Tag: Freedom of speech
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X’s CEO says they are protecting freedom of speech around the world, so it’s good to know whether they are collaborating with the Maltese police
X’s (x.com) CEO, Linda Yaccarino said that they are “protecting free speech around the world” as she retweeted a company announcement about a court case they fought in a Turkish court against government censorship. It is positive to see X.com’s proactive stance in challenging the Turkish government’s censorship, so it may also be good to…
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You can burn a Koran in Malta but you can’t in Denmark
Europe is becoming ever stranger as it keeps capitulating to foreign threats of war and now even terror. There used to be a precedent enshrined in for policy since 9/11 that nation-states should never compromise or appease terror. Denmark is dropping this uncompromising stance as it bans the burning of the Koran following security concerns.…
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This is the only MP speaking on free speech so far
In the recent court case where a man was fined €10,000 for a meme mocking down-syndrome people, only one MP has spoken out with a perspective in favour of free speech: Mark-Anthony Sammut from PN. None of the Labour MPs or Labour Party officials gave their position. Daniel Micallef who was very fond of campaigns…
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Mark-Anthony Sammut proposes the decriminalisation of insult
Incredible how things change and the tables turn. Opposition MP, Mark Anthony Sammut, yesterday, made a speech in parliament in favour of free speech and proposed the removal of the act of insult from the criminal code and the Electronic Communications Act. He is saying what the Labour Party should say and do. The Labour…
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The Labour Party is going to implement very authoritarian laws against free speech
It is important to note that as the government will be addressing a problem of its own making so that nutjobs like Gordon Manche don’t file criminal reports on satire, the government has also presented the most authoritarian press reform in Maltese history. The government’s press reform will include these points: – The absolute right…
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In whose interest is this allowed to happen?
When I read about the news that Gordon Manche is being allowed to abuse the law to bring people to court for mocking him, I ask myself, In whose interest is this allowed to happen? Clearly, the police have no business in using harassment laws to take people to court for satire or mocking other…
