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Germany: Economist Thomas Vierhaus Fined €16,100 for Sarcastic X Posts
A €16,100 fine for sarcasm reveals how Germany’s legal code now moonlights as a mood ring for the powerful.
MembersThe Free Speech Standoff That’s Fracturing the Atlantic
The EU built a global censorship machine; now America’s threatening to unplug it.
Shopify Reimposes Content Restrictions Through Shop App, Reviving Ban on “Hateful” Content
The company enforces limits on speech without officially changing its main policy.
Apple Removes iTorrent From Third-Party App Store AltStore PAL Without Warning
Apple quietly pulled the plug on iTorrent, exposing how fragile the “freedom” of third-party app stores really are.
4chan and Kiwi Farms Sue UK Regulator Ofcom Over Online Censorship Law, Citing First Amendment Violations
UK regulators thought they could send an email and police the First Amendment. This new lawsuit is fighting back.
First Amendment Claim Rejected in Case Over Tennessee Lawmaker’s Facebook Page
According to the court, a lawmaker’s Facebook page can push policy but still mute the public.
Senator Amy Klobuchar Can’t Take A Joke, Demands Censorship Law
A senator’s wounded ego just became the blueprint for federal speech policing.
Russia to Mandate Preinstallation of State Messaging App MAX and RuStore on All Smartphones and Tablets
A state-mandated shortcut to people’s home screen, whether they want it or not.
Bluesky Halts Access in Mississippi to Oppose Digital ID Law
A single state law just forced one of the internet’s most privacy-focused platforms to choose between its principles and its users.
UK Speech Police: Lucy Connolly Speaks Out After Jail For Social Media Post
Britain’s dangerous speech laws turned a mother into an international flashpoint for civil liberties.
Tulsi Gabbard Shuts Down Foreign Malign Influence Center, Citing Political Censorship
A once-shadowy node of digital censorship vanishes as Gabbard axes the intel bureaucracy from the inside out.
4chan Rejects UK Ofcom Fine, Citing US Free Speech Protections and Threatening Legal Action
A £20,000 penalty from a London office just met the First Amendment firewall.