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Days Away: The TAKE IT DOWN Act Creates a Censorship Mechanism With No Safeguards
The law Congress unanimously passed to fight revenge porn also handed anyone with an internet connection and a grudge a delete button.
Democratic Senators Urge Tech Platforms to Restrict AI Images, Including Altered Clothing and Body-Shape Edits
Reports of AI-made bikini photos have become the pretext for expanding censorship beyond explicit content into the merely suggestive.
YouTube to Pay Trump $24.5M in Censorship Lawsuit Settlement
YouTube cuts a check but keeps its content playbook sealed.
Judge Imposes Curbs on Google Search Deals, Rejects DOJ’s Push for Breakup in Landmark Antitrust Ruling
A partial reckoning lands as Google sidesteps a breakup and keeps its search crown intact.
Perplexity Offers $34.5B to Acquire Google Chrome
Perplexity’s audacious bid for Chrome lands in the middle of a proposed experiment about whether dismantling Big Tech’s empires will actually rewrite the rules of the internet.
AI Regulation Ban Crumbles as Senators Rebel
Blackburn’s rapid reversal reveals the deep fractures in Congress over who should police artificial intelligence.
DOJ Targets Google’s Expansion in Antitrust Case, Signals Potential Breakup of Chrome and Android
AI now stands center stage in the DOJ’s case, portrayed as the next frontier Google plans to quietly conquer with a monopoly’s muscle.
GOP vs. Google: House Republicans Turn Up the Heat on Biden-Era Censorship
House Republicans demand internal Alphabet records in probe of alleged government censorship.
NewsGuard Criticizes FCC’s Brendan Carr for Questioning Its Role in Alleged “Censorship Cartel”
NewsGuard claims its ratings promote transparency, but critics question their role in broader censorship frameworks.
Brendan Carr Set to Take the Helm at FCC as Trump’s Free Speech Champion
Carr’s leadership is set to usher in a new era at the FCC, prioritizing free speech and dismantling tech censorship.
House Judiciary Chair Requests Answers on YouTube Suppression of Joe Rogan Trump Interview
YouTube eventually fixed the error.
FBI Whistleblower’s Testimony Sparks YouTube Block: House Judiciary Expands Big Tech Probe
The Judiciary Committee expands its probe into Big Tech censorship, as YouTube faces scrutiny for blocking an FBI whistleblower’s interview.
