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Culture On Twitter, Nazis have free speech — but Elon Musk’s critics face censorship
Twitter's parent company has threatened a defamation suit against a nonprofit researching the rise of hate speech on the platform
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Letters Anti-Zionist CUNY faculty groups target scholars like me
During anti-Zionist events, I listened to colleagues pontificate centuries-old antisemitic libels
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Opinion What Jewish law says about balancing free speech and public safety in the internet age
These days, the problem isn't always too little free speech; sometimes, it's way too much
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Opinion Religion won at the Supreme Court, but not as big as people think
The court issued relatively modest decisions on behalf of the worker seeking Sundays off and the anti-LGBTQ+ web designer
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Letters CUNY speaker selected precisely for her demonization of Israel
The law school graduate singled out one nation for condemnation
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Special Report Behind CUNY graduation speech furor, a university divided over Zionism
Fatima Mousa Mohammed’s fiery graduation address is the latest chapter in a complicated story about Zionism, antisemitism and free speech at one of New York City's most important universities
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