Dan Frieth
Dan is interested in political policies around the world and how they impact internet users and creators. [email protected]
Macron Asks Trump to Lift Visa Ban on Censorship Law Architect
Macron is asking Washington to welcome back the architect of the law that got X fined.
Newsom Backs Teen Social Media Ban After Daughter’s Birthday Party Phone Moment
The governor who couldn’t bring himself to say “put the phones down” at his own daughter’s party is now asking the state to say it for every family in California.
Zuckerberg’s “Fix” for Child Safety Could End Anonymous Internet Access for Everyone
Zuckerberg spent five hours defending Instagram’s design choices, and walked out having handed legislators and regulators their preferred blueprint for a national digital ID system.
US Plans Freedom.Gov Website to Host Content Banned by EU and UK Censorship Laws
The portal is Washington’s opening move in a direct confrontation with European governments over who gets to decide what their citizens can read.
Senators Talk Digital Freedom for Iran While Expanding Surveillance at Home
Their voting records read like blueprints for the same surveillance state they’re asking taxpayers to help Iranians escape.
Macron, Merz, and Von Der Leyen Defend Expanded Speech Controls
The Munich Security Conference just became a defense session for Europe’s most ambitious censorship regime.
Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem Are Sued Over Pressure on Apple and Facebook to Remove ICE-Tracking Platforms
The legal question is centered around how the idea of safety is used to let the government delete speech that breaks no laws.
40 State Attorneys General Want to Tie Online Access to ID
The bill’s supporters call it child protection; its architecture looks more like a national ID system for the internet.
New Hampshire Revives Speech Shield Bill as Congress Targets EU Censorship Pressure
State lawmakers are racing to harden speech protections as Congress warns that Europe is already rewriting the rules for what Americans are allowed to say online.
New York Budget Bill Proposes Mandatory File-Scanning Tech and In-Person Sales for 3D Printers
A proposal framed as a fix for ghost guns changes how general-purpose machines are allowed to function in New York.
Capitol Hill Hears the Cost of Speaking Freely Online in Europe
In Washington, they watched a continent trade liberty for censorship and call it progress. Now, that threat is coming across the Atlantic in the form of online censorship laws.
House Report: EU Pushed Tech Giants to Police US Speech
Europe’s regulators used its leverage to make Silicon Valley enforce their speech rules worldwide.