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Britain Is Building an Information Defense Center. Orwell Had Another Name for It
A campaign against deepfakes is one thing. A campaign against inconvenient reality is another.
New York Social Media Law Survives X Lawsuit
New York’s law stops short of telling platforms what to censor, but it gives the Attorney General a remarkably detailed window into how they decide what survives online.
German Premier Daniel GüNther Faces Uproar Over Call to Censor Media and Social Platforms
Günther’s vision of state-guided discourse lays bare how fragile Germany’s trust in its own democratic resilience has become.
US Withdraws From Biden-Era Global “Disinformation” Agreements
The shutdown marks a rare admission that fighting “disinformation” too often meant silencing inconvenient truths.
Reps. Gottheimer and Bacon Call for Controversial “STOP HATE Act” to Regulate Social Media Content With ADL Backing
Free speech meets a hammer as Congress eyes a censorship regime dressed in counterterror garb.
NSF Terminates Hundreds of “Misinformation”-Related Grants, Impacting Researchers Tied to Online Speech Flagging Initiatives Like EIP and CIP
Projects once framed as public service now fall under scrutiny for blurring science with censorship allegations.
Trump Orders Security Clearance Revoked for Former CISA Director Chris Krebs Amid Investigation Into Censorship and Political Bias
The White House targets past alliances as a censorship crusade wrapped in a national security concern.
Report Your Family for Wrong Think, Says German Government Initiative
Germany’s Interior Ministry and Family Affairs Ministry launch “Advice Compass on Conspiracy Thinking” to monitor and report citizens’ beliefs.
Brazilian Justice Alexandre De Moraes Escalates Pressure on Rumble After Lawsuit Over Secret Censorship Orders
US tech platforms push back against Brazilian Supreme Court orders, setting the stage for a legal and political clash over free speech and jurisdiction.
State Department Rebrands Defunded Global Engagement Center Into New Counter-Disinformation Hub
A new State Department unit emerges under scrutiny, inheriting millions in funding from its defunct predecessor.
Global Engagement Center Officially Shuts Down, but Censorship Efforts Likely to Persist Through State Department Offices
Despite its shutdown, the GEC’s legacy of surveillance and censorship casts a long shadow.
G20’s Online Speech Clampdown Calls Set to Ignite Free Speech Fears
A new pro-censorship declaration.
