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Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> Seen as Important Globally, but Not Everyone Thinks Their Country Has <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Speech</span></a> and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Freedoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedoms</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/04/24/free-expression-seen-as-important-globally-but-not-everyone-thinks-their-country-has-press-speech-and-internet-freedoms/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pewresearch.org/global/2025/04</span><span class="invisible">/24/free-expression-seen-as-important-globally-but-not-everyone-thinks-their-country-has-press-speech-and-internet-freedoms/</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> Seen as Important Globally, but Not Everyone Thinks Their Country Has <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Speech</span></a> and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Freedoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedoms</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/04/24/free-expression-seen-as-important-globally-but-not-everyone-thinks-their-country-has-press-speech-and-internet-freedoms/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pewresearch.org/global/2025/04</span><span class="invisible">/24/free-expression-seen-as-important-globally-but-not-everyone-thinks-their-country-has-press-speech-and-internet-freedoms/</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Slovaks rally to condemn legislation they say would harm nongovernmental groups <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/953210/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/953210/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/bratislava" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bratislava</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Parliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parliament</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PeterPellegrini" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterPellegrini</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RobertFico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RobertFico</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Slovakia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slovakia</span></a></p>
rexi<p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/congress-takes-another-step-toward-enabling-broad-internet-censorship" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/cong</span><span class="invisible">ress-takes-another-step-toward-enabling-broad-internet-censorship</span></a></p><p>This bill mandates a notice-and- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/takedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>takedown</span></a> system that threatens <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/userprivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>userprivacy</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dueprocess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dueprocess</span></a>, without meaningfully addressing the problem it claims to solve. The “takedown” provision applies to a much broader category of content…contains no protections against frivolous or bad-faith takedown requests. Lawful content—including <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satire</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalspeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicalspeech</span></a>—could be wrongly censored.</p>
STOPDISINFORMATION<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> under the guise of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/internetregulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internetregulation</span></a></p><p>@netzpolitik.org: How did your focus shift?</p><p>*Nighat Dad: We’ve seen governments in our region introduce <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regulations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulations</span></a> under the guise of addressing online harms such as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a>, terrorism, and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cybercrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybercrime</span></a>. But when we looked more closely, it became clear that these <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laws</span></a> were often being used to suppress dissent and curtail <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a> online</p><p><a href="https://netzpolitik.org/2025/global-majority-house-how-activists-want-to-bring-global-majority-perspectives-into-eu-tech-policy/#netzpolitik-pw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">netzpolitik.org/2025/global-ma</span><span class="invisible">jority-house-how-activists-want-to-bring-global-majority-perspectives-into-eu-tech-policy/#netzpolitik-pw</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“Across our history, there have been dark chapters where state <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> has been <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/weaponized" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weaponized</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dissent</span></a> suppressed, including the crackdown during &amp; after WWI, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RedScare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RedScare</span></a> of the 1950s, &amp; President Richard <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Nixon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nixon</span></a>’s ‘enemies list.’ These episodes are now seen as shameful deviations from the fundamental American principles of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> &amp; impartial <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a>. The April 9 presidential memoranda are an appalling rejection of those bedrock democratic values.“<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicOfGeorgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicOfGeorgia</span></a>: New legislation directly threatens people's right to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> </p><p>In a troubling shift toward <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> governance, Georgia’s ruling party has enacted legislative reforms that drastically restrict freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, and proposed changes to restrict <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a>, public participation.</p><p>February 10, 2025</p><p>"The key changes obstructing people’s right to protest include:</p><p> - Expanded organisers' liability;<br> - Restrictions on spontaneous protests;<br> - Limitations on protests in enclosed spaces: Protests in closed spaces or buildings now require written consent from the property owner, significantly restricting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>student</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/workplace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workplace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrations</span></a>. This provision appears to be a direct response to recent protests on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityCampuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityCampuses</span></a>;<br> - Expanded penalties for protest-related offenses: Petty <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hooliganism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hooliganism</span></a> fines have risen from GEL 500-1,000 to GEL 500-2,000 (from maximum approximately 350-700 EUR) , with imprisonment now up to 20 days instead of 15. Verbal insults towards <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceOfficers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceOfficers</span></a> now carry fines of GEL 2,000 5,000 (approx. 700-1750 EUR) or up to 60 days’ imprisonment. Repeat offenses can result in a GEL 3,500-6,000 ( 1200–2100 EUR) fine and extended jail terms. Additionally, individuals accused of "disrupting public order" face severe criminal penalties, including up to 3 years in prison; <br> - New restrictions on symbolic protest actions: Covering one's face, possessing a laser or light-emitting device, or wearing clothing resembling police or military uniforms during assemblies are now punishable by fines of GEL 2,000 ( 700 EUR) or imprisonment up to 7 days. Such measures are expected to disproportionately impact younger protesters and student-led movements;<br> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Broadened" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadened</span></a> law enforcement powers: The Ministry of Internal Affairs now holds increased authority over protest regulation, including the power to block protests that allegedly threaten public order or constitutional stability. Authorities can now use '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EmergencyMeasures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyMeasures</span></a>' to disperse gatherings, including mass <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/arrests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arrests</span></a> and prolonged <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/detentions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>detentions</span></a>;<br> - Increased state control over protest logistics: Protesters are now required to ensure that demonstrations do not obstruct transportation routes. Organisers must take action within 15 minutes of a warning to remove roadblocks or temporary structures, failing which they will face criminal liability;<br> - Participation in protests previously dispersed by law enforcement is now classified as an offense, subjecting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/demonstrators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demonstrators</span></a> to legal consequences. </p><p>"Given that the median salary in Georgia in 2023 was GEL 1,238 (approximately 400 EUR), these fines represent a disproportionate financial burden on protesters, effectively discouraging civic engagement and public demonstrations."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://csometer.info/updates/georgia-new-legislation-directly-threatens-peoples-right-protest-and-free-expression" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">csometer.info/updates/georgia-</span><span class="invisible">new-legislation-directly-threatens-peoples-right-protest-and-free-expression</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiProtestLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiProtestLaws</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgianLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgianLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingProtest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RepublicOfGeorgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicOfGeorgia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GeorgianDream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgianDream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FaceMasks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FaceMasks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiMaskLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiMaskLaws</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtestSponsors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestSponsors</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ACAB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExpandedPolicePowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExpandedPolicePowers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PoliceState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceState</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a></p>
rijo<p>ICYMI: Meta ends fact-checking program in favor of community notes <a href="https://ppc.land/meta-ends-fact-checking-program-in-favor-of-community-notes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ppc.land/meta-ends-fact-checki</span><span class="invisible">ng-program-in-favor-of-community-notes/</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecking</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/CommunityNotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityNotes</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/ContentModeration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContentModeration</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a></p>
PPC Land<p>ICYMI: Meta ends fact-checking program in favor of community notes: Meta shifts content moderation strategy to prioritize free expression and reduce enforcement errors. <a href="https://ppc.land/meta-ends-fact-checking-program-in-favor-of-community-notes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ppc.land/meta-ends-fact-checki</span><span class="invisible">ng-program-in-favor-of-community-notes/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityNotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityNotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ContentModeration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContentModeration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a></p>
rijo<p>Meta ends fact-checking program in favor of community notes <a href="https://ppc.land/meta-ends-fact-checking-program-in-favor-of-community-notes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ppc.land/meta-ends-fact-checki</span><span class="invisible">ng-program-in-favor-of-community-notes/</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecking</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/ContentModeration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContentModeration</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/CommunityNotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityNotes</span></a> <a href="https://frankfurt.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a></p>
PPC Land<p>Meta ends fact-checking program in favor of community notes: Meta shifts content moderation strategy to prioritize free expression and reduce enforcement errors. <a href="https://ppc.land/meta-ends-fact-checking-program-in-favor-of-community-notes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ppc.land/meta-ends-fact-checki</span><span class="invisible">ng-program-in-favor-of-community-notes/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FactChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactChecking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ContentModeration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ContentModeration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityNotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityNotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a></p>
Jens Mittelbach<p>Blacklisted for a private opinion? A French scientist was denied entry to the U.S. after officials searched his phone and found messages critical of Trump’s research policy. Is expressing a personal view now grounds for expulsion?<br><a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> <a href="https://openbiblio.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a></p><p><a href="https://boingboing.net/2025/03/20/french-scientist-denied-entry-to-us-after-a-search-of-his-phone-revealed-messages-critical-of-trump.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boingboing.net/2025/03/20/fren</span><span class="invisible">ch-scientist-denied-entry-to-us-after-a-search-of-his-phone-revealed-messages-critical-of-trump.html</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> </p><p>11. Disdain for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Intellectuals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intellectuals</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arts</span></a><br> "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a>. It is not uncommon for professors and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academics</span></a> to be censored or even arrested. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts."</p><p>Fascism, Anyone? by Lawrence W. Britt published in 2003 by Free Inquiry magazine. </p><p><a href="https://voxpopulisphere.com/2017/08/23/lawrence-britt-14-characteristics-of-fascism/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">voxpopulisphere.com/2017/08/23</span><span class="invisible">/lawrence-britt-14-characteristics-of-fascism/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DepartmentOfEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfEducation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DumbingUsDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DumbingUsDown</span></a></p>
?Call for <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/Peace" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>Peace</a> and a Democratic Society<br><br>The <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/PKK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>PKK</a> was born in the 20th century—the most intense century of violence in history—amidst the conditions created by two world wars, the Cold War, the suppression of freedoms, and above all, the denial of Kurdish identity.<br>In terms of theory, programme, strategy, and tactics, it was profoundly influenced by the reality of the century’s real-socialist system. However, the collapse of real socialism in the 1990s due to internal reasons, along with the dissolution of denial of identity policies in the country and advancements in freedom of expression, led the PKK into a state of meaninglessness and excessive repetition. Consequently, like similar movements, it has completed its lifespan, making its dissolution necessary.<br><br>Throughout a history spanning over 1,000 years, Turks and Kurds have maintained an alliance—largely based on voluntary cooperation—to preserve their co-existence and withstand hegemonic powers.<br><br>The last 200 years of capitalist modernity have aimed to dismantle this alliance. The affected forces, aligned with class interests, have primarily served this goal. This process accelerated with the Republic’s assimilationist interpretations. Today, our essential duty is to reorganise this fragile historical relationship in a spirit of fraternity, without disregarding faiths.<br><br>The emergence and widespread support of the PKK—the longest and most comprehensive uprising and armed movement in the history of the Republic—stemmed from the closure of democratic political channels.<br><br>The inevitable result of an ultra-nationalist trajectory—such as demands for a separate nation-state, <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/federalism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>federalism</a> , administrative <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/autonomy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>autonomy</a> , or culturalist solutions—fails to provide an answer to historical social sociology.<br><br>Respect for identities, the right to <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/freeexpression" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>freeexpression</a> , and the ability to organise democratically—allowing every segment of society to shape its own socio-economic and political structures—can only be realised through the existence of a democratic society and political space.<br><br>The second century of the (Turkish) Republic can only attain lasting and fraternal continuity if it is crowned with democracy. There is no path outside of <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/democracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>democracy</a> for system-building and implementation. There cannot be another way. Democratic reconciliation is the fundamental method.<br><br>The language of this era of peace and democratic society must also be developed in accordance with reality.<br><br>In light of the current atmosphere shaped by the call made by Mr Devlet Bahçeli, the will expressed by Mr President, and the positive approaches of other political parties towards this call, I am making a call for <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/disarmament" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>disarmament</a> and assuming its historic responsibility.<br><br>Just as every contemporary organisation and party whose existence has not been forcibly ended would voluntarily do, gather your congress and take the decision to integrate with the state and society: all groups must lay down their arms, and the PKK must dissolve itself.<br><br>I extend my greetings to all segments of society who believe in <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/coexistence" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>coexistence</a> and heed my call.<br><br>Abdullah <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/%C3%96calan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>Öcalan</a><br><br><a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/Ocalan" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>#</span>Ocalan</a> <a href="https://image.nostr.build/ab5188c3867a9fb41c236d153caa29db41a40c00cfed0b6982e0b5095f05abc8.jpg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://image.nostr.build/ab5188c3867a9fb41c236d153caa29db41a40c00cfed0b6982e0b5095f05abc8.jpg</a>
PrivacyDigest<p>The Senate Passed The TAKE IT DOWN Act, Threatening <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DueProcess</span></a></p><p>The bill is meant to speed up the removal of non-consensual intimate imagery, or NCII, including videos that imitate real people, a technology sometimes called “deepfakes.”</p><p>Protecting victims of these heinous <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> invasions is a legitimate goal. But good intentions alone are not enough to make good policy. <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/deepfake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deepfake</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/senate-passed-take-it-down-act-threatening-free-expression-and-due-process" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/sena</span><span class="invisible">te-passed-take-it-down-act-threatening-free-expression-and-due-process</span></a></p>
INTENTIONALLY blank<p>Friendly reminder...</p><p>You can report censorship and attacks on your local library by right wing trolls here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ala.org/tools/challengesupport" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">ala.org/tools/challengesupport</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Here is a list of organizations that may also be able to help you/your community save programs and materials from the chopping block:</p><p>Freedom to Read Foundation <br>Little Free Library <br>Comic Book Legal Defense Fund<br>EveryLibrary Institute <br>PEN America<br>American Booksellers for Free Expression <br>The National Coalition Against Censorship</p><p>..........</p><p>Contact orgs that want to help. Archive media and information you enjoy or care about whenever you can.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FreeThought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeThought</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Save" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Save</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Archive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Archive</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FreedomtoRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomtoRead</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Fight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fight</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/erasure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>erasure</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/revision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>revision</span></a>.</p>
Tlap<p>Well it depends on us!<br>That is why i have choosen Mastodon</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastodon</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeexpression</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/streetart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streetart</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>From Lawrence W. Britt: 14 Characteristics of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> (2003)</p><p>11. Disdain for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Intellectuals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intellectuals</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arts</span></a><br> "Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a>. It is not uncommon for professors and other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/academics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academics</span></a> to be censored or even arrested. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts."</p><p>House Republicans mull taxes on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/scholarships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scholarships</span></a> and changes to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> programs</p><p>February 8, 2025</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-administration-education-college-loans-532d52c2ccac8b4be459f7797fb63a73" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-admin</span><span class="invisible">istration-education-college-loans-532d52c2ccac8b4be459f7797fb63a73</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SignsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SignsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a></p>
Jonathan Emmesedi<p>So much for the USA as a bastion of free and fearless journalism!</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/business/media/paramount-trump-cbs-news-settlement.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/30/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/media/paramount-trump-cbs-news-settlement.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/USJournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USJournalism</span></a> #<a href="https://c.im/tags/USMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USMedia</span></a> <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Paramount" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paramount</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/60Minutes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>60Minutes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ABCSettlement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ABCSettlement</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MetaSettlement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MetaSettlement</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>“the recent <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/erasure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>erasure</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/submerging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>submerging</span></a> of abortion-related content, so soon after Donald Trump’s return to <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a>, has caused fear among some abortion rights supporters that a bigger crackdown could be on the horizon – and concerns that the <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meta</span></a> founder <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/MarkZuckerberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarkZuckerberg</span></a>’s promise to protect “<a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/FreeExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeExpression</span></a>” may not apply to all speech.”</p><p>🚨 <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/TechWeenie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechWeenie</span></a> Alert </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/oligarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarch</span></a> &lt;<a href="https://theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/29/abortion-pills-instagram-shadow-banning" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/jan</span><span class="invisible">/29/abortion-pills-instagram-shadow-banning</span></a>&gt;</p>