HahaDogeDesigner (@cb_doge):French President says Free Speech is bullshit.The people of France have spoken.𝕏 is now the #1 news app on the France App Store.Streisand Effect remains undefeated. https://t.co/nsUVuZhvTZ ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said the free speech defense of social media platforms is “pure bullshit,” pushing back against a key foreign policy goal of President Donald Trump https://t.co/14xUgOpcgg https://t.co/3smpQNNnGW ...

Let's bring in staff writer for The Atlantic and MSNOW political contributor Mark Leibovich Also with us, the founder of the media industry newsletter Status, Oliver Darcy. So, Oliver, CBS is responding to Colbert's claims that the network lawyers barred them from airing that interview. They say, quote, the show was provided legal guidance that the broadcast could trigger the FCC equal time rule for two other candidates and presented options for how the equal time for other candidates could be fulfilled. Th ...

addressing a big story at the intersection of politics and media as the late-night host Colbert and his employer CBS duke it out. He says the network blocked his interview with Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Tallarico from airing on TV. He also accuses CBS parent company Paramount of not standing up to quote bullies over new FCC guidance on equal time for political candidates.But CBS says Colbert is not telling the whole story. MSNOW reporter Nick McCool shares more on the late show controversy. Th ...

Core Viewpoint - The lawsuit by Baba Ramdev against social media platforms X (formerly Twitter) and Meta Platforms centers on the alleged misappropriation and commercial exploitation of his personality, image, and identity through various online channels, raising significant issues regarding personality rights and freedom of speech [1][7]. Group 1: Legal Arguments and Perspectives - Counsel for X argued against the indiscriminate blocking of accounts in personality rights cases, emphasizing that such actions can have a chilling effect on freedom of speech, particularly when the content in question is not egregious [1][10]. - The defense highlighted that a meme referenced in the lawsuit was satire, which is protected under democratic principles, asserting that satire and public speech should not violate personality rights [2][10]. - Counsel for Meta Platforms supported the notion that while egregious content can be removed, there should be evidence of tangible monetization by third parties before global blocking orders are issued [5][10]. Group 2: Content and Impact - Ramdev's lawsuit claims that social media platforms have allowed the circulation of AI-generated deepfake videos and doctored images that exploit his personality, infringing on his publicity rights and violating his fundamental rights under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution [7][9]. - The lawsuit argues that the ongoing dissemination of infringing materials poses a risk of irreversible dilution of Ramdev's spiritual persona, necessitating heightened protection for the identity of spiritual leaders [8][9]. - Both X and Meta Platforms acknowledged the removal of certain offending content, but raised concerns about the implications of personality rights claims on fair reporting, particularly regarding news organizations [6][10].

If the US State Dept leans into its new proposed initiative to fund charities & think tanks in Europe that support social media free speech — and it scales that funding to a truly serious and coordinated level — it will put the EU in quite possibly the most hilarious bind ever: https://t.co/DdepvDOU63 ...

Important Sub Stream Segment: This new move by Sarah Rogers is causing The Blob to have its most insane meltdown of the year. Here I cover a potential new initiative by the US State Dept's Public Diplomacy branch to begin funding charities and think tanks in Europe that promote free speech online and digital freedom, and the utterly empty arguments being made in response by the EU, Brussels & Shadow Diplomacy elements of our own NGOplex and CIA. ...

MS NOW’s Josh Einiger takes us inside the courtroom where journalist Don Lemon pleaded not guilty in federal court stemming from his presence at a church protest against the Trump administration. Einiger breaks down why the case holds serious implications for the future of free speech. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. Same mission. New name. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go-to destination for domestic and international breaking news, and best-in-class ...

I said something the president didn't like. I said something what was lawful that's in the uniform code of military justice. And Donald Trump said I should be hanged, executed, prosecuted.And then he sicked Pete Hegathth, the Secretary of Defense on me to demote me, take away some of my retirement pay. And sure, the grand jury didn't indict me a couple days ago, but I don't put anything past these guys. You know, the president often doubles down on bad ideas.I mean, he has a habit of doing this. So, I expec ...

Elon Musk"The Left used to be pro free speech. Now they're against it. Twenty years ago, the Left was the party of empathy, caring, and being nice, not the party of crushing dissent and crushing free speech, or crazy regulation and being super judgy, calling everyone a Nazi. I think they’ve called you and me Nazis" ...