Bolton Lawsuit “Smacks of Desperation”
"This legal action smacks of desperation on the part of the Trump administration to keep the content of Bolton's book out of the public eye." More
PEN America: Governors Must Protect Journalists Covering Protests
"We’ve seen hundreds of instances over the last several weeks of reporters, photographers, and citizen journalists being attacked, jailed, or otherwise harassed for trying to report on recent demonstrations." More
PEN America Condemns Shuttering of Chinese Activist’s Zoom Account
Zoom must immediately explain why it shut down Humanitarian China's account, reinstate the account, and reassure its users that it stands against government-imposed censorship. More
PEN America’s Guide for Combating Protest Disinformation
Disinformation about protests is spreading quickly. Learn how to arm yourself against false information about demonstrations. More
Writers Rally Against Anti-Asian Hatred Amid Pandemic
"This is a clarion call that all forms of racist hatred, especially at this moment, are unwelcome, unacceptable, and intolerable." More
Detention for Facebook Post Shows the “Clear Dangers” of Hungary’s New Emergency Act
"The police’s actions in this case exemplify the dangers of Hungary’s Coronavirus Protection Act." More
Puerto Rico Decree on Criminalizing Pandemic Disinformation Unconstitutional
While the threat of COVID-19 may warrant unusual measures from governments in efforts to keep communities safe, Puerto Rico's new decree is an unfortunate example of going a step… More
Yury Dmitriev | Status: Detained | Russia
Yury Dmitriev, Russian historian and head of the Karelian branch of the human rights center Memorial, was detained in Petrozavodsk on December 13, 2016, on suspicion of production of… More
Navy Relieves Captain Who Raised Alarm About Coronavirus
(New York, NY) – The U.S. Navy announced today that it has relieved of duty Capt. Brett Crozier, who raised the alarm about a coronavirus outbreak aboard the ship… More
Free Expression in the Time of Coronavirus
In the face of the global health crisis posed by the spread of COVID-19, PEN America is, like so many others, adapting to the new reality we must face… More
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Trump and Biden have both called for an end to #Section230, the law that protects websites from being responsible for their users. We read four proposals from the Senate and DOJ and found three and a half ways not to fix the internet: https://bit.ly/3dUCiz4.
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said he would veto a bill regulating fake news, which has also been criticized by social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter, if it comes to his desk from Congress in its present shape. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-politics-fake-news-idUSKBN2433FN
PEN America and @pen_belarus demand the immediate release of recognized Belarusian philanthropist Viktar Babaryka and his son, Eduard, and call for the removal of restrictions on their cultural projects: https://rb.gy/ekv5r1.