Friday, 29 April 2022

Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter - good for free speech?

The tech entrepreneur has made it clear that free speech is at the forefront of his decision to buy the social media platform. Associate editor Mark Frary explores just what this means.

Attacks on journalists covering protests increase, says new report

The latest annual report from the Council of Europe safety of journalists platform makes for worrying reading on media freedom. Impunity continues to be a problem around the world, says Index's Jessica Ní Mhainín. Photo: Konshu Kunii on Unsplash

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