Media
Ireland: Police Push for Limits on Civilian Journalism/Filming, Sparking Fears of Censorship and Reduced Police Accountability
Policing transparency collides with digital exposure as Garda leadership eyes curbs on citizen journalism.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio Shuts Down US Censorship Agency Remnants
What began as a shield against foreign lies became a scalpel for trimming domestic dissent.
US-Funded “Anti-Misinformation” Groups Are Still Quietly Active
Government-backed “anti-misinformation” projects quietly persist under new names and missions, blurring the line between public health outreach and narrative control.
Canada: Liberal Leader Mark Carney Supports Major CBC/Radio-Canada Funding Increases to Combat “Misinformation”
A fresh flood of federal cash aims to prop up legacy media as trust and relevance continue their long unacknowledged decline.
Free Speech Platform Rumble and Rebel News Sue Canadian Officials for Alleged Charter Violations and Political Interference in Toronto Event Featuring Donald Trump Jr.
Government officials allegedly tried to price the event out of existence, knowing they couldn’t shut it down outright.
Mastercard Agrees to Eschew Pressure to Censor Ads, Ends Third-Party Influence After Scrutiny Over Role in GARM
Mastercard’s quiet exit from GARM signals a shift from ad-industry alliances to corporate self-preservation.
Congressman Mark Harris Introduces “Free Speech Fairness Act” Aimed at Ending Johnson Amendment Restrictions on Religious and Nonprofit Political Speech
The bill challenges whether political neutrality should be the price of nonprofit status.
Germany’s CDU-SPD Coalition Eyes Stricter Online Speech Controls
Germany’s plan to police online speech reads less like policy and more like a control manual in beta.
UK Tries To Wield Censorship Laws Globally, Clashing with Gab and Kiwi Farms over Free Speech and Jurisdiction
Ofcom’s notices to Gab and Kiwi Farms mark the first major test of the UK’s extraterritorial approach to online regulation.
State-Approved Truth May Be Making a Comeback in Berlin
Germany’s SPD proposes Medieninnovationsfonds as AfD rises and coalition talks weigh public media funding.
Judge Dismisses Defamation Lawsuit Against NewsGuard
The judge ruled that subjective ratings, even when damaging, don’t meet the bar for defamation.
California’s Social Media Law Gutted: Court Strikes Down Key Censorship Provisions
California’s social media “transparency” law is gutted after legal defeat, leaving only minimal reporting requirements.