Censorship
Worst Children's Library shows parents what kids see online
A new event in Auckland on Saturday is aiming to get parents to see the breadth of distressing content available on the internet now. Audio
Trump orders 'anti-American ideology' removed from Smithsonian
US President Donald Trump ordered that "improper, divisive or anti-American ideology" be removed.
The rules of cussing in trademarks
With trademark applications surging, The Detail looks at what it takes to get a mark registered in New Zealand.
What's in a name - trademarks in 2025
With trademark applications surging, The Detail looks at what it takes to get a mark registered in New Zealand. Audio
Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers
Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with X-style "community notes" Chief Executive, Mark Zuckerberg says it is a matter of promoting free… Audio
The future of free speech in the social media era
Professor Nigel Biggar is an ethicist and theologian at the University of Oxford whose experience being 'cancelled' for an opinion piece on Britain's imperial history led to him championing the UK's… Audio
Banning hateful symbols and salutes
Lawyer Graeme Edgeler discusses how New Zealand treats hate speech symbols like Nazi insignia, after ACT Party leader David Seymour said he wouldn't back a ban. Audio
The tale of the man who leaked
The Julian Assange saga has been going on for so long that most of us have probably forgotten how it started Audio
The tale of the man who leaked
The Julian Assange saga has been going on for so long that most of us have probably forgotten how it started
AudioJordan Williams on what the Taxpayers' Union really is and who funds it
Jordan Williams from the Taxpayers' Union tells Guyon about the group's funding, its connection to the Atlas Network, and why he once joined the Green party. Video, Audio
Nepal bans TikTok, calling it 'detrimental to social harmony'
Nepal has banned China's TikTok because its content "was detrimental to social harmony".
Court reporting under the microscope
Should the media be self-censoring its court reporting of the Dickason triple murder trial as the gory details unfold? Audio
Court reporting under the microscope
Should the media be self-censoring its court reporting of the Dickason triple murder trial as the gory details unfold?
AudioGulchehra Hoja: speaking out for the Uyghur
As a beautiful young TV star in the 1990s, Gulchehra Hoja was important to the Chinese state: the acceptable face of China's Uyghur Muslim minority. Then in 2001, Hoja did an about-turn, fleeing to… Audio
The Detail's Long Read: Roald Dahl and the Big Fat Fuss
Roald Dahl and the Big Fat Fuss by Madison Hamill: Is changing offensive language in classic texts ever justified? Audio
The Detail's Long Read: Roald Dahl and the Big Fat Fuss
Roald Dahl and the Big Fat Fuss by Madison Hamill: Is changing offensive language in classic texts ever justified?
AudioDilbert comics dropped from many US papers
Dilbert comics were about as beige as a jam sandwich, but this week the strip has been dropped from many US newspapers after its creator, Scott Adams, went on a bizarre, racist rant on YouTube.
Adams… Audio
Hate speech laws among policy purge
The Prime Minister has used his policy purge to ditch a contentious change to hate speech laws.
Labour has been working on an overhaul of the legislation since the March 2019 mosque attacks.
It… Audio
Pakistan blocks Wikipedia for 'blasphemous content'
Wikipedia has been blocked in Pakistan for hosting "blasphemous content".
UK anti-monarchist arrests prompt free-speech row
The arrests of anti-monarchy protesters after the death of Queen Elizabeth II are "deeply concerning", free-speech campaigners have said.
