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| − | Concepts of freedom of speech can be found in early human rights documents.<ref name="guardiantimeline">{{cite news | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/feb/05/religion.news | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Timeline: a history of free speech | first=David | last=Smith | date=2006-02-05 | accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref> England’s [[Bill of Rights 1689]] legally established the constitutional right of 'freedom of speech in Parliament' which is still in effect.<ref>{{Cite book|ref=harv |last=Williams |first= E. N. |year=1960| title=The Eighteenth-Century Constitution. 1688–1815 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |oclc=1146699 |pages=26-29}}</ref> | + | Concepts of freedom of speech can be found in early human rights documents.<ref name="guardiantimeline">{{cite news | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/feb/05/religion.news | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Timeline: a history of free speech | first=David | last=Smith | date=2006-02-05 | accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref> England’s [[Bill of Rights 1689]] legally established the constitutional right of 'freedom of speech in Parliament' which is still in effect.<ref>{{Cite book|ref=harv |last=Williams |first= E. N. |year=1960| title=The Eighteenth-Century Constitution. 1688–1815 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |oclc=1146699 |pages=26-29}}</ref> The [[US Constitution]] also grants freedom of speech, though it has been deemed not to apply in certain circumstances. |
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The {{ccm}} is highly partisan in its application of "Freedom of speech", as its control by the [[deep state]] might suggest. It is used to spread [[The Establishment/Incitements to Murder|incitements to murder]]. It also unquestioningly echoed [[establishment]] allegations that at least [[9-11/Israel did it|one page on this website]] was "clearly [[anti-semitic]]" - but without naming the site or linking to it so as to allow readers to check for themselves.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2946831/Priest-banned-using-social-media-sites-six-months-posting-anti-Semitic-comments-claiming-Israel-9-11.html</ref><ref>http://rt.com/uk/230883-vicar-9-11-banned-facebook/</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-31298113</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/11399986/Vicar-who-blamed-Israel-for-911-attacks-is-banned-from-writing-about-the-Middle-East.html</ref> | The {{ccm}} is highly partisan in its application of "Freedom of speech", as its control by the [[deep state]] might suggest. It is used to spread [[The Establishment/Incitements to Murder|incitements to murder]]. It also unquestioningly echoed [[establishment]] allegations that at least [[9-11/Israel did it|one page on this website]] was "clearly [[anti-semitic]]" - but without naming the site or linking to it so as to allow readers to check for themselves.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2946831/Priest-banned-using-social-media-sites-six-months-posting-anti-Semitic-comments-claiming-Israel-9-11.html</ref><ref>http://rt.com/uk/230883-vicar-9-11-banned-facebook/</ref><ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-31298113</ref><ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/11399986/Vicar-who-blamed-Israel-for-911-attacks-is-banned-from-writing-about-the-Middle-East.html</ref> | ||
| − | ==Limitations== | + | ==Geographical Limitations== |
| + | In USA, the constitutionally protected right of freedom of speech has been deemed not to apply in [[school]] or [[universities]]. Instead, these institutions devise policies which limit how much speech is permissible. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, has a strong policy prohibiting the distribution of fliers. Prohibited on over 99.99% of their campus, it is permitted only within a small "free speech zone" if the fliers are approved and the distributor has a "permit" signed by an administrator. This policy is facing a legal challenge by [[Nicolas Tomas]] after he was stopped by police on February 4, 2015 for handing out fliers. | ||
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| + | Increasingly, restrictions are being set on the freedom to protest at events such as the G20 meetings. These are enforced sometimes without any legal review. | ||
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| + | ==Subject Limitations== | ||
| + | Free speech is not free if certain topics are off limits. It is interesting that some nations explicitly prohibit certain the public expression of certain opinions on certain topics. | ||
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| + | ===The Holocaust== | ||
Many [[European]] countries have laws forbidding or limiting critical discussion of the [[Holocaust]] {{on}}. These include Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, and Switzerland. In practice, the extent to which these are enforced varies, but some people have been | Many [[European]] countries have laws forbidding or limiting critical discussion of the [[Holocaust]] {{on}}. These include Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, and Switzerland. In practice, the extent to which these are enforced varies, but some people have been | ||
| − | =="Defense of [[terrorism]]"== | + | ==="Defense of [[terrorism]]"=== |
In January 2015, less that a week after freedom of speech was celebrated in the wake of the [[Charlie Hebdo shooting]], dozens of people were arrested in an act of mass [[censorship]] by the [[French]] government.<ref name="irony">http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/france-begins-jailing-people-ironic-comments</ref> | In January 2015, less that a week after freedom of speech was celebrated in the wake of the [[Charlie Hebdo shooting]], dozens of people were arrested in an act of mass [[censorship]] by the [[French]] government.<ref name="irony">http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/france-begins-jailing-people-ironic-comments</ref> | ||
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Concepts of freedom of speech can be found in early human rights documents.[1] England’s Bill of Rights 1689 legally established the constitutional right of 'freedom of speech in Parliament' which is still in effect.[2] The US Constitution also grants freedom of speech, though it has been deemed not to apply in certain circumstances.
Contents
Official Narrative
Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948 and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) states that "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." Article 19 additionally states that the exercise of these rights carries "special duties and responsibilities... [and may] therefore be subject to certain restrictions... [when necessary] [f]or respect of the rights or reputation of others... [or] [f]or the protection of national security or of public order, or of public health or morals".[3]
Right (illegal "defense of terrorism") posted on the net in 2015, referring to the Charlie Hebdo shooting.[4]
Problems
The commercially-controlled media is highly partisan in its application of "Freedom of speech", as its control by the deep state might suggest. It is used to spread incitements to murder. It also unquestioningly echoed establishment allegations that at least one page on this website was "clearly anti-semitic" - but without naming the site or linking to it so as to allow readers to check for themselves.[5][6][7][8]
Geographical Limitations
In USA, the constitutionally protected right of freedom of speech has been deemed not to apply in school or universities. Instead, these institutions devise policies which limit how much speech is permissible. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, has a strong policy prohibiting the distribution of fliers. Prohibited on over 99.99% of their campus, it is permitted only within a small "free speech zone" if the fliers are approved and the distributor has a "permit" signed by an administrator. This policy is facing a legal challenge by Nicolas Tomas after he was stopped by police on February 4, 2015 for handing out fliers.
Increasingly, restrictions are being set on the freedom to protest at events such as the G20 meetings. These are enforced sometimes without any legal review.
Subject Limitations
Free speech is not free if certain topics are off limits. It is interesting that some nations explicitly prohibit certain the public expression of certain opinions on certain topics.
=The Holocaust
Many European countries have laws forbidding or limiting critical discussion of the Holocaust official narrative. These include Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, and Switzerland. In practice, the extent to which these are enforced varies, but some people have been
"Defense of terrorism"
In January 2015, less that a week after freedom of speech was celebrated in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shooting, dozens of people were arrested in an act of mass censorship by the French government.[4]
An example
| Page name | Description |
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| Section 230 | Federal regulations mainly affecting Big Tech. |
Related Quotations
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
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| "Extremism" | “Should these extremist views be allow [sic.] in society with the risk they could incite some to violence?” | Admin | 9 April 2011 |
| "Hate speech" | “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” | George Orwell | |
| Idi Amin | “There is freedom of speech, but I cannot guarantee freedom after speech.” | Idi Amin | |
| Boston Herald | “These are the facts: Vaccines don’t cause autism. Measles can kill. And lying to vulnerable people about the health and safety of their children ought to be a hanging offense.” | Boston Herald editorial staff | 8 May 2017 |
| Daily Mail | “The headline should read "Sussex University examines claims made by professor etc", not just "investigate professor" without certifying if the claim he made is valid or not. Another case of guilty before case proven!” | 'Fizzelle' | 7 November 2018 |
| Saagar Enjeti | “@jack was the last of the tech CEOS who at least on a personal level was committed to free speech. His departure is probably going to make Twitter a lot worse for censorship (which is truly saying something)” | Saagar Enjeti | 29 November 2021 |
| Michael Gunner | “The BS that’s flying around on the internet about the territory is coming from flogs outside the territory – mostly America, Canada and the UK,” Mr Gunner told a media conference on Thursday. People who have nothing better to do than make up lies about us because their own lives are so small and so sad. If anybody thinks we’re going to be distracted by tin foil hat-wearing tossers sitting in their parents’ basement in Florida – then you do not know us Territorians” | Michael Gunner | 25 November 2021 |
| Internet/Censorship | “For some time to come, the delicate balance between freedom and security may have to shift” | Tony Abbott | September 2014 |
| Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador | “Yes, social media should not be used to incite violence and all that, but this cannot be used as a pretext to suspend freedom of expression. How can a company act as if it was all powerful, omnipotent, as a sort of Spanish Inquisition on what is expressed?” | Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador | 14 January 2021 |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Julian Assange makes first public statement since prison release | blog post | 1 October 2024 | Andy Worthington | "Freedom of expression and all that flows from it is at a dark crossroad. I fear that unless norm-setting institutions like PACE wake up to the gravity of the situation it will be too late. Let us all commit to doing our part to ensure that the light of freedom never dims, that the pursuit of truth will live on, and that the voices of the many are not silenced by the interests of the few." |
| Document:Tactics of Organized Jewry in Suppressing Free Speech | speech transcript | June 2002 | Tony Martin | An edited transcript of Prof. Martins address to the 14th Conference of the Institute for Historical Review in Irvine, California about the tactics of organised Jewry in suppressing information they deem harmful to them |
| Document:White House Must Establish Disinformation Defense and Free Expression Task Force | open letter | 29 April 2021 | Electronic Frontier Foundation Center for American Progress Poynter Institute Free Press Access Now Public Knowledge Common Cause PEN America Andre Banks Ashley Bryant Win Black Center for Democracy & Technology Digital Democracy Project Katy Byron Simply Secure Voto Latino | A number of alleged "free-speech organizations" begging to join the US government in implementing censorship in an Orwellian-named "Free Expression Task Force". |
Rating
9 April 2019 Robin Good overview of this important topicA useful closer look at this increasingly important topic.
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- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2946831/Priest-banned-using-social-media-sites-six-months-posting-anti-Semitic-comments-claiming-Israel-9-11.html
- ↑ http://rt.com/uk/230883-vicar-9-11-banned-facebook/
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-31298113
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/11399986/Vicar-who-blamed-Israel-for-911-attacks-is-banned-from-writing-about-the-Middle-East.html
