free speech news

Published on May 06, 2025 07:28 AM IST

Brands vs influencers ruling goes beyond free speech

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For far too long, corporations have used the spectre of defamation, disparagement, and trademark infringement to intimidate critics and sidestep public scrutiny (AFP)

opinion

Published on May 05, 2025 09:38 PM IST

‘You have impleaded only one person’: HC rejects Sena MLA’s petition aimed at Kamra

Kunal Kamra

mumbai news

Updated on May 02, 2025 07:02 PM IST

Kunal Kamra's lawyer on police action in Bombay HC: 'Even after 75 years…'

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra.

Updated on Apr 17, 2025 08:00 AM IST

US to screen social media of immigrants, rights advocates raise concerns

Published on Apr 10, 2025 01:48 AM IST

Kamra vs Kanal is about mob against citizen

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Bullying is bullying, and mob violence is exactly that. (Hindustan Times)

opinion

Published on Apr 05, 2025 07:40 AM IST

Wikimedia must remove India content deemed defamatory, court rules

Published on Apr 04, 2025 12:39 PM IST

Kunal Kamra's latest post targets government amid ‘gaddar’ joke row

Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra

Updated on Apr 01, 2025 03:28 PM IST

Visas of 300 international students revoked, more expected: Trump admin

Georgetown University students hold pictures of people killed in Gaza, rally in support of Badar Khan Suri, a Georgetown University professor, demanding his release from a deportation process over his views on the Gaza war.

Updated on Mar 31, 2025 02:34 PM IST

Free speech is not negotiable

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India, of course, has a great tradition — oral, written and performative — privileging the right of artists to challenge authority. (Shutterstock)

editorials

Published on Mar 31, 2025 06:53 AM IST

Supreme Court disapproves of direct FIRs in free speech case

A bench of justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan remained emphatic that police officials are “bound to honour and uphold freedom of speech and expression conferred on all citizens” (HT PHOTO)

Published on Mar 29, 2025 02:58 AM IST

SC upholds free speech, junks FIR against Congress MP for posting poem

The Gujarat HC, on Jan 17, refused to quash the FIR, justifying police action on the grounds that the poem could incite unrest. (HT file photo)

Updated on Mar 28, 2025 11:23 AM IST

Team Thackeray cites PM's take on criticism, questions Sena vandalism

Shiv Sena supporters took offence to Kunal Kamra's comments during a stand up act about Eknath Shinde and have vandalised the venue, and launched protests against the comedian

Published on Mar 26, 2025 05:28 PM IST

Priyank Kharge backs Kunal Kamra, defends free speech in democracy

Congress leader Priyank Kharge.

bengaluru news

Published on Mar 26, 2025 02:06 PM IST

Florida mayor drops threat to evict cinema for screening 'No Other Land'

Updated on Mar 20, 2025 05:18 AM IST

Wikimedia challenges India content takedown, warns of chilling effect on free speech

Published on Mar 18, 2025 08:30 PM IST

Break on through to the other side: Charles Assisi tries contradiction practice

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Face-to-face with oneself: Seated Woman by Pablo Picasso; 1927. (Artists Rights Society)

art culture

Updated on Mar 15, 2025 02:54 PM IST

JD Vance says green card holders cannot stay indefinitely in US, sparks a debate

US Vice President JD Vance statement comes in response to the arrest of Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder.

Updated on Mar 14, 2025 08:35 PM IST

No takedowns of social media posts without creator’s response: SC

The observation provides some hope to individuals who believe their content is being unfairly censored. (HT archive)

Published on Mar 04, 2025 06:26 AM IST

SC allows podcast, wants new law for social media

Acknowledging the potential implications of such regulation for online content creators, the court clarified that while it was not advocating blanket censorship, there was a pressing need for a structured framework to regulate content on social media platforms. (Shutterstock)

Published on Mar 04, 2025 05:54 AM IST

JD Vance directly calls out Keir Starmer for ‘infringing on free speech’ in UK

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets with U.S. President Donald Trump alongside U.S. Vice President JD Vance and British Foreign Secretary David Lammy in the Oval Office at the White House on February 27, 2025 in Washington, D.C., U.S. Carl Court/Pool via REUTERS

Published on Feb 28, 2025 08:23 AM IST

What the Court missed in the Allahbadia case

New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): Supreme Court of India complex illuminates in Tricolour as part of 76th Republic Day celebrations, in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI Photo/Ritik Jain) (Ritik Jain)

opinion

Updated on Feb 25, 2025 12:23 PM IST

Regulations in face of vulgarity

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**EDS: THIRD PARTY** In this screenshot taken from a video posted by @BeerBicepsGuy via X on Feb. 10, 2025, social media personality Ranveer Allahbadia apologises for his remarks on reality show 'India’s Got Latent'. (@BeerBicepsGuy via PTI Photo) (PTI02_10_2025_000253B) (@BeerBicepsGuy)

editorials

Published on Feb 19, 2025 08:15 PM IST

JD Vance’s Greta Thunberg joke sparks anger in Europe; ‘Not acceptable’

JD Vance delivers his speech during the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany on February 14, 2025. (Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP)

Updated on Feb 16, 2025 08:48 AM IST

Standing with Rushdie, protecting free speech

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(FILES) Indian-British novelist Salman Rushdie reacts on stage prior to a lecture from his book 'Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder', in Berlin on May 16, 2024. The man accused of trying to kill the author Salman Rushdie, leaving him blind in one eye, goes on trial Tuesday February 3, 2025 for attempted murder, according to state court filings. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) (AFP)

editorials

Published on Feb 05, 2025 10:48 PM IST

The View co-hosts divided over Carrie Underwood's Trump inauguration performance

Carrie Underwood performs during the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Published on Jan 15, 2025 09:18 PM IST

Elon Musk's X livestream with German far-right leader draws 1.9 lakh users

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has extended support to the German far-right party AfD

Published on Jan 10, 2025 01:46 AM IST

Meta ends 10 fact-checker partnerships, some don't expect to survive: Report

This photo illustration created on January 7, 2025, in Washington, DC, shows an image of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and a phone displaying the download page for the Facebook app. Social media giant Meta on January 7, 2025, slashed its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking program, in a major shift that conforms with the priorities of incoming president Donald Trump.

business

Published on Jan 09, 2025 03:54 PM IST

Why is Meta replacing stringent fact checks with ‘liberal’ community notes?

Social media giant Meta on January 7, 2025, slashed its content moderation policies, including ending its US fact-checking programme, in a major shift that conforms with the priorities of incoming president Donald Trump.

Published on Jan 08, 2025 08:28 AM IST

New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens