Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
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.
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.