FUCK KIM JONG UN, AND FUCK YOU. David Atkins is right: It wasn’t “Hollywood” or America who pulled The Interview due to North Korean pressure, it was Sony, a multinational corporation that, like any other, values shareholder interest waaaaaay more than free speech. Of course con[...]
Posts Tagged ‘censorship’
December 12th, 2014 - 9:34 am § in Uncategorized
CENSORED
Jakarta Police have arrested The Jakarta Post Chief Editor Meidyatama Suryodiningrat. He was charged with blasphemy for the publication of a cartoon mocking the jihadist group Islamic State The cartoon published on July 3 depicted a flag emblazoned with the Arabic phrases “La ilaha Illallah,�[...]
Free Speech in Seattle Public Schools
Seattle Teacher Reinstated After Having His Course Censored Please check out the fresh-off-the-press website: citizenshipandsocialjustice.com It is named after the course the district tried to squash so that we never forget what happened—not just the nonsensical, heavy-handed actions of the dist[...]
March 26th, 2014 - 12:06 am § in China
CHINA: Leaks from the State Censors
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by Chinese government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. State Council Information Office: Immediately remove the following from all websites: (1) information related to “supporting and rescuing Tang Jitian and other[...]
December 30th, 2013 - 9:41 am § in Misc.
From AAUP LISTSERV about the dialog on a boycott of Israel
Dear Colleagues, The listserver moderators have decided not to allow further postings on the academic boycott issue. Unfortunately, some of the postings have become vitriolic and lacking in collegiality. We do not think that much new has been added to the discussion in recent days. I wish you all th[...]
September 30th, 2013 - 11:49 am § in Hypocrisy
Of Copyrights and “Revenge Porn”
Recently my brother in law, Bill Quick, demanded that I remove a picture of my father from this website. Although apparently motivated by the family feud, Bill had the right to demand this under copyright law. This issue of copyrights associated with photographs on the web has recently escalated bec[...]
February 10th, 2011 - 6:28 pm § in Misc.
UW Senate Blog
Link here to Senate Blog. Because the UW Senate Blog is published behind the UW firewall, those Ave readers can not directly access this public record. As a service to the wider community, we will periodically, repost the blog here on the Ave. UW faculty, students and staff should be able to acces[...]