Apr 26 LISTEN LIVE: Supreme Court hears arguments in 2 cases By News Desk At 10 a.m. ET, the justices will hear Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Rodriquez. At 11 a.m. ET, arguments will be presented in Guam v. the United States. Continue reading
Feb 15 Scores of Indians protest climate activist's arrest By Krutika Pathi, Associated Press Climate activist Disha Ravi was arrested in Bengaluru for circulating a document on social media supporting months of massive protests by Indian farmers. Continue reading
Feb 10 Twitter suspends more accounts in India amid free speech debate By Associated Press None of the suspended accounts belonged to journalists, news organizations, activists or politicians, as doing so “would violate their fundamental right to free expression under Indian law,” Twitter said. Continue reading
Jan 10 EXPLAINER: Can social media companies boot Trump? Yes By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Social media companies decided this past week they had finally seen enough from President Donald Trump. Twitter ended a nearly 12-year run and shuttered his account, severing an instant line of communication to his 89 million followers. Continue reading
Nov 04 Ocasio-Cortez apologizes to critic she blocked on Twitter By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press In a statement, the Democrat said she had reconsidered her decision, as part of the settlement of a federal lawsuit that Dov Hikind had brought against her this year. Continue reading
Oct 17 Facebook CEO promotes free speech, but takes no questions from reporters By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Restrictions on news coverage of the event drew criticism that its rules undermined its message. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 5:55 NBA's Chinese business interests clash with free speech in Hong Kong tweet controversy It started with a tweet from the Houston Rockets' general manager -- words of support for the protests in Hong Kong -- that prompted swift backlash from Chinese financial backers. How the league then handled the conflict between its business… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch 12:52 How Trump's executive order on campus free speech could affect colleges President Trump signed an executive order Thursday requiring that U.S. colleges seeking federal research funding must certify that their policies support free speech in order to receive it. Amna Nawaz talks to Jerry Falwell Jr., and Georgetown University’s Sanford Ungar… Continue watching
Mar 21 WATCH: Trump orders colleges to support free speech or lose funding Public universities pursuing federal funding would have to certify that they comply with the First Amendment, which already applies to them. Private universities, which have more flexibility in limiting speech, would need to commit to their own institutional rules. How… Continue reading