Donald Trump
Big Beautiful Bill Includes 10-Year Ban on State AI Regulation, Drawing Some Opposition
A ten-year gag on state AI laws could redraw the map of American tech governance before the ink even dries on possible federal rules.
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.
House Overwhelmingly Passes “Take It Down Act” Mandating Rapid Online Deepfake, Non-Consensual Imagery Takedowns
A law built to scrub AI nudes from the internet might also be used as a no-questions-asked censorship mechanism.
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 Administration Targets $1.4B in Federal “Misinformation” Grants, Orders NIH and State Dept. Crackdown on Speech-Policing Programs Funded Under Biden
NIH, UC Irvine, UnidosUS, and Peraton face scrutiny as federal misinformation programs unravel under executive review.
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.
Hillary Clinton vs. the “Autocrats” (Except the Ones Throwing Meme Posters in Jail)
While railing against American autocracy, she stood beneath a slogan borrowed from conspiracy lore, in a country where memes get you raided at dawn.
EU Resists US Pressure to Weaken Censorship Laws Amid Escalating Trade Tensions
The EU frames its crackdown as transparency, but its sweeping powers look a lot like state-controlled speech.
Trump Sues Capital One: Banking Giant Accused of Political Bias
Trump’s business trust sues Capital One, alleging political bias in 2021 account closures that caused financial harm and violated consumer laws.
The Take It Down Act: A Censorship Weapon Disguised as Protection
A shoot-first-ask-questions-later censorship mechanism with no recourse.
Trump Slams UK’s Push to Weaken Apple Security as a Move Straight Out of China’s Playbook
Trump condemns UK’s push for Apple to weaken encryption, comparing it to Chinese surveillance.