Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
US State Department Condemns UK’s Censorship Laws
Britain now finds itself listed among nations accused of authoritarianism when it comes to free expression.
Perplexity Offers $34.5B to Acquire Google Chrome
Perplexity’s audacious bid for Chrome lands in the middle of a proposed experiment about whether dismantling Big Tech’s empires will actually rewrite the rules of the internet.
US Plan To Copy UK’s Disastrous Online Digital ID Verification Is Winning Friends in the Senate
What’s sold as a safety net for kids could become the blueprint for an ID-locked, surveillance-ready internet.
UK Court Rejects Wikipedia Challenge to Online Censorship Law
The ruling cements Britain’s broadest online speech controls.
Rubio Tells Europe to Back Off With Its Internet Censorship Law
The Digital Services Act is a direct assault on free speech and the US State Department wants it repealed.
Judge Strikes Down California Deepfake Censorship Law
“It’s become a censorship law, and there is no way that is going to survive,” Judge Mendez said.
Trump Eyes Crackdown Over Political Debanking
Trump administration drafts order on bank discrimination, cryptocurrency access, and political bias in finance.
This Hollywood-Backed Bill Would Give Government Power To Block Websites
A court order to “protect creativity” could quietly become the internet’s kill switch.
Epic’s Legal Victory Turns Google’s Gatekeeping Rules Into Scrap Paper
The court just ordered Google to rip up its own rulebook and play ball with the very rivals it has long tried to keep out.
The White House Puts UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Notice Over UK’s Dangerous Online Censorship Laws
Keir Starmer’s speech crackdown just opened a transatlantic free speech fault line.
US Sanctions Brazilian Justice Alexandre de Moraes for Radical Censorship Demands
De Moraes turned his courtroom into a command center for global censorship, and the Treasury finally took notice.
US Condemns French Probe Into X as Threat to Free Speech
A prosecutor’s leap from data disputes to mafia designations has Washington fuming and Silicon Valley watching closely.