{"id":232874,"date":"2025-04-07T00:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T23:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fighting-for-free-speech-in-an-era-of-global-censorship-john-benjamin\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T00:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T23:00:07","slug":"fighting-for-free-speech-in-an-era-of-global-censorship-john-benjamin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fighting-for-free-speech-in-an-era-of-global-censorship-john-benjamin\/","title":{"rendered":"Fighting for Free Speech in an Era of Global Censorship | John Benjamin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/AeaoEqS4Ak4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Fighting for Free Speech in an Era of Global Censorship | John Benjamin\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AeaoEqS4Ak4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Experience a shave as smooth as you deserve with Manscaped. 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