Category Archives: Freedom of Speech

four freedoms speech - FDR
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Freedoms Freedom of speech Freedom of worship Freedom from want Freedom from fear.

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Yik Yak allows college students to anonymously post messages about their anxieties, complaints and general observations. (Photo courtesy iTunes App Store/TNS)

Freedom is something that is very important to Americans. Along with the right to bear arms, freedom of speech is what makes this country great, but is there such a thing as too much freedom?

Freedom is something that is often misunderstood and often abused. Yik Yak is a great example of this abuse.

Yik Yak is essentially a public/private diary, allowing anyone to post whatever they want at any time. You will be connected to the nearest corresponding board to you, and you can only post locally.

If you ever wanted to interact with people online while keeping your identity a secret, Yik Yak is the app for you.

I think it was actually a great idea for an app. However, I want to call attention to some of the people that use it.

There are plenty of people who use Yik Yak correctly. People will get on Yik Yak to distract themselves, like many other apps, or to ask a question they might not want to ask someone in person. For example:

On a scale of 1-10, how bad is it to text a guy after a one night stand.

This is one of the more appropriate posts on Yik Yak. Other examples are people complaining about classes or if anyone knows a good place to eat.

The real problem with this app is the amount of freedom you are given. If you have something to say, you can say it, regardless of the content. Here are a few examples of some of the inappropriate posts you will see on Yik Yak:

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Yik Yuck: A look into the anonymous app

Freedom of speech? Really?
Is there such a thing as true freedom of speech?

By: victoria arnstein

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Blogger of the Year PETER RHODES on the unmasking of Jihadi John, freedom of speech on campuses and the rise of shower paranoia.

SO Jihadi John was a grand young lad until MI5 started harassing him. At that point he reacted as any young man would, by going to Syria and chopping people's heads off. Does anyone buy this narrative? Or is the truth that Mohammed Emwazi was, from his early years, as mad as a box of frogs?

I'D be interested to hear the views of his classmates at the age of about 14 when kids have an uncanny ability so spot contemporaries who are, as they charmingly put it, mental (or more commonly men'al, with a silent T). How many former pupils of Quintin Kynaston Academy have witnessed the unmasking of men'al Emwazi and muttered: Told you so.?

MEANWHILE, in the continuing war on terror, the Government wants to limit free speech on university campuses. So we aren't Charlie, after all?

ON the continuing theme of politicians robbing one generation to pay another, a reader says there are times in life when low interest rates are useful, and other times when higher rates and a dash of inflation are very helpful. The truly lucky ones, he declares, are those of us who managed to be first young, and then old, at just the right times.

AS good advice goes, the above item is about as helpful as the old tip on how best to avoid heart attacks: don't have parents who had heart attacks.

IT is not enough to be born of the blood royal. It is not enough to prove your valour as a rescue-helicopter pilot. It is not enough to marry a beautiful woman and produce heirs. In order to achieve full status as a prince of the British Monarchy you must also go to faraway places and wear a silly hat. Arise, William, the Samurai warrior.

I WROTE recently about the Conservative David Tredinnick who says astrology could have a role in health care. Tredinnick is an old Cornish name and I'm disappointed the MP doesn't mention the benefits of befriending a pisky, the Cornish equivalent of leprechauns. If you want extra luck, offer an incantation to the Queen of the Piskies, Joan the Wad. For all dental problems consult the Tooth Fairy.

A SURVEY on the nation's showering habits has generated an enormous, angst-ridden response, mostly from women journalists. No surprises there. Thousands of years of religion and culture have convinced women that they are sinful and unclean and generally in need of a good purification. As religion declined, the multi billion-dollar cosmetics industry took over with the relentless advertising message that women are not only sinful, unclean and impure but also wrinkly, hairy and yellow-toothed. No wonder that so many women have been driven to hygiene-paranoia. This survey, by a skin-care company, assumes that we should all shower at least once a day. Well, who says so? Was the human skin ever intended to be drenched in hot water and stripped of its oils every 24 hours? And once you assume a daily shower is essential, how easy it is to convince yourself that two or more showers a day are even better. It becomes a sort of mania. Show me someone who has three showers a day and I'll show you someone whose problem lies not in the armpits but between the ears.

MY own personal-hygiene arrangements are brisk and regular. Every three months Mrs Rhodes hoses me down in the back yard. Whether I need it or not.

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Not so Charlie now?

Microblogging platform Twitter, Inc. (TWTR) has gained a reputation for going to great lengths to preserve freedom of speech, at times leaving up accounts of hackers, trolls, and those sympathizing with violent terrorist movements. Now its cofounder and employees have found themselves the target of a death threat by supporters of the so-called"Islamic State" who were enraged at the American internet service firm's interference with their efforts to recruit new jihadis on social media.

I. Militant Microblogging

In 2014 Twitter struggled with the issue of the "Islamic State", better known as ISIS. The Sunni extremist militia, which controls territory in parts of Syria and Iraq, increasing took to posting execution photos and video on its news feeds to rally its supporters on Twitter. On the one hand ISIS's vocal presence on the site was damaging to Twitter's image. And ISIS supporters seemed in clear violation of the"Rules" subsection ofTwitter's Terms of Service (ToS), which ban:

According to ABC News, in the last week it has suspended 2,000+ user accounts who appeared to be active ISIS members or sympathizers with the movement. Also suspended were 13 out of 16 of the group's Twitter news feeds.

ISIS has leaned heavily on the social platform to connect with and radicalize both jihadis looking to travel to its territory the Middle East and those looking to carry out so-called "lone wolf" terrorist attacks overseas. The group has supporters in as many as 90 different countries who it communicates with via Twitter, according to intelligence experts.

II. ISIS Murder Threat Targets Twitter Founder and His Employees

Faced with losing a key recruitment tool some ISIS supporters decided to get more aggressive with Twitter. An Arabic language post to Pastebin like anonymous sharing site "JustPasteIt" carried a threatening tirade which lashed out at Twitter cofounder and chairman Jack Dorsey for the account crackdowns.

Alleged supporters of the terrorist group reportedly wrote:

Your virtual war on us will cause a real war on you. How will you protect your employees and supporters, helpless Jack, when their necks officially become a target for the soldiers of the Caliphate?

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ISIS Supporters Threaten "Charlie Hedbo style" Attack Against Twitter Employees

Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 13:16 [IST]

Washington, March 3: A bipartisan group of six US Congressmen has asked Secretary of State John Kerry to ensure that those behind the brutal murder of American-Bangladeshi blogger Avijit Roy is brought to justice.

"We must stand strong for freedom of speech and freedom of thought," said the letter signed by Congressmen Mike Honda, Ed Royce, Eliot Engel, Grace Meng, Steve Chabot and Ami Bera. Noting that the attacks around the world by religious fanatics against freedom of speech advocates was growing, they said the US cannot allow extremists to operate with impunity.

"The US Embassy and Department of State must remain engaged, and work with Bangladesh's government, to insist that Roy's killers are brought to justice, and to ensure that threats to other secularists, and writers in Bangladesh are taken seriously," the letter said.

"Were writing this letter to reiterate the United States commitment to combat extremism, stand strong for freedom of speech and freedom of thought, and seek justice under the rule of law," Honda said.

"The United States and Bangladesh must work together to protect the fundamental right to freedom of speech that Avijit Roy embodied. I urge the State Department and US Embassy to act swiftly to bring justice to those responsible for Roys murder," Bera said.

Roy, known for his critique of religious extremism, was hacked to death in the university area in Dhaka by machete- wielding assailants who attacked the writer as he was returning from the book fair with his wife on Thursday.

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Rebel Ratepayer Raps 4 Freedom of Speech in City of Melton, Melbourne
What if the waste management department of your local council/municipality, told you, a retired senior in the community, not to call a dump site shop for rec...

By: Karen Ellis

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DoomShow,Freedom of Speech under attack by Terrrorists
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2953594/Shots-fired-Copenhagen-cafe-free-speech-event.html.

By: Clinton Robinson

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Matt Evans 12:15 p.m. CST March 2, 2015

Matt Evans(Photo: Special to the Press-Citizen)

Freedom of speech, one of the most revered hallmarks of our democracy, is endangered on college campuses across the United States. Consider this small selection of cases, just from the past year:

A University of Tulsa student was suspended because of posts his partner made online that were critical of the university.

Peace activists at Western Michigan University were denied access to university spaces for an activism event.

Montclair State University students faced financial penalties after circulating pro-Palestine literature on campus.

And right here on the University of Iowa campus, students are required to seek official administrative approval before exercising their rights and freely expressing their ideas in an organized demonstration.

Last week, students gathered across the UI campus to speak out against these blatantly unconstitutional policies. This institution's policies are particularly troublesome because it is partially funded by taxpayers who expect their constitutional rights to be protected. Permit or not, other young citizens and I will take our message to students and the community to make clear we won't stand for free speech restrictions of any kind.

Thousands of UI students have been troubled this year by the restrictive climate manufactured by our university administrators, who tell us that our Bill of Rights is somehow at odds with respect and inclusiveness. We demand that our college administrators make a clear and vocal commitment to free speech rights.

Authorities, whether they be federal or university, shouldn't be in the position of deciding what's offensive. The First Amendment isn't designed to boost prevailing sentiment and the most popular ideas; it's meant to protect things that make us uncomfortable. Our state and federal rights do not end when we step foot on campus, and if we believe in the rule of law, we have to defend the First Amendment throughout our state institutions, college campuses included.

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Students stand up for free speech at UI

The Death of Freedom of Speech on the Internet
French president Francois Hollande is now giving Internet service providers 24 hours to remove terrorist content. The law sets the same conditions as for chi...

By: UNRAVELING THE MATRIX

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