Tag Archives: freedom of speech

‘Hate speech at its worst’: Paramount Fine Foods owner awarded record damages in anti-Muslim cyber libel case – The Globe and Mail

Posted on May 14, 2019 by

Mohamad Fakih, the owner of Paramount Fine Foods, was targeted by two anti-Muslim activists, defendant Kevin J. Johnston and Ranendra (Ron) Banerjee. TU THANH HA PUBLISHED MAY 13, 2019 UPDATED MAY 13, 2019 Simmary A self-styled anti-Muslim pundit has been … Continue reading →

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Facebook bans ‘dangerous individuals’ – BBC News

Posted on May 3, 2019 by

Milo Yiannopoulous, Alex Jones and Louis Farrakhan have all been banned. Facebook is banning several prominent figures it regards as “dangerous individuals”. The social network accused Alex Jones, host of right-wing conspiracy website InfoWars, its UK editor Paul Joseph Watson … Continue reading →

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Supporting independent journalism and restricting political ads and election interference

Posted on March 21, 2019 by

Federal budget 2019: Ottawa outlines criteria for media funding package, introducing tax credits, non-profit status SEAN SILCOFF TECHNOLOGY REPORTER BILL CURRY – OTTAWA Globe and Mail PUBLISHED MARCH 19, 2019 Image: Budget experts and reporters look over copies of the … Continue reading →

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Alberta Crown trying to use law found to be Unconstitutional to silence political speech on social media plus important cases not being reported to the disadvantage of the general public

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

July 31 2017 – Kevin Yaworski – Public Advocate and Global Citizen – http://wp.me/p1fJaD-WF Here is another example of an attack on freedom of speech that is being taken to the Supreme Court of Canada plus some concerning trends in important … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court in Louisiana reinforces freedom of speak for activists via The right to petition the government and  Anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) statute – Deepwater Horizon – BP – Spill

Posted on October 2, 2016 by

The Deepwater Horizon oil rig burns April 21, 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico, more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on Louisiana’s tip. AP FILE PHOTO October 02, 2016 – Kevin Yaworski – Public Advocate and Global Citizen This ruling … Continue reading →

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Freedom of Speech and Press just took another hit from corporate america and elitists

Posted on May 5, 2016 by

Rick Friday holding the cartoon that got him fired from Farm News as well as a copy of the newspaper. Credit KCCI Original Article below by By CHRISTINE HAUSER -NY Times – MAY 5, 2016 Freedom of Speech and Press just took a hit from … Continue reading →

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