Speech
Ofcom Wants American Police to Collect Its Speech Fine
A foreign censor is demanding that US police override the First Amendment to finish its collection job.
NJ Judge Censors News Video He Admits He Never Watched
This is what a prior restraint looks like when nobody is in a rush to end one.
Man Sues DHS After Agents Tracked Him Over ICE Email
FIRE sues DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin as ICE agents track down David Streever over a critical email to ICE.
Labour Eyes Social Media Censorship for UK Elections
The rules that already tell British broadcasters what they can say at election time are being eyed for a much bigger target: everyone’s timeline.
Burnham Backs UK Social Media Ban, Digital ID Age Verification
Continuity, it turns out, means keeping the scheme that ends anonymous internet in Britain.
Washington Wants a Government Label on AI Speech
The pitch is transparency. The catch is that the government gets to write the words you’re forced to say.
Canada Considered Suing Citizens Over “False and Misleading” Social Media Posts
A 35-page memo, most of it blacked out, and the part they left visible is the part that should worry you.
Motion Asks Judge to Force FBI Disclosure of Potential Twitter Censorship Payments
The FBI won’t confirm records it has spent years openly admitting exist.
Australia’s Top Censor Wants Power Over The “Ratio”
Australia eSafety Commissioner wants notification power to punish online pile-ons as X Corp keeps winning in court.
UK Police Warn Man Over Pub Tweets
Two officers, one pint, and a politician’s hurt feelings walk into a Chiswick pub. Nobody breaks a law, and somehow that is the scary part.
The KIDS Act’s Next Stop Is the Senate. Make Your Voice Count.
It’s the closest Congress has come to passing an online digital ID bill in four years of trying.
MembersThe Memory Hole Above Beijing
The tools that erased a Beijing skyscraper crash are already moving through the West’s safety laws under warmer names.