Linda Yaccarino
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France’s Raid on X Opens New Front in Europe’s War Over Online Speech
By targeting platform executives instead of those committing offenses, France has turned speech regulation into an instrument of state coercion.
House Overwhelmingly Passes “Take It Down Act” Mandating Rapid Online Deepfake, Non-Consensual Imagery Takedowns
A law built to scrub AI nudes from the internet might also be used as a no-questions-asked censorship mechanism.
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Lawmakers Say KOSA Doesn’t Mandate Online Age Verification. It Effectively Does.
The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) uses online safety as a pretext for increased control, paving the way for digital ID and threatening privacy.
X’s Linda Yaccarino Backs Kids’ “Safety” Bill as Digital ID Privacy Fears Grow
X CEO Linda Yaccarino champions updates to KOSA, but critics warn age verification and digital IDs threaten privacy, anonymity, and free expression.
EU Threatens Musk Over “Harmful” Speech Ahead of Trump Interview
As Musk prepares to interview Trump on X, the EU’s top digital official warns of regulatory action.
“We Don’t Discriminate.” Rumble Shows Economic Pressures and Indirect Censorship Control Advertisers Have on Social Media Platforms
Allegations claim advertising cartels are curbing free speech by boycotting platforms hosting controversial figures.
Watch: Lawmakers and Tech CEOs Push Online Age and ID Verification Proposals During Hearing on Child Safety
Proposals that could erode privacy online and chill free speech.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino Says “Free Speech” Ends at “Hate Speech”
Who gets to decide what’s “hate speech?”
X Files Lawsuit Against Media Matters, Accusing the Organization of Manipulation and Defamation to Attack Free Speech
X says the activist groups allegedly false statements harmed X’s relationship with its advertisers.
X Won’t Demonetize Russell Brand, the Company Tells Pro-Censorship British MPs
Rival platform YouTube banned Brand from earning a living on the platform.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino Is “Successfully” Censoring “Lawful but Awful” Speech, Interview Reveals
The CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino, is once again plunged into a conversation surrounding the principles of free speech, shedding light on her standpoints which seem to contain inconsistencies. Yaccarino, in her conversation with the Financial Times, appeared initially to champion the concept of fre
