Banning social media promotes censorship
Kailey Krantz| Staff Writer It’s no secret social media has a ubiquitous presence in our 21st century lives. Banning it is a redundant, knee-jerk decision…
Censorship
As books go up in flames
Benz De Marshall Pierre | Staff Writer Books are the repositories of knowledge and having their future on shelves vulnerable to the caprices of a…
Students for Justice in Palestine deactivation simply more censorship
PantherNow Editorial Board Last week, the Florida State University System issued a memo ordering the deactivation of two official chapters of Students for Justice in…
SGA Will Never Censor Us
PantherNOW will not stand by as our funding is used to threaten us into silence. We promise to continue writing the truth for FIU’s students…
EU’s Copyright Directive jeopardizes innovation and freedom of speech
Gabriella Pinos/Staff Writer In the next six months, the current state of the internet in the European Union may take a turn for the worst….
Celebrities raise their voices
Isabela Vanga/ Contributing Writer Among the most followed celebrities like Kendrick Lamar with an instagram fan base of over 7.7 million, Shakira with over 45.2 million…
Federal Communications Commission affects the artistic value in entertainment industry
Christina Guerrero/Contributing Writer Censorship has ruled the entertainment business for over a century. Some people believe certain words, activities,and music shouldn’t be allowed or should…
Political correctness is ruining films
Holy censored dialogue, today’s atmosphere is so politically correct that it tries to sanitize anything that might possibly affect anyone. This has led to less R-rated flicks and more films where kids can enter and annoy a whole audience.
Banned Books Week returns, reminds students of their freedoms
Banned Books Week returns to the Glenn Hubert Library, where a live reading will be held on Thursday, Sept. 25 to honor classic novels that have been challenged and deemed obscene by public school systems and society.
Internet users exploited by Google and Facebook
Contributing writer Moises Fuertes thinks that everyone should get paid for using social media services, such as Google and Facebook.
