Free speech at risk from social media bills

Free speech at risk from social media bills

As the clock winds down on Connecticut’s legislative session, lawmakers are considering several social media bills that could run afoul of the First Amendment. These proposals may seem like routine guardrails to protect teens on social media, but they actually risk endangering the very communities that Connecticut’s Democratic leaders have long championed. These bills would require platforms to verify the identity and age of all users, chipping …

Absurd attack on free speech by Israel Institute over social media comment

By Gordon Campbell The calls by the Israel Institute of New Zealand for Peter Davis to resign from the Helen Clark Foundation because of comments he made with regard to an ugly, hateful piece of graffiti are absurd. The graffiti in question said “I hated Jews before it was cool!” On social media, Davis made this comment : “Netanyahu govt actions have isolated Israel from global south and the west, and have stoked anti-Semitism. Yitzak Rabin was …