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Austin Police Begin Use of Facial Recognition Amid Concerns Over Surveillance Expansion
Austin Police Department adopts facial recognition under 2020 resolution, deepening biometric surveillance with minimal oversight safeguards.
Texas Bill Declares War on Memes
What starts as a war on deepfakes ends with jail time for posting a meme.
“Male Supremacism Studies Conference” Advocates Aggressive Deplatforming to Suppress Dissent, Criticized for Promoting Censorship Over Dialogue
Silencing as strategy took center stage at a conference where free speech was framed not as a right but a threat.
Indian Court Orders Proton Mail Block
A Swiss bunker for private emails gets caught in the crosshairs of India’s surveillance ambitions.
EU Leaders Advocate Stronger Censorship Regulation to Counter “Disinformation” Threats
Europe’s push against disinformation doubles as a battle to define who gets to frame reality online.
Murena and e Foundation Founder Gael Duval Announces New Devices, Business Tools, and Enhanced Privacy Features for /e/OS in 2025 Expansion Plan
Stripping tech to its open-source bones, Murena doubles down on the belief that privacy shouldn’t come at the cost of convenience.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Edson Fachin Renews Push for Regulation of Online Speech and “Fake News” Amid Press “Freedom” Forum
By recasting free expression as a threat, Fachin opens the door for power to define the boundaries of truth.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Push For Controversial Online “Safety” Legislation
Framed as guardians of digital childhoods, Harry and Meghan are backing a movement that risks baking censorship into the architecture of the internet.
Israel, Russia, Ukraine, and Others Clash Over Speech Control at UN “Disinformation” Talks
What begins as a call to counter disinformation veers into a diplomatic tug-of-war over who gets to define the truth.
New York Is Quietly Rolling Out Precrime Surveillance Tech
Bad posture, sweaty palms, or talking to yourself could now qualify as precursors to crime on your morning commute.
MembersMark Zuckerberg’s Expensive Fear of Competition
Meta’s courtroom theater keeps peeling back layers of PowerPoint panic and spreadsheet subtext like a Silicon Valley telenovela where every episode ends with another billion-dollar shrug.
Judge Refers Apple for Contempt, Bars App Store Fees on External Purchases in Epic Games Case
Apple’s billion-dollar defiance just met a judge who kept the receipts.