Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
Tony Blair Institute Calls for a Digital ID for All British Citizens, Calls It the “Great Enabler”
A proposed future of centralized control.
OpenAI’s CEO Asks China for Help in Shaping AI “Safeguards”
Sam Altman wants China’s input.
FBI Flagged Twitter Accounts of American Journalists Over Ukraine War Disinformation
More First Amendment concerns.
UK Deputy Prime Minister Was in Charge of Secretive Unit Monitoring Covid Dissent
Dowden was Culture Secretary at the time.
Florida Gets Digital Bill of Rights to Protect Online Privacy
The 10th state to get such a bill.
Report: Biden Censorship Lawyers Say Questioning Masks and Vaccines “Often Won’t Be” Protected by First Amendment
Revelations from the lawsuit against the Biden administration.
Stanford University Is Pressured Over Failure to Provide Documents on Its Online Censorship Project
Stanford has refused to disclose its operations.
Canadian Police Officer That Donated to Freedom Convoy Appeals Unpaid Leave Punishment
Constable Michael Brisco was sentenced to 80 hours unpaid work.
FBI Refuses to Hand Over Communications About Twitter-Related Censorship
“We can neither confirm or deny.”
Canada Plans to Re-Introduce Its Online Censorship Law This Year
Back with a vengance.
Congress to Investigate WHO Plans to Use “Listening Surveillance Systems” to Identify “Misinformation”
Rep. Chris Smith wants an investigation into the World Health Organizations plans to surveil speech and more.