Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
Every Bad Idea Australia Ever Had About the Internet, Now in One Bill
A law sold as upstream prevention could send age checks, scanning, and speech controls downstream.
Florida’s Digital ID Checkpoint For Social Media Is Back In Force
Florida’s age gate now has a judicial green light, at least while the larger speech fight keeps moving.
States' OpenAI Lawsuits Seek Age Verification for All ChatGPT Users
Eight attorneys general have found a way to make the chatbot's privacy problem even more complicated.
Jury Convicts Blogger After Ohio Senator Reports Crude Political Joke
In Ohio, an insult aimed upward came back down as a criminal case.
CCDH Invokes Anti-SLAPP Law to Fend Off X Lawsuit
X wants its CCDH lawsuit revived. CCDH says it punishes speech. The irony is a group built on getting speech punished now claiming protection for its own.
Rand Paul Blocks Rushed Attempt To Pass KOSA Without A Vote
For a measure framed as child protection, KOSA spends an intriguing amount of time imagining an identity system.
Wyoming Committee Advances Bill Against Foreign Censorship Enforcement
A state level answer to the increasingly global business of policing expression.
New DEFEND IP Bill Would Expand US Site Blocking Powers
A two step court process could make nationwide blocking feel routine.
Senate GRANITE Act Targets Foreign Censorship Demands
Ofcom’s paperwork has become an unlikely catalyst for a new American speech shield.
Thirty Leaders Want a Global Referee for AI
Every UN week needs a cause. This year's came with testing protocols and a verification regime.
Bernie Sanders’ AI Bill Turns Software Into a State Permission
Open source developers may find the government’s definition of safety has a distinctly closed-door quality.
Court Rejects Breakup of Google’s Advertising Business
Google keeps the machinery, though the judge has ordered a few doors opened for everyone else.