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Key Group in Government-Linked Censorship Network Boasted of Defunding News Outlets
The real triumph wasn’t in foreign policy but in rebranding domestic censorship as national security strategy.
Trump Signs Take It Down Act
A law signed with ceremony and bipartisan applause, but built on the same brittle scaffolding that once turned copyright into a cudgel.
Independent Media Alliance Launches Decentralized Journalism Portal on Odysee to Bypass Big Tech Censorship
Journalists sidelined by tech giants carve out a sovereign corner of the internet to publish on their own terms.
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Rejected Pressure to Censor Romanian Conservatives
A covert bid to muzzle Romanian conservatives collides with Telegram’s stance on free speech.
JD Vance Warns EU Censorship and Fines Threatens US Free Speech and First Amendment Values
European laws are drafting the rulebook for what Americans can post online.
Arizona Passes Digital ID Law Mandating Online Age Verification
A law meant to shield kids now grants the state the power to ID everyone at the gates of the internet.
Gabriel Quadri Appeals to Inter-American Human Rights Commission in Landmark Free Speech Case Against Mexico
His case may redefine the limits of political expression in an era of rigid gender legislation.
KOSA Reintroduced: Child “Safety” Bill Raises Alarms Over Internet Surveillance, Digital ID, and Free Speech Risks
Online anonymity becomes collateral damage in a bill branded as protection.
US House Judiciary Committee Warns EU and Poland’s Tusk Government Over Censorship Threat to US Free Speech
Poland’s crackdown on dissent collides with EU silence, sending shockwaves through the global rules of online speech.
EU Council Pushes Overhaul to Expand Speech Regulation, Target Influencers, and Tighten Control Over Online Platforms
The AVMSD’s mission creep is turning media reform into a velvet-gloved power grab over the EU’s digital public square.
UK Citizen Sentenced to 10 Years in Saudi Arabia Over Deleted Tweet
A deleted tweet and a distant acquaintance become the basis for a decade-long prison term in Saudi Arabia’s opaque legal system.
Redefining Obscenity: Lawmakers Take Aim at More Online Content
The bill would let federal prosecutors target consensual adult content once shielded by artistic or literary value.
