seSvxR3ull7LHaEZFIjM@feddit.de 7 months ago
To be fair they kind of had to have expected this. They invited a speaker banned from political activity (Salman Abu Sittah, who’s quoted as saying he wished he could’ve participated in the Hamas attack - wtf?), so logically, the conference was forbidden too.
jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I would sugest to think long on subjects that concern freedom of speech and that push for pro-censorship policy, especially when it is being pushed by politicians, people with power, and/or influence.
Not only do they censor and make certain speech a crime, but they also keep going and start to censor your particular politicial ideology and policies sooner than later.
I hope this makes you think more on this subject and its importance on society, as it has to me.
If you are interested in learning a different view on freedom of speech and concerns of the 1st amendment, on the USA side, check out Glenn Greenwald.
I do know he is controversial in certain politicial circles, but we can all learn from people that have experience in fields we may not be experts in.
Source: greenwald.substack.com/about