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Using People as Pawns
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Freedom of Speech Must be Inviolate
ByjbpIsraeli businessman Shlomo Kramer recently called upon governments to take control of all social media platforms. Such a measure is needed, he claimed, to stop “polarization” and prevent the spread of lies. “We need to stack,” he explained, “rank the authenticity of every person that expresses themselves online and take control over what they are saying,…
A Dangerous Trend
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Private Property and Private Walls
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Freedom for the Fishermen
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