First Amendment
Twitter permanently bans another journalist: this time, Nick Monroe
Many journalists, commentators, and YouTubers relied on Monroe’s tweet threads which focused on breaking news and debunking fake news.
‘You Can’t Watch This’ shows the human side of what it’s like to be exiled from public discourse
An interesting look at some of the internet’s most censored individuals.
The Dissenter browser with built-in censorship-proof Dissenter comments and ad blocking is a fast, fun way to promote free speech online
Gab, the free speech software company behind the Dissenter browser, say it will “put free speech and users first.”
Tulsi Gabbard on free speech online: “Unchecked, First Amendment rights going out the window”
Gabbard is the only Democratic Presidential candidate speaking about free speech.
Google to conservative think tank: delete your article or never be allowed to advertise again
Conservatives’ case against Google seems to be more relevant by the day.
Court hearing for Redditor’s right to anonymity set to take place on Monday
A religious organization’s attempt to blatantly misuse the copyright laws for reaching their ends.
A Reddit user proves he was banned from a subreddit because of racist mods
A Reddit user was banned and told “no whites allowed”.
Google Chrome Web Store bans free speech comments extension Dissenter
Google’s decision to remove Dissenter comes within 24 hours of Mozilla’s decision to remove Dissenter from the Firefox extensions store.
Twitter plans to hide and label tweets from Trump and other public figures when they violate its rules
In an interview with The Washington Post, Twitter’s Lead of Trust and Safety, Legal, and Public Policy, Vijaya Gadde, said that Twitter is working on ways to hide tweets and label tweets from President Trump and other public figures if they violate Twitter’s rules.
A Jehovah’s Witnesses group is trying to abuse copyright law to unmask a Reddit user’s identity
EFF is optimistic that a court will reject the subpoena targeting “darkspilver” – as courts regularly do if these requests don’t pass constitutional scrutiny.
Twitter tests hiding like and retweet numbers in an attempt to hide negative feedback
Twitter is testing a new feature which hides likes and retweet numbers on replies in its public beta testing app Twttr. If the test are successful, this feature could be integrated into the main Twitter app.
Conservatives and Libertarians will need to embrace alternative platforms to still have a voice in 2020
The very platforms used to discuss ideas don’t want to see conservatives and libertarian ideas succeed.