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Court Finds ICE Notice Likely Violated Writer’s First Amendment Rights
A case about one angry email and the chilling power of an official warning.
Court: UK Speech Regulator Gets Sovereign Immunity From 4chan’s US Lawsuit
US judge dismisses 4chan’s Ofcom lawsuit while noting foreign penal judgments are not necessarily enforceable in America.
The First Amendment Fight Behind Illinois’ New Internet Taxes
The state wants platforms to pay for social media’s fallout. The First Amendment has entered the chat.
Friedrich Merz Again Calls for an End to Online Anonymity
The chancellor would like to be clear that free speech is not a value he shares. He would also like your name.
Section 230 Repeal Bill Could Put Online Speech at Risk
The bill targets Big Tech, but its first casualties could be the small sites that cannot afford a lawsuit.
UK Government Monitored Pro Free Speech Reactions After Charlie Kirk Assassination
The watchlist logic appears to have stretched from terror threats to people defending free speech.
Australia: Officials Ask Parliament to Restrict Social Media Clips of Public Hearing Evidence
The officials would prefer the internet to watch the hearing, but not quite so closely.
Australia Wants to Remake the Internet in the Name of "Safety"
The pitch is more user control, but the fine print puts Canberra in charge.
HOMEFRONT Act Would Let Americans Challenge Foreign Censorship Orders
A congressional answer to the internet’s increasingly international speech police
US Warns UK Against Forcing Platforms to Promote Preferred News
When governments rank the trustworthy, everyone else starts sliding down the feed.
UK Police Arrested 62,199 People Over Online Speech in Five Years
Britain’s speech police have been busy, and the map of enforcement is anything but even.
Nick Shirley Sues California Officials Over "Stop Nick Shirley Act"
Shirley’s challenge goes to the core of the First Amendment: whether California can empower people to trigger state-backed takedown demands against lawful reporting.
