Open Rights Group<p>The proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist group starts tomorrow.</p><p>This is a dangerous escalation in the criminalisation of political dissent in the UK.</p><p>It’ll increase surveillance, particularly under the Prevent Duty, and censorship under the Online Safety Act.</p><p>Read our blog ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/banning-palestine-action-how-the-uk-government-is-silencing-dissent/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openrightsgroup.org/blog/banni</span><span class="invisible">ng-palestine-action-how-the-uk-government-is-silencing-dissent/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestineaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestineaction</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/preventduty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preventduty</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a></p>
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Open Rights Group<p>As there’s no public evidence of any link to terrorism or support of terrorist groups from Palestine Action, Open Rights Group supports their decision to appeal proscription.</p><p>While we may have differing opinions on their tactics, we stand against this attack on their right to exist and speak out.</p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestineaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestineaction</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/preventduty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preventduty</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>At the heart of this decision is the logic of ‘pre-crime’.</p><p>Where the state intervenes not just against unlawful acts, but also against political expression that it considers might become threatening.</p><p>This turns activism into extremism. Legitimate political demands into a national security threat.</p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestineaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestineaction</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/preventduty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preventduty</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a></p>
oatmeal<p>Noa Limona details in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Haaretz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haaretz</span></a> how the Shin Bet intelligence service summoned a Palestinian student from Haifa University for interrogation regarding his activities with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hadash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hadash</span></a> (left) party’s university branch.</p><p>The student underwent body searches twice - upon arrival and before entering the interrogation room. When he asked if this was a formal investigation, the Shin Bet operative said no, adding cryptically that “the investigation will be underground, without light.”</p><p>The operatives explicitly warned the student not to “cross red lines” or “even come close to them.” They allegedly threatened that if he did, they would raid his parents’ house at 4 AM and destroy it.</p><p>[…] Haaretz has learned that another Arab student who belongs to the Haifa University Hadash branch was summoned for a similar warning talk. The second student said he preferred not to talk to Haaretz for fear of the consequences.</p><p><a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-07-02/ty-article/.premium/shin-bet-summoned-arab-student-for-warning-talk-over-activities-at-local-hadash-branch/00000197-c803-df44-a9f7-eccb13620000" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-0</span><span class="invisible">7-02/ty-article/.premium/shin-bet-summoned-arab-student-for-warning-talk-over-activities-at-local-hadash-branch/00000197-c803-df44-a9f7-eccb13620000</span></a> or </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraelFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShinBet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShinBet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a></p>
Gareth KitchenGosh, we are living under an authoritarian regime, aren't we?<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://stroud.social/tag/glastonbury" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Glastonbury</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://stroud.social/tag/freedomofexpression" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreedomOfExpression</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://stroud.social/tag/censorship" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Censorship</a>
Brad Rosenheim<p>Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that he and five other state leaders are launching a new accreditation system for universities. This is the result of a tantrum he is having because he lost in court against the Biden Department of Education (remember when we had one of those?) when he tried to control the speech of subject area experts who were doing research and establishing university policy that he felt was too woke.</p><p>He frames this as introducing competition to the accreditation market. (Capitalists always going to capitalist). He says now universities will have a choice. And if you actually believe that, well...</p><p>The state has already prevented one university president, chosen by a cabal of trustees, one faculty member, and a student, from taking office. By installing presidents of their liking, of their political persuasion, the governors of these states will do exactly what they claim the radical left is doing - politically forming curriculum and missions of state universities. Those presidents will publicly thank the governor for introducing choice to the market, and swiftly change accreditors.</p><p>The best part? He openly acknowledges that this must be done swiftly before his term ends and the mid term elections happen.</p><p><a href="https://www.highereddive.com/news/6-university-systems-launch-new-accreditor/751797/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">highereddive.com/news/6-univer</span><span class="invisible">sity-systems-launch-new-accreditor/751797/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AttackOnHigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AttackOnHigherEducation</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Gleichschaltung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gleichschaltung</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/indoctrination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indoctrination</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a></p>
LordWoolamaloo<p>"I'm with the banned"</p><p>New, and sadly highly relevant, t-shirt and pun rolled into one. Of course I wore it in the bookshop.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/livres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>livres</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Tshirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tshirt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Commissioner for Human Rights<p>I have just published a letter to the Federal Minister of Interior of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> in which I ask the authorities to uphold <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Peaceful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peaceful</span></a> Assembly in the context of the conflict in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>. Read the letter ⬇️<br><a href="https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/the-commissioner-asks-the-german-authorities-to-uphold-freedom-of-expression-and-peaceful-assembly-in-the-context-of-the-conflict-in-gaza" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/</span><span class="invisible">the-commissioner-asks-the-german-authorities-to-uphold-freedom-of-expression-and-peaceful-assembly-in-the-context-of-the-conflict-in-gaza</span></a></p>
iamBullivant<p>So Kneecap have employed an absolute dream team of top Irish/human rights lawyers to represent them in the terrorist prosecution against Mo Chara. I'm not sure that the British government were expecting this. 😂</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Kneecap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kneecap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/FreedomofExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomofExpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a></p>
Ken S<p>In other words,<br>Māori Party MPs now have time to garner public sympathy.</p><p>… that’s not going to look good for Government Coalition. <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-06/nz-parliament-haka-suspensions-maori-party-treaty-bill/105383804" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-06-06/nz-</span><span class="invisible">parliament-haka-suspensions-maori-party-treaty-bill/105383804</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/NZPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZPol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a></p>
Commissioner for Human Rights<p>I ask Hungary’s Parliament not to adopt law that stifles civil society. ⬇️ Read my letter addressed to the Speaker of the Hungarian Parliament. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreedomOfAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfAssociation</span></a><br><a href="https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/commissioner-asks-hungary-s-parliament-not-to-adopt-law-that-stifles-civil-society" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/</span><span class="invisible">commissioner-asks-hungary-s-parliament-not-to-adopt-law-that-stifles-civil-society</span></a></p>
JADe (he, him)<p>"A bias against cannabis still exists today. While the roots of weed prohibition have many unfortunate layers, storytelling played a huge role in negative public opinion around the plant. Some publications continue to feed into the modern version of “Reefer Madness,” what I call Reefer Madness 2.0. One article from a respected legacy publication just last year centered on how to get your neighbor evicted for smelling like weed. Not only is this type of storytelling cruel and inhumane (what if they are a medical patient, or a child with epilepsy?), most importantly, it’s not based on science."</p><p>Nice sunday read. The article goes on to propose to 1. Reframe Weed As Wellness, 2. Lean On Peer-Review Studies and 3. Dare To Question Existing Tech Platforms (and censorship). It advocates for invite-only discord grow diaries, yet fails to mention the <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a> as great tools to keep <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> going. </p><p>Lets get that corrected. Help me share this and let Rolling Stone know about our existence.</p><p><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture-council/articles/debunking-cannabis-myths-3-ways-change-narrative-1235347370/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/culture-counc</span><span class="invisible">il/articles/debunking-cannabis-myths-3-ways-change-narrative-1235347370/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/cannabismedicinal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cannabismedicinal</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/marijuana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marijuana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/weed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/thc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/thca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thca</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/cbd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cbd</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/Cannabisgesetz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cannabisgesetz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/cannabislegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cannabislegal</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/marihuana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marihuana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/maconha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maconha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/pain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pain</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/ganja" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ganja</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/adhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adhd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/depression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>depression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/sleep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sleep</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/stress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/hemp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hemp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/nervepain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nervepain</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/righttorepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>righttorepair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/pot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/Stoner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stoner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/cannabismedicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cannabismedicine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/ChronicFatigueSyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChronicFatigueSyndrome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/arthritis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arthritis</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/epilepsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>epilepsy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cr/tags/Lupus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lupus</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>Reactionary speech police in U.S. Academia: What else is new? </p><p>"That morning, I got onto what I thought was a casual call with a senior colleague, someone who spoke with me regularly in order to keep the university updated on Mill Institute activities. Once we were past the opening pleasantries, it immediately became clear that something was wrong.</p><p>My colleague told me that we needed to talk about a social-media post of mine that “had become a big problem.” I rarely post anything online, so I was confused about what he meant. Apparently, it had something to do with DEI, and had angered a major funder. “We’re trying to slow things down,” my colleague told me. I got the impression that he was upset about the message he was delivering. </p><p>I dimly recalled that I’d written something about DEI on LinkedIn. But I was still confused, because it had seemed like such an innocuous post (to me, anyway); and I couldn’t imagine how it would upset anyone in the UATX community, let alone lead to this ominous phone call.</p><p>In that post (reproduced below), I’d thanked writer and Yale professor Michael J. Strambler for mentioning the Mill Institute in a magazine article titled The False Binary of the DEI Debate. The piece, which struck a liberal tone, walked readers through the pros and cons of DEI programs, concluding that regardless of one’s position on DEI, none of us should lose respect for those who hold different opinions."</p><p><a href="https://quillette.com/2025/05/16/is-the-university-of-austin-betraying-its-founding-principles/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">quillette.com/2025/05/16/is-th</span><span class="invisible">e-university-of-austin-betraying-its-founding-principles/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/UATX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UATX</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/FreedomOfSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfSpeech</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>The more things change ...</p><p>"I gotta think of something to say besides 'fuck'. I think you can say 'fuck', it's a free country. Oh I'm sorry, that's right, you almost probably can't get an abortion soon, and then you won't be able to say 'fuck'. I just wanna say, you should be able to have a fucking abortion, that's right."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/EddieVedder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EddieVedder</span></a>, Pearl Jam MTV Unplugged, 1992</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7gbiX9c-so" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Y7gbiX9c-s</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/grunge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grunge</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/PearlJam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PearlJam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Venezuelan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venezuelan</span></a> musician released a song critical of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, then he was arrested by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a>. </p><p>The Criminalization of Venezuelan Street Culture</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AlienEnemiesAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlienEnemiesAct</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pretense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pretense</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FigLeaf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FigLeaf</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bullshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bullshit</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmericanAutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanAutocracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-lede/the-criminalization-of-venezuelan-street-culture" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/culture/the-lede</span><span class="invisible">/the-criminalization-of-venezuelan-street-culture</span></a></p>
Frederik Borgesius<p>‘Repression Without Borders’</p><p>Shocking and interesting panel at Re:publica. About how Egypt and other dictatorships hassled even attack journalists in exile in Berlin. </p><p>Speakers: Dr. Noura Chalati, Basma Mostafa, Svantje Meer, David Missal</p><p><a href="https://re-publica.com/de/session/repression-without-borders" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">re-publica.com/de/session/repr</span><span class="invisible">ession-without-borders</span></a></p><p><a href="https://akademienl.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://akademienl.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://akademienl.social/tags/germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>germany</span></a> <a href="https://akademienl.social/tags/berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>berlin</span></a> <a href="https://akademienl.social/tags/republica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republica</span></a> <a href="https://akademienl.social/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>How do you solve a problem like the UK Online Safety Act? 😵💫 </p><p>For organisations wondering where to start, look no further...</p><p>Delve into our new guide through the regulatory maze of duties placed on online service providers by the Act and Ofcom.</p><p>Get started ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/online-safety-act-a-guide-for-organisations-working-with-the-act/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openrightsgroup.org/publicatio</span><span class="invisible">ns/online-safety-act-a-guide-for-organisations-working-with-the-act/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ofcom</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>The Online Safety Act could harm expression online when it's more crucial than ever.</p><p>Faced with onerous duties, small sites will shutdown or block UK users, leaving us with the Sophie's Choice of algorithmically manipulative Big Tech platforms.</p><p>We need <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/netplurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netplurality</span></a> so users can choose platforms that favour trust and positive interactions over misdirection and provocation.</p><p>Read now ➡️ <a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openrightsgroup.org/publicatio</span><span class="invisible">ns/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/</span></a></p><p>🗣️ Dia J Kayyali</p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>This week we published our report into the UK Online Safety Act.</p><p>We warn that the Act disproportionately impacts small sites, tipping the balance of power further towards Big Tech and threatening our freedom of expression online.</p><p>Read now ➡️ <a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/publications/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openrightsgroup.org/publicatio</span><span class="invisible">ns/how-to-fix-the-online-safety-act-a-rights-first-approach/</span></a></p><p>🗣️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://someone.elses.computer/@Bernard" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Bernard</span></a></span> – co-author of 'How to Fix the Online Safety Act: A Rights First Approach'.</p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ofcom</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/netplurality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netplurality</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/SaveOurSites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurSites</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>🗞️ NEW: Read about our important report into the Online Safety Act in Digit.</p><p>“This complicated legislation favours Big Tech who have the means and capacity to comply with the Act’s onerous provisions.</p><p>Instead of tackling online harms, the Act concentrates the market power of Big Tech companies, exacerbating the underlying reasons that harmful content circulates.”</p><p>🗣️ <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@jim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jim</span></a></span> – ORG Exec Director.</p><p><a href="https://www.digit.fyi/is-the-online-safety-act-favouring-big-tech/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">digit.fyi/is-the-online-safety</span><span class="invisible">-act-favouring-big-tech/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OnlineSafetyAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineSafetyAct</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/OSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSA</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ofcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ofcom</span></a></p>
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