Speech
Brussels Has Opinions About Your Social Media Feed
The same law that polices what Europe can post online now polices how the apps are built, and Meta is the test case.
Markey’s AI Bills Could Force Online Age Verification Digital ID
The slogan is taking power back from Big Tech. The fine print asks for your ID before you are allowed to say a word.
South Korea’s Fake News Law Puts a Price on Online Speech
Washington calls it censorship, the opposition calls it a gag law, and the ruling party calls it protection.
Dressen v. Flaherty: Vaccine Censorship Case Goes to Appeal
The support group was a safe room online, so Washington leaned on the platforms until the door shut.
Australia: Royal Commission Presses Meta to Censor More Content
Meta’s policy director flew in by video link to defend leaving posts up, which is a sentence that would have been unthinkable a year ago.
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.