Irish Times says ‘block web access for teens critical of trans agenda’
The Irish Times, regarded as Ireland's newspaper of record, has suggested that teenagers deemed to not be sufficiently pro-trans may need to have their access to…
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Irish hate-speech plans spook politicians after autistic girl’s UK arrest
Ireland's planned anti-hate-speech laws have reportedly left politicians in the country spooked after the arrest of an autistic girl in the UK.
Russian cinemas run pirated versions of ‘Barbie’ amid sanctions
Cinemas in Russia have resorted to running pirated copies of the hit film Barbie amid ongoing sanctions imposed by the West, news outlets in the country have claimed.
European Commission condemns South African party leader’s ‘Kill the Boer’ chant
Local Marxist firebrand Julius Malema was earlier this month filmed taking part in a chant that allegedly calls for the shooting of Boers, the country's 17th century…
Mainstream media voice concern over Covid variant ‘Eris’
Numerous mainstream media outlets across Europe are running articles discussing the dangers posed by “Eris”, a new Covid-19 variant named after the Greek goddess…
Bacon of hope! Twitter ‘ordered to censor account’ mocking German foreign minister
Officials working for Annalena Baerbock, Germany's progressive foreign minister, reportedly told Twitter in July to censor an account mocking her.
TikTok announces ‘hate-speech’ censorship plan to pacify the EU
Chinese social media platform TikTok has announced plans aimed at censoring so-called "hate speech" on its platform in an effort to appease the European Union.
Niger cuts off French media after coup d’état
With the military taking power in Niger, anti-French sentiment in the country is growing; the new regime has interfered with French media broadcasting in the country.
Irish hate-speech bill must be ‘halted’, party youth branches demand
Ireland's forthcoming anti-hate-speech bill must be "halted with immediate effect", the youth wing of one of the country's ruling parties stated.
Banning Quran-burnings would not impede free speech, Danish PM claims
A Danish Government ban on Quran-burning protests would not represent any kind of assault on freedom of speech, the Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen,…
Italian PM sues Placebo rocker for allegedly calling her a ‘racist, fascist piece of sh*t’
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is suing British rock-band Placebo’s lead-singer Brian Molko for defamation after he allegedly insulted her during a concert…
AFP news agency sues Twitter over copyright issues in EU
The French international news outlet Agence France-Presse (AFP) has pressed charges in a copyright case in France against social media giant Twitter, recently rebranded…
Free-speech defenders warn against a Breton EC presidency bid
Thierry Breton, the EC's current internal market head, is now reportedly using his status as a champion of the bloc's pro-censorship Digital Services Act to spearhead…
Irish justice minister told to resign amid violent crime spike
Helen McEntee, Ireland's Minister for Justice, has been told to resign amid a rapid rise in crime in the country's capital Dublin.
Twitter takes legal action against Center for Countering Digital Hate
Twitter, now branded X, has pressed charges against an organisation that claims to fight online hate but is, according to the platform’s US billionaire owner Elon…
Islamic states to lobby Brussels in bid to ban Quran burnings
The IOC is calling on the EU "to take the necessary measures to prevent the recurrence of such criminal acts under the pretext of freedom of expression".
Denmark considers banning Quran-burning protests
In response to security and diplomatic concerns, Denmark is contemplating banning protests involving the burning of the Quran and other religious texts.
German teacher ‘fired for views on mass migration’
A German special-needs school teacher in the university town of Landau has been stripped of her job by local courts over her opinions regarding migration, local…
Commissioner insists EU online censorship law ‘is compatible with free speech’
Under the incoming law, certain social media firms that fail to censor speech the EU disapproves of will face being banned from the bloc within a matter of hours,…
Swedish Prime Minister ‘extremely worried’ about rise of Quran burnings
A growing number of Swedes are requesting permission to burn Qurans, causing consternation among the Swedish police and increasing outrage in the domestic Muslim…
Twitter encryption rules ‘dangerous and concerning’, MEP tells EC
Twitter's new rules surrounding the encryption of private messages have been called "dangerous and concerning" in a letter penned by an MEP to the European Commission.
Burning the Koran shouldn’t be illegal — but it is moronic
You are perfectly free and entitled to run full speed and headfirst into a brick wall. It is not illegal.
Slovakia’s Covid-19 worship ban taken to Europe’s top human rights court
A challenge against the 2021 Covid-19 restrictions on public worship in Slovakia has been filed at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
France demands hate-speech clampdown ahead of EU Digital Services Act
Authorities in France have demanded big tech corporations increase efforts to clamp down on hate speech ahead of the implementation of the European Union's Digital…
Nobel prize-winning physicist’s IMF speech cancelled due to his questioning of the climate crisis
US Nobel Prize winner Dr John Clauser has had his speech cancelled at a conference organised by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
‘Barbie films feature anti-Semitism’, German broadcaster claims
A number of Barbie films are laced with anti-Semitism, a German public broadcasters has claimed.
Swedish Embassy in Baghdad stormed and set on fire
Hundreds of Iraqis stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad on July 20, enraged by the Quran burnings that have taken place in the Scandinavian country.
Female archaeologists ‘sexually harassed’ while digging in Paris
In the Parisian suburb of Saint-Denis, female archaeologists say they are constantly being harassed at work by passers-by.
UK bank ‘shut Farage’s account over values’
Former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said a British bank that abruptly closed his account did so because his views “do not align with our values”.
EU will fund ‘psychological support’ for exiled Russian journalists
Russian journalists in exile will receive "psychological support" funded by the EU taxpayer, the European Commission said on July 17.