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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Saudi Arabia releases US retiree jailed over critical tweets

Two years later, the charges were reduced to so-called cyber crimes and he was sentenced to a 30-year ban on leaving Saudi Arabia. The announcement that Almadi, a dual citizen and retired engineer who had lived in the US since the 1970s, would be free to leave the country came after the US president delivered a speech touting US-Saudi ties, including arms sales and investment deals, during a second day of public events in Washington.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia

Ali al-Ahmed didn't think that Elon Musk was responsible for the decline and fall of Twitter. Musk was another face representing an old regime. And its sins began well before Musk bumbled into Twitter HQ, in October 2022, carrying a porcelain sink. (In an attempt at humour, Musk posted a video of himself arriving at the Twitter offices carrying a sink with the caption Entering Twitter HQ let that sink in!)
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#first-amendment
fromThe Hill
1 month ago
US politics

Watch live: Senate panel weighs government pressure on social media, free speech

A Senate committee will probe alleged government pressure on social media platforms to censor speech protected by the First Amendment.
fromAol
7 months ago
NYC politics

NYC pol accused of blocking critics from posting on her social media and dares naysayer to take her to court: 'Not democratic'

Brooklyn Assembly member Emily Gallagher is accused of censoring critics on social media, raising First Amendment concerns.
NYC politics
fromAol
7 months ago

NYC pol accused of blocking critics from posting on her social media and dares naysayer to take her to court: 'Not democratic'

Brooklyn Assembly member Emily Gallagher is accused of censoring critics on social media, raising First Amendment concerns.
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Public health
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
2 months ago

Our Stop Censoring Abortion Campaign Uncovers a Social Media Censorship Crisis

Major social media platforms are removing or suppressing factual, educational abortion-related content despite platform policies that permit such information.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

What is behind Indonesia's deadly protests? DW 09/02/2025

Violent nationwide protests in Indonesia followed a delivery driver being run over, prompting deaths, mass arrests, military deployments and social-media-driven mobilization.
Canada news
fromThe Walrus
4 months ago

If You Think We Have Press Freedom, Try Sharing This Story on Instagram | The Walrus

Canadian regulations restrict access to news on major platforms, hindering information flow for users relying on social media for updates.
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