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Elon Musk wants to make Twitter a bastion of free speech, but its users and business model may not be ready
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 27: A sign is posted on the exterior of Twitter headquarters on April 27, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Billionaire Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and Space X, reached an agreement to purchase social media platform Twitter for $44 billion. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Toronto content-sharing site favoured by U.S. right-wingers draws investment from leading American conservative investors
Peter Thiel, Partner, Founders Fund, speaks at the New York Times DealBook conference on November 1, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
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Vancouver grapples with how to handle complaints over street preachers while heeding free speech
A pro-Trump street preacher carries a weapon as he taunts people waiting to enter the Anaheim Convention Center where former President Barack Obama is attending the launch of his midterm campaign drive to support seven California Democratic congressional candidates seeking to capture Republican seats on September 8, 2018 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by DAVID MCNEW / AFP)DAVID MCNEW/AFP/Getty Images
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Ontario hit with lawsuit challenging ‘Ag-Gag’ legislation
The Ontario Superior Court building is seen in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. An Ontario judge says he's wrestling with the issue of whether to order a woman and her three children to honour a family custody agreement by returning to Ontario or allow them to remain in Newfoundland to protect the kids from the mental health tolls of the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
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Morning Update: Canadian athletes cautioned on speaking out at Beijing Olympics
People visiting Beijing Olympic tower in Beijing on February 3, 2021, a year before the opening of the 2022 Winter Olympics on February 4, 2022. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) (Photo by WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
Forget morality – Trump’s banishment from social media was all about protecting profits
Eric Reguly
books
Writers call for a more nuanced alternative to ‘cancel culture’
Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks during an interview with Reuters in Santiago, Chile January 13, 2020. Picture taken January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido
opinion
Erin O’Toole’s sudden interest in campus free speech rings hollow
Jonathan Malloy
opinion
Canadian academics may fear reprisal for criticizing China – but they must not self-censor
Amy Lai
canada
Colombian journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima wins Golden Pen of Freedom award
Colombian journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima has been awarded the prestigious Golden Pen of Freedom award by the World Association of News Publishers.
canada
Supreme Court ruling stresses right to sue to protect reputation
The Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 10, 2012. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
world
Facebook blocks group with a million members critical of Thai monarchy amid government pressure
Facebook blocks group with a million members critical of Thai monarchy amid government pressure
opinion
A chilling look at the worst man in America, Alex Jones of InfoWars
John Doyle
world
Journalist Hopewell Chin’ono denied bail by Zimbabwean magistrate
Journalist Hopewell Chin'ono appears at the magistrates courts in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July, 22, 2020.
letters
July 18: ‘An entitled world of mostly white privilege.’ Readers debate WE Charity, free speech and systemic racism, plus other letters to the editor
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference at Rideau Cottage amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Monday, July 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
The American mind closes a bit further
Konrad Yakabuski
opinion
To fix Facebook, we need democratic governance not self-governance
Taylor Owen
opinion
When even a letter calling for open debate can be ‘cancelled', we’re in trouble
Robyn Urback
world
J.K. Rowling, Margaret Atwood among 150 signatories of ‘cancel culture’ open letter
In this Nov. 8, 2018, file photo, author J.K. Rowling is seen at the world premiere of the film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, in Paris.
opinion
It should be my right to drive my car with my eyes closed. Who am I hurting, really?
Robyn Urback
opinion
In the Philippines, free speech is being smothered
Carlos Conde
world
Fifteen high-profile pro-democracy activists arrested in Hong Kong in weekend sweep
Former lawmaker and pro-democracy activist Martin Lee (2nd L) leaves the Central District police station in Hong Kong on April 18, 2020, after being arrested and accused of organising and taking part in unlawful assemblies in August and October last year. - Police in Hong Kong carried out a sweeping operation against high-profile democracy campaigners on April 18, arresting 14 activists on charges related to massive protests that rocked the Asian financial hub last year. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP) (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE/AFP via Getty Images)
opinion
The librarian who refused to back down in the name of free speech
Marcus Gee
world
Facebook unveils new measures to stem political misinformation
Facebook unveil new measures to stem political misinformation