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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute receives its 'Lifetime Censorship Award' from FIRE [VIDEO]
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Free speech study finds surprising similarities between 'very liberal' and 'very conservative' Americans
They may not agree on much, but Americans who identify as “very liberal” or “very conservative” have strikingly similar attitudes toward free speech, according to a new FIRE survey.
NYU's crackdown on affinity graduations solves a problem that isn't there
New York University canceled 13 affinity ceremonies and restricted student-run alternatives — after the federal anti-DEI directive was already dead.
Countries are hiding censorship in 'cybercrime' bills. A UN treaty could make things worse.
Countries are disguising censorship as "cybercrime," and a new UN treaty could help authoritarian governments export that repression worldwide.
The romance of fair use and fiction
Publishers are turning popular fanfiction into bestselling novels. Changing the names is easy. And copyright law may make the rest easier than you think.