Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
FTC Escalates Probe Into Media Matters Over Alleged Collusion in Advertiser Boycott of X Platform
The FTC’s scrutiny threatens to unmask the alleged backroom choreography behind corporate brand safety decisions.
Apple Reinstates Fortnite Amid Antitrust Pressure, Settles Dispute with Epic Games
Apple blinked before the gavel fell, but the game is back and the rules are changing.
Supreme Court Overturns Maine’s Censure of Rep. Laurel Libby in Free Speech Ruling Over Trans Athlete Post
Free speech scored a procedural knockout as political etiquette took the count.
Key Group in Government-Linked Censorship Network Boasted of Defunding News Outlets
The real triumph wasn’t in foreign policy but in rebranding domestic censorship as national security strategy.
Trump Signs Take It Down Act
A law signed with ceremony and bipartisan applause, but built on the same brittle scaffolding that once turned copyright into a cudgel.
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Rejected Pressure to Censor Romanian Conservatives
A covert bid to muzzle Romanian conservatives collides with Telegram’s stance on free speech.
Epic Games Files Motion Alleging Apple Violated Court Injunction by Blocking Fortnite’s US App Store Submission
Epic accuses Apple of hiding behind legal technicalities to keep Fortnite off iPhones.
Arizona Passes Digital ID Law Mandating Online Age Verification
A law meant to shield kids now grants the state the power to ID everyone at the gates of the internet.
KOSA Reintroduced: Child “Safety” Bill Raises Alarms Over Internet Surveillance, Digital ID, and Free Speech Risks
Online anonymity becomes collateral damage in a bill branded as protection.
US House Judiciary Committee Warns EU and Poland’s Tusk Government Over Censorship Threat to US Free Speech
Poland’s crackdown on dissent collides with EU silence, sending shockwaves through the global rules of online speech.
EU Council Pushes Overhaul to Expand Speech Regulation, Target Influencers, and Tighten Control Over Online Platforms
The AVMSD’s mission creep is turning media reform into a velvet-gloved power grab over the EU’s digital public square.
Wikipedia Challenges UK’s Online Censorship Laws
Wikipedia is fighting to keep regulation away from the unpaid workforce that powers its platform.