Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
Judge Imposes Curbs on Google Search Deals, Rejects DOJ’s Push for Breakup in Landmark Antitrust Ruling
A partial reckoning lands as Google sidesteps a breakup and keeps its search crown intact.
MembersThe Free Speech Standoff That’s Fracturing the Atlantic
The EU built a global censorship machine; now America’s threatening to unplug it.
4chan and Kiwi Farms Sue UK Regulator Ofcom Over Online Censorship Law, Citing First Amendment Violations
UK regulators thought they could send an email and police the First Amendment. This new lawsuit is fighting back.
First Amendment Claim Rejected in Case Over Tennessee Lawmaker’s Facebook Page
According to the court, a lawmaker’s Facebook page can push policy but still mute the public.
Tulsi Gabbard Shuts Down Foreign Malign Influence Center, Citing Political Censorship
A once-shadowy node of digital censorship vanishes as Gabbard axes the intel bureaucracy from the inside out.
Brazil Uses Child Safety as Cover for Online Digital ID Surge
The bill’s sprint through Brazil’s Congress reveals more about power than protection.
EU-US Trade Deal Stalls Over Digital Censorship Disputes
Europe’s “red line” on censorship demands is turning a trade pact into a staring contest.
California Content Law Design Code Faces Free Speech Clash
The fight over California’s child safety law is turning into a referendum on the future of online anonymity and free expression.
US Blocks Easy Online Comments on New Government Rules
A single quiet tweak just made mass public feedback on federal rules a bureaucratic endurance test.
X Slams Brazil for Censorship, Secret Orders, and Free Speech Crackdown in USTR Trade Investigation
Brazil’s top courts are playing global referee, and X says the match is rigged.
Ninth Circuit Rules ISPs Can’t Be Forced to Unmask Users Under DMCA
The court didn’t break new ground, but it finally drew a line others refused to.
Supreme Court Allows Mississippi Age Verification Law to Take Effect, Advancing Online Digital ID Push
The fight over age checks is rapidly becoming a battle over the future of anonymity online.