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Medical Group Files Supreme Court Brief Against Biden Administration’s Online Censorship Pressure
Murthy v. Missouri is the biggest online censorship case of our time.
Hugo Awards Accused of Self-Censorship To Appease China
Emails reveal administrators examining the social media activities, past travel records, and overall work of authors.
Meta Is Expanding Its Controversial “Fact-Checking” Program to Other Platforms
Threads starts rolling out a “fact-checking” program.
Russia Creates Blacklist of YouTubers
A new move to force Russian citizens to use national platforms that are forced to abide by speech laws.
House Republicans Accuse State Department of Threats To Obstruct Online Censorship Investigation
House Republicans are claiming that their investigation into government censorship of US companies is under threat by the State Department. The investigation has been focused on the State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC) providing financial support to the Global Disinformation Index
Colorado Bill Empowering Attorney General To Study Online “Misinformation” Sparks Free Speech Concerns
Another state wants to start “studying” online speech. Civil liberties groups have First Amendment questions.
RFK Jr. Wins Injunction Against Biden Administration Censorship
A preliminary injunction prohibits the Biden administration from pressuring social media companies to suppress online speech.
Trudeau Government Is Sued Over Emergencies Act, Freezing Civil Liberties Protesters’ Ban Accounts
Trudeau’s authoritarian overreach, which a court ruled was unconstitutional, is being challenged by the victims of his actions.
UK: Peers Grill the Government About the Counter “Disinformation” Unit, Which Spied on Lawful Speech by Government Critics
The government has been taken to task over its secretive censorship units.
Study Pushes for “Fact-Checks” To Be Rebranded as a “Confirmations”
The controversial “fact-checking” censorship complex could get a rebrand if researchers get their way.
Second Circuit Set To Hear Oral Arguments in Rumble’s Free Speech Case Against New York’s Online Censorship Law
The hearing will take place on Friday.
AI Is Inflaming Workplace Surveillance
The mass-monitoring of speech is a controversial growing idea in the workplace.