Dan Frieth
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Former Google CEO tells Big Tech to get involved with national defense
Eric Schmidt suggests the Russian invasion of Ukraine is a reminder why they should.
DHS increases efforts to identify “misinformation” and “conspiracy theories” on social media
A new report has been published.
Experiment shows UK’s pro-censorship politicians have their own past comments deleted by Facebook
The warning comes before the UK enacts one of the biggest attacks on free speech in a liberal democracy with the “Online Safety Bill.”
Court rules against Germany’s “hate speech” law, says it’s illegal to share innocent users’ data with law enforcement
A win for freedom of expression.
Senators ask the Treasury Department to ensure Russians can’t use cryptocurrency to evade sanctions
Lawmakers continue to call for cryptocurrency regulations.
Czechia to jail people for social media posts supporting Russian invasion
“Freedom of speech also has its limits in a democratic state governed by the rule of law.”
Ukraine asks for Russian web domains to be deleted
And demands DNS servers be shut down.
UK pushes forward with plans to reduce online anonymity
Big free speech implications.
Senator Mark Warner asks social platforms to curb Ukraine misinformation
Asking Big Tech to once again police speech.
New Ohio Bill: Organizers of protests that turn to “riots” are legally liable
The definition of “riot” is loose.
Proposed bill in Canada would allow people to report online “hate speech” before it even happens
A new attack on free speech.
Facebook locks out Texas Governor candidate Chad Prather a week before primaries
Unable to communicate with his audience on FB.