“We often think of this as an issue of private companies setting independent terms of service. But officials in Washington, London, and around the world regularly use hearings and other carrots and sticks to prompt new censorship. That’s especially concerning, he says, because ‘no government in ­history has ever been able to exert such extensive control over what is being said, read, and shared … across the world.’ Mchangama points out that in the last quarter of 2017, Facebook deleted 1.6 million pieces of content for ‘hate speech.’ In the last quarter of 2020, the company deleted 26 million.” – World News Group, August 25, 2022

“It is for the university’s individual students and faculty to make judgments about ideas for themselves, and to act on those judgments not by seeking to suppress free speech, but by openly and vigorously contesting the ideas that they oppose.” – The College Fix, August 23, 2022

“Despite being officially recognized by the school, the CCC YAF chapter has faced an uphill battle to organize on campus––including administrators scheming to remove the chapter’s approved flyers and limiting the distribution of additional YAF materials to an approved ‘free speech kiosk’.” – Young America Foundation, August 11, 2022

“YouTube has particularly targeted videos that challenge COVID orthodoxy, removing public meetings where COVID policy is debated, science-based criticisms of COVID mitigations by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and a parent’s criticisms of school COVID policy. It also labeled an anti-Biden rap song as ‘medical misinformation.'” – Just the News, August 1, 2022

“I remain committed to my faith and my desire for people to know that my love for them isn’t based on their belief system or sexuality,” she wrote. “I pray and firmly believe that my teammates know how much I cherish them, respect them, and love them.” – Fox News, July 30, 2022

“Today is a victory for freedom of speech and religious beliefs. Flight attendants should have a voice and nobody should be able to retaliate against a flight attendant for engaging in protected speech against her union.” – Fox News, July 15, 2022

“What makes situations such as this both newsworthy and troubling is that the rule prohibiting state infringement of the free speech rights of public employees has been settled for decades – but cases such as this come up anyway. Why? Because people in the world of academia are in such a bubble they can’t fathom that their pet social justice initiatives could possibly be trumped by higher values,” Ron Coleman, partner at the Dhillon Law Group, told Fox News Digital.” – Fox News, July 13, 2022

“He calls on the kids at the Q&A to be self-aware about whether their words were genuine conclusions they came to themselves, or if they were parroting propaganda fed to them. He says, “I know those kids didn’t come up with those words. I’ve heard those words before,“ and “These kids didn’t understand that they were instruments of oppression.” – Newsbusters, July 8, 2022

“We’re pleased they are again free to exercise their constitutionally protected freedoms without fear of punishment,” he stated. ADF “look[s] forward to a final resolution of this case in their favor and, ultimately, in favor of free speech for everyone.” – The College Fix, July 6, 2022