Free Speech

Criticising the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024, Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillion said that one of the provisions of the law specifically targets satirists including writers at the Babylon Bee.

The 20-year-old woman had called the convicted child rapist a 'dishonourable rapist pig' and 'disgusting miscarriage.'

Bill C-63 specifically noted that anyone who commits an offence under any Act of Parliament where is motivated by hatred based on race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, would be considered an indictable offence. The penalty for such an offence can be as severe as life imprisonment.

An old video of Islamist Mohammed Hijab who provoked Muslims during the 2022 anti-Hindu violence in Leicester, has been doing rounds on the internet.

Responding to Glen Greenwald's post, Elon Musk stated, “Trudeau is trying to crush free speech in Canada. Shameful”.

In April 2022, the Canadian government denied 'journalism licence' to Rebel News, claiming that only 1% of its content is news.

The hounding of Rashmi Samant is yet another manifestation of how opposition-ruled states use police power to suppress critical voices.

In February 2021, Twitter refused to withhold or suspend accounts that have been accused of inciting violence in the country. 

Elon Musk intervened and said that the 'hateful conduct labelling' on the tweet of 'The Daily Wire' was a mistake on the part of the Twitter team.

Ireland is slowly inching towards becoming a liberal paradise as it passed a draconian law under the guise of curbing ‘hate speech’.