#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 1, 2023

#Letters to the Editor — Jan. 1, 2023

“Letters to the Editor — Jan. 1, 2023” Killer’s freedomGov. Hochul has shown her contempt and disregard for murder victims and their families by granting clemency to Bruce Bryant, convicted killer of 11-year-old Travis Lilley (“Kat gives a break to boy’s killer,” Dec. 24). Travis was a child who was robbed of his life by…

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#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 26, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 26, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — Dec. 26, 2022” The Issue: Stanford University’s release of a guide on “harmful” language, including the word “American.” Stop the insanity, please (“World wide woke,” Dec. 21). Stanford University has gone off the deep end with this nonsensical initiative to eliminate so-called “harmful” language. (And I’m willing to bet that…

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#Elon Musk vows to release ‘everything’ on Twitter censorship

#Elon Musk vows to release ‘everything’ on Twitter censorship

“Elon Musk vows to release ‘everything’ on Twitter censorship” Twitter boss Elon Musk told the company’s founder that “everything we find” about the suppression of free speech on the social media website “will be released” — but warned that some incriminating evidence might have been destroyed. In an online exchange with Jack Dorsey, Musk also…

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#Microsoft censors Bing searches for Tiananmen Square: study

#Microsoft censors Bing searches for Tiananmen Square: study

“Microsoft censors Bing searches for Tiananmen Square: study” Microsoft censors suggestions on its Bing search engine for American users looking up Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Tiananmen Square protests’ “tank man” and other politically sensitive terms, according to a new study.  While typing in a term like “Joe Biden” into Bing results in a drop-down…

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#Merkel calls Trump’s Twitter ban ‘problematic’

#Merkel calls Trump’s Twitter ban ‘problematic’

“#Merkel calls Trump’s Twitter ban ‘problematic’” German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes Twitter‘s ban of US President Donald Trump is “problematic” because rules around free speech should be set by lawmakers rather than tech firms, her spokesman said on Monday. Spokesperson Steffen Seibert agreed with Twitter‘s decision to flag Trump’s tweets, as social network operators have to prevent their…

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