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Court Says UW-Madison Social Media Censorship Illegal
A university’s comment filters just got schooled by the Constitution.
Supreme Court Urged to Halt Mississippi’s Online Digital ID Law Over Free Speech and Privacy Concerns
Online anonymity faces a pivotal threat as Mississippi’s digital ID law pushes private speech through a government filter.
Allentown Sued for Retaliating Against Man Who Filmed Police From Public Sidewalk
A sidewalk, a camera, and a sarcastic quip were all it took to summon the full weight of Allentown’s police force.
Blake Lively Wants Names and IP Addresses
From hobbyist astrologers to mid-tier YouTubers, anyone who speculated too freely is now being treated like a digital accomplice to coordinated defamation.
Military Spouse Sues Navy Over Facebook Ban
Sergio Rodriguez challenges Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay over Facebook ban tied to utility crisis comments.
Court Overturns Douglass Mackey Meme Conviction
A satirical meme case ends in acquittal as the court draws a hard line between digital provocation and criminal conspiracy.
Judge: Yardley Officials Illegally Deleted Criticism on Facebook
The borough’s attempt to control the conversation online now faces a costly reckoning in court.
South Dakota Follows Texas With Broader Online Digital ID Law
Websites now face a murky standard that could chill far more speech than lawmakers admit.
Fired Over a Meme: The Free Speech Fight the Justices Passed Up
The decision leaves unresolved how far public employers can reach into employees’ private lives.
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.
Chappaqua School District Strengthens Student Speech Protections After Lawsuit Over Off-Campus Rap Suspension
A suburban school district rewrites its rulebook after trying to police a rap verse posted online.
Obama Wants Filters Not Freedom
The old guard of legacy media and Big Tech aren’t simply losing the argument, they’re just losing their grip on the mic.
