Facebook bows to Brazil judge, blocks 12 accounts worldwide
Facebook says it has obeyed a Brazilian judge’s order for a worldwide block on the accounts of 12 of President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters who are under investigation for allegedly running…
US Supreme Court denies Nevada church’s appeal of virus rule
A sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court has denied a rural Nevada church’s request to strike down as unconstitutional a 50-person cap on worship services as part of the state’s ongoing…
CNN crew arrested while reporting on Minneapolis protests
The Minnesota State Patrol arrested a CNN television crew as they reported on violent protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for…
AP Courtside: Supreme Court finishes Day 2 of phone argument
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is hearing a second day of arguments by telephone with the audio available live to audiences around the world. You can listen live here starting…
Sacha Baron Cohen Nails The Problem With Zuckerberg’s Freedom Of Expression Defense
Sacha Baron Cohen used an analogy involving a restaurant owner and neo-Nazis to tear into Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s claim that the social media platform champions freedom of expression. The…
Parole board weighs release of woman in texting suicide case
Massachusetts officials are weighing whether to grant early jail release for Michelle Carter, the woman currently imprisoned for urging her suicidal boyfriend via text messages to take his own life.…
Trump signs executive order threatening aid to colleges if speakers silenced
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would deny colleges certain federal research and education grants if they failed to comply with free speech standards outlined by…
Famous Rappers Say Pittsburgh Artist’s Lyrics Are Protected By First Amendment
Chance the Rapper, Meek Mill, Killer Mike and other high-profile hip-hop artists have banded together with music scholars to defend rapper Jamal Knox’s explicit lyrics, which landed him in jail,…
American college applicant questioned about following Alex Jones’ Twitter
Monitoring who or what people follow online is already having repercussions for one American student. During a college interview, the 17-year-old wasn’t asked … source
VICE News Daily: Beyond The Headlines – December 19, 2014
Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: Kenyan … source