Speech
Porn Giant Calls for Device-Based Digital ID
The promise of privacy hides a blueprint for deeper platform control.
US Ambassador Warren Stephens Warns UK Government Against Laws Threatening Free Expression and Liberty
Britain’s shifting boundaries on speech have turned a national tension into an international warning about the cost of control.
Chat Control 2.0: EU Moves Toward Ending Private Communication
Behind the glass walls of Brussels, democracy risks becoming a paperwork illusion signed in silence.
The GRANITE ACT: Wyoming Bill Targets Foreign Censors With $10M Penalties
Wyoming’s GRANITE Act flips the script, letting Americans hit back at foreign censors on their own turf.
The Money Behind the Muzzle: Germany’s Fivefold Surge in Speech Control
A new report reveals how Germany’s multimillion-euro speech regulation drive has transformed censorship into an institutional routine of public service.
The Algorithm Accountability Act’s Threat to Free Speech
By going after algorithms instead of posts, lawmakers seem to think they’re not going against the First Amendment.
Europe Calls Its Censorship Law “Neutral” but Creators and Diplomats See a Clear Grip on Online Speech
The DSA’s promise of neutrality fades as enforcement power drifts from platforms to policymakers.
UK Government “Resist” Program Monitors Citizens’ Online Posts
Bureaucrats once hired to spin the news are now tasked with scanning neighborhood Facebook pages for wrongthink.
Britain’s Lawmakers Who Love Censorship and Hate Freedom
The people who think free speech is dangerous now get to decide what counts as a crime.
UK Police Make 10,000 Arrests Over “Offensive” Online Speech
In a nation where 90 percent of crimes go unsolved, the real emergency seems to be someone being offensive online.
Roblox to Mandate Facial and ID Verification
The platform’s age checks are part of a bigger push to create online spaces policed by biometrics.
US House Committee Summons Australian Censor Julie Inman Grant Over Global Takedown Demands
Australia’s online censorship laws are colliding head-on with America’s free speech politics.