• India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy

    India internet law adds to fears over online speech, privacy

    Jul 15, 2021 02:40 PM EST

    ... they call a climate of "digital authoritarianism." "If it becomes easier for user content to be taken down, it will amount to the chilling of speech online," Gupta said. The government insists the rules will benefit and empower Indians. "Social media users can criticize Narendra Modi, they can criticize government ...

  • WATCH: Biden marks Tulsa race massacre in emotional, graphic speech

    WATCH: Biden marks Tulsa race massacre in emotional, graphic speech

    Jun 01, 2021 04:08 PM EST

    Biden spoke in Tulsa on Tuesday of the hundreds of Black people killed by a white mob a century ago. He said he had “come to fill the silence” about one of the nation's darkest — and long suppressed — moments of racial violence.

  • WATCH: Harris cites challenges of 'fragile' world in Navy speech

    WATCH: Harris cites challenges of 'fragile' world in Navy speech

    May 28, 2021 01:20 PM EST

    In her speech to more than 1,000 graduates, including ones who majored in mechanical, electrical and ocean engineering, Harris described climate change as “a very real threat to our national security.” “I look at you, and I know you are among the experts who will navigate and mitigate the ...

  • N. Korea warns US of ‘very grave situation’ over Biden speech

    N. Korea warns US of ‘very grave situation’ over Biden speech

    May 02, 2021 08:50 PM EST

    North Korea on Sunday warned that the United States will face “a very grave situation” and alleged that President Joe Biden “made a big blunder” in his recent speech by calling the North a security threat.

  • WATCH: Sen. Tim Scott delivers GOP response to Biden speech

    WATCH: Sen. Tim Scott delivers GOP response to Biden speech

    Apr 29, 2021 12:28 AM EST

    South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has used the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s address to Congress to vow that “America is not a racist country.”

  • Student free speech makes it to the Supreme Court in former high school cheerleader's case

    Student free speech makes it to the Supreme Court in former high school cheerleader's case

    Apr 28, 2021 10:25 PM EST

    ... here. They may be inclined to rule for the student, but are not inclined to issue a decision making a broad statement about student free speech rights or the school district's authority to regulate student speech. John Yang: The nine justices will have their say by this summer. For ...

  • LISTEN: Supreme Court hears oral arguments over free speech rights for students

    LISTEN: Supreme Court hears oral arguments over free speech rights for students

    Apr 28, 2021 01:15 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A wary Supreme Court on Wednesday weighed whether public schools can discipline students for things they say off campus, worrying about overly restricting speech on the one hand and leaving educators powerless to deal with bullying on the other. Listen to oral arguments in the player above. The ...

  • Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors

    Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors

    Apr 11, 2021 07:50 PM EST

    ... immediately cease and desist the unauthorized use of President Donald J. Trump’s name, image, and/or likeness in all fundraising, persuasion, and/or issue speech.” GOP officials saw Trump’s weekend participation as a sign that he is willing to lend his name to the party. At the same ...

  • In Easter speech, pope calls wars in pandemic ‘scandalous’

    In Easter speech, pope calls wars in pandemic ‘scandalous’

    Apr 04, 2021 10:45 PM EST

    ... where the faithful in the pews barely numbered 200 in keeping with pandemic protocols, compared to the usual thousands. Normally, Francis would give his Easter speech about world affairs is delivered from the central balcony of the basilica overlooking St. Peter’s Square. Instead, for the second consecutive Easter, he ...

  • Crackdown on online hate speech pushes extremists to other platforms

    Crackdown on online hate speech pushes extremists to other platforms

    Apr 03, 2021 09:19 PM EST

    In a Congressional hearing last week the heads of Facebook and Twitter said they're taking measures to slow the spread of hate speech and conspiracies on their sites in the wake of the Jan 6 insurrection. But a crackdown on mainstream platforms is pushing extremists onto less monitored forums. Simon Ostrovsky reports as part of...