Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling ‘Porn’ Games. Critics Say It’s a Slippery Slope to More Censorship
Late in the evening on July 23, developers with games tagged as NSFW on Itch.io, a digital marketplace,…
‘Woke’ AI fears are the latest threat to free speech
Politicians seem increasingly intent on modeling artificial intelligence (AI) tools in their own likenesses—and their plans could sneakily…
What’s spurring the growth of VPN services?
In a report released this month, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)—the global watchdog on money laundering and…
Keep Them On The Shelf
Several years ago, Ira Wells, an associate professor of literature at Victoria College at the University of Toronto,…
BBC says it should have pulled Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury livestream over ‘antisemitic’ chants
LONDON (AP) — The BBC said Monday it should have pulled a livestream of rap duo Bob Vylan’s…
Malaysia cracks down on books deemed harmful to public morality
A Kuala Lumpur bookstore was raided this week by officials from Malaysia’s Ministry of Home Affairs who seized…
Supreme Court upholds Texas law blocking kids from seeing porn
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a Texas law aimed at blocking children from seeing…
Judge orders release of Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to free former Columbia University…