Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
South Carolina’s New Social Media Law Puts Every User Under Age Surveillance
A bill sold as child protection builds the legal framework for surveilling every user in the state.
Big Tech Backs Colorado OS-Level Age Data Bill
Apple and Google would become the state-appointed gatekeepers of every Coloradan’s age data and their lobbyists are pushing hard for the privilege.
Rubio Is Sued Over Visa Bans on Foreign Censorship Supporters
The people who spent years building blacklists to silence others are now shocked to find themselves on one.
Days Away: The TAKE IT DOWN Act Creates a Censorship Mechanism With No Safeguards
The law Congress unanimously passed to fight revenge porn also handed anyone with an internet connection and a grudge a delete button.
New Mexico’s Meta Trial Opens With Judge Wary of State’s Broad Surveillance Demands
A single state judge is being asked to build the surveillance infrastructure that Congress won’t vote on and he already sounds skeptical.
Judge Halts Colorado AI Law After First Amendment Challenge
The injunction lands the same week the Justice Department joined xAI’s side, marking the first federal intervention in a state AI lawsuit.
House Bill Cuts Federal Funds for Online Censorship
The bill defunds the same disinformation programs that Washington spent the last decade building.
Congress Extends Section 702 Spy Program 45 Days
The 45-day extension passed without anyone being allowed to read the secret court ruling that found constitutional violations in how the program operates.
MembersClose the Shades: The Supreme Court, Google Location History, and the Reach of the Fourth Amendment
The justices seem ready to decide that mass surveillance is fine if you could have turned it off.
The Subpoena as Speech Suppressor: Supreme Court Sides With First Choice
The unanimous decision revives a fight over donor lists that the Court has been losing patience with since 1958.
The Surveillance Accountability Act Demands Warrants for Data
The silent handoff from your bank, your carrier, and your ISP to the federal government would finally stop happening behind your back.
Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Social Media Law on First Amendment Grounds
The same judge blocked the same state’s second attempt to regulate online speech in as many years.