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Canada’s Privacy Watchdog Not Consulted on Bill C-8, Enabling Secret Internet & Phone Shutdowns
The Canadian government wants the power to disappear your internet access with no judge, no warrant, no warning.
New York City Sues Platforms Over Failure to Protect Minors, Raising Broader Privacy Concerns Around Age Verification Laws
New York’s lawsuit drills into tech giants’ negligence, but the real endgame could be a future where online anonymity is collateral damage.
UK Regulator Ofcom Uses Online Censorship Law To Fine American Platform 4chan
The regulator is acting as if UK law governs platforms that exist entirely outside its borders.
Judge Upholds NY Law Requiring Disclosure of Algorithmic Pricing
Retailers must now disclose when personal data shapes the prices customers see.
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov Warns of Growing Digital Repression and Decline of Online Freedom
A birthday lament turns manifesto as Durov warns of a vanishing digital frontier.
Free Speech Advocates Warn EU’s Digital Services Act Enables Pan-European Censorship and Threatens Political Dissent
Critics warn the EU’s Digital Services Act could transform online regulation into a continent-wide system of state-sanctioned speech control.
YouTube Offers Limited Reinstatement to Banned Creators
YouTube’s forgiveness comes with fine print.
BitChute Launches Revenue Share Program
A bid for independence in an online economy increasingly shaped by platform gatekeepers.
Witnesses Testify on CISA, GEC, and Tech Firms Coordinated Effort to Silence Dissent Online
Government pressure takes center stage as lawmakers clash over censorship, comedy, and the Constitution.
Ted Cruz Targets Government “Jawboning” of Big Tech, Vows Legislation
The senator’s sights are set against a digital speech crackdown he says is cloaked in national security.
Tunisian Man Pardoned After Death Sentence for Criticizing President Online
His reprieve offers relief, but the shadow it casts over Tunisia’s shrinking space for free expression only deepens.
Mexico Bill Proposes Prison for AI Memes Mocking Public Figures
A law meant to curb digital abuse instead risks criminalizing Mexico’s sharpest political tradition; laughing at power.