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The applause that disrupted nothing — yet still led to an arrest
The city commission of Emporia, Kansas, has endured countless hours of public criticism.
13 hrs ago
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Isabelle Brito
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FIREwire: Racial slurs and deepfake throuples
Plus: San Quentin, Anne Widdecombe, and Lou Koller
17 hrs ago
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David Josef Volodzko
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The on-campus left and the off-campus right
When it comes to student censorship, who holds more sway over administrators?
Jul 30
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Logan Dougherty
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The front line of combating self-censorship is the classroom
Caroline Cunningham is a rising junior at the University of Alabama, where she is majoring in legal history on the pre-law track.
Jul 30
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How does the First Amendment apply to ‘deepfakes’?
This is part of a weekly series on AI and free speech.
Jul 29
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Tyler Tone
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UK police review politician’s repost of guillotine art on a T-shirt
There are some things you can always count on in life: The sun rising and setting, the tide advancing and retreating, and UK police announcing new…
Jul 29
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Sarah McLaughlin
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Why student journalists are asking to remove their names from articles
Last summer, a former student journalist asked the University of Michigan’s student paper The Michigan Daily to take down or anonymize an article they…
Jul 29
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Michelle Liao
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Pennsylvania shields public universities from transparency. This student wants to change that.
In most states, public universities are subject to open-records laws. This challenge could bring Pitt PD under Pennsylvania’s.
Jul 28
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Marie McMullan
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The man who wants back into San Quentin
Bill Smoot taught literature at San Quentin for 14 years. Then a novel with an escape plot cost him his classroom.
Jul 27
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William Harris
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This European country launched a task force to target ‘hate speech.’ Now a journalist who insulted politicians is going to prison.
When bans on insulting politicians and ‘hate speech’ hunts collide
Jul 27
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Sarah McLaughlin
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Shiloh Hendrix’s conviction can’t be squared with the First Amendment
A few years ago, the Supreme Court reaffirmed a basic free speech principle: “the First Amendment protects an individual’s right to speak his mind…
Jul 24
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Aaron Terr
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FIREwire: The political bias of AI models
Also, is Trump seriously calling to revoke license of networks that didn't air his speech?
Jul 24
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Michelle Liao
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