Detention for Facebook Post Shows the “Clear Dangers” of Hungary’s New Emergency Act
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Expulsion of Central European University from Hungary a Devastating Capstone on Campaign to Stifle Free Expression
“The continuing takeovers or closures of private news outlets, and the complete control over the public airwaves, suborning them to the interests of the governing party—these recall the days… More
DARE: Zuckerberg Apologizes, Promises Reform as Senators Grill Him over Facebook’s Failings
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There cannot be a cop in America unaware of @CNN's @OmarJimenez being cuffed and hauled away while reporting on air on Thurs night. Yet rather than the grave embarrassment that it was, others seem to treat it as an example to emulate https://twitter.com/ByRobertoR/status/1267264167314182144
Reporter from @DMregister calls out "I'm press, I'm press, I'm press" to no avail as she is pepper-sprayed in the face, put into disposable handcuffs and detained in a squad car https://twitter.com/andreamsahouri/status/1267261446402052097