On May 18, 2015, YouTube – or really its owner, Google – won a major victory for free speech.  A U.S. appeals court rejected an actress's attempt to prevent YouTube from showing a movie trailer critical of Muhammad that has been blamed for causing riots in the Muslim world on September 11, 2012. Sadly, when it comes to criticizing Islam outside the U.S., Google is much less brave.  The company appears to have capitulated to Islamist lawfare in Australia without firing a shot in defense. The Q Society of Australia posted two YouTube videos (first here, second here) contending that Islamists are trying to spread sharia Down Under by using Australia's halal food certification industry as a vehicle to impose a sort of hidden tax.  On December 24, 2014, Mohamed El-Mouelhy filed a defamation claim against Q Society, Kirralie Smith, Debbie Robinson, and YouTube for injuries allegedly caused by the videos.  Smith is the speaker in the videos, and...(Read Full Post)