This article was originally published in The New Statesman Between the Leveson Inquiry and the crisis at the BBC, it seems journalism is all we ever read or hear about these days. These crises are heightened because journalists are, essentially,...
Padraig Reidy: Ask your police commissioner candidates about social media arrests
Police in Kent, England have arrested a man after he posted a picture of a burning Remembrance Day poppy on Facebook. According to the Kent Police website, the man is being questioned on suspicion of "malicious communications". UPDATE - Kent Police...
Padraig Reidy: Police raid disability campaigners home over Facebook messages
Padraig Reidy: South Park Jesus saves Belarus Pussy Riot
Polish heavy metal singer Adam Darski, AKA Nergal, could face two years in prison for tearing a bible on stage. Nergal, singer with Behemoth, performed the stunt in 2007, before descrbing the Catholic church as ""the most murderous cult on the...
The more we live our lives online, the greater the temptation for governments and private companies to spy on us. Padraig Reidy highlights the dark side of our increasing dependence on digital communications
Padraig Reidy: Who’s Troll-y Now?
Padraig Reidy: Is Twitter to blame for Nazi ban?
In the age of social media, the European Union needs to defend free expression. But it often falls far short, says Padraig Reidy
Padraig Reidy: Facebook and Twitter prosecutions – the animation