Category Archives: Censorship

#IStandWithHateSpeech

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Luke Ford

#IStandWithHateSpeech because Torah does not recognize any such category as racism, bigotry, xenophobia, homophobia, Islamophobia. Twitter: * In 24 hours the EU bans all hate speech. Does not matter to them if facts and opinions are silenced, therefore -> #IStandWithHateSpeech … Continue reading →

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Freedom In Orthodox Judaism

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein writes: Jonathan Rosenblum and I discovered decades ago that we were kindred spirits. We rarely disagree. We did disagree twice about the recent[1] Klal Perspectives shabbaton in Baltimore, although he won’t find out about the second disagreement … Continue reading →

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Facebook’s algorithm only as unbiased as its creators

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Luke Ford

Washington Times: It turns out the algorithms that govern the internet can be as biased as the people who create and update them. That may be the most surprising takeaway from the political bias scandal that has enveloped Facebook after … Continue reading →

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The Decline Of Free Speech In The West

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Luke Ford

From the Gatestone Institute: The West has capitulated on freedom of expression. Nobody in the West launched the motto “Je Suis Avijit Roy,” the name of the first of the several bloggers butchered, flogged or jailed last year for criticizing … Continue reading →

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Asians, Free Speech & Common Sense

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Luke Ford

Comments to Steve Sailer: * “Mari Matsuda, the first female of Asian descent to become tenured law professor in the US. It is she who has called for hate speech laws to only apply to speech against “historically marginalized populations.” … Continue reading →

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