NL- So basically this means our needy Public Radio & Television stations will get Gov’t funds to run political ads. What do you think of this? Obviously the "FreePress" org isn’t happy about it. Dear Cindi, Sesame Street, brought to you by Mitt Romney. Up next, Downton Abbey, but first, a word from Obama’s Super PAC….
NL- If we allow things like this to go on, Visa will be deciding what we can and cannot read…. from http://finance.yahoo.com/news/paypal-wages-war-obscenity-192920648.html eBay’s global e-commerce business PayPal Inc. has caused an outbreak of anger in the publishing world for its controversial stance against e-books that contain “obscene” themes of rape, bestiality, and incest. PayPal has gone so…
NL- We know there is and has been shooting going on in Vegas, in AZ, in the desert, in NY, in Florida. Do you think there will there be a major exodus from LA? from http://fscblogger.wordpress.com/ Will the Condom Ordinance Drive the Industry Out of LA? With growing media attention to the recently-passed adult industry condom…
Email (Op/Ed) from Ira Isaacs- At the time I’m writing this letter, the outcome of my trial is unknown. The trial has ended and the jury will make its decision soon. First, I want to say, I love porn. I’ve watch porn since the early ’70s, the time of John Holmes, Ron Jeremy, Harry Reems,…
NL-Who do you think are the greatest freedom of speech fighters of all time? Past & Present… Of course you know at the top of my list is Larry Flynt, and from the past is Ben Franklin. I had never before heard of Barney Rosset, but sounds like I would have liked him. From…
Interview with Brittany St Jordan by Jon 1 Who did you meet with and how would you describe the tone of the meeting? We met with Mark, Sharron, Panos, Steve, Pete and one last gentleman whose names escapes me. It was made very apparent that they were there to listen to us. Even when moments…
Twitter to Censor Tweets? From Yahoo News Twitter, championed as a tool of free expression during the Arab Spring, was facing censorship charges on Friday after announcing it can now block tweets on a country-by-country basis if legally required to do so. San Francisco-based Twitter stressed the move in no way compromised its commitment to…
FSC Announces New Members to Board of Directors CANOGA PARK, Calif. — Free Speech Coalition (FSC) is proud to announce new members to its Board of Directors. The Board election was open to all active FSC members and held during the month of December. Incumbent board members that were re-elected include Evil Angel General…
from www.freepress.net Today the FCC proposed a new set of rules that would unleash a wave of media consolidation across the country. If the agency’s proposal sounds familiar, that’s because it’s nearly identical to rules the FCC proposed during the Bush administration: … those rules were so bad that 99 percent of the public comments…
From Craig Aaron President and CEO FreePress.net Your phone calls, emails and persistence have paid off: Today the Senate voted down the resolution that would have shuttered the open Internet. This outrageous measure would have stripped us of our right to communicate freely online and handed control of the Internet to companies like AT&T, Comcast…
