Sentences with phrase «oppose censorship»

«We also support our artist's right to free expression and oppose censorship.»

We support the right to free speech, and we oppose censorship.

Alison Macrina, director of the Library Freedom Project, notes that «while librarians deeply value individual privacy, we also strongly oppose censorship».

Not exact matches

I fear Mr. Hagen comes eerily close to demanding just the sort of «sensitivity» censorship advocated by the PC crowd he and I both oppose.

-- i.e. censorship of the opposing view.

Which, if any oppose NDAA, and censorship of the Internet?

This move towards increased corporatisation of the media is directly opposed to the idea of the press as a public, social good, whose intrinsic value would be compromised if threatened by censorship and over-regulation.

Second, a number of opposition MPs — who might have been expected to oppose legislation that empowers government censorship — backed the bill, against the stated position of their party leaders.

As you may already know, it's Banned Books Week, during which the freedom to read is celebrated by those opposed to censorship.

The trial made headlines, and William Sanger became a hero to all who opposed government censorship of medical information and who supported a woman's right to choose when and whether to have children.

Well, we seem to have plenty of evidence of data manipulation, covering up real data, violations of FOI statutes, persecution of opposing scientists and censorship of opposing science.

Driven by factors like the Bush administration's censorship of climate science communication, Al Gore's prominent role in promoting awareness of the science of global warming, and frequent Republican deployment of climate change denial and «skepticism» to oppose greenhouse gas regulation, a destructive dichotomy has been created suggesting that valuing the role of science in public policy is a matter of political partisanship.

It becomes more important for practitioners to impress other scientists and policymakers than it does to seek the truth, and we reach a point of rampant confirmation bias and censorship of opposing views and data.

Google — «End piracy, not liberty» — as well as Facebook and Wikipedia, actively opposed two draconian bills Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) that were seen to pose threats to the free flow of information that opened the door to censorship.