Dan Frieth, Author at Reclaim The Net

Dan Frieth

Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]

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Senator Wyden Accuses AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile of Failing to Warn Senate of Surveillance

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Canada’s PM Mark Carney Revives Online Censorship Agenda

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FTC Escalates Probe Into Media Matters Over Alleged Collusion in Advertiser Boycott of X Platform

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Apple Reinstates Fortnite Amid Antitrust Pressure, Settles Dispute with Epic Games

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Supreme Court Overturns Maine’s Censure of Rep. Laurel Libby in Free Speech Ruling Over Trans Athlete Post

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Key Group in Government-Linked Censorship Network Boasted of Defunding News Outlets

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Trump Signs Take It Down Act

Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Rejected Pressure to Censor Romanian Conservatives

Epic Games Files Motion Alleging Apple Violated Court Injunction by Blocking Fortnite’s US App Store Submission

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Arizona Passes Digital ID Law Mandating Online Age Verification

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KOSA Reintroduced: Child “Safety” Bill Raises Alarms Over Internet Surveillance, Digital ID, and Free Speech Risks

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US House Judiciary Committee Warns EU and Poland’s Tusk Government Over Censorship Threat to US Free Speech

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EU Council Pushes Overhaul to Expand Speech Regulation, Target Influencers, and Tighten Control Over Online Platforms

Wikipedia Challenges UK’s Online Censorship Laws

Google Fights to Keep Its Ad Empire Intact as Feds Push for a Breakup

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Marco Rubio Reveals Biden-Era State Department Compiled Dossiers on Americans for “Disinformation”

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Maine Lawmaker Asks Supreme Court to Reverse Speech Ban

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Texas Bill Declares War on Memes

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House Overwhelmingly Passes “Take It Down Act” Mandating Rapid Online Deepfake, Non-Consensual Imagery Takedowns

NSF Terminates Hundreds of “Misinformation”-Related Grants, Impacting Researchers Tied to Online Speech Flagging Initiatives like EIP and CIP

Judge Rules Google Illegally Monopolized Online Ad Tech in Landmark Antitrust Case

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio Shuts Down US Censorship Agency Remnants

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Lawmakers Urge Trump to Scrap Data Deal After UK Tried To Backdoor Apple’s iCloud

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Trump Orders Security Clearance Revoked for Former CISA Director Chris Krebs Amid Investigation into Censorship and Political Bias