Mike Lee
Resolutions Introduced in Congress Challenge EU and UK Online Censorship Laws’ Influence on US Free Speech
Lawmakers move to reclaim digital sovereignty as Washington confronts the global reach of Europe’s speech controls.
Redefining Obscenity: Lawmakers Take Aim at More Online Content
The bill would let federal prosecutors target consensual adult content once shielded by artistic or literary value.
Congress Extends Mass Surveillance Program
FISA has been renewed until Spring 2024.
Senators Question FBI On Warrantless Surveillance
Accusations of Fourth Amendment violations.
Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Bill That Would End Private Messaging
The push to end privacy.
Republican Senator Mike Lee introduces bills to target online pornography, introduce online age verification
By defining “obscenity” and introducing online age checks.
FBI Director Christopher Wray says social media platforms should take more responsibility and moderate content
Amid calls to monitor more social media posts.
New bipartisan bill aims to break up Google’s ad dominance
The bill is gaining support.
Members
A restricted version of Parler will return to the App Store
The App Store version will be more censored than the Android or web version.
Republicans probe Big Tech collusion in the deplatforming of Parler
They want to know how Apple, Google, and Amazon all banned Parler within a few days.
Amazon faces criticism for saying it banned popular book for framing transgenderism as a “mental illness”
The author and publisher says it does no such thing.