Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
Yale’s online Covid reporting system is turning students against each other
Divisive surveillance.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus demands more Big Tech censorship
A letter to each Big Tech platform.
Google shareholders push for the company to disclose Biden censorship demands
The group wants to know the extent of the censorship President Biden has asked for.
Apple CEO Tim Cook is reported to personally be lobbying the Senate Judiciary Committee on antitrust
Cook is trying to protect Apple from regulation.
Avoiding antitrust scrutiny, Microsoft is taking over large segments of the gaming market
Microsoft’s acquisitions are going to have major impacts on the gaming market.
France’s regulation department Arcom is the new threat to online speech in the country
A new department is in control of regulating online speech.
Google and Facebook colluded to manipulate ad market, lawsuit claims
The details of the lawsuit have only just been unredacted.
Judge throws out social media “harassment” complaint against Brevard County Rep. Randy Fine
On First Amendment grounds.
Nancy Pelosi’s January 6 committee subpoenas Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit
Demands documents are handed over.
President Biden tells social media companies to “deal” with “misinformation”
More censorship pressure.
UK Culture Secretary boasts about shadowy “anti-disinformation” unit; “daily we have contact with the online providers”
The unit provides no transparency.
Washington governor Jay Inslee ignores First Amendment, wants to criminalize falsely claiming election corruption
Inslee said he’s putting the “finishing touches” on the legislation.