In an RTÉ-commissioned poll on “hate speech” legislation a few years ago, only 19% of viewers said they were in favour of such laws. The poll ran on Claire Byrne Live and was conducted by Amárach Research in 2017, the year after the Brexit referendum and the election of then-US President Donald Trump. 2017 was […]
A poll posted by billionaire businessman Elon Musk has racked up more than two million responses after he asked if Twitter adhered to the principle of free speech. “Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy. Do you believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle?” he asked. The final tally after 2 million votes was […]
Alas, an event like this is bound to be a let-down: After all, it couldn’t possibly be as insufferable as it sounds.
Frankly, it is not hard to imagine what the reaction would be if the roles were reversed here
We should not use the war as an excuse to abandon our own values, and embrace what is effectively state censorship.
There is a great effort underway to try and make you feel like a bigot if you object to this kind of thing.
21 Western countries, including Ireland, have issued a well-deserved condemnation of China’s recent crackdown on free speech and the press in Hong Kong. In a statement released by the US Department of State, members of the Media Freedom Coalition expressed their “deep concern” at the Chinese authorities’ “attacks on freedom of the press and their […]
Ultimately, these impulses are grounded in fear. Not fear of the person speaking, but fear of the public.
A phenomenon which I encounter more and more often, these days, is the case of the secret Gript reader. The secret Gript reader comes to you via Whatsapp, or a twitter direct message, or sometimes, an encounter at a social event. They always say the same thing, more or less, and it goes something like […]
“Shove it”
Those pursuing Mark Humphrys do not, in truth, really care what he said, or says. What they want is to send a signal about their own views: Agree with us, or else.
Irish senators have slammed Sinn Féin’s proposal to ban prayers and demonstrations outside of abortion clinics, asserting that such legislation is “unconstitutional” and “unnecessary.” The remarks were made yesterday during a debate on the proposal by Senator Sharon Keogan, who said that this piece of legislation “may be the first time a bill has sought […]