DeclineIntoCensorship
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The White House said book bans aren’t happening. Now JD Vance’s memoir is a target.
cross-posted from: https://ponder.cat/post/1711105
- www.theguardian.com Fossil fuel firm’s $300m trial against Greenpeace to begin: ‘Weaponizing the judicial system’
Experts warn victory for Energy Transfer, whose CEO is a Trump donor, could have a ‘chilling’ effect on free speech
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25832395
> Summary > > Energy Transfer Partners, a $70 billion fossil fuel company, has filed a $300 million lawsuit against Greenpeace, accusing it of defamation and inciting criminal activity during the 2016–2017 Dakota Access Pipeline protests. > > The case, widely criticized as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP), begins on February 24 in North Dakota and could financially cripple Greenpeace while chilling free speech. > > Critics argue the lawsuit misrepresents Greenpeace’s role in the Indigenous-led protests and aims to suppress activism. > > The judge has denied Greenpeace’s motions for dismissal and restricted trial access, raising concerns about bias and due process.
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Exclusive: FDA staffers told that 'woman,' 'disabled' among banned words; White House says it’s an error
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/33131148
> Some U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists have been told to stop using the words "woman," "disabled" and "elderly" in external communications, two sources familiar with the matter said, part of a list of banned terms that a White House spokesman said had misinterpreted President Donald Trump's executive order. > > A list with the file name "Prohibited words" has been circulating since at least last week in official work chats, according to two FDA scientists with direct knowledge of the matter who requested anonymity for fear of professional repercussions. > > "I don't understand why we can't use a word like 'woman,'" one FDA source who received the list told Reuters. "The words on the list would make it almost impossible to do our jobs."
- www.techdirt.com Musk Decries Hitler’s Censorship, Right Before Threatening To Jail Critics
I’m going to go out on a limb here and make a fairly wild suggestion: if you spend years calling yourself a “free speech absolutist” while decrying “government censorship,&#…
- spectrum.ieee.org Saving Public Data Takes More Than a Single Snapshot
Digital archivists combine efforts to preserve complex government sites
- www.eff.org Stop Censoring Abortion: The Fight for Reproductive Rights in the Digital Age
With reproductive rights under fire across the U.S. and globally, access to accurate abortion information has never been more critical—especially online. That’s why reproductive health and rights organizations have turned to online platforms to share essential, sometimes life-saving, guidance and...
- bookriot.com Iowa Rushes, Advances Librarian Criminalization Bill
Introduced last week, Iowa's librarian criminalization bill has already made it to the House floor.
- www.vanityfair.com Trumpworld’s War on Words
The administration’s attack on the AP, along with efforts to rewrite history and reframe reality, only reaffirms the maxim that language is power.
- dailyyonder.com Commentary: The Trump Administration’s Attempt to Wipe Public Data Is Censorship. Here’s Why That’s Dangerous. | The Daily Yonder
On the first night of February, I tossed and turned until dawn worrying about my job. I had just seen a Reddit post warning members of a geography
- the307.substack.com The Lawfare Campaign Against Pro-Palestinian Speech Comes To Canada.
Canada Is Now Joining The Long List of Western Countries to Begin Criminalizing Anti-Genocide Speech.
- eu.tennessean.com 'Not enough kids in these meetings': Students weigh in as 1,100 books banned in Tennessee
The Tennessean interviewed more than a dozen high schoolers about the book bans sweeping the state. Here's why the removals matter to them.
- www.thedartmouth.com Dickey Center hosts journalist and author Ahmed Naji to discuss literary censorship
Naji discussed his experience being imprisoned for his writing and reflected on the potential future of literature.
- www.gscene.com Kennedy Center “abruptly cancels” performance from Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC
A performance from the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC in the United States on May 21 has been pulled from the programme of events at the Kennedy Center in the capital city. The gay men’s chorus …
- www.muskwatch.com Meta removes Facebook ad criticizing Musk
Meta removed an advertisement earlier this month criticizing Elon Musk’s use of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to seize Americans' private information.
- www.rawstory.com 'Turned out the lights': Fury hits Washington Post as it refuses to run $115K anti-Musk ad
The Washington Post canceled plans to run a front-and back-page advertisement that would have earned the paper $115,000 — and ran straight into fresh fury.The ad, reportedly sponsored by the watchdog group Common Cause, demanded that President Donald Trump fire Elon Musk, who is working as a special...
- www.looper.com Win Or Lose Review: Pixar Series Starts Strong, But Censorship Threatens A Home Run - Looper
The first four episodes of "Win or Lose" provided for review are some of Pixar's best work in recent years, though the show could've gone further in a few ways.
- eu.tennessean.com Tennessee sees surge in books banned in public schools. Here's which ones and why
Nearly 1,400 books were removed from public school libraries across the state last year, as laws restricting school library content grew harsher.
- popular.info In botched DEI purge, OSHA trashes workplace safety guidelines
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an internal February 7 email obtained by Popular Information.
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Thread about book censorship in schools by the author of the (celebrated and award-winning!) book Lab Girl.
bsky.app Hope Jahren (@realhopejahren.bsky.social)I just found out that my first book 📗, LAB GIRL 🌱🌿🌳, was challenged by a parent and subsequently removed from the shelves of the library at Walworth High School in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. So I decided to write a 🧵 on book 📚 #censorship 🚫 in American 🇺🇸 schools 🚸 1/n
- www.disruptionist.com Elon Musk’s X blocks links to Signal, the encrypted messaging service
Signal has been a primary method of communication for federal workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE.
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Widens Its Censorship of Modi’s Critics in India (March, 2023)
theintercept.com Elon Musk’s Twitter Widens Its Censorship of Modi’s Critics in IndiaTwo months ago, Musk said he had been too busy to look into his company’s role in mass censorship in India. It’s only gotten worse.
- theintercept.com Poised to Take Over TikTok, Oracle Is Accused of Clamping Down on Pro-Palestine Dissent
The CEO of Oracle, whose company is ready to tate over TikTok, says its employees should love Israel or work elsewhere.
- freadomva.substack.com Rampant censorship. Local, state and federal.
Ugh. Stuff you should be aware of.
- reporterzy.info SLAPP Lawsuits in Europe. How Journalists and Activists Are Silenced | Reporterzy.info
The number of strategic lawsuits aimed at intimidating journalists, activists, and civil society organizations is increasing in Europe. According to the <em>CASE SLAPPs Report 2024</em>, as many as 1,049 such cases were identified between 2010 and 2023.
- pen.org Banned Books List 2025 - PEN America
What books are banned in 2025? These are the 11 most banned books of the 2023-2024 school year. The banned books list for 2025 includes "Nineteen Minutes," by Jodi Picoult.
