News Analysis Investments in new tools for Canada’s security agencies to deal with “extremist ideology” and “misinformation” are being made by the government, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. “We need new tools to fight all of these pending threats, and that’s why we’ve turned to all of our security agencies to look at new ways…
New Tools Being Provided to Security Agencies to Counter ‘Extremist Ideology’ and ‘Misinformation,’ Says Trudeau
Potential New Powers for Britain’s Media Regulator Draw Concerns From Freedom of Speech Defenders
If the Online Safety Bill passes, Ofcom will be granted new powers to become Britain’s bona fide online safety regulator, but some have expressed alarm about its future scope. “Basically Ofcom is being given a very, very free hand indeed,” said Professor Andrew Tettenborn, common-law and continental jurisdictions scholar and advisor to the Free Speech…
The Misinformation of Medical Misinformation
I, like most OB-GYN physicians nationwide, received a very strange email from the Office of the Surgeon General through the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. “The Office of the Surgeon General is seeking input from providers on the impact and prevalence of health-related misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through a ‘Request for Information’ (RFI),…
Is Australia Pointing a Sword at Religious Freedom With ‘Disinformation’ Laws
Commentary In Australia, announced government laws to police “disinformation” on the internet are so expansive that they threaten religious freedom. Regulatory powers that are proposed to be given to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) give the power to compel the removal of “harmful” speech from the internet. The extension of such powers is a…
Facts Matter (May 7): Elon Musk Blasts Soros ‘Dark Money Groups’ Threatening Twitter Advertisers
On April 25, Twitter officially accepted Elon Musk’s offer to buy out the company for $43 billion dollars. Just 2 days later, on April 27, the Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security announced the formation of something called a Disinformation Governance Board in order to fight supposed misinformation. Stay tuned for our newsletter so you…
Propaganda American Style
May 5, 2022
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Commentary As with many things, propaganda can be used for good or for ill, depending on who dispenses it. During World War II, American propaganda was considered a necessary tool in the pursuit of victory in a moral cause. Germany and Japan had their own propaganda machines to advance an evil agenda. The Nazi propaganda…
Has Managing Free Speech Become a Bipartisan Value in Australia?
Commentary Prime Minister Scott Morrison is right to say that Australians are “sick of walking on eggshells” over what the media has pre-emptively declared controversial topics. Morrison’s comments followed a malicious campaign to scour the social media history of Katherine Deves for evidence of what the overly sensitive regard as offensive comments. Deves was the…
Sen. Hawley Raises Concern DHS’s New Disinformation Board Will Police Speech
April 29, 2022
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, raising concerns about the new Disinformation Governance Board that he fears will police free speech. Mayorkas announced the creation of the board on April 27, insisting that its goal is to prevent the spread of online misinformation among minority communities,…
DHS Sets up ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ to Fight ‘Misinformation’
A “disinformation governance board” has been established at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to fight “misinformation” and will maintain “free speech, privacy, and civil rights” officials have confirmed. DHS chief Alejandro Mayorkas revealed the new initiative to lawmakers during a congressional hearing on April 27 when asked by Congressman Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) about what the department was…
Peter Menzies: Proposed Online News Act Inserts the State Into the Newsrooms of the Nation
Commentary More than half a century ago Canada’s then-prime minister, Pierre Trudeau, famously declared that the state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation. Last week, the government of current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau very quietly inserted that same state into the newsrooms of the nation. The tool used is something called the…
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