Written by: Sophia Halverson A judge ruled in a Polish libel case that two prominent Holocaust survivors must apologize to a woman who feels that her uncle was slandered in a 1,600-page book, Night Without End: The Fate of Jews in Selected Counties of Occupied Poland. In the book, a Holocaust survivor testified that Filomena…
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English Soccer’s Plea to Social Media Giants
Written by: Harry Colvin Arsenal’s Willian de Borges is the latest footballer in England to receive racial abuse on social media, and he is not alone. Before him, there was Axel Tuanzebe. There was Anthony Martial. The list goes on and on. Disturbing messages aren’t limited to racial abuse either. Referee Mike Dean and his…
Effects of Censorship on the Global Economy
Written by: Pooja Gundimeda The people of Hong Kong have been protesting for months now in response to the extradition bill proposed by the local government. The bill would have allowed for criminal suspects to be extradited to the mainland, posing a major threat to democracy as the bill could be used to target activists…
Deleting TikTok: The Simple Way to Avoid Being a Shill of the Chinese Communist Party
Written by: Cooper Stewart Unless you have lived under a rock for the last year, you have most likely come across content from the popular social media video app “TikTok”. The app enables its users to share short videos of themselves that can be set to music and edited in various ways. Whether you fall…
A Final Punch in Egypt’s Free Speech
Written by: Harry Colvin On Saturday, November 23rd, Egyptian forces raided the office of Mada Masr, Egypt’s last significant independent news outlet. Mada Masr’s official Twitter account posted a statement revealing that the raid began around 1:30 p.m. local time, as the security forces began confiscating laptops and phones from employees. All employees of the…
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