nicoperrino.bsky.social
Executive Vice President @thefireorg. Father, husband, civil libertarian, filmmaker (Mighty Ira), podcaster (So to Speak). Opinions my own.
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But in recent years the word underwent concept creep. Now some argue that simply reporting the name of someone involved in a newsworthy event is "doxxing."
The negative connotation associated with doxxing's historic meaning has been weaponized to attack and undermine journalism—don't fall for it.
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"It is not enough to hear what a government official may say about his or her commitment to freedom of expression," writes my colleague Bob Corn-Revere.
"What matters is how that person acts once entrusted with the power of the office."
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The court has previously held that if voluntary measures, like content filtering, are met with a "collective yawn" by parents, that does not justify the government stepping in to play parent while burdening First Amendment rights for all Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/o...
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The TikTok case isn’t solely about the right of the speaker. It’s also about the right of Americans to freely access information over the internet.
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In 1965, at the height of the Cold War, the Supreme Court unanimously stated that Americans have the right to receive "communist political propaganda" from a CCP news magazine called "Peking Review," holding that the government cannot "control the flow of ideas to the public."
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That’s what makes America different than authoritarian countries like Russia and China that ban American social media platforms like X and YouTube.
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... that everything you see on TikTok is a direct editorial choice of the CCP, that still wouldn’t justify banning the app in America.
Here's why: Americans have the right to voluntarily receive information, including alleged foreign "propaganda."
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So awful. Glad you are moving to safety.
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Announcement: about.fb.com/news/2025/01...
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Meta's policies have made it hard for groups like FIRE to reach audiences with a free speech message, since free speech advocacy gets throttled as "political" content.
We've largely had to give up on Meta as a vehicle for organic reach. We'll see if that changes.
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The magazine serves an unfortunate reminder of the costs some are willing to impose on those who insist on the freedom to speak their minds.
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It was said of Charb, the magazine's murdered editor, "He died standing up."
Despite the attack, the remaining survivors of Charlie Hebdo courageously committed to publishing the next week’s edition.
An original copy of that magazine has hung in my office ever since it was published.
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If "fitting in" at a college means having certain politics, it's very likely the college's truth-discovery mechanism is inhibited.
(Findings from a survey of 6,269 faculty at 55 top colleges.)
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Skepticism accelerates the time horizon for the discovery of truth. Being surrounded by the like-minded slows it.
That's why I worry about @thefireorg.bsky.social g.bsky.social's finding that only 20% of college faculty say a conservative would fit in well in their department.
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A @thefireorg.bsky.social survey released last year found half of faculty nationwide believe a DEI statement requirement is “an ideological litmus test that violates academic freedom."
90% of conservative faculty also saw them as litmus tests.
www.thefire.org/news/survey-...
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And then read the Supreme Court's decision in "Papish," where the court upheld the distribution of the below magazine at U of Missouri.
Granted, MIT is not a public school, but there is wisdom in the court's reasoning:
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I read the article of concern. It's an academic article exploring the limits of pacifism. I'm sure it will be the magazine's most popular article ever because of the #StreisandEffect.
But read it for yourself: (fifth edition): writtenrevolution.com