European Commission
Europe Faces Backlash Over Climate Speech Crackdown Suggestions
Criminalizing dissent turns the climate conversation into a litmus test for loyalty, not understanding.
Turkey Blocks Grok AI After Posts Target Erdoğan, Atatürk, and Religious Figures
Turkey yanks the plug on Grok after the chatbot goes haywire and drags its irreverence across the nation’s untouchables.
Google Faces EU Antitrust Complaint Over AI Search Summaries
Independent Publishers Alliance files EU antitrust complaint alleging Google AI Overviews harm traffic, ad revenue, and original journalism visibility.
House Judiciary Report Reveals GARM and Foreign Regulators’ Collusion to Censor American Speech and Silence Trump
Behind closed doors, ad giants and regulators shaped the speech rules of the internet while the mainstream media looked the other way.
European Commission Launches €5.69M European Fact-Checking Funding Network to Advance “Democracy Shield” and Expand Censorship Infrastructure
A €5 million fact-checking project becomes the velvet glove on the iron fist of EU content governance.
European Commission Accused of Orchestrating $735M Speech-Control Campaign
Surveillance tech with cheerful names and moral mandates is the new frontier in manufacturing consent.
The EU’s New “Democracy” Shield Looks a Lot Like a Speech Muzzle
A censorship law dressed as a safeguard, the Shield quietly turns EU-funded fact-checkers into the arbiters of acceptable opinion.
MembersWelcome to the EU’s Election Cleanroom Where Only Approved Opinions Survive Online
In the EU’s fight against “disinformation,” democracy is becoming less about voting and more about speech vetting.
EU Plans €1.3B Digital ID Wallet Despite Privacy Concerns
A unified digital ID may promise convenience, but it quietly rewrites the rules of anonymity in Europe.
Ireland’s Election “Misinformation” Censorship Law Delayed Amid Opposition
The Irish government scrambles to amend its stalled election misinformation law as even usually pro-censorship EU have concerns.
European Commission Expands Censorship Law Enforcement, Mandates 24-Hour Removal of “Hate Speech”
EU tightens censorship with the Digital Services Act, ramping up hate speech laws and “fact-checking” measures, targeting online speech.
Europe Denies Its Censorship Law is a Censorship Law
Meta’s clash with the EU highlights growing tensions over digital regulation and the future of free expression online.