Censorship

Stupid students want more restrictions on free speech

Students want more restrictions on free speech and safe spaces on campus compared with six years ago, a survey suggests.

It reveals that far more undergraduates want to be protected from difficult viewpoints and see certain groups or issues banned from discussion.

Universities should set out explanations of “academic norms” to new students in freshers’ week, the report from the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) recommends. It also suggest that institutions should be careful not to invite too many controversial or inflammatory speakers.

While this is a UK survey I feel certain the same would hold true in North America. You have to wonder at the quality of education provided these young geniuses and whether it’s worth society’s continued investment.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Cancel Culture", Censorship, Education Bubble, Freedom of speech

MO, LA Strike Back Against New DHS Ministry of Truth In Federal Court:

“DHS’s so-called ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ [DGB] … was not a novel initiative by the federal government to launch a new censorship program to silence disfavored voices on social media. On the contrary… federal social-media censorship program is already in full swing at DHS and other federal agencies on a massive scale. In fact, a massive scale that the DGB was created to centralize, normalize, and impose a bureaucratic structure on the massive campaign of online censorship that Defendants have already launched.”

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inBig Brother, Big Government, Censorship, Censorship on Social Media

CRTC confirms internet bill C-11 will regulate user content

The chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has confirmed that the Trudeau government’s Bill C-11 would crack down on user content – contrary to the government’s own testimony.

Testifying at a Canadian heritage committee hearing on Tuesday, CRTC chair Ian Scott said, “[Section] 4.2 allows the CRTC to prescribe by regulation user uploaded content subject to very explicit criteria. That is also in the Act.”

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Censorship, Censorship in Canada, Censorship on Social Media, Freedom of speech - at risk in Canada

Could the federal government regulate your cat videos on YouTube? Maybe, former CRTC vice-chair warns

Despite the federal government’s assurances that it won’t regulate videos Canadians post for fun on platforms like YouTube and TikTok, a former top regulator has warned that a government bill still leaves the door open for doing precisely that.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inCanada, Censorship, Censorship in Canada, Censorship on Social Media, Freedom of speech, Freedom of speech - at risk in Canada, Government is never your friend, Government regulation of every breath

Trudeau’s internet laws will muzzle his critics

Imagine you woke up one morning to find out your Facebook account had been locked out.

At first you think maybe you got hacked, but when you check your email, you see something from Facebook informing you that, unfortunately, according to the new censorship laws, the status update you posted that contained a criticism of the government was labelled as “hate speech” and “disinformation,” so they were forced to shut your account down.

That may seem like a bit of a wild example, but that possible future is closer than you think.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Censorship, Censorship in Canada, Censorship on Social Media, Freedom of speech, Freedom of speech - at risk in Canada, Internet, Justin Trudeau - Pissant

Facebook forbids mainstream political argument as ‘hate speech’

Facebook is unwisely banning a “mainstream political argument” as “hate speech,” notes law professor Eugene Volokh. The social media giant blocked a Congresswoman’s Facebook post saying “Biological men have no place in women’s sports. SHARE and SIGN if you agree.” Facebook said, “Your post didn’t follow our Community Standards on hate speech.”

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inCensorship, facebook, facebook is evil, Hate Speech

Canada To Join World’s Most Oppressive Countries In Internet Censorship Restrictions

Is freedom about to fall in Canada? If the secret world of internet censorship is an indicator, the time is upon us. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has had enough of freedom of speech. His timing is impeccable. Just as the cat is out of the bag regarding the Liberal-WEF-WHO interconnection, government stand at the precipice of muzzling our population.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inCanada, Censorship, Censorship in Canada, Censorship on Social Media, Freedom of speech, Freedom of speech - at risk in Canada, Internet, Justin Trudeau - Pissant

No Comment: Government Moves to End Debate on Online News Bill Despite a No-Show from Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez

Since its introduction in the House of Commons last month, the Online News Act (Bill C-18) has been debated or discussed just once. The bill was tabled without comment by Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez on April 5th. Thus far, Friday, May 13th was the only one day devoted debate on the bill at second reading, a day when so many MPs were not present that there was a question on whether there was sufficient quorum to proceed. Rodriguez did not deliver a speech or answer questions that day, leaving it to his Parliamentary Secretary Chris Bittle, who I pointed out inaccurately characterized the requirement for payments by Internet platforms as “use” of content and implausibly argued that the bill involved “minimal government intervention.” There has been a total of less than two hours of speeches and debate with just 10 MPs speaking to the bill or asking questions (Bittle and Mark Gerretsen being the only Liberal MPs).

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Censorship, Censorship in Canada, Freedom of speech, Freedom of speech - at risk in Canada, Justin Trudeau - Pissant

Biden Admin Names Replacements To Head ‘Disinfo’ Board And They May Be Worse

The Biden administration announced this week that it was putting its “Disinformation Governance Board” on ‘pause’ for the time being, with another report noting its goofy director, Nina Jankowicz, would be resigning.

But on Thursday, a new report noted that the Department of Homeland Security, under which the board will serve, announced the names of two new successors to Jankowicz who are expected to manage the new agency during the pause.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted in"Disinformation", "President Dementia AKA Joe Biden", Censorship, Freedom of speech, Propaganda

CRTC Chair Confirms Bill C-11 Captures User Content, Will Take Years to Implement

CRTC Chair Ian Scott appeared before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage yesterday and Bill C-11 proved to be a popular topic of discussion. The exchanges got testy at times as Scott seemingly stepped outside of his role as an independent regulatory by regularly defending government legislation, even veering into commenting on newspapers, which clearly falls outside the CRTC’s jurisdiction. With respect to Bill C-11, most newsworthy were two comments regarding the regulation of user content and the timelines for implementing the bill if it receives royal assent.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted in"Criminalizing Dissent", "Surveillance Society", Canada, Censorship, Censorship in Canada, Censorship on Social Media, Freedom of speech, Freedom of speech - at risk in Canada

Google warns Online News Act would give feds “unprecedented control”

US tech giant Google has blasted the Trudeau government over a federal plan to regulate online news, calling it a sweeping attempt to impose government control over the web.

Vice President and Managing Director of Google Canada Sabrina Geremia warned in a lengthy post on Monday that Bill C-18 – also known as the Online News Act – would give the federal government “sweeping new powers” to regulate news content.

“The bill gives the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) unprecedented, sweeping new powers to regulate every aspect of the Canadian news industry,” wrote Geremia.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Censorship, Censorship in Canada, Freedom of speech, Freedom of speech - at risk in Canada, Google, Google is Evil

Busted: Biden’s “Minster of Truth” Nina Jankowicz Participated in Secret NATO-Funded Cabal to Subvert Western Democracies Using Disinformation as Cover

As Revolver and others have covered, Nina “Moaning Myrtle” Jankowicz is a joke. The Harry Potter superfan-turned-propagandrix is now the Biden Administration’s chosen head for the “Disinformation Governance Board.” Among many other embarrassing videos in circulation is the following clip of Nina Jankowicz bizarrely and emphatically dismissing the notion of the so-called “deep state.”

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted in"Criminalizing Dissent", "Disinformation", Censorship, Censorship on Social Media, Deep State, Freedom of speech

Canada’s Globe and Mail pushes back against government’s online censorship bill

The editorial board of Canada’s Globe and Mail has voiced criticism of the way Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to tackle “online harms,” saying that it remains unclear who would be the target of these future laws, or how they would work.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inCanada, Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government, Censorship, Censorship in Canada, Censorship on Social Media, Freedom of speech - at risk in Canada, Justin Trudeau - Pissant

President of Ireland Says Musk Relaxing Twitter Censorship Would Be ‘Dangerous Narcissism’

“Is it a great success that a multi-billionaire would be now deciding what is appropriate for people to exchange by way of discourse? I think it can hardly be described as anything other than a manifestation of an incredible and dangerous narcissism,” the 5’3″ octogenarian opined at what was supposed to be a climate change conference at Dublin City University, clearly referring to Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter but declining to identify the South African entrepreneur by name.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted inCensorship, Freedom of speech, idiot politician, Ireland

Woke FTC To ‘Investigate’ And Possibly Freeze Elon Musk Purchase Of Twitter On Anti-trust Grounds

Is there any corner of our government bureaucracy that isn’t overrun with woke, partisan operatives seeking to enact their political agendas? I think we all know the answer to that, and the latest example comes via the FTC moving to “investigate” Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter on…anti-trust grounds?

This comes after Democrats and their media allies have spent the last few weeks absolutely losing their minds over the fact that conservatives might have a single platform that doesn’t bias their policies against them.

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by Sarcasticat••0•Posted in"Peak Woke", Censorship, Censorship on Social Media, Election 2022, Freedom of speech, lawfare, Leftist scumbags, Leftists - intolerance of political right, Twitter