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freedom of expression
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X challenges €120m fine under EU censorship law at top European court
In December, the European Commission fined X €120m under the Digital Services Act, an online censorship law X is challenging the fine at the General Court of the European Union, with the support of Alliance…
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Live from Court: Finland’s “Bible Tweet” Case Reaches Supreme Court in Landmark Free Speech Battle
Prosecution seeks conviction for quoting the Bible as Finland’s highest court hears final appeal
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One hundred experts write to European Commission warning EU legislation risks censoring global speech
Letter calls on Commission to consult free speech experts as part of review into censorial Digital Services Act (DSA) Letter from free speech experts, which was coordinated by ADF International, comes after US Ambassador to…
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Christian pastor threatened with arrest after being assaulted for peaceful preaching
Pastor Dia Moodley was assaulted by Muslim bystanders who objected to his peaceful preaching in Bristol. One man threatened to stab the pastor Police twice threatened to arrest Pastor Moodley for ‘public order offences’. Prior…
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The Digital Services Act and Online Speech in Europe
Given the wide array of anti-speech laws throughout EU countries, the DSA allows the worst laws in any individual country to restrict speech across the entire bloc X-twitter Linkedin We are living in an unprecedented…
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‘Surveillance and control’: Experts convene at European Parliament to warn about EU online censorship law, following US State Department expressing concern
First-of-its-kind, cross-party event, co-hosted by politicians and ADF International, examined threats to free speech posed by Digital Services Act (DSA) Journalist and best-selling author Rod Dreher, a friend of US Vice President JD Vance, said…
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Unpacking the EU Digital Services Act
Given the impact of digital services on the online and offline world, states, or, in this case, a supranational union with delegated powers, are increasingly seeking to regulate this domain. We live in an age…
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International body to rule on case of Canadian man who spent time in prison for holding sign outside abortion facility almost 30 years ago
Jim Demers was criminally convicted and spent almost two months in prison in 1996-97 for holding a sign quoting the American Convention on Human Rights: “Every person has the right to have his life respected” …
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Germany plans to unveil censorship zones which violate freedom of speech and free assembly
All of Germany must reject this bill because whether pro-life or not, censorship zones would ensnare everyone The German government is planning to introduce so-called censorship zones in certain locations – just like the UK.…
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STATEMENT: ADF International stands for freedom of expression alongside US Congress members, international experts, expressing concern over WHO “pandemic treaty”
ADF International today joined press conference led by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) to express concern over proposed WHO Pandemic Agreement.
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