Tag: free speech
Elon Musk calls Australian government ‘fascists’ over social media law
Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, on Friday called Australia’s centre-left government “fascists” over proposed legislation to slap fines on social media firms…
Elon Musk’s clash with Brazil deepens, threatening X and Starlink
Fallout from the clash between Elon Musk and a justice on Brazil’s top court spread across the billionaire’s companies as the judge vowed to shut…
Vivek Ramaswamy reveals he asked Mark Zuckeberg to apologise about ‘censorship’
NEW DELHI: American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy in an old interview with Shawn Ryan revealed that he asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckeberg to publicly admit past…
Elon Musk’s free speech mantra collides with crackdowns on hate speech and disinformation
Elon Musk’s absolutist version of free speech has thrown the world’s richest man and his X social-media platform into the crosshairs of governments worldwide. Elon…
UK PM Rishi Sunak backs author JK Rowling over Scottish hate crime law
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday came out in support of ‘Harry Potter’ author JK Rowling over her stance against a new hate…
UK PM Sunak backs Rowling over her criticism of Scotland’s hate crime law
NEW DELHI: British PM Rishi Sunak on Monday backed J K Rowling after she criticised Scotland’s new hate crime law for not being inclusive of…