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Petra van Cronenburg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Sheril" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Sheril</span></a></span> That's the fascist fight against <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pressfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pressfreedom</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fightFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fightFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.world/@StillIRise1963" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>StillIRise1963</span></a></span> <em>nodds in agreement</em></p><p>Legality (<em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> does not unbind one¶from loyality to the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> [and its values]."</em>) aside, it is <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/unethical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unethical</span></a> and a violation of journalistic principles!</p>
David on Formosa<p>The shut down of Tibetan language broadcasts by Voice of America and Radio Free Asia is a big loss for Tibetans in Tibet and around the world. These broadcasts provided uncensored news and promoted the use of the Tibetan language</p><p><a href="https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2025/03/24/2003833936" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">taipeitimes.com/News/editorial</span><span class="invisible">s/archives/2025/03/24/2003833936</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tibet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tibet</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VoiceofAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceofAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a></p>
MediaFaro News Digest<p>Press freedom in Serbia is facing a dangerous turning point, editors warn.</p><p>Press freedom in Serbia is facing a “dangerous turning point” after mounting pressure on independent outlets from ministers and state-backed media, a group of senior editors has warned.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250323-press-freedom-in-serbia-is-facing-a-dangerous-turning-point-editors-warn?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250323</span><span class="invisible">-press-freedom-in-serbia-is-facing-a-dangerous-turning-point-editors-warn?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Serbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Serbia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Belgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgrade</span></a></p>
David on Formosa<p>Reporters Without Borders calls for the immediate release of Li Yanhe (aka Fucha) who has been detained in Shanghai since March 2023. Li is a Chinese national who has been living in Taiwan since 2009. He ran a publishing house in Taiwan that published books that are banned in China</p><p><a href="https://rsf.org/en/china-rsf-calls-release-taiwan-based-publisher" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rsf.org/en/china-rsf-calls-rel</span><span class="invisible">ease-taiwan-based-publisher</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Taiwan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taiwan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E5%8F%B0%E7%81%A3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>台灣</span></a> 重感情 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/%E4%BA%BA%E6%AC%8A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>人權</span></a></p>
David on Formosa<p>📻 Radio Free Asia's website has been updated with several articles since the shut down of Voice of America and its networks last Friday</p><p>A look through the recent articles highlights the vital work that RFA does reporting on human rights issues that are ignored by other media outlets</p><p><a href="https://www.rfa.org/english/asia/2025/03/17/rfa-hun-sen-china/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rfa.org/english/asia/2025/03/1</span><span class="invisible">7/rfa-hun-sen-china/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VoiceofAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceofAmerica</span></a></p>
oatmeal<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> / Columbia Journalism School Faculty condemns Press Freedom threats, including detention of Gaza Genocide critics​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​</p><p>Columbia Journalism School faculty have issued a statement warning that press freedom in America is under threat, citing the detention without charges of graduate Mahmoud Khalil, deportation attempts against Palestinian journalist Mosab Abu Toha who reported on Gaza, and the administration's aggressive use of libel lawsuits against media organizations including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CBS</span></a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pulitzer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pulitzer</span></a> committee, and the Des Moines Register. </p><p>These actions create a climate of fear for 13 million green card holders and over one million international students who may now self-censor, alongside concerning developments like the Washington Post limiting editorial content and the administration hand-picking journalists for White House access. </p><p>The faculty calls for steadfast opposition to the intimidation, harassment, and detention of individuals based on their speech or journalism to protect First Amendment principles essential to democracy.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​</p><p><a href="https://journalism.columbia.edu/news/cjs-faculty-press-freedom-statement-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journalism.columbia.edu/news/c</span><span class="invisible">js-faculty-press-freedom-statement-2025</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenocide</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraelWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelWarCrimes</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/neonazism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neonazism</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WAPO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WAPO</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DeMoinsRegister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeMoinsRegister</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>israel</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/zionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zionism</span></a></p>
David on Formosa<p>The President of Radio Free Asia posted this statement on the RFA website, presumably before the staff were locked out</p><p>"The termination of RFA’s grant is a reward to dictators and despots, including the Chinese Communist Party, who would like nothing better than to have their influence go unchecked in the information space."</p><p><a href="https://www.rfa.org/english/about/releases/2025/03/15/rfa-cancellation-a-boon-to-the-chinese-communist-party/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rfa.org/english/about/releases</span><span class="invisible">/2025/03/15/rfa-cancellation-a-boon-to-the-chinese-communist-party/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VoiceofAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceofAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CCP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCP</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a></p>
David on Formosa<p>Voice of America and its networks, including Radio Free Asia, have been shut down. 1,300 staff are on indefinite leave</p><p>These organisations do important work providing news to countries where there is no free media</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/15/nx-s1-5329244/bloody-saturday-voiceofamerica-radio-free-asia-europe-trump-kari-lake" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/03/15/nx-s1-53292</span><span class="invisible">44/bloody-saturday-voiceofamerica-radio-free-asia-europe-trump-kari-lake</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VoiceofAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceofAmerica</span></a></p>
Anonymous 🐈️🐾☕🍵🏴🇵🇸 :af:<p>Israel assassinated another three journalists today in Gaza for using a drone to film an aid mission. 9 people murdered total. Ceasefire means Israel still kills with impunity daily <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaGenocide</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-03-15/ty-article/idf-airstrikes-in-gaza-kill-nine-people-including-two-journalists-palestinian-medics-say/00000195-99d6-d885-a39f-bbf77b120000" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-0</span><span class="invisible">3-15/ty-article/idf-airstrikes-in-gaza-kill-nine-people-including-two-journalists-palestinian-medics-say/00000195-99d6-d885-a39f-bbf77b120000</span></a></p>
Mary Nelson<p>🧵 Thread about rights.<br>9/n</p><p>One more thing about the right of the public to know what government is doing.</p><p>Independent news media is crucial during the times we're living in. If we don't know what is happening, how can we be responsible citizens? </p><p>Watch this space:</p><p>"Maddow: Trump's dismantling of independent news media is happening before our eyes"<br>Maddow looks at how Trump &amp; allies are undermining news outlets...</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1A</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-trump-s-dismantling-of-the-independent-news-media-is-happening-before-our-eyes-231028805926" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/</span><span class="invisible">maddow-trump-s-dismantling-of-the-independent-news-media-is-happening-before-our-eyes-231028805926</span></a></p>
Mary Nelson<p>🧵 Thread about rights.<br>8/n</p><p>I am worried that these events will lead to VOA becoming purely government propaganda rather than actual news, and then it may be the only news source that comes from the White House.</p><p>This administration is cracking down on speech and ideas.</p><p>Press freedom was meant to be a pressure point for government transparency. Trump's eliminating that freedom--and the right of the public to know what it's doing.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1A</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Administration <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a></p>
Mary Nelson<p>🧵 Thread about rights.<br>7/n</p><p>VOA was producing news, and had been for decades. It also ran stories from the news wires, like Reuters and AP.</p><p>Let's recall that Trump made a statement about VOA when Lake was appointed. He said:</p><p>Lake's appointment would help “ensure that the American values of Freedom and Liberty are broadcast around the world FAIRLY and ACCURATELY, unlike the lies spread by the Fake News Media.”</p><p>Link to the previous <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VOA</span></a> story.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1A</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pressfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pressfreedom</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/voa-government-media-contracts-2bd47cf0c1bbcdc5cbe08eea030c1454" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/voa-governm</span><span class="invisible">ent-media-contracts-2bd47cf0c1bbcdc5cbe08eea030c1454</span></a></p>
Mary Nelson<p>🧵 Thread about rights.<br>6/n</p><p>Statement by Kari Lake:</p><p>“We should not be paying outside news organizations to tell us what the news is,” said Lake, who ran unsuccessfully for Arizona governor. “With a nearly billion-dollar budget, we should be producing news ourselves. And if that’s not possible, the American taxpayer should demand to know why.”</p><p>Why should VOA be "producing news ourselves"?<br>So that the Trump administration can literally *control the news*.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1A</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a></p>
Mary Nelson<p>🧵 Thread about rights.<br>5/n</p><p>This news story caught my eye yesterday:</p><p>"Voice of America ending contracts with Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France Presse"</p><p>"Lake announced via social media on Thursday that she was ending the 'expensive and unnecessary contracts' with the wire services."</p><p>So far, it would appear another cost-cutting move by the Trump administration, although VOA severing relationships with international news services seemed extreme.</p><p>But there's more...</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1A</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pressfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pressfreedom</span></a></p>
Mary Nelson<p>🧵 Thread about rights.<br>4/n</p><p>The Voice of America (VOA) was established in 1942 during World War II to provide accurate news and counter Nazi propaganda. It has since evolved into a major international broadcaster, delivering news and cultural programming in nearly 50 languages, funded by the U.S. government through the U.S. Agency for Global Media.</p><p>President Trump appointed Kari Lake as a special adviser to the U.S. Agency for Global Media.</p><p>More on this...</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1A</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PressFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PressFreedom</span></a></p>
Mary Nelson<p>🧵 Thread about rights.<br>3/n</p><p>Let's talk about press freedom.</p><p>This current government has been limiting the free press in varying ways.</p><p>First, it selects which outlets can have access to the Executive branch.<br>Second, it selects which outlets can travel with the President.<br>Third, it cancels mainstream media subscriptions.<br>Fourth, it fires Voice of America reporters for "bias".</p><p>Let's talk more about Voice of America in the next post.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/1A" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1A</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rights</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/pressfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pressfreedom</span></a></p>
Rik Viergever<p><a href="https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/uncensored-library" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">minecraft.net/en-us/article/un</span><span class="invisible">censored-library</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pressfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pressfreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/northkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northkorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iran</span></a></p>
Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:<p>Here's my post on the court injunction my site got hit with:</p><p>HCRG Care's lawyers claimed an injunction issued in a "private" hearing required us to remove two posts. We didn't comply.</p><p>HCRG Care was represented by the Pinsent Masons law firm in the UK in this matter. The injunction was issued by the High Court of Justice, King's Bench Division, Media and Communications List by the Honorable Mr. Justice Soole.</p><p>Pinsent Mason's attempt to get my web host to remove my posts also failed. </p><p>As always, I feel blessed to have the legal support of Covington and Burling's Kurt Wimmer Pro Media Freedom Initiative, which has represented my site pro bono for the last 16 years. </p><p>Read about the letter, the injunction, and why the High Court's over-reaching injunction endangers UK journalists and doesn't serve the public well. </p><p><a href="https://databreaches.net/2025/03/05/hcrg-cares-lawyers-claimed-an-injunction-issued-in-a-private-hearing-required-us-to-remove-two-posts-we-didnt-comply/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">databreaches.net/2025/03/05/hc</span><span class="invisible">rg-cares-lawyers-claimed-an-injunction-issued-in-a-private-hearing-required-us-to-remove-two-posts-we-didnt-comply/</span></a></p><p>Oh, and I'm not the only one ignoring the injunction. Medusa also got served with the injunction via tox chat, they tell me. And like other injunctions they have received, they are ignoring it. So what has HCRG really accomplished? </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ransomware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ransomware</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Medusa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medusa</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/pressfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pressfreedom</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/injunction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>injunction</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FirstAmendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirstAmendment</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@zackwhittaker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>zackwhittaker</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@campuscodi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>campuscodi</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@lawrenceabrams" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lawrenceabrams</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@iainthomson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>iainthomson</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@amvinfe" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>amvinfe</span></a></span> @lawfare <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.freedom.press/@freedomofpress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>freedomofpress</span></a></span></p>
Ciarán Fahey<p>AP has filed an amended lawsuit seeking the end of its White House ban.</p><p>Trump has dismissed the AP as an organization of “radical left lunatics” and said: “We’re going to keep them out until such time as they agree that it’s the Gulf of America.” </p><p>(AP) <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/pressfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pressfreedom</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://berlin.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/ap-trump-white-house-journalists-pool-ban-dd2a9c7994c2542f4936f045540f006e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/ap-trump-wh</span><span class="invisible">ite-house-journalists-pool-ban-dd2a9c7994c2542f4936f045540f006e</span></a></p>
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