Speech
California Content Law Design Code Faces Free Speech Clash
The fight over California’s child safety law is turning into a referendum on the future of online anonymity and free expression.
US Blocks Easy Online Comments on New Government Rules
A single quiet tweak just made mass public feedback on federal rules a bureaucratic endurance test.
BC Nurse Fined and Suspended Over Gender Policy Criticism
What began as a three-word message became a 332-page inquisition.
X Slams Brazil for Censorship, Secret Orders, and Free Speech Crackdown in USTR Trade Investigation
Brazil’s top courts are playing global referee, and X says the match is rigged.
Ninth Circuit Rules ISPs Can’t Be Forced to Unmask Users Under DMCA
The court didn’t break new ground, but it finally drew a line others refused to.
UK Children’s Commissioner Calls for VPN Digital ID Checks
Age checks on VPNs could mark the next step in Britain’s descent into digital overreach.
Germany Rejects US Free Speech Criticism as Social Media Arrests Fuel International Condemnation
Berlin insists on free speech, even as memes come with a price tag and a warrant.
UK: Police Slammed for Silencing Ex-Firefighter Robert Moss Over Online Posts
The cops took his phone, his freedom, and nearly his right to be annoying on Facebook.
4chan Lawyers Fire Back as UK Tries to Censor from Across the Pond
American legal threats and First Amendment firepower collide with Britain’s latest attempt to stretch its censorship laws across the Atlantic.
Age Verification Lobby Pushes For Age Verification Checks For VPN Use
Privacy tools are being rebranded as loopholes in need of closure.
Dutch Regulator Pressures X, Facebook, TikTok to Enforce EU Censorship Rules Ahead of October Election
Unelected regulators and digital giants huddle to redraw the boundaries of acceptable speech weeks before the Netherlands votes.
Irish Govt Pushes “Disinfo” Plan Despite Public Backlash
Public backlash was treated like background noise as the state wrote its own rules for truth.