Lady Gaga defends transgender community during Grammys acceptance speech: 'Trans people are not invisible'

Meta Drops Rules Protecting LGBTQ Community as Part of Content Moderation Overhaul

The changes included allowing users to share “allegations of mental illness or abnormality when based on gender or sexual orientation.”

The New York Times - Jan. 7

GOP lawmakers look to ban transgender athletes from women's sports

House and Senate Republicans on Tuesday refiled legislation to bar transgender women and girls from competing on school sports teams that match their gender identity, jump-starting work on an issue ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Meta Ends Fact-Checking on Facebook, Instagram in Free-Speech Pitch

CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who has been building ties with the incoming Trump administration, said the move was an attempt to restore free expression on its platforms.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 7

Free speech legal group to defend Iowa pollster Selzer in Trump lawsuit

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) announced on Tuesday their decision to represent an Iowa pollster entangled in a lawsuit with President-elect Trump stemming from a ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Meta Replaces Fact-Checking With X-Style Community Notes

Mark Zuckerberg will take a page from rival Elon Musk and let user comments supply their reactions and evaluations of posts, rather than using third-party fact checkers.

Inc. - Jan. 7

Meta Now Lets Users Say Gay and Trans People Have ‘Mental Illness’

Meta rolled out a number of changes to its “Hateful Conduct” policy Tuesday as part of a sweeping overhaul of its approach toward content moderation.

Wired - Jan. 7

Meta to end fact-checking and move to community monitoring

Meta is overhauling its fact-checking programs, ending the current system and adopting a "community notes" style of content moderation, similar to what is used on X. This will apply to posts on ...

CBS News - Jan. 7

Meta Turns to Community Notes, Mirroring X

Social media companies are abandoning years of fact-checking practices as Republicans criticize it as censorship.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Meta will end its fact-checking policy in favor of community notes

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the company will be ending its policy of fact-checking with trusted partners and replacing the program with a community-driven system similar to Community Notes ...

NBC News - Jan. 7

What Communicators Can Learn From Demi Moore’s Golden Globes Speech

Moore’s speech was authentic and powerful. Your next presentation can also be memorable if you examine and apply why the moment was magnetic.

Inc. - Jan. 6

Watch: Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau’s full resignation speech

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he will resign as the leader of Canada’s ruling Liberal Party. Trudeau said it was clear that he could not “be the leader during the next ...

NBC News - Jan. 6

With Trudeau on the way out, can Canadians get their free speech back?

Trudeau has been the cheerful face of modern censorship.

The Hill - Jan. 6

Signing five-star Deniya Prawl signifies return to title contention for Lady Vols

Prawl headlines one of Tennessee's best recruiting classes in years

CBS Sports - Jan. 6

The battle for working people

Laura Loomer makes an important point about supporting American workers in the face of global competition

Financial Times - Jan. 6

Golden Globes 2025: See winners, speeches, historic moments

The biggest stars in film and TV gathered for the 82nd Golden Globe Awards with a night of firsts including a best supporting actress win for Zoe Saldaña and a standout victory speech from Demi ...

NBC News - Jan. 6

Pope wraps up Christmas season by calling for welcoming culture in communities

Pope Francis is wrapping up a busy Christmas season

ABC News - Jan. 6

Williams requires oxygen during match

Three-time World Snooker champion Mark Williams requires oxygen during the interval of a match at an exhibition event in Tibet.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 5

NHL Debut Of Ozzy Wiesblatt An Inspiration For Deaf Community And Wonderful Parenting

Nashville Predators winger Ozzy Wiesblatt made his NHL debut on Friday. And Wiseblatt's connection to the deaf community makes him a terrific role model.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 5

'Difficult in his shoes' - Ancelotti defends Vinicius Jr

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti says it is "difficult" being Vinicius Jr after the winger was sent off during his side's win against Valencia in La Liga, and hopes the Brazilian will not be banned.

BBC News - Jan. 5

Farage refuses to condemn free speech ‘hero’ Musk’s remarks on Jess Phillips

Reform leader praises billionaire after what health secretary calls ‘a disgraceful smear of a great woman’. Nigel Farage has refused to condemn Elon Musk for his comments about Keir Starmer and ...

The Guardian - Jan. 5

Farage defends Musk after grooming gangs posts

The tech billionaire has used his X platform to heavily criticise the UK government and individual ministers.