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Environmental Progress
3w ago
Leaked files from WPATH reveal widespread medical malpractice on children and vulnerable adults at global transgender healthcare authority World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) members demonstrate a lack of consideration for long-term patient outcomes despite being aware of the debilitating and potentially fatal side effects of cross-sex hormones and other treatments
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Environmental Progress
3w ago
Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes (left) and former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (right)
by DavId Agape
The former President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, along with numerous aides and allies, is under investigation for an alleged coup attempt following his election defeat to leftist Lula da Silva. On February 8, the Federal Police (PF) initiated an operation based on judicial orders issued by Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Federal Court (STF). This operation entailed 33 search and seizure warrants, 4 preventive arrest warrants, and 48 alternative measures targeting the ..read more
Environmental Progress
2M ago
The history of linking media and words to real-world violence Trevor Burrus writing for CATO points out that America has a history of demonizing content, from dime novels and penny dreadfuls to movies, radio drama, comic books, television, and video games (and now social media). These have resulted in Supreme Court rulings in 1915 and the Comics Code Authority. But the consistent theme is no actual proof
‘For as long as there has been violence in popular entertainment, there has been criticism that violent content is inappropriate for minors.’
‘The Grimms’ tales, of course, were far from the ..read more
Environmental Progress
2M ago
Alexandre de Moraes
By David Agape
With research assistance from Leandro Souza
Executive Summary
The investigation below reveals how ministers of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) in Brazil, particularly Alexandre de Moraes, have acquired substantial powers in the country over a few years. Without a law equivalent to the American First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech and press; coupled with a population heavily engaged in social media and a corrupt and weak power structure – enabling the rapid creation of state bureaucratic systems when it suits the interests of the ruling clas ..read more
Environmental Progress
2M ago
Download the Full Report “An Investigation of Large Whale Mortality and Offshore Wind Development Activity in the U.S. Since 2015.” LISA LINOWES and ERIC TURNER
on behalf of the SAVE RIGHT WHALES COALITION
Since 2016, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has declared three Unusual Mortality Events (UME) involving large whale species in the Atlantic Ocean. These are specifically the Atlantic humpback whale UME in 2017, the North Atlantic right whale (NARW) UME in 2017, and the Atlantic minke
whale UME in 2018. The UMEs for the humpback and minke whales include deaths in 20 ..read more
Environmental Progress
2M ago
A review of the literature by John Morrison Download report as a PDF
Advocates of hate speech laws believe that because speech is a precursor to action, this in itself is proof of the relationship of cause and effect between hate speech and violence. More specifically, hate speech is perceived to cause harm in two notable ways: incitement to violence and the physical or emotional suffering of people subjected to hate speech.
Many examples can be given as evidence for this assertion. The perpetrator of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shootings engaged with and espoused anti-Jewish conspiracies on ..read more
Environmental Progress
2M ago
by David Agape
With research assistance from Leandro Souza and Rachel Diaz
The global influence of the Censorship Industrial Complex (CIC) is becoming more apparent, with Brazil emerging as a notable example. Contrary to the perception that Brazil plays a minor role in this context, the country stands out for its advanced stage of repression and censorship. This is despite international human rights institutions not classifying Brazil as an autocracy. In recent years, journalists and political activists, predominantly from the right, have been forced into exile due to what they describe ..read more
Environmental Progress
3M ago
In this paper written for Environmental Progress and Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, Michael Shellenberger proposes that Section 230 liability protections be made contingent upon social media platforms allowing adult users to moderate their own legal content.
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Summary of Research Paper
In this paper:
The War on Free Speech
Giving users control of moderation
A Bill of Rights for Online Freedom of Speech
The Right to Speak Freely Online
The advent of the internet gave us a double-edged sword: the greatest opportunity for freedom of speech and information e ..read more