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]
Australia’s New Hate Speech Bill Is Reckless, Contradictory, and Repressive
Australia’s hate law rewrites justice into a guessing game where imagined offense can cost you five years of your life.
Germany’s “Transparency Act” Lets Regulators Search Media Offices and Platforms Without Warrants
A power shift from courts to bureaucrats.
MembersFrance’s First Lady and the Fragile State of Free Speech
France’s verdict against Brigitte Macron’s online mockers turned a rumor into a test of how far a democracy will go to protect its leaders from ridicule.
EU Veterans Rally to Recast the Digital Services Act as Accountability Not Control
Europe’s digital guardians recast control as care, wrapping power in the language of protection.
MembersThe First Amendment Meets the Scroll Police
New York has turned the act of scrolling into a public health intervention.
MembersBuilding a Digital Life That Can’t Be Switched Off
True digital freedom begins when your identity, data, and tools stop depending on a single company’s mercy.
MembersA Privacy-Focused Browser Redefining Open Source Through Simplicity and Silence
A browser built on silence, it measures trust by what it refuses to know.
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Repeal Section 230, Endangering Online Free Speech
Repealing Section 230 wouldn’t tame Big Tech; it would hand the keys of online speech to the few companies wealthy enough to survive the lawsuits.
Pennsylvania High Court Rules Police Can Access Google Searches Without Warrant
The court’s ruling suggests that using the internet now means agreeing to be searched.
MembersA $45 Fee and Three Ways to Lose Your Privacy Before You Fly
A $45 fee to prove you exist; TSA’s latest plan turns identity into a subscription service, complete with hidden math, missing reports, and a quiet war on the right to travel. Here are your options.
Substack Imposes Digital ID Checks in Australia
In Australia, the simple act of reading online can now comes with an ID check, a quiet transaction that turns curiosity into data.
MembersThe Friendly Face of the Surveillance Machine
The ritual proves that surveillance doesn’t need to hide, it just needs better design.