New Twitter policy is freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach: Elon Musk

New Twitter policy is freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach: Elon Musk

A view of the Twitter logo at its corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 18, 2022. | Photo Credit: Reuters After turning Twitter upside down, Elon Musk on Tuesday tried to clarify his plans for content moderation, a key issue for the future of the influential platform after the departure of advertisers and […]

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Salman Rushdie did not want to be the apostle for freedom of expression. He just wanted to tell stories

Salman Rushdie did not want to be the apostle for freedom of expression. He just wanted to tell stories

The attack on the author is a reminder that just as Midnight’s Children put literature from the subcontinent on the world literary map, The Satanic Verses put freedom of expression on the cultural map The attack on the author is a reminder that just as Midnight’s Children put literature from the subcontinent on the world […]

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Pakistan TV station ARY News taken off air for being critical of government

Pakistan TV station ARY News taken off air for being critical of government

A notice from the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to ARY said “hateful, seditious and malicious content on your channel raises serious concerns about your mala fide intent” A notice from the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to ARY said “hateful, seditious and malicious content on your channel raises serious concerns about your […]

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Content blocking orders by govt and courts to Twitter soars 48,000%

Content blocking orders by govt and courts to Twitter soars 48,000%

There has been a rise of more than 48,000 per cent in legal demands being made by India — from various courts and the government — to remove content from Twitter between 2014 and 2020, an analysis of Twitter’s global transparency reports show. Incidentally, in the same time period, the number of content blocking orders […]

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