Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
JAWBONE Act: FCC Democrat Backs Cruz Anti-Censorship Bill
The bill lists eight factors for proving government coercion.
Wyden Urges Blanche and Rubio to Fight Canada’s Bill C-22 Surveillance Law
Canada calls it lawful access. Wyden calls it a foreign skeleton key cut for American locks.
Full Sixth Circuit Is Asked to Kill Ohio’s Online ID Law
A single divided panel handed Ohio something no other appeals court would, and NetChoice is betting the rest of the bench won’t agree.
Judge Halts Visa Ban on Global Censorship Figures
Marco Rubio built a visa weapon against foreign censorship figures, and a federal court just took it out of his hands.
EU Brings Back Chat Surveillance, Even as More MEPs Vote No
Every empty chair in Strasbourg counted as a vote for the surveillance nobody in the room had the numbers to stop.
Supreme Court Lets Texas Enforce App Store ID Check Law
The justices didn’t say a word about the First Amendment. They just let the ID check stay switched on.
Man Sues DHS After Agents Tracked Him Over ICE Email
FIRE sues DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin as ICE agents track down David Streever over a critical email to ICE.
Washington Wants a Government Label on AI Speech
The pitch is transparency. The catch is that the government gets to write the words you’re forced to say.
EU Parliament Revives Chat Surveillance for Thursday Vote
Killing the regime needs an absolute majority and depends on who bothers to stay through the final sitting before the summer break.
The KIDS Act’s Next Stop Is the Senate. Make Your Voice Count.
It’s the closest Congress has come to passing an online digital ID bill in four years of trying.
The House Just Voted for KOSA, a Privacy and Free Speech Disaster
The Senate is the next stop closer to an identity-gated internet becoming the law of the land.
Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That Geofence Warrants Trigger Fourth Amendment Protections
Carrying a phone through the wrong neighborhood no longer counts as consent to a government search.