https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2025/01/federal-judge-finds-city-of-corvallis-retaliated-against-city-councilor-for-exercising-free-speech.html Court rules city of #Corvallis violated #FirstAmendment by moving to expel city councilor from council over climate speech. #FreeSpeech #Oregon
While the fediverse is put forward by some as a solution to social media, the fediverse itself has a serious problem with inter-instance censorship which is very arbitrary and capricious. #FreeSpeech
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/23/asia-pacific/society/thailand-same-sex-marriage/ #Thailand now has same sex marriage. #HumanRights
https://www.newarab.com/news/incites-sex-work-libya-bans-rap-music-amid-conservative-turn
"Authorities in eastern #Libya have imposed a sweeping ban on rap music, the latest move in a broader crackdown on artistic expression in the conflict-riven country."
#FreeSpeech
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/2ae182b849c5937373cd168835c724ba17804de2 #Japan gay magazine removed from #Amazon Kindle Store. #FreeSpeech
During the election, I remember quite a bit of discourse about how the polls aren't really accurate.
https://reason.com/2025/02/24/trump-tries-to-carve-out-a-first-amendment-exception-for-fake-news/ These polls have always had some degree of inaccuracy. I don't see a way around that other than not doing a poll.
https://www.thefire.org/news/one-day-after-fire-lawsuit-congress-passes-changes-filming-permits-national-parks If filming's done where the public's allowed, doesn't impact on other visitors, damage parks resources, and involves 5 or less people, no permit is needed. #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment
https://www.thefire.org/news/james-madison-psychology-professor-cleared-wrongdoing-after-extensive-probe-classroom-comments References to orgasms and sexuality. #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment
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