If the bill soon to be introduced by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) passes, doctors will think twice before agreeing to perform gender transition surgeries on minors.
The winter issue of Index on Censorship's magazine focuses on theatre censorship and how playwrights and directors are resisting oppression across the world
COVID pandemic can make teens easy targets for radicalization
Teens at home under coronavirus lockdown are dealing with unprecedented uncertainty about their future. Teachers are seeing an upswing in existential fears that could make students easy targets for extremist groups.
Lockdown is leaving teens more isolated than ever
This story of extremism starts, like many in Germany, with Hitler. Specifically, a Hitler meme. Someone had posted the meme illegal under German law for its Nazi content along with some other racist remarks, on a school s digital bulletin board.
Memes are just one social media tool in the toolbox media-savvy extremist groups use. With lighter content they re extending their digital reach from the dark corners of the web to popular channels like YouTube, Instagram and gaming platforms.