Cindy Harper
Cindy Harper blogs mostly about social media censorship and culture stories. [email protected]
Judge Grants Gina Carano Partial Discovery in Free Speech Lawsuit Against Disney Over the Mandalorian Firing
Carano edges closer to proving the price of silence in a galaxy ruled by corporate gravity.
Free Speech Platform Rumble and Rebel News Sue Canadian Officials for Alleged Charter Violations and Political Interference in Toronto Event Featuring Donald Trump Jr.
Government officials allegedly tried to price the event out of existence, knowing they couldn’t shut it down outright.
Political Uproar Over Lucy Connolly’s 31-Month Sentence for Social Media Post Ignites Free Speech Debate in UK
A grieving mother’s online outburst has become the battleground for Britain’s war over speech, justice, and political power.
UK Halts “Legal but Harmful” Censorship Rule Amid US Trade Pressure, but Online Safety Act Still Fuels Free Speech and Privacy Fears
Avoiding a showdown over speech, Westminster trades censorship debates for quiet diplomacy with Washington.
Indian Court Rejects X’s Plea Against Mandatory Censorship Portal
X’s courtroom stand becomes a test case for how far international censorship pressure can stretch before it snaps.
Retired Academic Warned by UK Police After Emailing Politician Over Fundraiser Dispute
A knock at the door turned a town hall squabble into a question of who gets to speak — and who decides when it’s too much.
Congressman Mark Harris Introduces “Free Speech Fairness Act” Aimed at Ending Johnson Amendment Restrictions on Religious and Nonprofit Political Speech
The bill challenges whether political neutrality should be the price of nonprofit status.
Canadian Activist “Billboard Chris” Challenges Australian Government Over Censorship of Post Criticizing UN Trans Activist
Chris Elston challenges Australia’s eSafety censorship over blocked Daily Mail tweet about Teddy Cook and WHO trans advisory board.
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.