Reclaim The Net – Free Speech, Privacy, Individual Liberty Online

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Surveillance Nation on Trial

A major lawsuit tests the balance between public safety and constitutional privacy rights.

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Europol Chief Catherine De Bolle Pushes for Encryption Backdoors at Davos

Cyberattack on Ukraine Exposes The Dangers of Digital ID Systems

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Surveillance Nation on Trial

A major lawsuit tests the balance between public safety and constitutional privacy rights.

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President Trump Signs Executive Order Banning CBDCs

PayPal Admits Freezing Account Over Covid Mandate Criticism

Free Speech and Censorship

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President Donald Trump Accuses Financial Institutions of Debanking in Fiery Davos Address

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Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez Calls for Ending Online Anonymity, Linking Social Media to Digital ID

World Economic Forum White Paper Pushes Public-Private Collaboration to Accelerate Digital ID and Censorship Initiative

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European Commission Expands Censorship Law Enforcement, Mandates 24-Hour Removal of “Hate Speech”

MEP Hana Jalloul Muro Pushes EU to Target Elon Musk as Emerging “Threat”

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Southport Tragedy Becomes Starmer’s Stage for Big Brother Britain

President Donald Trump Officially Designates Brendan Carr and Andrew Ferguson To Chair FCC and FTC

Australia Plans to Expand “Hate Speech” Laws Amid Debate Over Free Speech Protections

EU Demands Access to X’s Internal Algorithms

EU Commissioner Hadja Lahbib Compares Online “Disinformation” to a Virus, Promotes Controversial “Democracy Shield” Initiative

President Donald Trump Grants Full Pardon to Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht

Germany: Criticism of Public Media Called “Danger to Democracy,” Task Force Targets Social Media Opinions

Privacy and Surveillance

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Federal Court Rules Warrant is Required for Section 702 Backdoor Searches of Americans’ Communications

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US States Advance Online Digital ID Laws with New Proposals from South Carolina, Utah, Wyoming, Missouri, Texas, and South Dakota

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On His Way Out, Biden Issues Executive Order Promoting Digital ID and Mobile Driver’s Licenses

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A Privacy-Focused, Open-Source Files and Notes Solution with Private Encryption Options

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UK Introduces Digital Driving Licenses and Online Digital ID Privacy Concerns

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Canadian Court Upholds Ban on Clearview AI’s Unconsented Facial Data Collection in British Columbia

Sixth Circuit Court Allows Tennessee to Enforce Online Digital ID Laws

BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg Urges UK Tech Secretary Peter Kyle to Expand Online Censorship Laws

The Supreme Court Appears Sympathetic to Online Digital ID Laws

UK Government’s AI Push Raises Privacy Concerns Over NHS Data Use in National Data Library Initiative

How Digital ID Laws Are Killing Online Privacy and People Are Fighting Back

Detroit Pistons Partner with Digital ID Company to Implement Biometric Verification

Big Tech Alternatives

An Alternative Email App For Those Jumping Ship From Mozilla

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Celebrities and Tech Leaders Launch Campaign, Asking For Donations To Fund New Social Media Agenda

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El Salvador Partners with Rumble to Strengthen Digital Sovereignty and Tech Innovation

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What the Rumble-Tether Alliance Signals for Subverting Big Tech’s Dominance

Rumble Secures $775 Million Investment from Tether to Bolster Free Speech and Decentralization

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Truth Social Eyes Crypto-Powered FinTech to Guard Against Debanking

Breaking Away from Big Tech with Murena’s /e/OS Pixel Tablet

PeerTube Steps Into Mobile With Android and iOS Apps

Meet the Router That Gives Power Back to the People

Brave Launches Shred Tool to Give iOS Users More Control Over Site Data

Dr Disrespect Joins Rumble in New Milestone For Rumble Gaming

Google’s War on Ad Blockers and Privacy Tools: How To Pivot To Avoid Surveillance

Culture and Creators

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ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt Urges Israel to Combat Antisemitism Online, Calling for “Apollo Gold Pager” Ingenuity and Warning The Next War Will Be Fought Online

Supreme Court Upholds Law Forcing ByteDance to Divest TikTok or Face US Ban, Leaving Decision to Incoming President Trump

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UK Labour MP Openly Suggests Banning Social Media Platforms Over Non-Compliance with Censorship Laws

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Disney is Pushed to Commit to Free Speech Amid Concerns Over Past Ties to Censorship-Driven Ad Cartels

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UK Foreign Secretary’s “Truth-Only” Free Speech Remark Fuels Censorship Concerns

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Here’s Everything You Still Can’t Say on “Free Speech” Meta Platforms

Meta Doesn’t Understand Free Speech

Keir Starmer’s Censorship Playbook

RCSLT Faces Backlash for Overreaction to CEO’s Accidental Follow of Tommy Robinson on X

EU Pressures Elon Musk’s Platform X Over Censorship Compliance Ahead of Alice Weidel Live Stream

Bizarre: YouTube CEO Neal Mohan Says YouTube is a “Bastion of Free Speech”

Marvel Rivals Criticized for Censoring “Winnie the Pooh” and Other Topics to Please China’s Government

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