Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
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.
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The Digital Services Act is a direct assault on free speech and the US State Department wants it repealed.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.