Free speech

Brown University president Christina Paxson to step down after Trump administration clashes

Paxson said she planned to leave her job a year earlier, but extended her tenure at the university to "navigate a federal funding freeze that imperiled our mission."

Brown University President Christina Paxson listens during a press conference.
 The Mediterranean Sea.

I left Germany looking for free speech and found it in a room full of Israelis, Arabs, and Iranians

Founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov delivers a keynote speech during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 23, 2016.

Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with terrorism, issues arrest warrant

Gabriel Perez checks a teleprompter before Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak following early results from the 2024 U.S. presidential election in Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024.

Trump teleprompter operator accused of placing insider bets on presidential speech scripts


Speech is more violent now, and it has long term damage - opinion

At its best, communication unifies us. At its worst, it becomes weaponized, Beware the long-term damage that violent behavior inflicts upon all of us.

 SPEECH BUBBLE that appears when typing a smartphone text.

New York State Assemblywoman makes statement supporting BDS

Former NYC mayor Bill De Blasio put the spotlight on Yuh-Line Niou after she stated her support of BDS.

A MAN plays with a soccer ball in a field at Central Park on spring equinox, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, last week.

Russian lawyer, councilor jailed for criticizing invasion of Ukraine

Alexei Gorinov, a district councilor in capital Moscow was jailed for seven years after he was found guilty of "disseminating fake information about Russia's army."

 Moscow city councillor Alexei Gorinov holds a placard reading "Do you still need this war?" as he stands inside a defendants' cage during a court hearing in Moscow, Russia July 8, 2022

People need to be less afraid of presenting views opposed to the 'mainstream' - editorial

While it's important to create safe environments, it's also important not to make people suffer for their views opposed to mainstream opinion.

Today’s youths prefer to share their feelings and emotions through texts and online, in social media, in chat platforms while gaming and in other similar settings

Elon Musk's Twitter challenge: Dealing with extremists - editorial

Twitter should be careful to not let “free speech” become a cover for antisemitism, as well as racism, hatred and other extremism.

The Twitter logo superimposed on antisemitic tweets

Elon Musk, Twitter: The 3rd phase of the War on Truth

MIDDLE ISRAEL: The war over the free world's soul, in which Twitter is a central arena, cannot be led by Big Business.

Elon Musk's twitter account is seen on a smartphone in front of the Twitter logo in this photo illustration taken, April 15, 2022.

Elon Musk giving 'serious thought' to build a new social media platform

His tweet comes a day after he put out a Twitter poll asking users if they believed Twitter adheres to the principle of free speech, to which over 70% voted "no."

 Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory groundbreaking ceremony in Shanghai, China January 7, 2019.

Israel must learn from the Enes Freedom case - opinion

The Biden administration is paving the way for the world’s worst human rights abusers to expand their powers however they see fit

 ENES KANTER Freedom (right) plays in an NBA game in Boston for the Celtics in October.

Letters to the Editor December 8, 2021: Double standard?

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

Letters

Free speech isn't always free on university campuses - opinion

Over the last few weeks, a Palestinian student at the University of Southern California has come under scrutiny for her antisemitic and violent tweets.

 PRO-PALESTINE demonstrators protest outside the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles in May.