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Censorship and Science
Read more: Censorship and ScienceProminent co-signer of failed CSPI retraction demand Dr. David L. Katz rails against “censorship of science” – but author/journalist Nina Teicholz says “specious retraction efforts are also a form of censorship” Per the above tweet, author/columnist Dr. David L. Katz, founding director of the CDC-funded Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, alluded to reports that newly elected US President Trump had ordered a…
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Under Surveillance
Read more: Under Surveillance‘The whole process is a farce’ – Read the outraged responses to the UK Parliament’s refusal to reopen debate of highly controversial new surveillance law Last November, the UK Parliament approved the Investigatory Powers Act – dubbed the “Snooper’s Charter” by critics – a highly controversial surveillance law handing British authorities sweeping powers to hack into the phones…
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Crime and Regulation
Read more: Crime and RegulationIMPRESS-approved magazine publisher issues legal challenge against the Daily Telegraph after it published article about his criminal past Last week, the Daily Telegraph published an article about Steve McNought, whose Bristol-based publishing company Arkbound was recently approved by official UK press regulator, IMPRESS. The January 21, 2017 article, “Armed robber turned publisher wins approval from state-approved Press…
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Anonymous
Read more: AnonymousGuardian Readers’ Editor Paul Chadwick denies my request for more info about his paper’s vetting procedures for anonymous contributors Last month, I blogged about a purported hoax on British daily newspaper the Guardian by serial media prankster Godfrey Elfwick. In November, the paper had published an anonymous opinion piece about how its left-wing author was nearly turned into a…
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Educating Against Extremism
Read more: Educating Against ExtremismWhy did the head teacher of a UK primary school threaten to report a Muslim parent to counter-terrorism authorities? I’ve asked the school for comment [Updated: Bevington Primary School has denied my request for comment – more after the jump] Via the pro-civil liberties Coolness of Hind blog last month, the parent (name redacted) received a threatening letter…
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Q&A with Marika Sboros
Read more: Q&A with Marika Sboros“Not just a tide, a tsunami” – Leading health and nutrition journalist Marika Sboros answers my questions about the low-carb high-fat (LCHF) diet and explains why the scientific consensus is starting to turn on diet and nutrition Marika Sboros is one of South Africa’s leading health journalists, with over 30 years experience in the newspaper industry. She…
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Free Speech: No Lines Drawn
Read more: Free Speech: No Lines DrawnThe Comic Book Legal Defense Fund runs article based on my blog post re: WordPress censorship of Turkish political blog featuring satirical cartoons following court order by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Last month, I blogged about WordPress, the San Francisco-based blogging platform which earlier this year said that, without a U.S. court order, it refuses to honour…
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