Free Speech

German prosecutors justified the crackdown on 'internet trolls' by suggesting that it is a bigger crime to insult someone online than in public. His argument was that a public insult fades away quickly, while an online insult remains indefinitely.

Muhammad Yunus, who was once critical of Sheikh Hasina for her alleged 'undemocratic ways' of running Bangladesh, is now silencing students and cubing their ability to criticise him.

The latest guidelines from Meta permits Facebook users to refer to members of the LGBTQ community as 'mentally ill' on its platform.

A total of 10,000 odd X handles, previously censored by the Manmohan Singh's regime, were finally unblocked by PMO under Narendra Modi government.

Criticising the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024, Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillion said that one of the provisions of the law specifically targets satirists including writers at the Babylon Bee.

The 20-year-old woman had called the convicted child rapist a 'dishonourable rapist pig' and 'disgusting miscarriage.'

Bill C-63 specifically noted that anyone who commits an offence under any Act of Parliament where is motivated by hatred based on race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, would be considered an indictable offence. The penalty for such an offence can be as severe as life imprisonment.

An old video of Islamist Mohammed Hijab who provoked Muslims during the 2022 anti-Hindu violence in Leicester, has been doing rounds on the internet.

Responding to Glen Greenwald's post, Elon Musk stated, “Trudeau is trying to crush free speech in Canada. Shameful”.

In April 2022, the Canadian government denied 'journalism licence' to Rebel News, claiming that only 1% of its content is news.