A painting of a transgender Statue of Liberty will appear in Baltimore after the cancellation of an exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Artist Amy Sherald, who canceled her “American Sublime” exhibition at the Smithsonian in July over alleged censorship, will instead show her work at the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA). The BMA exhibition will run from November 2 to April 5 and feature 40 portraits, including the controversial Trans Forming Liberty, which depicts La...| Advocate.com
“Third Way is circulating a memo,” Politico’s Adam Wren posted on X, “... featuring a new black list of words Dems shouldn’t use.” So what’s new? We’ve dealt with years of woke policing of language. It got so ridiculous that for my sketch comedy series, "Comedy Is Murder," my co-conspirators at Free the People and I imagined what George Carlin would have to say about the state of language and communication today. Will they get back any of that checked privilege — with intere...| Blaze Media
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined 20 other civil society groups calling on Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu to withdraw the proposed Maldives Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill, warning it poses a grave threat to press freedom and media independence. If passed, the bill would empower a new state-controlled regulator with sweeping powers to suspend media outlets, block...| Committee to Protect Journalists
Updated roster shows modest growth to 1,456 sources, with expansion focused on provincial and government platforms. The post China Issues Approved News Source List appeared first on China Media Project.| China Media Project
After nearly eight years of loyal service, this is my last entry of Fair Observer’s Devil’s Dictionary. The series ends appropriately with the consideration of an expression that reflects our approach to language: “code for.” When analyzing any form of public discourse, we need to realize that when something is revealed, something else, possibly more… Continue reading Our Devil Closes His Dictionary and Muses on Its Roots The post Our Devil Closes His Dictionary and Muses on Its Roo...| Fair Observer
An open letter from 140 health professionals to the leaders of the 4 nations, regarding the catastrophic management of the covid pandemic. The post Our grave concerns about the handling of the COVID pandemic by Governments of the Nations of the UK, 21-08-2021 appeared first on HART.| HART
Reproduced in full from Dr Scott McLachlan (@lawhealthandtech), his account of his career from undergraduate to academia, from student to Senior Lecturer to unemployed... The post Academia appeared first on HART.| HART
As the White House reviews the Smithsonian's programming, Lonnie G. Bunch was called in to meet with the president and one of the aides leading the review| The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
The terms of the settlement between artist Danielle SeeWalker and the town of Vail, Colorado, include cultural sensitivity training for municipal employees and an annual powwow| The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
The resistance mural, created by students and volunteers, was concealed by facilities workers on chancellor's orders with no prior warning, says arts department faculty| The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
Amy Sherald, the historian Ibram X. Kendi and others personally attacked in the Trump administration’s list of reasons for why the president “is right about the Smithsonian” hit back| The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
The joint statement, which does not name Donald Trump, comes as the US president seeks to remake the Kennedy Center and dictate programming at the Smithsonian| The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
Parties in the upcoming Cologne elections have agreed to speak of migrants only in positive terms, as German political dumbassery plumbs new depths by ceding the defining issue of the age to the AfD, says Eugyppius. The post Parties in Cologne Elections Agree to Speak of Migrants Only in Positive Terms, as German Political Dumbassery Plumbs New Depths appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.| The Daily Sceptic
FCI McKean, PA — Anson Chi says he’s a political prisoner dealing with mail censorship, book bans, and misconduct by federal corrections officers. In a letter to Unicorn Riot, Chi provided prison bulletins, prison communications, and letters from his mother as proof of “how the… The post Mail Censorship, Book Bans, and Misconduct – A Letter From Federal Prison appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.| UNICORN RIOT
This is not the first time I’ve commented on book banning in this country and my frustration with this insanity. Trying to change history or pretending that current events are not occurring by bann…| Thoughts about leadership, history, and more
For years, conservatives have fought the covert censorship of their viewpoints in the news and on social media. Media Matters, a left-wing nonprofit, is one of the many groups known […] The post Battle Against Censorship Faces Blow as Judge Halts FTC Inquiry appeared first on NRB.| NRB
Following up on a report from earlier this month that Google was caught once again deep-sixing fundraising emails from Republicans, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission has warned the company to cease and desist. Axios reports: The FTC isn’t announcing a new investigation into Google, but FTC chair Andrew Ferguson is putting CEO Sundar […]| National Legal And Policy Center
Reading Time: 2minutesOver the weekend, Minnesota was rocked by a stunning act of political violence. A man impersonating a police officer shot and killed former State House The post If You Hate Politicians, Don’t Shoot Them appeared first on USA Daily Standard.| USA Daily Standard
More details emerge in what happened during the IMLS takeover by DOGE and what might happen in the federal lawsuits against the agency's dismantling.| BOOK RIOT
They banned "The Kite Runner," "Sapiens," and "Brave, Not Perfect." One young couple sells them anyway| Ideas Beyond Borders
The notice was thoughtfully displayed on top of a writing pad next to the telephone, in our hotel in Shanghai. But no one telephones nowadays. So I didn’t see the sheet of paper, with its neatly formatted corporate logos, until my daughter brought it to me to make her a paper airplane. | Hmm Daily
The US president’s criticisms come as the White House begins a review of the Smithsonian’s programmes and exhibitions| The Art Newspaper - International art news and events
Life’s building blocks: everything, everywhere, all at once (1 minute) You can build some of the basic elements of a cell in a lab. But there’s no process that can build them all together, which is what you need for life. In other words, even with a blueprint at the ready – scientists have cells […]| Reformed Perspective
After harsh criticism, the Big Mermaid statue was removed from public view in Denmark. The 13-foot statue depicted a bronze sculpture of a mermaid, inspired by the character in Hans Christian Anderson’s Little Mermaid novel. Originally, the statue was housed near an existing Little Mermaid statue at the city center of Copenhagen, but was later […]| The Art Insider
Trump ally David Ellison just bought CBS. His first move? Bring in Zionist ideologue Bari Weiss to direct news coverage and purge dissent. The post Israel’s Biggest US Donor Now Owns CBS appeared first on MintPress News.| MintPress News
It’s funny just how often the actions of so-called “strong men” actually show just how scared and fragile they are. And if you want a more specific example of what I’m talki…| Techdirt
These days, “censorship” runs rampant – even in supposedly free countries. We’re not allowed to read the news we want because ‘that web site’ is run by the enemy, dontcha know… And even if Country X is in fact my enemy, the idea that I’d want to read their news just to understand how they […] The post Read what you want without a VPN first appeared on Scottie's Tech.Info.| Scottie's Tech.Info
Do read my previous post first! And I should credit “Ban This Filth!” for the caption to the Laurie Penny tweet. In addition to the Dan Hodges blogpost that I linked to at the end of that one, here are some other relevants articles worth reading that I couldn’t shoehorn in. Here’s Mrs Trellis, writing a Dear Joan letter to feminism to explain why she’s […]| PooterGeek
Even for those following the current wave of book censorship, it's been difficult to understand what today’s educators are facing. To address this, NCTE just released survey data from nearly 4,100 teachers from all 50 states.| Unite Against Book Bans
Dominic Adler, a former police officer in Counter Terrorism Command, explains why the Government has become obsessed with suppressing anti-immigration sentiment on social media.| The Daily Sceptic
Life will never guarantee safety. That is not an excuse to legislate danger. Australia is set to ‘quietly’ introduce ‘unprecedented’ age verification checks for YouTube and Google as part of a wider push to gate-keep access to social media. Quietly. Without the consent of the Australian people. Labor is pushing ahead despite alarming fallout from […]| Malcolm Roberts
The free speech organization PEN America fired me three days after I published an article about how they investigated me for sharing an article critical of Zionism. My termination is a sad reflection of PEN’s censorious approach to Palestine.| Mondoweiss
Jul 12, 2025 In this webinar, Jan examines how academics have been censored by members of the Holocaust establishment because they disagreed with standard Judeocentric narratives. These censored ac…| Justice-4-Poland.com
One evening back in the mid-1960s, my father and I were listening to a radio show called The Joe Pyne Show. Pyne was interviewing a guest who had written a book exposing the dark side of the FBI. Pyne brutally ridiculed the guest, who started suggesting that Pyne must be…| James Perloff
Gaming storefronts Steam and itch.io have come under fire recently for taking NSFW games and media off their platforms or preventing such contents from showing up in search results. Both Steam and itch.io have been known for their lenient policy regarding such games and media and nobody seemingly bat an eye over it—until an Australian activist group entered the picture.| Sebin's Blog
If a generation’s understanding of love and sex has been warped by pornography, then everything that flows from love and sex is at risk.| Blaze Media
"The situation developed rapidly," said itch.io founder Leaf Corcoran, in what might turn out to be the understatement …| GamesIndustry.biz
I will be attending Seattle Worldcon 2025 from August 13-17! For those attending, I’d love to see you at any of my panels: Diagnosing Your Characters, Wed 1:30pm-2:30pm When Everything Has Ri…| Clara Ward
The impacts of a two-year-old law are finally being felt in Britain—and, as the United States looks to pass its own Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), it should| Foundation for Economic Education
In 2021, Canadians were told that the remains of 215 Indigenous children had been found at a former school. The story turned out to be false—but no one in authority seems to know how to walk it back.| Quillette
Version française By Ariane Gauthier We make surprising connections throughout our lives. Things we thought were confined to our work or social circles unexpectedly surface in other areas. For me, …| Library and Archives Canada Blog
Why a prominent speaker at a global conference on artificial intelligence was silenced The post AI, the UN and the performance of virtue appeared first on Coda Story.| Coda Story
テキサス州議員たちは、中絶に関する議論の芽を摘むだけでなく、既存の議論さえ見つけられないようにしようとしている。彼らの目標は中絶に関する情報をインターネットから完全に消し去ることにある。 The post テキサス州の「中絶戦争」が「インターネットの検閲戦争」へと拡大 first appeared on p2ptk[.]org.| p2ptk[.]org
米国下院は本日、TAKE IT DOWN法案を可決した。この法律により、権力者たちは単に気に入らないという理由だけで、合法的な発言をプラットフォームから削除させる危険な手段を新たに手にすることになる。 The post TAKE IT DOWN法、重大な欠陥を抱えたまま可決される first appeared on p2ptk[.]org.| p2ptk[.]org
「我々は壊滅的災害後も通信サービスへの弾圧を続け、市民の生命の危機を無視し続けるミャンマー軍の行為を断固として非難する」 The post ミャンマー軍事政権は壊滅的災害後も続くインターネット遮断・制限をただちに解除せよ first appeared on p2ptk[.]org.| p2ptk[.]org
セクション230の最大の受益者は小規模プラットフォームと一般ユーザである。 The post セクション230が守っているのは「ビッグテック」ではなく「普通のユーザの表現」である first appeared on p2ptk[.]org.| p2ptk[.]org
The latest moves from CBS's owners mark the latest seismic shift to the right in the US media landscape.| FAIR
This is a furry blog, where I write about whatever interests me and sign it with my fursona’s name. I sometimes talk about furry fandom topics, but I sometimes also talk about applied cryptog…| Dhole Moments
Last weekend, the Australian National Review hosted a free speech summit on the Gold Coast. Although I was unable to attend in person due to commitments in Canberra for the opening of the 48th Parliament, I expressed my strong support for all those standing in defence of free speech and national sovereignty. We answer to […]| Malcolm Roberts
Monday’s 'Daily Show' aired unfiltered thanks to a one-night-only TV-MA upgrade—clearing the way for Jon Stewart’s profanity-laced protest.| LateNighter
After the fall of Troy, Cassandra was taken as Agamemnon's "pallake" (concubine) and taken to Mycenae, where she was killed by Clytemnestra, Agamemnon's wife. The destiny of prophetesses is never so bright, especially when they turn out to have been right. Something similar, although fortunately much less tragic, happened to my Cassandra blog, censored on Facebook by the powers that be. So, it is time to call it quits. But Cassandra is not dead! She reincarnated in the form of the Roman philo...| Cassandra's Legacy
A message I received from Facebook on Jan 29, 2021. Five of my posts were deemed "spam" and erased. Some were somewhat "political" although non-partisan, but two were purely technical. That these posts were erased is an indication that censorship is by now applied to all forms of dissent, not just political ones. It was not unexpected, but it was still somewhat shocking after decades of propaganda that had convinced most of us that the Western world was a place where you could enjoy "freedom ...| Cassandra's Legacy
The United States is known globally as the country of freedom, looked to by the international community for inspiration. After the end of its military dictatorship in the late 1980s, Brazil sought to create a brand new constitution with its civil liberties partially based on the American Bill of Rights. However, in its convoluted 320 […]| The Chicago Thinker
TikTok deleted 3.6M videos in Nigeria in Q1 2025. But as takedowns rise, so do concerns over censorship, bias, and transparency in content moderation.| WeeTracker
What happens to intellectual freedom when libraries come under attack? What happens to curiosity? Librarian and director of the Department of Libraries in Arlington, VA, Diane Kresh joins me to explore the long and storied history of bad-ass librarians, book bans and book sanctuaries, the "curiosity paradox" of such bans, what makes libraries a center for community, and how curiosity is like an insatiable puppy.| CHOOSE TO BE CURIOUS
Have you ever found yourself in the situation where you had no or anonymized logs and still wanted to figure out where your traffic was coming from? Or you have multiple upstreams and are looking to see if you can save fees by getting into peering agreements with some other party? Or your site is getting heavy load but you can't pinpoint it on a single IP and you suspect some amoral corporation is training their degenerate AI on your content with a bot army? (You might be getting onto somethi...| Blog.
Elon Musk has set his sights on an EU online censorship law, following his free speech win in Australia earlier this week.| ADF International
“The library can be a great refuge, if you will, for people who are questioning.” ~ Diane Kresh What happens to intellectual freedom when libraries come under attack? What happens to curiosity? Librarian and director of the Department of Libraries in Arlington, VA, Diane Kresh joins me to explore the long and storied history of bad-ass […]| Listening to the Universe
Generation Z has now become the primary force among China’s growing ranks of China’s online content moderators, who number in the tens of thousands. Their physical stamina means they generally fare better with the intense demands of the job and can stay up late to respond quickly to issues with sensitive content. They now handle the bulk of the work for major internet platforms when it comes to content moderation. Also known as the “Internet Generation,” Generation Z also includes tho...| ChinaFile
Taking Action Against Historical Censorship by USRA| NASA Watch
Yass Valley Council in New South Wales has voted down a motion to remove sex education book Welcome to Sex, co-authored by Yumi Stynes, from its library.| www.abc.net.au
APLS chair John Wahl praised the decision as checking a "socialist agenda ... that wants to reshape American values."| Alabama Political Reporter
A Turkish court has issued an arrest warrant for Kurdish journalist Nedim Türfent, citing social media posts as evidence of| Medya News
Niall McCrae was reported to the NMC by a 'factchecker' in March 2021 for a single article he had written, reporting on the phenomenon of increased civd infections in the first 10 days after vaccination (as published in a report from Public Health England). For this crime, he waited 4 years when on the first date of the hearing the NMC's own legal team threw it out before Niall's lawyer had even opened his mouth!| HART
War of attrition could favor Tehran over Tel Aviv.| The Electronic Intifada
As more students take advantage of dual enrollment programs during a time when more states are adopting restrictive laws about access, academic freedom, and the right to read, we need new policy-focused partnerships between high school and academic libraries that will support student success and maintain institutional integrity.| Politics in Practice
It’s not news to those in library-land that book bans and censorship in higher education have serious implications for the future of […]| Social Science Space
When I think about book bans, I consider the subject through a variety of lenses. I have taught English in a post-communist […]| Social Science Space
Perhaps in the face of real censorship, the anti-copyright crowd might admit that authors' rights didn't make information disappear.| The Illusion of More
In a week where a midwife in Northern Ireland has been struck off by the NMC and where another high profile covid 'dissident' doctor is up before the GMC, we share the letter we sent a few days ago. This pattern of medical censorship is still repeating across the world, from Canada to Australia and is forcing good people out of the health service and is detrimental to patient safety.| HART
The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the school board of Rockingham County Public schools after school board members voted to remove Tweak: Growing up on Methamphetamines by Nic Sheff, and Perfect by Ellen Hopkins. The School Board overrode the recommendation of a review committee to retain these books and voted 4-1 to permanently remove them.| National Coalition Against Censorship
Kavya Kapadia explores the politicised publication of Doctor Zhivago, the Cold War, and writing amidst governmental attempts to silence.| Cherwell
Perhaps because college students are generally considered adults, and college and university campuses and classrooms have long been viewed as places to […]| Social Science Space
Cinema Libre Founder and CEO, Philippe Diaz| Harpocrates Speaks
The other day, a friend of mine wrote a blog post about how an anti-vaccine Facebook page was taken over by someone who worked their way up to admin privileges, locked out all of the other admins, and then started posting goat memes, a practice known as "goating". My friend had been invited to take part, but by the time he took a look, the goating was well underway. All he did was write up a blog post describing what had happened, mentioned in passing that he had enjoyed watching events unfol...| Harpocrates Speaks
Nothing weird or dorky to see here.| Harpocrates Speaks
Judge rules Asa Winstanley’s devices were unlawfully seized.| The Electronic Intifada
Doctors in Washington State and beyond are still being muzzled on Covid and other issues by government agencies, warned Dr. Michael Turner, a leading independent medical professional who was persecuted for prescribing Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine during Covid. Speaking to The New American magazine Senior Editor Alex Newman on Conversations That Matter, Dr. Turner also outlined ... The post Doctors STILL Being Muzzled, Warns Doc Persecuted for Covid Treatments appeared first on The New Am...| Video - The New American
Public education in the United States has long been celebrated as a pillar of democracy and a means for social mobility. Yet, beneath this ideal, schools have persistently served as battlegrounds for political, cultural, and ideological conflicts. From their earliest days, when classrooms served as instruments for spreading Protestant values, to the current clashes over...| The Science Survey
The International Publishers Association alerts its world membership to reports of Russian actions against 'LGBT propaganda.'| Publishing Perspectives
Trump’s escalation of censorship and retaliation is terrifying. The groundwork for it was prepared years in advance.| Truthout
Free VPNs in 2025 offer useful privacy tools, but each has data caps, slow speeds, or server restrictions.| Digital Information World
The Good and the Bad in Media Coverage Now| Vox Populi
The DEI Erasure Squad has been busy.| NASA Watch
The person Obama appointed to censure so-called "disinformation" had a record of spreading disinformation of his own. The post The Leftist Who Wants to Government to Propagandize Spread His Own Anti-Constitution Propaganda first appeared on Independence Institute. The post The Leftist Who Wants to Government to Propagandize Spread His Own Anti-Constitution Propaganda appeared first on Independence Institute.| Independence Institute
The American Library Association and Banned Books Week Coalition are pleased to announce the theme for Banned Books Week 2025: “Censorship Is So 1984. Read for Your Rights.” Banned Books Week will take place October 5 – 11, 2025.| Intellectual Freedom Blog
Facebook’s evolution into a virtual overlord is alarming. A mere account deactivation erased my years of connections and work, exposing deep flaws in Meta’s opaque system. This corporat…| GenuineProspect
The American Library Association (ALA) today released the highly anticipated Top 10 Most Challenged Books List as part of the 2025 State of America’s Libraries Report that highlights the ways libraries continue to meet the needs of their communities amid challenges to intellectual freedom.| Intellectual Freedom Blog
Rating systems are tools or labels devised by a person or organization to advise people about the suitability of books and other library materials for readers. Recently, several book rating systems devised by religious and political pressure groups are promoting ratings, book reviews, and content labels that identify many books as “objectionable content.”| Intellectual Freedom Blog
In Tennessee, The Rutherford County Library System has approved a measure to remove all library "material that promotes, encourages, advocates for or normalizes" transgender themes. The National Coalition Against Censorship has written to the Board to object to this decision. Targeting a particular viewpoint on gender is constitutionally impermissible. Viewpoint-based discrimination violates the principles of [...] The post In Tennessee, Rutherford County public libraries vote to remove mat...| National Coalition Against Censorship
“We cannot treat libraries as organs of propaganda, and whether it's for progressive values or for conservative values, we should not be treating libraries as simply the PR department for the kind of ideology that we believe in, and trying to ban everything else.” - Ira Wells, author of “On Book Banning”| CANADALAND
Democracy: the esteemed pillar of American values that many deem as the foundational bedrock of the United States of America. An educated society is essential for a thriving democracy, as it empowers citizens to engage in critical discourse, make informed decisions, and safeguard democratic principles. Yet, with 54 percent of American adults holding literacy skills […]| Northeastern University Political Review
Free speech rights survived the Online Harms Act—for now. But Censorship in censorship threats remain. St. Thomas Aquinas could offer insight.| C2C Journal
(Note: all images in this post are in the public domain.) Without even going into the well-known degradations of modern Hollywood, I have written about the past politicization of the Academy Awards—for example, the shunning of It’s a Wonderful Life for “Best Picture” of 1946 in favor of the politicized The Best Years of Our […]| James Perloff
When did we learn that it is women’s innate sin nature to desire control over men?| Σ Frame
“Hate crimes” laws are a sneaky go-around for censorship. Such a law is up for consideration, again, in the South Carolina State Senate with the 2025 version of the “Clementa C. Pinckney Hate Crimes Act” (LegiScan S247 and SC Senate 2025 S247 text). It is the product of communities demanding a form of lasting retribution for the horrific 2015 […]| Palmetto State Watch
Like Tolkien's “Ents” marched against deforestation, scholars, scientists, and their supporters must awaken to the widespread risks of these authoritarian trends and unite their efforts in resistance.| The Scholarly Kitchen
Sorry, I know this post isn’t Earth-shaking news and won’t interest everyone. I joined Twitter in 2014; after eight years I had over 22,000 followers. But for the past three years, I have been brutally shadow-banned by Twitter/X. Instead of getting dozens and hundreds of retweets like I used to,…| James Perloff
In response to US government efforts to censor research and researchers, a small group of scholarly communications professionals have launched a Declaration to defend research. Learn more in today's post by Alice Meadows, one of the members of this group.| The Scholarly Kitchen
