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Twitter and Report Abuse Buttons – Pitfalls and Solutions
Following the unpleasant trolling & abuse directed at Caroline Criado-Perez in the past few days, there has been much talk of how Twitter deals with abusive posts. An online petition has been...
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Bomb threats sent to female journalists
Police are currently investigating bomb threats sent to several prominent female journalists. Hadley Freeman of the Guardian, Grace Dent, a columnist for the Independent, Catherine Mayer, Europe editor...
View ArticleOn stopping the sexualised abuse sent to women.
Well, this all seems like a bit of a no-brainer really doesn’t it? If a Twitter user sends a rape “joke” to a woman, that’s deliberately offensive and can be incredibly hurtful. Such users should be...
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Caroline Criado-Perez statement on today’s sentencing
Caroline Criado Perez has issued a statement on Twitter with regards to today’s sentencing of Isabella Sorely and John Nimmo: Statement on the twitter sentencing today: It’s hard to get my thoughts...
View ArticleTeenager arrested for posting video of himself burning a Quran
Below is one of the most difficult blogs which I have ever written. Once of the worst aspects of defending the online right to freedom of expression is that one often finds oneself defending people...
View ArticleOn censoring offence to the sacred: Monty Python’s The Life of Brian
A worthwhile debate on religious censorship. More relevant today than it ever was.
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On the dubious merit of linking the Charlie Hebdo killings to Western actions...
An idea which appears to be gaining traction in the last few days is that the murderous atrocity committed in Paris last week can be linked to Western interventionism in the Middle East. Any fool can...
View ArticlePope Francis on Freedom of Speech: ‘One Cannot Make Fun of Faith’
Pope Francis has suggested there are limits to freedom of expression, saying in response to the Charlie Hebdo terror attack that “one cannot make fun of faith” and that anyone who throws insults can...
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