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Five Steps Social Media Companies Can Take Now to Fight Online Abuse
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media platforms can take five easy steps to make their platforms safer for users facing online abuse. More
The PEN Pod: Resilience, Struggle, and the Fight for Freedom in Belarus with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
“I’m sure that Belarus will be a success story. We will win [against] autocracy. We will bring our country to democratic changes.” More
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PEN America Joins PEN Centers Globally Demanding Artistic Freedom in Cuba
Spy Software Used to Track Journalists, Activists is Direct Threat to Free Expression Worldwide
PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel Testifies on Censorship and Free Speech Issues in China
The PEN Ten: An Interview with the 2021-2022 PEN America Writing for Justice Fellows
Texas History Museum Cancels Book Talk on ‘Forget the Alamo’ Book
LGBTQ+ Advocate Frank Mugisha Discusses the State of Free Expression in Uganda
The PEN Pod: On Authoritarian Regimes and Public Pressure Campaigns with Summer Lopez
#BringDannyHome: Share Illustrations of US Journalist Danny Fenster
PEN America Opens Submissions for 2022 Literary Awards
The Coronavirus Pandemic’s Ongoing Impact on NYC’s Literary Community
Media Literacy Toolkit
Protecting Your Devices—and Your Privacy—During Protests
How to Talk to Friends and Family Who Share Misinformation
PEN America’s Guide for Combating Protest Disinformation
PEN America’s Guide on COVID-19 and Disinformation
PEN America On
Starting MONDAY 7/26, our friends @PENamerica, along with @center_higher, are holding their “Campus for All” program for educators to learn ways to host discussions among students during this politically divisive time. Find more information & register at: http://bit.ly/3zT1AKk
Check out these interviews in @LAReviewofBooks on Tongva writers in LA, featuring our 2020 @pen_ev Fellow and poet @MeganDorame: https://bit.ly/3kXeAcy.
Writers and artists from the Americas and Caribbean send this message of solidarity to Cuban artists, musicians, journalists, writers, and intellectuals: WE STAND WITH YOU. Read our full joint statement here: https://bit.ly/3eP7iny.
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Summer Bootcamp: Digital Safety & Online Abuse Defense
July 7–22, 2021
Dare to Speak
PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel’s book Dare to Speak, providing a pathway for navigating and defending free speech, is on sale!