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Trump Bars 5 Europeans From the U.S. Over Their Censorship Efforts

Creeping authoritarianism in the European Union gets pushback from an administration that has its own rocky relationship with free speech.

Reason

British online campaigner vows to fight US deportation threat

Imran Ahmed, who leads the Centre for Countering Digital Hate and has close links to the Labour Party, has been hit by US sanctions.

Evening Standard

‘Undermines free speech’: Labour MP hits back at US government over visa ban on UK campaigners

Chi Onwurah speaks out after Marco Rubio accused five Europeans, including two Britons, of ‘seeking to suppress American viewpoints they oppose’

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Trump administration bars Europeans from U.S. for pressuring tech firms to ‘censor’ American speech

The move targets architects of the EU’s Digital Services Act and anti-disinformation advocates—triggering diplomatic condemnation from Europe’s leaders.

Fortune

UK politics: Government says it is ‘fully committed to free speech’ after campaigners’ US visa ban – as it happened

Imran Ahmed and Clare Melford among five Europeans hit with visa bans over claims they wish to ‘suppress American viewpoints they oppose’

The Guardian - UK

Former EU commissioner and activists barred from US in attack on European tech regulators

State department accuses group of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints through regulation of disinformation

The Guardian - AU

How the Taliban’s propaganda empire consumed Afghan media

In four years, the Taliban have annihilated Afghanistan’s independent media sector and supplanted it with their own propaganda empire and sophisticated digital bots that flood social media with pro-Taliban content.

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Marco Rubio Brags About Defending Freedom of Speech While Eagerly Undermining It

The secretary of state, who aims to "liberate American speech," nevertheless wants to deport U.S. residents for expressing opinions that offend him.

Reason

Nina Jankowicz's Defense of Government Censors Is Based on Misinformation

"Everything looks like a conspiracy when you don't know how anything works," said Jankowicz.

Reason

Holiday Spending Spree

Plus: More funding for the "disinformation" censors, more fines for cashless businesses, the link between pandemic shutdowns and murder rates, and more...

Reason

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Your support makes some of the "riskiest" journalism on the internet possible.

Reason

Xi Jinping’s wants a ‘multipolar world’, as China accelerates its shift away from the west

In the face of increasingly strained relations with the west, Beijing is attempting to build its influence in the global south

The Guardian - AU

G20 in Delhi, US ties, Global South leadership: Decoding Beijing worldview through Chinese press

China’s responses to the recently-concluded G20 Summit in New Delhi merits scrutiny given the tensions in bilateral relations, but also because it is a major regional and global player that has the ability to influence matters even in absentia. And it was the absence of Chinese President Xi Jinping from…

Newslaundry

This mod mashes up five factions from Command and Conquer's past into one giant brawl

Command & Conquer: Combined Arms is a free mod based on the OpenRA engine.

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Daily Record

Momentum gathers behind project for all-weather sports pitch at Gatehouse primary

The multi-use games area could be an important addition to the town - but some locals are strongly opposed to its location

Daily Record

Hopes rising over long-awaited new rented housing in Gatehouse

Up to eight homes are being proposed on the former Woodside Garage site at the eastern entrance to town

Reason

U.S. Intelligence Leak Suspect Identified as 21-Year-Old Jack Teixeira

Plus: More secrecy from the Global Disinformation Index, the public awaits another big Supreme Court abortion decision, and more...

Insider UK

ETZ's £2 million challenge fund opens

Grants of up to £250,000 are being made available to help the energy supply chain realise low carbon sector opportunities

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The Guardian - UK

Taliban holding three British men in detention in Afghanistan

Charity medic, hotelier and ‘danger tourist’ reportedly arrested by Taliban’s secret police in January

Reason

Global Disinformation Index, Inform Thyself

Time and time again, so-called disinformation watchdogs fail their own tests—the lab leak is just the latest example.

Reason

U.S. Energy Department Endorses Lab Leak Theory of COVID-19's Origins

The push to label the lab leak thesis a racist conspiracy theory now looks even more foolish.

Reason

During Surprise Trip to Kyiv, Biden Promises Endless Support for Ukraine War

Plus: The National Endowment for Democracy ends funding of conservative media blacklist, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear major internet free speech case, and more...

Chicago Sun-Times

It’s risky to curtail ‘disinformation’ when there’s no clear definition of it

The Global Disinformation Index’s controversial ratings illustrate the challenge of deciding which speech belongs in that category.

Reason

"U.S. State Department Funds a Disinformation Index That Warns Advertisers To Avoid Reason"

Reason's Robby Soave has the details; an excerpt: The Global Disinformation Index (GDI) is a British organization that evaluates news outlets' susceptibility to disinformation. The ultimate aim is to persuade online advertisers to blacklist dangerous publications and websites. One such publication, according to GDI's extremely dubious criteria, is Reason…. The…

Reason

The Perils of Trying To Curtail Hazily Defined 'Disinformation'

A government-supported organization's controversial ratings of online news sources illustrate the challenge of deciding what qualifies as disinformation.

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