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Tag Archives: Free Speech

ACLU Vermont attorney confirms reports of comment-blocking by governor’s Facebook page

Vermonters upset over Gov. Phil Scott’s flip-flop on gun control have taken to social media to vent their anger, but a lawyer with the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says some of their comments are getting deleted from the governor’s Facebook page.

June 19, 2018 in TNR News.
Asher Crispe

Burlington Thought Exchange experiment to tackle minimum wage on Monday

The “Burlington Thought Exchange” political discussion series is coming back for its second iteration, this time to analyze political dialogue about the minimum wage.

June 14, 2018 in Events, TNR News.
Wikimedia Commons/Public domain

Justice Department jumps into legal battle over campus attacks on free speech

University of Michigan is the fourth school to have the pleasure of receiving a statement of interest from Sessions’ Justice Department. The DOJ previously filed statements in cases involving University of California, Berkeley; Georgia Gwinnett College; and Los Angeles Pierce College.

June 14, 2018 in U.S..
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Shareholders grill Zuckerberg at meeting over alleged liberal bias

One investor told Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to lead less like Vladimir Putin and more like George Washington so Facebook doesn’t become a “corporate dictatorship,” according to Bloomberg.

June 3, 2018 in U.S..
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Campus Watch: UVM ‘Bias Response Team’ flags ‘cultural appropriation,’ offers counseling to students

When people cry racism when racism isn’t actually there, it only desensitizes people to the evil that racism is. Unfortunately, it seems that this is happening today.

May 24, 2018 in Commentary.
Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons

‘Party Like It’s 1776’ theme too offensive for New Jersey school prom

A New Jersey high school principal apologized Friday for a “Party Like It’s 1776” theme at prom.

May 22, 2018 in U.S..
Wikimedia Commons

Facebook plans to increase suppression of certain news outlets

Facebook began boosting certain “trusted” news outlets and suppressing other, ostensibly less trustworthy sources. Conservative and right-wing publishers “were hit the hardest” by the algorithm change, tech website The Outline concluded in a lengthy report.

May 4, 2018 in U.S..
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Conservative leaders: ‘Social media censorship’ has ‘reached a crisis level’

More than 60 conservative leaders, some more prominent than others, published a joint statement Tuesday arguing big tech companies need to do more to ensure people aren’t being unduly silenced for their ideological viewpoints.

May 3, 2018 in U.S..
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California considers bill that would outlaw traditional views on sexuality

If the bill becomes law, it could punish the speech of religious leaders who preach chastity and maintain that sexual activity should be limited to marriage between one man and one woman. It could also punish religiously-affiliated counseling services who counsel patients who do not wish to act upon their same-sex attraction.

April 29, 2018 in Commentary.
Office of Sen. Bernie Sanders/Public domain

Liberal senators’ push to investigate Sinclair a chilling attempt to silence speech

In the current age of weaponizing political differences, a group of Democrat senators, with Socialist Bernie Sanders, tried to force the FCC to “investigate” Sinclair for what they characterize as the “troubling trend of irresponsible, one-sided news stories plaguing our country.”

April 27, 2018 in Commentary.
Asher Crispe

Political experiment on dialogue between liberals and conservatives gets pilot run

Conservatives and liberals came together last Thursday evening at the Study Hall in Burlington for a “thought exchange” experiment in civil conversation.

April 25, 2018 in TNR News.
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz grills Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook’s political bias, censorship

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spared over political bias and censorship during the Senate’s hearing Tuesday.

April 11, 2018 in Videos.

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