Free Speech

Twitter’s New Censorship Plan Rouses Global Furor

Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.

2012/01/27

Demonstrator Tom Comitta pretends to talk on a telephone during a protest inside the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Civic Center station on August 15, 2011 in San Francisco (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

BART Adopts New Cell Phone Policy In Wake Of Shutdown Flap

Bay Area Rapid Transit’s Board of Directors adopted a new policy Thursday for when cellphone service may be interrupted—an issue that took center stage over the summer when the transit agency cut cell service at several San Francisco stations to stop a planned protest.

2011/12/01

Occupy Cal protesters at Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus, November, 16, 2011. (CBS)

Occupy Cal Campers Ignore Police Warnings To Leave

Occupy Cal protesters stayed overnight in tents at Sproul Plaza at the University of California at Berkeley campus again Tuesday night after repeated warnings by police to leave their encampment.

2011/11/16

A student wears one of the shirts disallowed at Live Oak High School (CBS)

Morgan Hill Students Lose Lawsuit Over Right To Wear Flag

The families several high school students who sued the Morgan Hill Unified School District for violating their free speech rights have lost their case.

2011/11/11

Protestors set up a tent at a new Occupy Oakland encampment in front of Oakland City Hall. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Bay Area Occupy Protests Raise Free Speech Questions

KCBS Political Analyst Joe Tuman said Bay Area officials are setting a precedent in how they deal with the Occupy movement.

2011/11/01

BART Officials May Adopt New Cellphone Policy

Leaders of the San Francisco Bay Area’s transit agency said they may adopt a policy allowing police to turn off wireless communications on train platforms but only in extreme public safety circumstances. The board of the Bay Area Rapid Transit system held a special public meeting Wednesday to discuss the issue.

KCBS–2011/08/24