[I]f anything characterizes freedom, it’s moderation, respect for others and repulsion at insult, belittlement and aggression.
Vigilance in safeguarding free speech against its further decline must be strengthened.
Media control is indispensable for an authoritarian regime.
[A] dangerous reshaping of history is already in progress.
JD Vance sang a hymn to democracy, arguing that it cannot be based on censorship of dissenting opinions.
Meta, which operates social networking sites Facebook and Instagram, is discontinuing its U.S. fact-checking system[.]
[T]he main victims, of course, are the books.
[W]arnings about the manifestations of a growing racism are intensifying.
The rewriting of books from the past ... is an indefensible cultural crime.
[I]n some states ... it is easier to buy a gun than it is to read a book freely in a library.
Censorship is surging thanks to an organized rightwing minority targeting books on LGBTQ and Black characters and issues.