Police Scotland received thousands of complaints under the nation’s new hate crimes law just in the first few days after it took effect. Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf told The Telegraph that “a tiny percentage” of the numerous complaints are “turning into actual investigations,” but control room staff is running up overtime weeding through them. […]
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Here’s the relevant text, from S8206 (sponsored by Sen. Jeremy Cooney and pending before the N.Y. Senate Internet and Technology Committee): Every operator of a generative or surveillance advanced artificial intelligence system that is accessible to residents of the state shall require a user to create an account prior to utilizing such service. Prior to […]
Training materials for Scottish police say that actors performing a play could run afoul of the nation’s new hate speech law, which bans communication that could stir up hatred of protected groups. Supporters of the law had claimed it would only apply to producers, directors, and others involved behind the scenes with a play, not […]
Deliberately defiant: Yesterday, new hate speech laws went into effect in Scotland that, if enforced, will effectively stifle all types of dissent from woke orthodoxy—and could land Harry Potter creator and prominent feminist J.K. Rowling in jail. Passed in 2021, the law cracks down on “stirring up hatred” and enshrines all kinds of new minority-group protections […]
I’ve seen plenty before, but this one is from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, and the particular target is “antisemitic speech.” An excerpt from Wednesday’s Executive Order: WHEREAS, Section 51.9315(f) of the Texas Education Code requires all higher education institutions to adopt policies detailing students’ responsibilities regarding free expression on campus; and WHEREAS, Section 51.9315(c)(2) of […]
If you think free speech is under attack in the United States—and it is—you should see its besieged status in the rest of the world. Open contempt for unrestricted debate prevails in even many supposedly “free” countries and finds its expression in laws that threaten harsh penalties for those who dare to speak in ways […]