saying 'fake news has contributed greatly to the anger and rage' after two weekend shootings. (See PEN America's... More
DARE: Reddit Slaps ‘Quarantine’ on Popular Pro-Trump Forum The_Donald over Threats of Violence
Reddit says it has 'quarantined' a subreddit that is the most popular section of its site for supporters of President Trump after 'threats of violence... More
DARE: State Department to Launch New Human Rights Panel Stressing ‘Natural Law’
State Department will launch new panel stressing human rights "natural law," feared by some as an attempt to narrow protections for women and members of the LGBTQ community. More
DARE: Mueller Complained to Barr about ‘Public Confusion’ after Russia Report Memo
News reporting discloses that Special Counsel Robert Muller objected to the 'public confusion' resulting from the Attorney General’s incomplete summary... More
DARE: Homeland Security Officials Reportedly Warned in Internal Memo Not to Leak Information to Public
Department of Homeland Security warns federal employees against leaking 'nonpublic information' to the media, addressing whistleblower protocol following agency leaks. (See more from PEN America on the recent leak… More
DARE: If There Is a Free-Speech ‘Crisis’ on Campus, Lawmakers Are Making It Worse
PEN America releases new report on the state of free expression on college campuses at a time of heightened political polarization. (Find the report here.) Organizations across the political... More
DARE: Cops Are Battling Journalists over California’s New Police Transparency Law
Law enforcement, journalists, and the California state government clash over law that makes it easier for the public to obtain police records relating to... More
DARE: Key Court Fight to Restore Net Neutrality Kicks Off
Want to receive this digest in your inbox? To subscribe, simply click here and choose DARE: Daily Alert on Rights and Expression from the list. A lawsuit challenging the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of… More