Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
Google Fights to Keep Its Ad Empire Intact as Feds Push for a Breakup
Google insists its ad empire is too complex to unwind, a defense that doubles as an admission of just how deeply it’s entangled the market.
Marco Rubio Reveals Biden-Era State Department Compiled Dossiers on Americans for “Disinformation”
A government tool built to fight foreign propaganda ended up keeping receipts on its own citizens.
Maine Lawmaker Asks Supreme Court to Reverse Speech Ban
The statehouse turned one Facebook post into a constitutional standoff with national implications.
Texas Bill Declares War on Memes
What starts as a war on deepfakes ends with jail time for posting a meme.
House Overwhelmingly Passes “Take It Down Act” Mandating Rapid Online Deepfake, Non-Consensual Imagery Takedowns
A law built to scrub AI nudes from the internet might also be used as a no-questions-asked censorship mechanism.
NSF Terminates Hundreds of “Misinformation”-Related Grants, Impacting Researchers Tied to Online Speech Flagging Initiatives like EIP and CIP
Projects once framed as public service now fall under scrutiny for blurring science with censorship allegations.
Judge Rules Google Illegally Monopolized Online Ad Tech in Landmark Antitrust Case
Google’s invisible empire of ad tech is finally being pulled into the light.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio Shuts Down US Censorship Agency Remnants
What began as a shield against foreign lies became a scalpel for trimming domestic dissent.
Lawmakers Urge Trump to Scrap Data Deal After UK Tried To Backdoor Apple’s iCloud
Apple’s encryption standoff with the UK has Republicans questioning if the CLOUD Act still shields Americans as promised.
Trump Orders Security Clearance Revoked for Former CISA Director Chris Krebs Amid Investigation into Censorship and Political Bias
The White House targets past alliances as a censorship crusade wrapped in a national security concern.
The Censorship Reckoning Inside the NIH
NIH staff scramble to trace paper trails as the agency braces for a free-speech reckoning under its new chief.
Lawmakers Clash Over KOSA and TAKE IT DOWN Act as Digital Rights Advocates Warn of Censorship
Lawmakers push child safety laws that could gut online anonymity.