Cindy Harper
Cindy Harper blogs mostly about social media censorship and culture stories. [email protected]
Ireland’s AI Committee Urges National Laws on Online Speech, Algorithmic Oversight, and Age Verification
A push to regulate algorithms and online speech shows Ireland’s growing willingness to trade digital freedom for centralized control of information.
Indiana Sues Aylo For Not Blocking VPN Users
Rokita’s lawsuit turns a technical impossibility into a moral crusade, treating internet privacy as collateral.
Chris Minns Defends NSW “Hate Speech” Laws Linking Censorship to Terror Prevention
The real question is: “Who gets to define hate when the state writes the rules?”
Faith on Trial in Canada as Parliament Moves to Rewrite the Rules of Speech
The fight over Bill C-9 concerns “hate speech” and the struggle over who defines the boundaries of faith.
Global Lawmakers Smell a Blueprint in Australia’s Online Digital ID Law
Australia’s social media ID laws are inspiring Western lawmakers to follow suit, testing how much surveillance under the guise of child safety they can get away with.
UK Lawmakers Propose Mandatory On-Device Surveillance and VPN Age Verification
The UK flirts with an extreme future where every device is surveilled.
The First Voice to Fall Under Hong Kong’s New “Security” Law
Wong’s prosecution marks a new frontier for Hong Kong’s national security law, where online reporting can easily be criminal.
UK: MPs Clash Over the Digital ID That No One Asked For
A free society’s oldest instinct, distrust of concentrated power, has returned to Westminster in digital form.
Court Forces OpenAI to Hand Over 20 Million ChatGPT Chats
A judge’s demand for chat logs has turned discovery into surveillance, exposing how fragile digital intimacy really is.
Russia Blocks Snapchat and FaceTime as Digital Crackdown Expands to Encrypted Apps and Foreign Platforms
Russia’s online world keeps shrinking as the government trades global access for tighter control at home.
EU Fines Elon Musk’s X $140+ Million Amid Free Speech Clash
Brussels just added another American platform to its list of speech offenders.
JD Vance Condemns EU Censorship Pressure, Defends X
Vance’s warning lands as lawmakers on both sides of the Atlantic want to trade liberty for the illusion of digital order.