On the eve of International Day to End Impunity, the murderers of a Belfast journalist still evade justice, writes Padraig Reidy
Why no conviction for the men who killed Martin O’Hagan?
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Facebook video policy attempts to ‘draw the line’ on free speech
The question anyone who defends free speech gets asked most frequently is “Where do you draw the line?” The announcement by Facebook today that it will allow users to post videos of beheadings is bound to raise that question, Padraig Reidy writes
Social media erase button not a solution
It is right that we should have some control over posts from our past: but this alone will not solve the problems teens face in the online world, says Padraig Reidy
Daily Mail backs the BBC Trust
In a move that may have left a few people slightly confused, the Daily Mail has published an editorial in support of the BBC.
Schillings: Trollhunters General
The leading law firm is targeting social media, says Padraig Reidy
Richard Dawkins, communalism, and the death of an Indian hero
The atheist campaigner and his opponent should avoid easy generalisations that play into the hands of fundamentalists, says Padraig Reidy
Egypt’s spring turns to winter
As the numbers steadily mount of those killed by the Egyptian military and police in yesterday’s attacks on Muslim Brotherhood camps, the prospects for Egypt’s ‘Arab spring’ are looking bleak, Kirsty Hughes says
Mass surveillance or just Big Data?
States, and companies, collecting huge amounts of data on people and populations around the world. Is this a mass surveillance nightmare – the digital Stasi roaming free – or just big data and we should get over it? Kirsty Hughes writes
Can we change how we talk about the web?
If we want the web to be a positive place for young people, we need to start talking about the positive things that happen there, says Padraig Reidy
Europe divided over mass surveillance?
Is there enough common ground between German, UK or even Russian politicians to push for real changes in US (and UK and French) snooping? Kirsty Hughes writes