Free speech

The recent Israeli election resulted in what will likely be the most right-wing government to ever take office. This, combined with the prospect of Republican gains in Congress, may have alarming consequences concerning Americans' right to express dissent.

Corporate America shouldn't be bullied into withdrawing from a site where tens of millions of people spend hours every day.

What we have before us is a dangerous and escalating international trend of criminalizing the basic right to free speech.

Jennings shared a tongue-in-cheek thread on Twitter as a host of celebrities have quit, or are threatening to do so, after Musk's purchase of the platform.

Almost one month after being locked out of his Twitter account, the rapper posted a photo of NBA star Irving who, like him, is caught in an antisemitism storm.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mocked Musk for "earnestly trying to sell people on the idea that 'free speech' is actually a $8/mo subscription plan."

The Twitter user used Musk's love of "free speech" to mock him and hoped she didn't "trigger any snowflakes."

"I was shadow-banned the day it was announced that I had joined Fox News as a contributor," Jenner said during an appearance on "Piers Morgan Uncensored."

Saudi Arabia, which has sentenced a U.S. citizen to 16 years in prison for critical tweets, is now the social media giant's second-largest investor.

While some have spoken out against billionaire Elon Musk owning Twitter, many other famous people have come out in support of the Tesla CEO.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk now officially owns the social media platform after trying to back out of the $44 billion deal.

For better or worse, technically, hate speech is legal right now. That does not make it right.

The government cannot force me, you, or Newsweek to say or host something that we don't want to say.

"In a world where conservative opinions are considered to be controversial we have to make sure we have the right to freely express ourselves," West said.

Do Americans wish to live in a world where dissenters from prevailing elite orthodoxy face discrimination in every public domain?

Conservatives must be willing to prudentially engage in escalatory tit-for-tat tactics across all areas of our republican life.

"No matter what you think of Alex Jones, all he did was speak words. He was not the one who pulled the trigger," she said in a tweet.

The Duke of Sussex had "constant battles with the media" long before he met Meghan Markle, according to a new biography. A joke on a TV show sparked a furious response.

The Onion is supporting an Ohio man arrested for making a Facebook page satirizing his local police department.

King Charles III's reign has begun with "an unnecessary battle" with the media over accusations of censorship, according to Newsweek's Royal Report podcast.

The demise of the monstrosity that is modern America's racist affirmative action regime would be an epochal step.

Jacinda Ardern was accused of advocating for "total government over speech" following a UN address.

King Charles III's reign has begun on tense terms with the British media, and an expert told Newsweek the palace may have made an an "unwise move."

Two weeks ago, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit rightly upheld Texas' social media law.

Professors leading classroom discussions about reproductive rights must remain "neutral" on abortion, the University of Idaho said.

The Daily Show host said "people who have been oppressed by the British Crown" should be free to "say whatever they want" after Queen Elizabeth II's death.

There is more to Yeshiva's case than the constitutional protection for free exercise of religion. No private university, be it religiously oriented or secular, should be required to grant official status to ideologies or practices that offend the university's values. Supreme Court decisions have recognized a free speech right of a speaker to refuse endorsement of messages that a speaker finds offensive.

"We recognize her immensely impactful role on campus and believe firmly in her right to free speech and safety," students said in the letter.

People like Rushdie are inspiring many people to speak freely and to speak truth to power.

Threats of violence create a situation which really chills open and free dialogue about theologically motivated terrorism