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State of the Union: AI summit and Balkan EU push

This week, Bletchley Park made history again as host of the world’s first Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit.

Culture news

Salman Rushdie announces memoir about New York knife attack

Rushdie describes the book as "a way to take charge of what happened, and to answer violence with art."

Culture news

Why is Turkey's oldest film festival in a censorship crisis?

"It is deeply regrettable that in such an important festival, there is a possibility of using the power of art to propagate FETÖ terrorist organization propaganda under the pretext of victimization."

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Actors, activists and artists sign petition against US book bans

Big names in the entertainment and art industries are raising the alarm on a sharp increase in book bans in the US, asking creatives to leverage their voices to stop the bans.

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World News

Euroviews. Who in the EU gets to decide what can or cannot be said online?

Let the court of public opinion decide what is truth, information or disinformation. For that, we need more free speech, more freedom, certainly not the censorious DSA, Dr Norman Lewis writes.

Culture news

Italian general's self published book stirs controversy

Two weeks after his book titled 'The World Upside Down' was released, Italian general Roberto Vannacci has been removed from his military post and has sparked a national debate on the limits of free speech.

Myanmar

Swiss man arrested in Myanmar for allegedly insulting Buddhism in film

The military-ruled state is known for sometimes violent religious and ethnic intolerance, as well as restrictions on freedom of press and speech.

Culture news

The freedom to show your breasts: Why does Amaral's gesture matter?

Several Spanish artists are bringing to the stage a "revolution" for women's freedom in the face of constant sexist attacks and censorship.

Culture news

Hungary fines bookstore and pressures others to seal LGBTQ books

The Hungarian government has levied a large fine against a Budapest bookstore for displaying a young adult graphic novel that depicts a LGBTQ coming of age story.

Turkey

Opposition Turkish TV investigated for 'insulting' election coverage

The inquiry comes amid growing concerns over Erdogan's crackdown on media freedoms.

Tech News

What to know about Twitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino

Yaccarino will need to woo back advertisers amid growing scrutiny over how Twitter handles misinformation and hate speech.

Russia

The propaganda behind Russia's invasion of Ukraine

'Soviet Book Syndrome' - How the Kremlin is playing on the past to exploit citizens' fears and sell its justification for the invasion of Ukraine

United Kingdom

Scores arrested at coronation, in 'heavy-handed' police operation

London police confirmed a total of 64 arrests during coronation weekend, sparking concerns over a crackdown on free speech.

Hungary

Press Freedom Index shows journalism under threat around the world

Reporters Without Borders warned that media freedom around the world is in a bad state with disinformation, propaganda, and artificial intelligence posing an increasing threat to journalism.

Ireland

New hate speech laws kick up a storm in Ireland

Donald Trump Jr has even taken aim at the proposed legislation labelling it "insane".

World News

Known for laughs, Washington dinner spotlights risks of journalism

The White House Correspondents' Association dinner - known for its fun albeit ferocious jabs at Washington - took a more solemn tone this year as President Joe Biden acknowledged the several American journalists under siege in authoritarian countries around the world.

Culture news

Afghan women-run radio resumes broadcasts after shutdown by Taliban

A women-run radio station in northeastern Afghanistan has resumed its broadcasts, after officials shut it down for a week for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan

Culture news

The story behind the trending hashtag #MacronOrdure (#MacronGarbage)

The story of a 50-year-old French woman has been doing the rounds in France and gone viral on Twitter. Here's why...

Tech News

US TikTok ban blocked in Senate over free speech concerns

"Do we really want to emulate Chinese speech bans?" said US Republican Senator Rand Paul.

USA

Antisemitism 'higher than ever' on Twitter, finds report

Hateful content against Jewish people not only spiked after Elon Musk’s takeover, it has remained elevated ever since, claims the study.