YouTube Blocks Video Criticizing Israeli Militarism

Emily Wells / Truthdig Apr 10, 2018 A 2015 piece featuring journalists Abby Martin and Max Blumenthal discussing the brutality of Israeli occupation has now been removed in 28 countries. However, it still can be seen in the United States. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

We Must Fight to Protect Dissident Voices on the Internet

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Jan 4, 2018 The American ruling class is united in a campaign to squeeze the left out of the web. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Facebook Deletes Accounts at Request of U.S., Israel, Intercept Reports

Emily Wells / Truthdig Jan 2, 2018 The report comes amid a controversy about internet giants implementing policies that potentially target journalists and limit the reach of independent websites. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

SLAPP Lawsuits: The Biggest Public Threat You Never Heard Of (Video)

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 11, 2017 SLAPP, which stands for “Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation,” is a suit brought by big corporations intended to censor, intimidate and silence critics. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

McCarthyism Inc.: Hyping the Russian Threat to Undermine Free Speech

By Max Blumenthal / AlterNet Nov 13, 2017 Clint Watts, a dubious counterterror "expert," is lobbying the U.S. government to use media censorship as a remedy to Russian interference. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )

The Silencing of Dissent

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Sep 17, 2017 Now that the ideology of global capitalism has been discredited, the ruling elites are turning to blacklists, internet censorship and charges of “fake news” to shut down their critics. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Google Critic Ousted From Google-Funded Think Tank

Emily Wells / Truthdig Aug 31, 2017 The development, in the words of one prominent observer, shows that the tech giant has become "too big for its britches." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Facebook’s Secret Censorship Rules Protect White Men From Hate Speech but Not Black Children

By Julia Angwin / ProPublica, and Hannes Grassegge Jun 28, 2017 A trove of internal documents sheds light on the algorithms the site’s censors use to differentiate between hate speech and legitimate expression. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Structures of Power and the Ethical Limits of Speech

By Svetlana Mintcheva May 25, 2017 Can free speech be isolated as an absolute value when any practice of freedom is affected by the social and political context of today’s unequal power relations? Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Where Free Speech Ends, Ignorance Begins

By Michael Winship / Moyers & Company Mar 15, 2017 Recent attempts to quash the freedom to speak reflect the know-nothing intolerance afflicting this nation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Will Facebook’s System to Detect Fake News Lead to Censorship?

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 8, 2017 There’s a difference between muckraking and fake news. Determining the difference is too difficult for a computer, even one with the smartest kind of artificial intelligence. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Fake News and the New McCarthyism

By John Buell / Common Dreams Dec 23, 2016 Charges of Russian interference in our election should be investigated but ought not to become an occasion to harass domestic critics of U.S. policy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )