First Amendment
Charging for diet advice without license ruled illegal in some states, not protected by first amendment
The ruling raises questions for online coaches that are selling diet and heath info online.
Live Action founder Lila Rose calls out Pinterest censorship in White House Social Media Summit speech
Live Action’s Pinterest account was deleted after an investigative report revealed that Pinterest was preventing its users from linking to Live Action content.
Court rules that it’s unconstitutional for public officials to block people on Twitter for political views
The Second US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a 2018 decision which ruled that a public official cannot block a person on Twitter in response to their political views.
Gab’s top new features include mobile app support, self-hosting, video uploads, and two-factor authentication
Gab says that the new features in this open-source and decentralized new Gab make it unstoppable.
Mastodon attempts to censor free speech social network Gab by blocking its domain
Mastodon seems to be struggling to comprehend what a fediverse is supposed to be.
Gab becomes the largest Mastodon node, bringing the largest user contribution to the fediverse
In just one day, Gab becomes the largest Mastodon node, introducing the largest number of users to decentralized social platforms.
Social network Gab launches decentralized version, brings liberty to the App Store
After facing much adversity from big tech companies, the path ahead is looking much clearer for the alternative social network.
Twitter insults were protected by the first amendment in Minnesota case, state Supreme Court rules
The court said the law used to convict a high school student for insulting another teen on Twitter is overly broad and violates the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment guarantee of free speech.
Pinterest attempted to censor reports exposing its internal blacklists, Project Veritas cease and desist letter says
This indicates that Pinterest was behind multiple privacy complaints which led to the removal of at least two YouTube videos and one tweet.
Gab reports Apple to the US Department of Justice as the Dissenter iOS app is rejected from the App Store – even though Apple admits it doesn’t violate any terms
Apple said that the Dissenter iOS browser was rejected based on “defamatory and mean-spirited content” found in Gab’s other products outside of the App Store.
Sheriff’s deputy is being sued after arresting a man because of a Facebook post
The man was arrested for a Facebook post in which he criticized the deputy. The ACLA argues that it’s within the man’s First Amendment rights.
Facebook censors former Marvel cartoonist Mike Harris over political cartoon
Facebook’s censorship of cartoons has been criticized by many.