Displaying items by tag: First Amendment

A British journalist who has, in the past, blown the whistle on WikiLeaks' own ethical lapses, claims the US Department of Justice and the FBI are leaning on his fellow scribes to back the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange.

A federal Labor MP has called for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be brought home to avoid his possible extradition to the US to face alleged charges of espionage.

Facebook and Google appear to be using the hysteria in the US over alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections — yes, its still going on — to block access to alternative, smaller media sites and videos.

Apple has filed a motion in the US district court in central California to dismiss an order brought against it by the FBI last week, seeking the creation of a new version of its mobile operating system that would remove two security features.

Apple will make its first formal submission on Friday (Saturday AEDT) in response to the court order the FBI brought against it last week, asking that it create a modified version of its mobile operating system to facilitate accessing data on an iPhone.

Online storage leader Dropbox has joined fellow tech companies Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, LinkedIn and Facebook in requesting permission to publish details of data requests they have received from the US government.

The popular notion that media causes people to kill is based on flawed research, and those who support it ignore ample evidence to the contrary, according to a report issued today.