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Survey: Free speech support is eroding in America

On April 30, 2025, the Victorian Parliament enacted the Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2025, which increases penalties for vilification offences.
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan stated that the new law has support from various community groups, including advocates for LGBTQIA+ individuals.
On April 30, 2025, the Victorian Parliament passed the Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2025, changing vilification laws to increase penalties and protected attributes.

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In Victoria, Free Speech is Dead

[fusion_dropcap boxed="no" boxed_radius="" class="" id="" color="" hue="" saturation="" lightness="" alpha="" text_color=""]O[/fusion_dropcap]n Wednesday, April 30, 2025, the Victorian Parliament passed the Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-vilification and Social Cohesion) Act 2025. The law amends the Crimes Act 1958, the Equal Opportunity Act 2010, and the Bail Act 1977 to lower the onus of proof and increase the penalty for alleged vilifica…

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Survey: Free speech support is eroding in America

A new global survey reveals a stark decline in Americans' support for free speech as the Trump administration tightens its grip on expression.

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Everything in Moderation

US raises OSA concerns, OpenAI's 'permissive approach' and moderation on stage

Hello and welcome to Everything in Moderation's Week in Review, your need-to-know news and analysis about platform policy, content moderation and internet regulation. It's written by me, Ben Whitelaw and supported by members like you.Free speech, but make it American. That’s been the implicit logic of platform policy for years — except that, as you'll see from the stories in today's edition, it’s not so implicit any more. But, as the eagle-eyed …

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financialsurvivalnetwork.com

Doug Casey On the Bipartisan Assault On Free Speech

by Doug Casey International Man International Man: Under the previous administration, we saw an aggressive push against so-called “disinformation”—fact-checkers, censorship, and suppression of views outside the mainstream narrative. At the same time, there was a strong focus on social justice, gender ideology, and migrant protection. What’s your perspective on that era and its impact on free speech? Doug Casey: It’s no longer okay to have a diff…

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Support of free speech does not require defense of hate speech - The Leaven Catholic Newspaper

However, this right to free speech is not absolute, because it is not the final purpose of its exercise. The post Support of free speech does not require defense of hate speech appeared first on The Leaven Catholic Newspaper.

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