Articles in ‘Freedom of Speech’

As the world gets deeper in dramatic structural changes, the one universal tool – the internet – has become a new kind of trench warfare · https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/matthieu-buge/ By Matthieu Buge, who has worked on Russia for the magazine l’Histoire, the Russian film magazine Séance, and as a columnist for Le Courrier de Russie. He is the author of the book Le Cauchemar russe (‘The Russian…

“The Free Speech Union says our government should be grateful to the Union, and the thousands of New Zealanders who helped persuade our politicians not to pass ‘hate speech’ law, and who stood up for our long proud tradition of not jumping to ban unwelcome arguments and protests. “Last week's UK High Court ruling against the British government’s enforcement of its ban on the activist group Palestine Action again shows the folly of trying to…

The French president has demanded transparency from social media platforms on how their algorithms operate · French President Emmanuel Macron. © Getty Images / Johannes Simon · [RT] French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed the arguments of social media platforms in favor of free speech as “pure bulls\\t,” calling for total transparency in how algorithms shape online discourse. · Speaking in New Delhi on Wednesday, Macron…

The US journalist had arrived in the country to interview the American ambassador, Mike Huckabee · Journalist Tucker Carlson attends an event in the White House on January 9, 2026 in Washington, DC. ©  Al Drago / Getty Images · [RT] US journalist and podcaster Tucker Carlson has said he was briefly detained at Ben Gurion International Airport on Wednesday after taping an interview with the US ambassador to Israel. ·…

Alex Krainer · The philosophy we embraced under I-System Trend Following is that a lifelong success at investment management entails four essential elements: truth, strategy, discipline and patience. Truth might be the most difficult and the most important of the four, because we couldn’t hope to forge effective investment strategies without discerning the truth about the world we live in and about the systems within which we must…

Authored by Steve Watson via Modernity.news, · Graham Linehan, the Irish comedy writer, testified before the US House Judiciary Committee, detailing how Britain’s authorities hounded him over online posts challenging trans ideology—exposing the chilling grip of censorship under Keir Starmer’s government. · His appearance underscores America’s growing scrutiny of Europe’s speech-stifling laws, with Linehan urging lawmakers to push back against…

The Russian tech mogul has accused Paris of a broader crackdown on digital privacy and media freedom · Pavel Durov ©  AOP.Press / Corbis via Getty Images · [RT] Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov has condemned France, saying it is “not a free country” after a raid on Elon Musk's X offices in Paris. · The search was part of a probe into the social media platform’s Grok AI and its alleged generation of sexualized deepfake images…

RT: Dutch Starmer critic barred from UK Eva Vlaardingerbroek delivers a speech during the first “Remigration Summit” at Teatro Condominio in Gallarate, Italy, May 17, 2025. © Getty Images / Emanuele Cremaschi · Dutch political commentator and activist Eva Vlaardingerbroek (Vlaar) has been banned from entering the UK after criticizing Prime Minister Keir Starmer for neglecting migrant crime. · Vlaar, with over 2 million followers on X and…

Proposed changes to New Zealand’s telecommunications laws could significantly affect how New Zealanders communicate online, particularly where encrypted services and overseas providers are concerned, says the Free Speech Union. The Telecommunications and Other Matters Amendment Bill would extend New Zealand’s regulatory regime to overseas-based providers such as messaging apps and satellite services, requiring them to comply with local…

“The Free Speech Union warns that the United Kingdom's threat to block X entirely over Grok AI failures shows how online safety regulation rapidly escalates from addressing illegal content to silencing entire platforms." “UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer confirmed this week that all options are on the table, including blocking X under the Online Safety Act, after Grok AI was used to create child sexual abuse material. Indonesia became the first…