free speech
- Featured News
Cost of control: Government fact-checking and fight for Free Speech
In February 2021, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting [MIB] proposed amendments to the Information Technology [IT] Act 2000 to enhance regulation on online content through Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics…
- Featured News
Cost of free speech: Legal battles, fines, and political fallout
How free is ‘free speech’ guaranteed by the Constitution? Or how expensive is free speech in the free world? Do the rights guaranteed for speech in the Constitution come at a price?…
- Featured News
Free speech to slaughter? No; moderation is the art of the game
By V. Ramakanth Freedom of Expression or Free Speech is guaranteed by almost all democratic constitutions. As the celebrated journalist Walter Cronkite argues, “There is no such thing as a little freedom.…
- India
‘Crossing the line’: 134 instances of free speech violations reported in 2024
The country has witnessed an alarming surge in free speech violations in the first four months of 2024. As many as 134 violations were reported, according to “Free Speech Collective”. The report…
- World
Hindu-American Tulsi Gabbard inks content deal with X to ‘defend free speech’
New York: Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu member of the US Congress and a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, announced she has inked a deal with Elon Musk to host a show on…
- India
Teesta Setalvad honoured with empty chair for advocating free speech
Prominent human rights activist and writer Teesta Setalvad was honoured with an ’empty chair’ at the 55th International Writers for Peace Meeting in the Slovenian town of Bled. Speaking to The Telegraph,…
- India
Hate speeches complete menace, we want free and balanced press in India: SC
New Delhi: Hate speeches are a “complete menace”, the Supreme Court observed on Friday and rued the lack of regulatory control on TV news content, saying it wants “free and balanced press…
- Technology
Twitter executive mocks Musk’s medical condition, slams ‘free speech’
San Francisco: Amid the ongoing Elon Musk-Parag Agrawal saga over fake user accounts, a senior Twitter executive, while slamming the ‘free speech’ call, mocked the Tesla CEO for having Asperger’s syndrome that…
- Technology
Musk brings Trump’s America back on Twitter
New Delhi: The ‘free speech absolutist’ Elon Musk has managed to shift the dynamics of Twitter just before the all-crucial 2022 midterm elections in the US, taking a sort of revenge against…
- Technology
Twitter bans two right-wing accounts as Musk promotes free speech
San Francisco: Amid Elon Musk’s free speech call, Twitter has re-suspended the accounts of two prominent conservative figures — MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and Dr Vladimir “Zev” Zelenko. The micro-blogging platform permanently…
- Technology
Musk takes a u-turn, says Twitter must remain ‘politically neutral’
New Delhi: In a bid to silence people who have slammed his ‘free speech’ idea amid fears of growing polarisation and hatred on the micro-blogging platform, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on…
- World
Jeff Bezos trolls Elon Musk, tests his ‘free speech’ commitment
San Francisco: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Tuesday took the first test of Elon Musk’s commitment to allow free speech on the platform, posting that Tesla’s business interests in China could give…
