Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
Judge Blocks Government Pressure on Apple, Meta Over ICE Tracking
The order stops federal officials from leaning on the platforms but leaves Apple and Facebook free to keep the deletions in place.
FISA Section 702 Extension Faces House Vote With No Privacy Reforms
The agency running more warrantless searches of Americans’ data than ever is the one asking Congress for more time and fewer rules.
A Court Banned a Man From ChatGPT. No One Asked if That’s Constitutional.
A California judge just decided who gets to use ChatGPT, and the person banned from it wasn’t even in the courtroom.
xAI Sues Colorado to Block AI Speech Regulation on First Amendment Grounds
AI’s lawsuit against Colorado doubles as the first major courtroom test of whether the government can tell an AI what opinions to have.
How UK Regulator Ofcom Quietly Bypassed International Law to Police American Speech
A British regulator bypassed every formal legal treaty and just emailed American companies into compliance, and 98% of them apparently obliged.
Meta to Comply With Florida Age Verification Digital ID Law
The state that wants to protect children online first needs every adult in Florida to hand over their ID.
US State Dept Settles Free Speech Suppression Lawsuit
A federal agency spent taxpayer money telling Americans which news outlets to trust, and it took three years of litigation to make it stop.
The Free Speech Act: A Demolition Plan for Britain’s Speech Laws
A blueprint for a nation starving for a taste of freedom.
European Parliament Rejects Mass “Chat Control” Surveillance by Single Vote
The EU’s own data showed the scanning system failed to produce a single measurable link between mass surveillance and actual convictions.
Supreme Court Blocks Music Industry’s Push to Cut Millions Off the Internet Over Piracy Claims
Supreme Court unanimously rules Cox Communications not liable for subscriber piracy in Sony Music Entertainment case.
Trump Backs FISA Section 702 Extension, Drops Privacy Reform
Every two years, Congress gets a chance to add a warrant requirement to Section 702, and every two years, it finds a reason not to.
The Verdict Against Meta and Google That Could End the Anonymous Internet
If the design-as-defect argument survives appeal, more than 1,600 similar cases waiting in courts across the country inherit a ready-made blueprint for killing anonymous speech.