Christina Maas, Author at Reclaim The Net

Christina Maas

Christina is a Reclaim contributor who's interested in platforms, their policies, and their ability to push social and cultural conditions. [email protected]

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The End of Online Anonymity? Australia’s New Law Pushes Digital ID for Everyone To Ban Kids From Social Media

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Sheriff’s Viral Burger Blunder Becomes First Amendment Fight

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From Border Security to Big Brother: How Immigration Social Media Surveillance Also Monitors Americans

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A License to Censor? The Fierce Fight Over the GEC’s Renewal

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Losing Their Grip: Why Anti-“Misinformation” Crusaders Are Mourning the End of Control

Slippery Slope to Censorship: Senator Warner’s Push to Police Web Infrastructure For Disinformation

Kamala’s Secret Weapon: The British Operatives Determined to “Kill” Elon Musk’s Free Speech Platform X

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From X to SpaceX: EU Regulators Could Fine Musk Companies For Free Speech Push

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Logging Into a Brave New World: How Facial Recognition Just Got Personal

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The Babylon Bee Strikes Back: Lawsuit Takes on California’s Anti-Satire Laws

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John Kerry vs. The First Amendment

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Newly Released Documents Reveal Big Tech Limited Millions of Posts During EU Elections

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Facebook Built a VIP Censorship Pipeline For The White House

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UN Proposes Global AI Watchdog to Curb “Misinformation”

Telegram Will Now Share Users’ IP Addresses and Phone Numbers With Governments in Response to Legal Requests

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State Department’s Smear Tactics: Discrediting Reporters Over Media Blacklist

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Behind Closed Doors: The UK and US Plot Global Speech Crackdown

Telegram Founder’s Arrest Signals Dangerous Times for Online Free Speech

FBI To Resume Meetings With Social Media Companies, Ignoring Censorship Concerns

Hypocritical Move: E*Trade Reportedly Considers Shutting Down Roaring Kitty

Star-Studded Lawsuit Fizzles in Fight Over COVID-19 “Misinformation” Censorship

UK High Court Allows Assange to Challenge US Extradition

French Government Blocks TikTok To Curb Civil Unrest in New Caledonia

How a Maine Man’s Humorous Tweet Sparked a Secret Service Saga