Monday, February 9th, 2015
Facebook is proving that it cares more about expanding internationally than protecting users’ rights to privacy and expression. On Jan. 9, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a firm and emotional statement on the importance of free speech to Facebook, signing off with the ubiquitous hashtag, “Je Suis Charlie.” A few weeks later, Facebook complied with
Monday, January 19th, 2015
The greatest threat to the freedom of the press and expression doesn’t come from extremists — it comes from government itself. Leaders and dignitaries from across the world convened in Paris on Sunday in a show of...
Thursday, January 8th, 2015
The brutal deaths of the cartoonists, editors and journalists at Charlie Hebdo are a tragic loss. As eloquently put by Joe Randazzo, a former Onion editor, “This is a loss for all of humanity. The victims,...
Tuesday, November 4th, 2014
One good reason to vote – regardless of who or what you’re voting for – is that many Republican governors and legislatures across the country have been working tirelessly to create barriers to the ballot. Much of this...
Tuesday, October 28th, 2014
The World Health Organization labeled Ebola “the most severe, acute health emergency seen in modern times.” This is in part because it affects the world’s most vulnerable populations. Ebola is not easily transmissible in countries with...
Friday, October 3rd, 2014
We’ve heard a lot about how ISIS uses social media to recruit new members and spread it’s message. And as MATTER pointed out- if ISIS was a start-up, they’d be working with some pretty impressive statistics. But...
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