PICS: ‘Free Tommy’ Supporters Rally as Activist Robinson Appears in Court
Large crowds have gathered outside the Old Bailey as activist Tommy Robinson appeared in court accused of contempt of court.
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EU Introduces New Law Forcing Tech Firms to Censor Unwanted Speech in 24 Hours
The unelected European Commission is planning new laws and fines targeting Internet firms like Google, Twitter, and Facebook if they do not censor content they consider illegal within 24 hours.
UKIP Call to ‘Defend Free Speech’ Against ‘Globalist Elite’ After Social Media Purges
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has urged citizens to defend free speech in the West after big tech firms allegedly coordinated to remove right wing voices, including Infowars and Tommy Robinson, from social media in a 12-hour period.
UK Police Disperse Christian Preachers for ‘Public Disorder’
UK police have dispersed a group of Christian preachers from a public space, describing their actions as an “incident of public disorder” after members of the public heckled and called their views “provocative”.
UK Proposes Six Year Prison Sentences for Online Posts Against Religion, Transgender
People promoting “hostility” towards a religion or the transgendered online could get much harsher sentences, of up to six years in jail, especial if they have a large online audience, according to new proposals.
Universities Must End ‘Chilling’ Hostility to Free Speech, Says Govt
Universities must stamp out the “institutional hostility” towards free speech that has taken root on campuses, the universities minister has demanded ahead of a free speech summit.
Prominent Journalism School Bans Newspapers for Being Too Right Wing
Students at City University, London, have voted to ban the Daily Mail, The Sun, and the Express from campus in order to virtue signal their opposition to fascism. The university is home to one of the most respected journalism schools in the country.
Tommy Robinson Talks To Raheem Kassam: Freedom And Democracy Are ‘Gone’ From Britain
Freedom and democracy in Britain are “gone”, Tommy Robinson, leader of Pegida UK, has told Breitbart London’s Editor in Chief Raheem Kassam.
Police Raid 60 Homes For ‘Xenophobic’ Facebook Posts
German Police raided the homes of 60 people suspected of writing ‘hate’ speech on social media in Germany. Coordinated by the Federal Criminal Police (BKA), the operation saw officers from 25 departments search across 14 states. The police raids took place as part
Academics Warn Politically Correct Universities ‘Are Killing Free Speech’ With Censorship
In efforts to turn their campuses into over-sanitised and politically correct “safe spaces”, British universities deny the “intellectual challenge of debating conflicting views” leading academics have warned. Professor Richard Dawkins recently told students who cannot handle hearing anti-transgender views to “leave, go home, hug
British Cinemas Ban Lord’s Prayer To Avoid Giving Offence
Britain’s leading cinema chains have refused to screen an advert featuring the Lord’s Prayer, on the grounds that it could be offensive to people of other faiths or none. The Church of England, who commissioned the advert, called the decision
Irony Alert: ‘No Offence’ Free Speech Magazine Banned Because ‘Offensive’
A student magazine founded on the principles of free speech called No Offence has been banned from the University of Oxford fresher’s fair because the Student Union deemed it “offensive.” The satirical magazine was supposed to “challenge the mainstream view”
Dallas ‘Free Speech’ Ban Unconstitutional, Overpasses for America Wins Lawsuit
A free speech ban on overpass roadways in the City of Dallas ended this week when a U.S. District Court ruled it unconstitutional.
