Cindy Harper
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Vietnam Orders Telegram Block Over Alleged Anti-State Speech
Vietnam blocks Telegram amid crackdown on online speech, citing unregulated content and national security concerns.
Senators Champion NO FAKES and TAKE IT DOWN Acts to Combat “Deepfakes,” Despite First Amendment Alarms
Congress is building a censorship machine disguised as child protection and artist rights.
London Times Condemns Shadow Censorship While Quietly Endorsing Selective Speech Control
The Times warns against shadow censors but keeps its own spotlight dim when choosing who to muzzle.
Ireland Clashes With EU Over Hate Speech Laws as MEP Michael McNamara Denounces Brussels’ Legal Threats
Ireland’s defiance turns a legal standoff into a referendum on free speech.
Telegram’s Pavel Durov Offers to Testify in Romanian Election Probe, Accuses France of Pressuring Platform to Censor Conservative Voices
Durov’s entry sharpens the focus on digital censorship claims swirling around Romania’s chaotic election.
European Commission Accused of Orchestrating $735M Speech-Control Campaign
Surveillance tech with cheerful names and moral mandates is the new frontier in manufacturing consent.
MEPs, ADF International, and US Voices Convene to Challenge EU Censorship Law
European lawmakers brace for a showdown over censorship as the DSA faces its fiercest transatlantic scrutiny yet.
Israel Proposes Gaza Aid Distribution Tied to Biometric Facial Recognition
Facial scans become the price of survival in a system where privacy is no longer negotiable.
JD Vance Warns EU Censorship and Fines Threatens US Free Speech and First Amendment Values
European laws are drafting the rulebook for what Americans can post online.
YouTube and Netflix Deploy AI and Behavioral Tracking to Intensify Targeted Advertising
The living room is now a surveillance lab, where every flicker of feeling trains the next ad algorithm.
Gabriel Quadri Appeals to Inter-American Human Rights Commission in Landmark Free Speech Case Against Mexico
His case may redefine the limits of political expression in an era of rigid gender legislation.
Rumble Taps Veteran Antitrust Lawyer in Lawsuit Against Google’s Monopoly Power
Boies returns to the antitrust stage where he once helped dismantle Microsoft’s monopoly brick by brick.