LEGO Won't Provide Bricks for Ai Weiwei's "Political Works," But His Fans Will
Everything is not awesome when it comes to subversive reappropriation of colored plastic bricks to protest authoritarianism.
Censorship
Shadow-Censorship on Social Media Sparks New Concerns for Open-Internet Advocates
The digital censors of tomorrow will control information by secretly limiting or obscuring the ways that people can access it online.
How Sexual Harassment Codes Threaten Academic Freedom
'Gender justice' warriors in the Department of Education are pushing campus officials too far.
How Hate Speech Laws Work In Practice
An instructive example out of Kenya (and a few from our own backyard).
Malaysia Bans International Sex Robot Symposium
"Intercourse with robots-don't try to be ridiculous," say Malaysian police.
Baby Boomers Share Blame for Today's Censorship-Happy Students
The students of today aren't super-coddled, they're just following the logic of censorship that earlier liberals either helped to set in motion or shrugged their shoulders at.
Judge Blocks Kentucky's Absurd Attempt to Censor 'Unlicensed' Advice Columnist
No, you don't have to have the state's approval to tell families how to solve problems.
American University Joins Thin Ranks of Colleges Defending Free Speech
Faculty senate says "that shielding students from controversial material will deter them from becoming critical thinkers and responsible citizens."
French Win Right to Censor Internet All Over the World
French authorities says Google must apply "right to be forgotten" to international search-engine results.
'Je Suis Charlie' Now? Of Course
To those of us who have a genuine commitment to freedom of speech, it's not only nice stuff that should be publishable.
Trigger Warning Advocates Say They're Not For Censorship
Recent article on "The Coddling of the American Mind" stirs up passions about microaggressions and college campus discourse.
The Obama Administration's War on the Press Could Become a Touch More Literal
Pentagon manual calls for potentially treating journalists like 'unprivileged belligerents.'
New Yorker Writer Thinks 'Speech Nuts' Are Like 'Gun Nuts'
Kelefa Sanneh thinks the American devotion to free speech is overrated because there's less of it in Europe.
Judge Strikes Down Idaho's 'Ag Gag' Law as Unconstitutional
Dairy protection legislation criminalized secret filming of abusive treatment of farm animals.
Growing U.S. Support for Book Banning and Book Ratings Systems
Is the trigger warning crowd to blame?
What This Planned Parenthood Scandal Really Doesn't Need Right Now Is Judicial Censorship
Judge temporarily prohibits one meeting interview to be released.
David Cameron Declares War on 'Extremist' Speech
Britain's prime minister warns against "wild conspiracy theories," wants a law to stop "cult leaders" from "peddling their hatred."
Judy Blume Bashes Trigger Warnings: 'A Lot' of Censorship on the Left These Days
"In any book there could be something to bother somebody."
Arlington, Virginia, Seems to Think F-Bombs Are Actual Weapons
City increases fine for cursing in public.
Is Free Speech Under Attack in America?
Controversial "hate speech" prosecution in Montana begs the question.
Europe Goes Down the Memory Hole With the 'Right to Be Forgotten'
Nothing says "freedom" like forcing people to alter the historical record
Backpage.com Lawsuit: Sex Trafficking Doesn't Trump Internet Freedom, Says Federal Judge
Plaintiffs coerced into prostitution as teens alleged that Backpage was complicit in their trafficking.
Court: Actor Can't Force Removal of Innocence of Muslims Trailer
Performers can't use copyright law as a veto power.
The Slow Death of Free Speech in Britain (America, You're Next!)
From the Internet to the press to the public square, Brits' speech is being policed and punished
How Do You Smuggle a Whole Library of Banned Books? In Your Pants!
When a whole library fits on a thumb drive, the job of a censor just sucks
Is Free Speech Under Attack in America?
Matt Welch on the obstacles facing the First Amendment
Garry Trudeau on Charlie Hebdo: 'At Some Point Free Expression Absolutism Becomes Childish and Unserious'
Doonesbury's creator accuses the French satirists of publishing 'hate speech' and 'crude, vulgar drawings.'
How An Anti-Piracy Law Became a Tool for Online Censorship
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act has created new ways to shut down Internet speech.
Friday A/V Club: D.W. Griffith and the Censors
A tale of movies, racism, censorship, and zombies
Sen. Feinstein's Response to Terrorist Arrests: Ban Things from the Internet
Another round of complaints about the evils of information.
SCOTUS Seems Inclined to Reject Censorship of Confederate Flag License Plate
If specialty plates are government speech, Texas officially loves golf and hates abortion.
North Korea vs. Art
The communist dictatorship has long had a weird relationship with creative expression
"In Batgirl-Joker Cover, the Batshit Hits the Fan":
Is online activism a form of censorship or an act of audience participation?
