The Lobbyists Call to Ban VPNs Shows Why Age Verification Can Only Get Worse
Lobbyists are calling on platforms to ban VPNs from their platform if the user doesn't verify their age.
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“Melania Trump demands Hunter Biden retract comments linking her to Jeffrey Epstein”
…The Streisand gift that keeps on giving
"None of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of FL's Book Ban Bill
BOOK RIOT · "None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban BillIn a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.
“Putin to offer financial incentives to Trump at Ukraine summit”
…To which offshore account?
“What do Putin and Trump each want from summit in Alaska?”
Money, Power, Influence,………..
…Feel Free To Add
BBC NewsWhat do Putin and Trump each want from summit in Alaska?The Russian leader senses a chance for more international recognition, while his American counterpart hopes to play peacemaker.
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@anneapplebaum last time I checked #Germany didn't randomly jail people off the streets or allow for years of jailtime without a court case, hearing and proper due process.
Nor does it have even the same incarceration rate or even number or acts as "outsorced GITMO" for a christofacist regime.
And unlike the U.S. legal residents and people with Visas don't get jailed or deported or denied entry.
Obviously #Trump and his goons don't like that #FreeSpeech doesn't mean #ConsequenceFreeSpeech in #Germany.
I do expect @AuswaertigesAmt and espechally @Bundesregierung to publicly protest this, given that any impartial and independent scoring system not systematically biased to #US preferences will attest Germany to have better metrics in every regards compared to the #USA.
- Espechally in terms of #HumanRights and #CivilRights, like #PressFreedom.
Anti-Israel protesters rallied at Parliament Square against the ban on supporting Palestine Action, calling it an illegal limit on free speech. More here: https://tinyurl.com/464765wu #FreeSpeech #Protest
Fox NewsHundreds of anti-Israel protestors arrested in London for supporting group banned under terrorism lawAnti-Israel protesters gathered at Parliament Square to challenge a ban on support for Palestine Action, arguing it is an illegal restriction on freedom of speech.
Why it matters when western governments deliberately blur the lines between the military, administrative and political wings of organisations they accuse of terrorism.
Amongst other ill effects explored by Jonathan Cook, it has a massive chilling effect on public discourse, especially when combined with far-reaching, broadly written 'anti-terrorism' laws prohibiting any speech or behaviour that could be taken to be supportive of such organisations.
In the UK, simply praising the work of doctors saving lives in Gaza potentially leaves you open to prosecution under anti-terrorism laws.
https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/why-i-wrote-an-expert-report-against
Jonathan Cook · Why I wrote an expert report against the UK classing Hamas as a terror group
If this one is true it's probably the most worrying of all the #OnlineSafetyAct shutdowns.
If anyone has more reach than me this probably needs raising as it would be the first genuinely #orwelian block.
I'm seeing this here:
https://www.blocked.org.uk/osa-blocks
It isn't actually blocked for me so I can't be sure about this one.
Irish Govt ignored public consultation on misinformation
“It doesn’t matter what I think, because it is evident and clear the EU and globalist policies will…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #BenScallan #Censorship #disinformation #freespeech #HateSpeech #IE #Ireland #Misinformation #strategy
https://www.newsbeep.com/58135/
“Trump alone in a room with Putin is a recipe for disaster – just look to their last meeting”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/13/trump-putin-meeting-alaska
“Trump swallowing Putin’s lies is a bigger threat to Ukraine than bombs”
Peter Hain says #UK govt digging itself into hole over #Palestine Action
“It will end in tears for the government,” he said. “We are seeing retired #magistrates, retired * serving #doctors * all sorts of people being #arrested * now effectively being equated with terrorists such as al-Qaida, which is absolutely wrong”
If legal challenge to proscription is successful, it would be a mercy to all, including the government
The Guardian · Peter Hain says UK government ‘digging itself into hole’ over Palestine Action
“Trump administration accuses UK of failing to uphold human rights”
…We know trump is very bigly on human rights
'Labour is losing the argument over Palestine Action
Thousands of people are losing their fear of speaking out because it’s plain to see that Palestine Action supporters are not 'terrorists''
https://socialistworker.co.uk/sw-view/labour-is-losing-the-argument-over-palestine-action/?mc_cid=0089ce2fe3
#palestine #uk #warcrimes #freespeech #democracy
Socialist Worker · Labour is losing the argument over Palestine ActionThousands of people are losing their fear of speaking out because it’s plain to see that Palestine Action supporters are not 'terrorists'
Do not travel to the USA.
Reason number 40.
Why you should not travel to the USA.
Bytes Europe · NZ woman, son, detained by US immigration - Bytes EuropeA New Zealand woman and her six-year-old son have been detained by US immigration officials after she tried to return to America from a trip to Canada.
My answer to #YvetteCooper here would be this.
No one knows about anything fully or completely because that's not how human #knowledge works.
At some point we all make judgments with incomplete #information. That's how we form opinions.
And we must be able to express those opinions freely or we don't have #freespeech.
BBC News · Yvette Cooper: Some 'don't know the full nature' of Palestine Action - BBC NewsDefending the group's proscription under terror law, she said the organisation was "not a non-violent organisation".