Digital Services Act
Macron’s Mission to Muzzle the Internet
A president once enamored with disruption now dreams of an internet that obeys his censorship demands.
Chat Control 2.0: EU Moves Toward Ending Private Communication
Behind the glass walls of Brussels, democracy risks becoming a paperwork illusion signed in silence.
Europe Calls Its Censorship Law “Neutral” but Creators and Diplomats See a Clear Grip on Online Speech
The DSA’s promise of neutrality fades as enforcement power drifts from platforms to policymakers.
Italian Court Orders Google to Restore Banned Catholic Blog
An Italian court’s pushback against Google turns a local censorship dispute into a landmark test.
Ireland Takes the First Swing at X in Europe’s War on Words
The investigation into X exposes how Europe’s new speech laws let regulators decide which voices get to exist online.
EU’s “Democracy Shield” Centralizes Control Over Online Speech
Presented as a defense of democracy, the plan reads more like the architecture of a managed reality.
Brussels Aims at WhatsApp in the Next Round of Speech Control
WhatsApp’s move into public broadcasting now puts Meta face-to-face with Europe’s toughest censorship rulebook.
MembersVPNs Keep the Lights On in a Darkening Web
VPNs have become the last untrimmed edges of an internet now landscaped for control, the hidden paths through a garden that was once a wilderness.
EU Accuses Meta and TikTok of Breaking Europe’s Online Censorship Law
The EU claims Meta’s “dark patterns” discourage users from flagging material.
EU Launches New Push For Digital ID Age Checks and Big Tech Probe Under Digital Services Act
Compulsory age checks mark a quiet but seismic move toward digital identity becoming the price of admission online.
Free Speech Advocates Warn EU’s Digital Services Act Enables Pan-European Censorship and Threatens Political Dissent
Critics warn the EU’s Digital Services Act could transform online regulation into a continent-wide system of state-sanctioned speech control.
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Slams French Investigation, Warns of Global Crackdown on Privacy and Free Speech
In a defiant interview, Durov warns that Europe’s push for surveillance risks normalizing the very authoritarianism it claims to fight.