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DARE: YouTube Crackdown on Extremism Also Deleted Videos Combating Extremism

News DigestJune 7, 2019

YouTube's new policy to remove extremist content also led to removal of video content about how to combat extremism, affecting journalists and educators... More

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DARE: YouTube Bans Neo-Nazi and Holocaust-Denial Videos in Push against Hate Speech

News DigestJune 6, 2019

YouTube takes new steps against hate speech on its platform, banning neo-Nazi and Holocaust denial videos. A Pew Center survey seems to indicate that... More

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DARE: Federal Judge Cites the First Amendment in Throwing out Criminal Charges against Neo-Nazis

News DigestJune 5, 2019

A federal judge cites the First Amendment in throwing out criminal charges against neo-Nazis. The Trump administration’s major new travel restrictions on... More

DARE: WhatsApp Discovers ‘Targeted’ Surveillance Attack

News DigestMay 14, 2019

Popular encrypted messaging app WhatsApp discovers vulnerabilities that could expose users to hacking after select users were targeted for surveillance... More

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DARE: New York Times Says It Is ‘Deeply Sorry’ for Running Anti-Semitic Cartoon

News DigestApril 29, 2019

The New York Times issues apology after running anti-Semitic cartoon, amid critic statements that apology is not sufficient. New Washington Post count... More

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DARE: For Many Rural Residents in U.S., Local News Media Mostly Don’t Cover the Area Where They Live

News DigestApril 16, 2019

Pew survey finds that a majority of rural residents say their local news media covers areas other than theirs, while a majority of urban residents say... More

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DARE: Lawmakers Held a Hearing on White Nationalism. On YouTube, It Was Immediately Attacked with Hate Speech.

News DigestApril 10, 2019

Commenting on livestream of House lawmakers’ hearing on Facebook, Google, hate speech, and the rise of white nationalism suspended by YouTube as vitriol surges. New study shows significantly reduced… More

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DARE: Georgia House Republicans File Bill to Create State Journalism Ethics Board

News DigestApril 3, 2019

Republican state lawmakers in Georgia propose a state ethics board for journalists, raising First Amendment issues of government control of the press. New lawsuit filed by former U.S. intelligence… More

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DARE: If There Is a Free-Speech ‘Crisis’ on Campus, Lawmakers Are Making It Worse

News DigestApril 2, 2019

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: Facebook Enters the News Desert Battle, Trying to Find Enough Local News for Its ‘Today In’ Feature

News DigestMarch 18, 2019

Facebook struggles to find enough local news to include in 'Today In,' amid spreading news deserts and shuttering media outlets across the country... More

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The vagueness is the point. @ThePlumLineGS gets it right. Lawmakers had many chances to make the Don't Say Gay law clearer; they kept it vague. State guidance has also gone further than the original law, w/ worse penalties. Results are #Chilling #EdScare
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