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Australia Orders Search Engines to Enforce Digital ID Age Checks
The new rules pull search engines and hosting platforms deeper into Australia’s expanding web of digital control.
Nexus Mods to Enforce Digital ID Age Checks Under UK and EU Laws
Nexus Mods prepares age checks for UK and EU users under the controversial Online Safety Act and Digital Services Act rules.
Judge: Yardley Officials Illegally Deleted Criticism on Facebook
The borough’s attempt to control the conversation online now faces a costly reckoning in court.
Truth Social Unveils Truth+ Package to Challenge Mainstream Streamers
The Patriot Package transforms Truth Social from a platform into a parallel media universe.
South Dakota Follows Texas With Broader Online Digital ID Law
Websites now face a murky standard that could chill far more speech than lawmakers admit.
Florida Bans State Funds for Groups Accused of Speech Policing
Florida blocks public funds for media monitoring firms in new law signed by Ron DeSantis after growing censorship concerns.
DOJ to Join Lawsuit Against Media-Tech Collusion Over Censorship
DOJ joins antitrust case against BBC, Reuters, AP, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and TNI over alleged suppression of independent media.
EU Turns Voluntary “Disinformation” Code Into Mandatory Rule Under New Censorship Law, Risking US Trade Tensions
Europe bets that mandatory audits and algorithm scrutiny can be framed as digital safety, not censorship.
Australia Tribunal Overturns eSafety Ruling in Free Speech Win
Australia’s Administrative Review Tribunal rules against eSafety Commissioner in Chris Elston and X free speech case.
Turkey Cracks Down on LeMan Magazine, Blocks X Account, Over Cartoon Depicting Muhammad and Moses, Amidst Protests and Arrests
LeMan faces legal action, protests, and bans in Istanbul after a cartoon draws condemnation from Erdoğan and Yerlikaya.
Fired Over a Meme: The Free Speech Fight the Justices Passed Up
The decision leaves unresolved how far public employers can reach into employees’ private lives.
UK’s Ofcom Seeks New Powers to Preemptively Block Viral Content, Censor Potentially Illegal Speech, and Mandate Broad Digital ID
What began as a promise of safety now edges toward a blueprint for a controlled, sanitized internet.