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N-gated Hacker News<p>Turkey's new cosmic superpower: banning <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> chatbots for hurt feelings 🤖➡️💔. Meanwhile, the world watches in awe as freedom of expression is buried under a pile of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emojis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emojis</span></a> 📉🇹🇷🥳.<br><a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/turkey-ban-elon-musk-grok-recep-tayyip-erdogan-insult/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.eu/article/turkey-ban</span><span class="invisible">-elon-musk-grok-recep-tayyip-erdogan-insult/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ban</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomOfExpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>techNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HackerNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HackerNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ngated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ngated</span></a></p>
Catherine Morris<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/T%C3%BCrkiye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Türkiye</span></a>: “Journalists <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HamzaKaan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HamzaKaan</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mehmet%C3%9C%C3%A7ar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MehmetÜçar</span></a> have been detained since 26 November 2024 on fabricated terror-related grounds for their writings. They will be tried separately on 3 &amp; 8 July, respectively. Both face up to 15 years in prison if convicted. PEN International believes…Kaan &amp; Üçar are being targeted solely for the peaceful exercise of their right to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> &amp; calls for their immediate…release. All charges against them must be dropped.” <a href="https://www.pen-international.org/news/turkiye-release-and-drop-charges-against-journalists-hamza-and-mehmet" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pen-international.org/news/tur</span><span class="invisible">kiye-release-and-drop-charges-against-journalists-hamza-and-mehmet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a></p>
Susan Ville<p>🗨️ Oh God ...</p><p>"Israel": <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antidemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antidemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/apartheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apartheid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiInternationalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antiInternationalLaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antihumanity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antihumanity</span></a> </p><p>Now let's talk about the definition of "antisemitism"!</p><p>-- <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedomofpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofpress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <br>❕ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crackdownonjournalists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crackdownonjournalists</span></a> </p><p>📢 Israeli occupation forces arrest the director of Al Mayadeen’s office in occupied <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a>, Nasser al-Laham, in a continued crackdown on the network</p><p>📰 Report: Al Mayadeen JUL-07 6:30 local-t </p><p><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-forces-arrest-al-mayadeen-bureau-chief-in-west-bank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">english.almayadeen.net/news/po</span><span class="invisible">litics/israeli-forces-arrest-al-mayadeen-bureau-chief-in-west-bank</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>The proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist group starts tomorrow.</p><p>This is a dangerous escalation in the criminalisation of political dissent in the UK.</p><p>It’ll increase surveillance, particularly under the Prevent Duty, and censorship under the Online Safety Act.</p><p>Read our blog ⬇️</p><p><a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/banning-palestine-action-how-the-uk-government-is-silencing-dissent/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openrightsgroup.org/blog/banni</span><span class="invisible">ng-palestine-action-how-the-uk-government-is-silencing-dissent/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestineaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palestineaction</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/preventduty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preventduty</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>As there’s no public evidence of any link to terrorism or support of terrorist groups from Palestine Action, Open Rights Group supports their decision to appeal proscription.</p><p>While we may have differing opinions on their tactics, we stand against this attack on their right to exist and speak out.</p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestineaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palestineaction</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/preventduty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preventduty</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a></p>
Open Rights Group<p>At the heart of this decision is the logic of ‘pre-crime’.</p><p>Where the state intervenes not just against unlawful acts, but also against political expression that it considers might become threatening.</p><p>This turns activism into extremism. Legitimate political demands into a national security threat.</p><p><a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestineaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palestineaction</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/preventduty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preventduty</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/ukpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ukpol</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>palestine</span></a> <a href="https://social.openrightsgroup.org/tags/freespeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freespeech</span></a></p>
IndieAuthors.Social News<p>IPA Joins in Condemnation of Boualem Sansal’s Upheld Sentence</p><p>The International Publishers Association's' (IPA) Kristenn Einarsson calls Boualem Sansal's incarceration 'an affront to a literary ambassador of Algeria.'…<br><a href="https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/ipa-joins-in-condemnation-of-boualem-sansals-upheld-sentence/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">publishingperspectives.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/ipa-joins-in-condemnation-of-boualem-sansals-upheld-sentence/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/BoualemSansal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BoualemSansal</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/FreedomofExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomofExpression</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/FreedomtoPublish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomtoPublish</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/FreedomtoRead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomtoRead</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/InternationalPublishersAssociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalPublishersAssociation</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
oatmeal<p>Noa Limona details in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Haaretz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Haaretz</span></a> how the Shin Bet intelligence service summoned a Palestinian student from Haifa University for interrogation regarding his activities with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hadash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hadash</span></a> (left) party’s university branch.</p><p>The student underwent body searches twice - upon arrival and before entering the interrogation room. When he asked if this was a formal investigation, the Shin Bet operative said no, adding cryptically that “the investigation will be underground, without light.”</p><p>The operatives explicitly warned the student not to “cross red lines” or “even come close to them.” They allegedly threatened that if he did, they would raid his parents’ house at 4 AM and destroy it.</p><p>[…] Haaretz has learned that another Arab student who belongs to the Haifa University Hadash branch was summoned for a similar warning talk. The second student said he preferred not to talk to Haaretz for fear of the consequences.</p><p><a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-07-02/ty-article/.premium/shin-bet-summoned-arab-student-for-warning-talk-over-activities-at-local-hadash-branch/00000197-c803-df44-a9f7-eccb13620000" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-0</span><span class="invisible">7-02/ty-article/.premium/shin-bet-summoned-arab-student-for-warning-talk-over-activities-at-local-hadash-branch/00000197-c803-df44-a9f7-eccb13620000</span></a> or <a href="https://archive.is/8voyE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.is/8voyE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraelFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ShinBet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShinBet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a></p>
IndieAuthors.Social News<p>The US Supreme Court Supports Parents on LGBTQ Books</p><p>Opt-outs for religious objections will chill what is taught in schools,' writes PEN America's Elly Brinkley on 'Mahmoud v. Taylor.' <br> The post The US Supreme Court Supports Parents on LGBTQ Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.<br><a href="https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/on-the-us-supreme-courts-support-of-parents-on-lgbtq-books/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">publishingperspectives.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/on-the-us-supreme-courts-support-of-parents-on-lgbtq-books/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/AuthorsGuild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AuthorsGuild</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/BookBanning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookBanning</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/DanNovack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DanNovack</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/FreedomofExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomofExpression</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻<p><a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Kneecap" target="_blank">#Kneecap</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Glastonbury" target="_blank">#Glastonbury</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Vylan" target="_blank">#Vylan</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Palestine" target="_blank">#Palestine</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23IDF" target="_blank">#IDF</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23police" target="_blank">#police</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23FreedomOfExpression" target="_blank">#FreedomOfExpression</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Badenoch" target="_blank">#Badenoch</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23BBC" target="_blank">#BBC</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Gaza" target="_blank">#Gaza</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Nandy" target="_blank">#Nandy</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23MoglaiBap" target="_blank">#MoglaiBap</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Starmer" target="_blank">#Starmer</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Eavis" target="_blank">#Eavis</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Ireland" target="_blank">#Ireland</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23OhAnnaidh" target="_blank">#OhAnnaidh</a> <a href="https://www.itv.com/news/2025-06-28/kneecap-set-to-perform-at-glastonbury-today-despite-backlash-from-politicians" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.itv.com/news/2025-06...</a><br><br><a href="https://www.itv.com/news/2025-06-28/kneecap-set-to-perform-at-glastonbury-today-despite-backlash-from-politicians" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Glastonbury: Police 'assessing...</a></p>
Gareth KitchenGosh, we are living under an authoritarian regime, aren't we?<br><br><a class="hashtag" href="https://stroud.social/tag/glastonbury" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Glastonbury</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://stroud.social/tag/freedomofexpression" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreedomOfExpression</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://stroud.social/tag/censorship" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Censorship</a>
Bruce Broomhall<p>Congratulations to Budapest mayor Karácsony and tens of thousands of protesters in their refusal to let diversity die in Orban’s Hungary.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/28/tens-of-thousands-defy-hungarys-ban-on-pride-in-protest-against-orban" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/jun</span><span class="invisible">/28/tens-of-thousands-defy-hungarys-ban-on-pride-in-protest-against-orban</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedomofassociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofassociation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/righttoprotest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>righttoprotest</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neofascism</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gendersexuality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gendersexuality</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/europeanunion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europeanunion</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
Brad Rosenheim<p>Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that he and five other state leaders are launching a new accreditation system for universities. This is the result of a tantrum he is having because he lost in court against the Biden Department of Education (remember when we had one of those?) when he tried to control the speech of subject area experts who were doing research and establishing university policy that he felt was too woke.</p><p>He frames this as introducing competition to the accreditation market. (Capitalists always going to capitalist). He says now universities will have a choice. And if you actually believe that, well...</p><p>The state has already prevented one university president, chosen by a cabal of trustees, one faculty member, and a student, from taking office. By installing presidents of their liking, of their political persuasion, the governors of these states will do exactly what they claim the radical left is doing - politically forming curriculum and missions of state universities. Those presidents will publicly thank the governor for introducing choice to the market, and swiftly change accreditors.</p><p>The best part? He openly acknowledges that this must be done swiftly before his term ends and the mid term elections happen.</p><p><a href="https://www.highereddive.com/news/6-university-systems-launch-new-accreditor/751797/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">highereddive.com/news/6-univer</span><span class="invisible">sity-systems-launch-new-accreditor/751797/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AttackOnHigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AttackOnHigherEducation</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Gleichschaltung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gleichschaltung</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/indoctrination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indoctrination</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/AcademicFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcademicFreedom</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a></p>
LordWoolamaloo<p>"I'm with the banned"</p><p>New, and sadly highly relevant, t-shirt and pun rolled into one. Of course I wore it in the bookshop.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/livres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>livres</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/BannedBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Tshirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tshirt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Susan Ville<p>📢 The Council of Europe’s Commissioner for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> Michael O’Flaherty on Thursday called on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>germany</span></a> to respect <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedomofexpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freedomofexpression</span></a> and peaceful assembly amid ongoing restrictions on pro-Palestinian demonstrations</p><p>In a letter addressed to German Interior Minister Dobrindt, O’Flaherty expressed concern over measures that reportedly restrict the use of Arabic language at protests in Berlin, as well as increased surveillance of demonstrators since FEB-2025</p><p>📰 MEMO 👇🏽</p><p><a href="https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250619-council-of-europe-urges-germany-to-uphold-freedom-of-expression-amid-gaza-protests/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">middleeastmonitor.com/20250619</span><span class="invisible">-council-of-europe-urges-germany-to-uphold-freedom-of-expression-amid-gaza-protests/</span></a></p>
Commissioner for Human Rights<p>I have just published a letter to the Federal Minister of Interior of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> in which I ask the authorities to uphold <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Peaceful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Peaceful</span></a> Assembly in the context of the conflict in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>. Read the letter ⬇️<br><a href="https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/the-commissioner-asks-the-german-authorities-to-uphold-freedom-of-expression-and-peaceful-assembly-in-the-context-of-the-conflict-in-gaza" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/</span><span class="invisible">the-commissioner-asks-the-german-authorities-to-uphold-freedom-of-expression-and-peaceful-assembly-in-the-context-of-the-conflict-in-gaza</span></a></p>
🤘 The Metal Dog 🤘<p><a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/TheMetalDogArticleList" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMetalDogArticleList</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/Blabbermouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blabbermouth</span></a><br>AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M. SHADOWS On Constantly Challenging Fans With New Projects: 'When I Wake Up In The Morning, I Wanna Be Excited'</p><p><a href="https://blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-sevenfolds-m-shadows-on-constantly-challenging-fans-with-new-projects-when-i-wake-up-in-the-morning-i-wanna-be-excited" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blabbermouth.net/news/avenged-</span><span class="invisible">sevenfolds-m-shadows-on-constantly-challenging-fans-with-new-projects-when-i-wake-up-in-the-morning-i-wanna-be-excited</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/MSshadows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSshadows</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/AvengedSevenfold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AvengedSevenfold</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/FireWithFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireWithFire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/RyanJDowney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RyanJDowney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/GusBlack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GusBlack</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/FoundationforIndividualRightsandExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoundationforIndividualRightsandExpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/HeavyMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HeavyMusic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/NewProjects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewProjects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.themetaldog.net/tags/Bandmates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bandmates</span></a></p>
TEDIC<p>Bootcamp Asunción 2025: A Formative Step in the Debate on Digital Rights</p><p>With great satisfaction, we successfully held the Bootcamp Asunción 2025 – Human Rights and Technology, an initiative organized by TEDIC and Amnesty International Paraguay, with the support of Diakonia and funding from the European Union. Th</p><p><a href="https://www.tedic.org/en/bootcamp-asuncion-2025-a-formative-step-in-the-debate-on-digital-rights/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tedic.org/en/bootcamp-asuncion</span><span class="invisible">-2025-a-formative-step-in-the-debate-on-digital-rights/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Blog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BootcampAsuncin2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BootcampAsuncin2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>The first half of this made more sympathetic to ZuckerBorg's position. Which made me puke into the back of my mouth as soon as I noticed it, but that's how unimpressive I found their discussion.</p><p>"Legacy media" is DOGE phrase. Huh? This was already a descriptive term for pre-digital media during Occupy.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/podcasts/hardfork-meta-zuck-o3.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/10/podcast</span><span class="invisible">s/hardfork-meta-zuck-o3.html</span></a></p><p>(1/3)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcasts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NYTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NYTimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/Platforner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Platforner</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/HardFork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardFork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreedomOfExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfExpression</span></a></p>
Patrick Poon🎐<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/New" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>New</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> data from Human Rights Measurement Initiative.<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> once again got low scores, among the lowest, in empowerment right in 2024 - only 1.9 out of 10. Restrictions on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreedomofExpression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomofExpression</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PoliticalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoliticalRights</span></a>. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TransnationalRepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransnationalRepression</span></a> is also serious. Details: <a href="https://rightstracker.org/country/CHN" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">rightstracker.org/country/CHN</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>