Speech
Congressman Ted Lieu defends FBI after Twitter Files revelation
Lieu says the FBI was only flagging “foreign influence operations” and “misinformation.”
After Twitter revelations, Rep. James Comer says Google and Facebook need to be investigated for similar censorship collusion
Congressman Comer says there will be “several committees” focussed on this.
New Twitter policy limits promoting rival social platforms
In the example Twitter gives, posting “follow me @username on Instagram” is now banned.
Twitter temporarily suspends WaPo reporter Taylor Lorenz for “prior doxxing”
For actions taken before Elon Musk took over the platform.
Fauci says not pushing back against online “misinformation” would be a blow to society
Fauci uses one of his last interviews before retirement to speak about online speech.
German Court Rules Twitter Has to Remove Offensive Posts Before They’re Even Reported
New ruling puts demands on tech companies.
Republican Senator Mike Lee introduces bills to target online pornography, introduce online age verification
By defining “obscenity” and introducing online age checks.
Norwegian filmmaker faces jail for Facebook post saying men can’t be a lesbian
Tonje Gjevjon is accused of discrimination.
Abortion and contraception provider complains of Google block
Blocked from advertising since the start of the month.
FBI responds after revelations it flagged tweets for censorship
The statement put out by the FBI doesn’t answer to the depth of the allegations against the agency.
FBI flagged jokes and satirical accounts to Twitter for censorship
More evidence of the agency’s pervasive and secret online speech policing.
President Trump outlines free speech policies for 2024 campaign
“If we don’t have free speech, then we just don’t have a free country.”