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How AI Threatens Free Speech - And What Must Be Done About It
Threats of AI tend to be full of killer robots or fears that when they're not on killing sprees, these same robots will be hoovering up human jobs. But a serious danger is the impact these new technologies are likely to have on freedom of expression.
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Pained At Claims Of Enforced Silence In India: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday took a swipe at former Congress president Sonia Gandhi over her "enforced silence" remarks, and said the freedom of expression one enjoys in the country cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
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"Freedom Of Speech On Social Media Doesn't...": Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has said that freedom of expression on social media, does not allow citizens to make irresponsible statements, nor does it grant a license to use objectionable language.
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Opinion: Attack On Salman Rushdie Revives 'Freedom Of Expression' Debate
All right-thinking people, including Muslims, need to take a public stand against this kind of mindless violence.
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In Series Of Bloggers' Killings, Maldives Activists Worried Over Narrowing Free Speech
Activists in the Maldives say tolerance for dissent is rapidly disappearing after a prominent blogger who denounced religious extremism and state corruption was killed on Sunday and the government cracks down on criticism.
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'Tu Bachega Nahin': Stand-up Comic Kunal Kamra Gets Death Threats
Comedian though he is, Kunal Kamra isn't sure whether he can just laugh off the death threats he has been receiving since publishing his March 1 video, 'Patriotism And Governance', making pertinent points about demonetisation and its link with patriotism. "This is not the way to disagree with someone. What does 'Tu bachega nahin' mean?" he asked.
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Delhi Media Is Hurting Brand India With Distortions
There has been a worrisome tendency over the last two years of Delhi-based media using highly local events, mostly in Delhi, to broad-brush the entire country as religiously intolerant; increasingly intolerant; as Freedom of Expression (FOE) and our rights being under attack; becoming increasingly communal; becoming fascist, etc. The good citizens ...
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Nationalism Being Questioned In Name Of Freedom Of Expression: Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah today said nationalism was being questioned in the name of freedom of expression and "propaganda" against nationalism could not be considered as freedom of speech.
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Edward Snowden Sues Norway To Prevent Extradition During Award Visit
Fugitive US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has filed a lawsuit against the Norwegian government seeking a guarantee he will not be extradited if he visits to accept an award, a literary rights group said on Thursday.
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Karan Johar, Who Said Democracy is a 'Joke,' Isn't 'Scared of Anyone'
"Without fear and without any hesitation, I can say anything. My silence has stated everything. I'm not scared of anyone. The thoughts are mine and will always be mine and I'm very proud of my own feelings and thoughts. Unfortunately, some people might agree or disagree but on a film like Aligarh, there will be no disagreement," said Karan
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Myanmar Cartoonists Sharpen Pencils As Satire Makes A Comeback
With a flourish of his pencil, cartoonist Maung Maung Aung skewers a pampered politician in a sketch, an image that just a few years ago would have been unthinkable.
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Arun Jaitley Calls for Reconsidering Judgment on Gay Sex
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said courts in the country have always upheld and defended the right to free speech and expression.
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Myanmar Court Prosecutes Woman for Facebook Posting
A court in Myanmar has declined to drop a charge against a young woman accused of poking fun at Myanmar's army chief on Facebook, highlighting the challenges faced by the former dictatorship as it grapples with a social media explosion and other newfound freedoms of expression.
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Internet Freedom Falls for Fifth Year in Row: Survey
Global online freedom declined for a fifth consecutive year as more governments stepped up electronic surveillance and clamped down on dissidents using blogs or social media, a survey showed today.
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Freedom of Expression in Root of Democracy: BJP's Prakash Javadekar
Asserting that freedom of expression was in the root of democracy, BJP today again differed with its ally Shiv Sena over the latter's opposition to former Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book launch in Mumbai and Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali's concert.
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How AI Threatens Free Speech - And What Must Be Done About It
Threats of AI tend to be full of killer robots or fears that when they're not on killing sprees, these same robots will be hoovering up human jobs. But a serious danger is the impact these new technologies are likely to have on freedom of expression.
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Pained At Claims Of Enforced Silence In India: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday took a swipe at former Congress president Sonia Gandhi over her "enforced silence" remarks, and said the freedom of expression one enjoys in the country cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
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"Freedom Of Speech On Social Media Doesn't...": Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has said that freedom of expression on social media, does not allow citizens to make irresponsible statements, nor does it grant a license to use objectionable language.
-
Opinion: Attack On Salman Rushdie Revives 'Freedom Of Expression' Debate
All right-thinking people, including Muslims, need to take a public stand against this kind of mindless violence.
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In Series Of Bloggers' Killings, Maldives Activists Worried Over Narrowing Free Speech
Activists in the Maldives say tolerance for dissent is rapidly disappearing after a prominent blogger who denounced religious extremism and state corruption was killed on Sunday and the government cracks down on criticism.
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'Tu Bachega Nahin': Stand-up Comic Kunal Kamra Gets Death Threats
Comedian though he is, Kunal Kamra isn't sure whether he can just laugh off the death threats he has been receiving since publishing his March 1 video, 'Patriotism And Governance', making pertinent points about demonetisation and its link with patriotism. "This is not the way to disagree with someone. What does 'Tu bachega nahin' mean?" he asked.
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Delhi Media Is Hurting Brand India With Distortions
There has been a worrisome tendency over the last two years of Delhi-based media using highly local events, mostly in Delhi, to broad-brush the entire country as religiously intolerant; increasingly intolerant; as Freedom of Expression (FOE) and our rights being under attack; becoming increasingly communal; becoming fascist, etc. The good citizens ...
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Nationalism Being Questioned In Name Of Freedom Of Expression: Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah today said nationalism was being questioned in the name of freedom of expression and "propaganda" against nationalism could not be considered as freedom of speech.
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Edward Snowden Sues Norway To Prevent Extradition During Award Visit
Fugitive US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has filed a lawsuit against the Norwegian government seeking a guarantee he will not be extradited if he visits to accept an award, a literary rights group said on Thursday.
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Karan Johar, Who Said Democracy is a 'Joke,' Isn't 'Scared of Anyone'
"Without fear and without any hesitation, I can say anything. My silence has stated everything. I'm not scared of anyone. The thoughts are mine and will always be mine and I'm very proud of my own feelings and thoughts. Unfortunately, some people might agree or disagree but on a film like Aligarh, there will be no disagreement," said Karan
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Myanmar Cartoonists Sharpen Pencils As Satire Makes A Comeback
With a flourish of his pencil, cartoonist Maung Maung Aung skewers a pampered politician in a sketch, an image that just a few years ago would have been unthinkable.
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Arun Jaitley Calls for Reconsidering Judgment on Gay Sex
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said courts in the country have always upheld and defended the right to free speech and expression.
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Myanmar Court Prosecutes Woman for Facebook Posting
A court in Myanmar has declined to drop a charge against a young woman accused of poking fun at Myanmar's army chief on Facebook, highlighting the challenges faced by the former dictatorship as it grapples with a social media explosion and other newfound freedoms of expression.
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Internet Freedom Falls for Fifth Year in Row: Survey
Global online freedom declined for a fifth consecutive year as more governments stepped up electronic surveillance and clamped down on dissidents using blogs or social media, a survey showed today.
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Freedom of Expression in Root of Democracy: BJP's Prakash Javadekar
Asserting that freedom of expression was in the root of democracy, BJP today again differed with its ally Shiv Sena over the latter's opposition to former Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book launch in Mumbai and Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali's concert.
