Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Children’s Health Defense Case Alleging Meta-Government Collusion to Censor Vaccine Speech
The Court’s silence leaves a tangled web of speech, power, and platforms untouched.
AI Regulation Ban Crumbles as Senators Rebel
Blackburn’s rapid reversal reveals the deep fractures in Congress over who should police artificial intelligence.
Brazil’s Supreme Court Just Declared War on Free Speech Online
Social networks must now navigate vague boundaries with the threat of punishment looming.
House Judiciary Report Reveals GARM and Foreign Regulators’ Collusion to Censor American Speech and Silence Trump
Behind closed doors, ad giants and regulators shaped the speech rules of the internet while the mainstream media looked the other way.
Supreme Court Greenlights Online Digital ID Checks
The endorsement of digital ID laws that could quietly redraw the boundaries of privacy and speech.
Judge Rules Anthropic’s Use of Scanned Physical Books for AI Training Is “Fair Use” in Copyright Lawsuit
A federal judge calls Anthropic’s book-scanning strategy transformative, likening author concerns to objections over teaching kids to write.
Congress Probes California for Sharing Sensitive Health Data with LinkedIn
Even the digital front door to public health is leaking like a sieve.
Media Matters Sues FTC, Claims Probe Over X Advertiser Boycott Is Politically Motivated
Media Matters asks a judge to shut down an FTC probe that could expose the alleged mechanics behind its advertiser pressure campaign on X.
Republicans Move to Strip States of Power To Regulate Artificial Intelligence
The ten-year freeze gambit would leave states watching from the sidelines as AI evolves.
Ad Titans Promise To End Censorship Bias To Gain Power
The merger only got the green light once the industry’s worst-kept secret was dragged into daylight and gutted by federal decree.
The Cloud Cage: Apple’s iCloud Monopoly Back in Court
The revived antitrust suit over iCloud forces a deeper look at how convenience can quietly become compulsion.
FOIA Lawsuit Challenges FBI Over Withheld Records on Secret Twitter Meetings
The FBI’s final justification for shielding details of high-level Twitter meetings now hangs under federal scrutiny.