Cindy Harper
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Germany’s CDU-SPD Coalition Eyes Stricter Online Speech Controls
Germany’s plan to police online speech reads less like policy and more like a control manual in beta.
India to X: “Don’t Call It Censorship”
X’s courtroom clash comes as Modi’s government rewires the internet under the banner of national security.
UK Tries To Wield Censorship Laws Globally, Clashing with Gab and Kiwi Farms over Free Speech and Jurisdiction
Ofcom’s notices to Gab and Kiwi Farms mark the first major test of the UK’s extraterritorial approach to online regulation.
Transport Canada Scrambled to Manage Fallout Over WEF-Backed Digital ID Program as Journalist Probed Privacy Concerns
Officials scrambled to sanitize internal dissent as biometric questions threatened to expose deeper entanglements with the World Economic Forum.
Meta Complies with Brazilian Court Order While Challenging Justice Alexandre de Moraes’s Demand for Journalist’s Instagram Data
Meta complies under protest, signaling a deeper clash over cross-border data demands and unchecked judicial reach.
Judge Dismisses Defamation Lawsuit Against NewsGuard
The judge ruled that subjective ratings, even when damaging, don’t meet the bar for defamation.
Hillary Clinton vs. the “Autocrats” (Except the Ones Throwing Meme Posters in Jail)
While railing against American autocracy, she stood beneath a slogan borrowed from conspiracy lore, in a country where memes get you raided at dawn.
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan Defends COVID-Era Content Takedowns and Denies Bias in Christian Network Dispute
Mohan’s vision of “free expression” looks a lot like a locked door with selective bouncers.
X Suspends Opposition Accounts Amid Protests Over Istanbul Mayor İmamoğlu’s Arrest in Turkey
Digital dissent meets the delete button as Erdoğan’s crackdown moves from the streets to the scroll.
Documents Reveal Government-Backed Censorship Network Involving GEC, USAID, and Private Media Firms
Government-backed censorship tools extended far beyond foreign disinformation, shaping domestic narratives with the help of private media enforcers.
X Sues Indian Government Over Expanded Censorship Powers in High Court
The lawsuit challenges a system that X claims allows unchecked government control over online speech.
Turkey Restricts Social Media Access Amid Arrest of Opposition Leader Ekrem Imamoglu
Erdogan tightens his grip as Istanbul braces for unrest.