Speech
SEC commissioner Hester Peirce says proposed Exchange Act changes threaten free speech
Ambiguous definitions.
Texas State University is sued over speech restrictions
Publicly funded universities are bound by The First Amendment.
Canada’s Liberals shut down debate over online censorship plans
Plowing ahead and ignoring censorship concerns.
Private messaging apps push back against UK snooping proposals
The British Government wants to end private messaging.
US House Committee publishes draft bill that would call for the exploration of CBDCs
Calls for new briefings.
Documents show Secret Service surveilled OnlyFans, Pinterest
The agency said it monitors, “all types of open source communications.”
SEC green-lights vote to probe PayPal over political censorship
PayPal has been accused of deplatforming people based on political beliefs.
The RESTRICT Act will usher in a new era of censorship under the guise of “national security”
It gives the federal government expansive new censorship powers while exempting it from most forms of judicial, congressional, and public oversight.
UK College of Policing continues to threaten free speech
Accused of watering down free speech proposals.
Bluesky announces how moderation will work on the decentralized platform
Users can choose the level of moderation they want.
Parler shuts down as its future is reconsidered
Its new owners say they still want to cater to censored voices.