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Eleventh Circuit Lets Georgia Social Media Age Checks Proceed
Georgia’s "child safety" law now comes with an adult-sized identity check.
GRANITE Act Gains First House Cosponsor Against Censorship
Rep. Thomas Massie joins the GRANITE Act as its first House cosponsor.
Florida’s Digital ID Checkpoint For Social Media Is Back In Force
Florida’s age gate now has a judicial green light, at least while the larger speech fight keeps moving.
Jury Convicts Blogger After Ohio Senator Reports Crude Political Joke
In Ohio, an insult aimed upward came back down as a criminal case.
Minnesota’s "Nudification" Law Finally Runs Into the First Amendment
Minnesota wanted a bright line between consent and exploitation, but wrote one that reaches much farther.
New Mexico Found a Way to Fine Platforms for Speech It Didn't Delete
Lying about user data is one thing. Leaving up speech a state doesn't like is supposed to be protected.
Senate GRANITE Act Targets Foreign Censorship Demands
Ofcom’s paperwork has become an unlikely catalyst for a new American speech shield.
Court Finds ICE Notice Likely Violated Writer’s First Amendment Rights
A case about one angry email and the chilling power of an official warning.
The First Amendment Fight Behind Illinois’ New Internet Taxes
The state wants platforms to pay for social media’s fallout. The First Amendment has entered the chat.
UK Government Monitored Pro Free Speech Reactions After Charlie Kirk Assassination
The watchlist logic appears to have stretched from terror threats to people defending free speech.
HOMEFRONT Act Would Let Americans Challenge Foreign Censorship Orders
A congressional answer to the internet’s increasingly international speech police
Nick Shirley Sues California Officials Over "Stop Nick Shirley Act"
Shirley’s challenge goes to the core of the First Amendment: whether California can empower people to trigger state-backed takedown demands against lawful reporting.
