Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
Draft antitrust bills against Big Tech circulate Washington
2021 should be the year a bill is submitted.
Ted Cruz: Facebook is censoring “on behalf of the government” and is liable to be sued
Cruz sees a First Amendment angle.
Justin Trudeau: Freedom of expression isn’t “freedom to hate”
The Canadian Prime Minister is no fan of free speech.
Twitter bans Naomi Wolf
Wolf had previously been censored on the platform.
The EU refuses to give up on internet content filters
One of the biggest threats to free speech online.
Biden allies prompt Facebook to scrutinize allowing spread of election fraud conversations
“Building Back Together” wants Facebook to report to the Oversight Board with its findings.
Twitter censors Nigeria’s President
President Buhari was locked out for 12 hours.
Police Chief pleads guilty after allegedly threatening arrest of citizen over a Facebook post
The chief was angry about negative comments made about him online.
Canada: Conservatives’ attempts to protect platform users’ speech online is blocked
A bad result for free speech in Canada.
Facebook’s Nick Clegg accused of trying to influence appointment of UK regulator
Ofcom refuses to say what their meetings with Clegg entailed.
College apologizes for sending a photo of Prince Philip in email after “left-wing” staff complain
The staff complained about “sexism” and “racism.”