Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
Pro-Censorship UK Regulator Pesters a US Forum Already Blocked in Britain
The absurdity of a regulator trying to police a website it can’t reach, already walled off from the very country claiming authority over it.
Jim Jordan Turns Up the Heat on Australia’s Online Speech Regulator
A direct challenge to the expanding reach of foreign regulators over American digital freedoms.
Texas Meme Case Crumbles as Satire Beats the State
The collapse of the case marks a sharp rebuke of local authorities’ attempt to criminalize political satire in small-town Texas.
US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett Warns of Declining Free Speech in UK
Barrett’s comments cast the First Amendment as a safeguard against the moral fragility she sees in modern democracies.
Federal Judge Blocks Texas App Store Digital ID Age Verification Law, Citing First Amendment Violations
The court’s ruling pauses Texas’s attempt to turn app stores into gatekeepers of digital speech.
US Imposes Visa Bans on Key Figures Involved in Global Censorship Pressure
The unprecedented sanctions mark a turning point in how the US confronts foreign influence over its digital speech.
Resolutions Introduced in Congress Challenge EU and UK Online Censorship Laws’ Influence on US Free Speech
Lawmakers move to reclaim digital sovereignty as Washington confronts the global reach of Europe’s speech controls.
Senator Eric Schmitt Calls for Sanctions on Foreign Officials Promoting Censorship in the US
Schmitt’s move frames free expression as a matter of national sovereignty, challenging the reach of foreign governments into America’s online discourse.
Federal Judge Strikes Down Louisiana’s Social Media Digital ID Age Verification Law as Unconstitutional
A federal court’s rebuke of Louisiana’s digital ID law shows how efforts to “protect children online” can collide with the very freedoms they claim to defend.
Australia Expands Online Censorship and Antisemitism Controls After Bondi Beach Terror Attack
After the Bondi Beach attack, Canberra’s push for tighter online controls is colliding with growing legal resistance over who decides what newsworthy content and Australians are allowed to watch.
Reddit Fights Australia’s New Online ID Law
Reddit’s challenge sets up a major test of Australia’s plan to verify every user’s age online.
US May Require Digital Background Checks for Tourists and Their Families
America’s proposed travel rules could turn a simple vacation application into a government scan of a tourist’s digital footprint.