Did You Know?: Twitter and Freedom of Speech
“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech,” the Constitution states.
But did their Jan. 8 decision violate the First Amendment in the first place?
On Jan. 8, Twitter permanently suspended the account of former President Donald Trump following the Capitol riots on Jan. 6 “due to the risk of further incitement of violence.”
Twitter users, including Donald Trump Jr., saw the ban as an attack on First Amendment.
“Free Speech Is Under Attack! Censorship is happening like NEVER before! Don’t let them silence us,” he tweeted.
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Forty-one years ago last Sunday, I attended the Dublin County Convention where serious concerns were expressed over the All-Ireland football championship.
In fact, there was such disquiet over its perceived inadequacies that a large majority of delegates voted for change.
They wanted an open draw introduced in 1981, with the four 1980 provincial winners seeded so that they couldn’t meet in the early rounds. From 1982 on, the eight quarter-finalists would be seeded for the Round 1 draw.
Dublin certainly couldn’t be accused of selfish motives as they were Leinster six-in-a-row champions (1974-’79), won All-Ireland titles in 1974, ’76 and ’77 and reached the final in 1975, ’78 and ’79.
Catholic Archbishop-elect of Dublin prepares for major reorganisation Dermot Farrell assures change will follow consultation with priests and parishioners
Sat, Jan 2, 2021, 01:00
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With half of Dublin’s priests over 70 and due to retire within the next five years and congregations ageing and declining, the Archbishop-elect Dermot Farrell of Dublin faces the job of managing decline.
These problems are now exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic, not least financially, with income down by up to 80 per cent in Dublin during the first lockdown last spring and priests’ income cut by 25 per cent.