Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
Rubio Leads Crackdown on Foreign Censors With Visa Bans
Rubio’s State Department draws a red line at the border for foreign censors who demand online censorship.
DOJ Probes Google–Character.AI Partnership Over Antitrust Concerns
Regulators dissect whether Google’s AI alliances are sidestepping the rules or redefining them.
Senator Wyden Accuses AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile of Failing to Warn Senate of Surveillance
Phone carriers let covert surveillance slip through the cracks of Senate oversight.
Canada’s PM Mark Carney Revives Online Censorship Agenda
Carney inherits Trudeau’s plans.
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.