Speech
Itch.io Deindexes NSFW-Tagged Games Amid Pressure from Payment Processors and Activist Campaign
Game devs watch their work vanish as faceless financial networks redraw the boundaries of what art is allowed to be seen.
The UK’s Online “Safety” Act Is Already Causing Protests To Be Hidden
Unsurprising: A law meant to shield kids from adult content is now hiding protest footage from adults.
UK Online Age Verification Triggers Chaos, Site Bans, VPN Surge
Every login is a data breach rehearsing its lines.
Reps. Gottheimer and Bacon Call For Controversial “STOP HATE Act” to Regulate Social Media Content with ADL Backing
Free speech meets a hammer as Congress eyes a censorship regime dressed in counterterror garb.
Allentown Sued for Retaliating Against Man Who Filmed Police from Public Sidewalk
A sidewalk, a camera, and a sarcastic quip were all it took to summon the full weight of Allentown’s police force.
Santiago Summit: Boric, Lula, Petro, and Sánchez Call for Global Digital Speech Regulation in Name of Democracy
Democracy was the brand, but censorship was the business plan.
Brazilian Feminist Isabella Cêpa Faces 25-Year Sentence as Supreme Court Retroactively Applies Racism Law to Gender Speech
A feminist’s remark is now the crucible for Brazil’s most radical test of speech and state power.
D.C. Circuit Strikes Down Gag Order Blocking X From Disclosing Government Data Requests in FBI Whistleblower Case
The court’s rejection of the gag order cracks open the secrecy around how federal power is used, and sometimes misused, behind closed doors.
Steam Purges Games Under Pressure from Visa and Mastercard’s Unseen Censorship
These gatekeepers of online speech don’t own platforms, they own the rails your money rides on.
Germany: AfD MP in Court for Posting Video of Protester’s Nazi Salute
The lawmaker who filmed the salute may pay a higher price than the man who made it.
Blake Lively Wants Names and IP Addresses
From hobbyist astrologers to mid-tier YouTubers, anyone who speculated too freely is now being treated like a digital accomplice to coordinated defamation.
Brazil Court Bans Sharing Bolsonaro Interviews on Social Media
The court’s sweeping order effectively censors any trace of Bolsonaro’s voice, even through third parties, signaling a major step in judicial control over public discourse.