Archive: February 18, 2025

The German Law That Turned Silicon Valley Into a Global Speech Police Force

Germany’s NetzDG law turned social media giants into speech enforcers, sparking global censorship laws from Russia to the EU.

Christina Maas

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Room 641A: Mark Klein and the NSA’s Perfect Crime

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Beyond Content: The Case That Could Redefine Free Speech and Social Media Censorship

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Can a Foreign Court Control Free Speech in America?

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DOJ Caught in a Lie: How The Biden Administration Helped the UK Undermine Encryption

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Was Your Data Leaked? How to Find Out, What To Do About it, and How to Prevent It

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The German Law That Turned Silicon Valley Into a Global Speech Police Force

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Will the Fourth Circuit Redefine Digital Privacy?

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Internews Exposed: A US-Funded Government Censorship Machine That Crushed Online Dissent

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Senate Hearing on Fentanyl Crisis Becomes a Push for Online Censorship, Surveillance, and Encryption Backdoors

USAID’s Media Empire

USAID’s Secret War: Censorship, Digital IDs, and the Battle for Total Control

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National Parks and Free Speech in Public Lands

Big Brands and the Quiet War on Dissent

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Surveillance Nation on Trial