Speech
X Is Funding a Lawsuit Against Block After Employee Was Fired for Tweets
Another free speech lawsuit funded by Elon Musk’s company.
X To Fund Legal Bills for Canadian Doctor Kulvinder Kaur Gill, Punished for COVID Tweets
One of the legal challenges Elon Musk’s company has committed to support.
YouTube Says It Has a “Responsibility” To Manipulate Algorithms Leading Up to the 2024 Election
YouTube has a plan to remove and suppress some content, and boost what it decides are “authoritative” sources.
Facebook “Fact-Checker” RMIT Accused of Misconduct, Criticized for Spreading Misinformation about Energy
“Fact checkers” hold power over what gets suppressed on the platform. But they’re often caught making false statements.
Shifting Election Narratives and Tech Collusion: Federal Government Continues Outreach to Tech Companies
After a temporary alleged pause, government agencies are back colluding with tech platforms.
AMA President Advocates for Stricter Censorship of Health “Misinformation,” Urges Platforms To Follow YouTube’s Strict Speech Policy
Jesse Ehrenfeld calls for online censorship.
Trudeau’s Online Speech Monitoring
The government contracted a third-party tool to monitor speech.
Florida Digital ID: DeSantis Signs Online Age Verification Law
New online privacy concerns.
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf Supports Police Recording “Non-Crime Hate Incidents”
Secretive speech reporting systems.
Google Is Ordered To Identify Who Watched Certain YouTube Videos
A massively overreaching and broad order.
Spain Reverses Telegram Block, But Users Are Alarmed About Overreach
The ban has been reversed, but not before causing alarm.
Missouri AG Andrew Bailey Sues Media Matters
“To force them to turn over documents regarding their solicitation of donations to bully advertisers into pulling out of X.”