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German Authorities Search Conservative Commentator’s Home After Online Post
A morning knock at a Berlin apartment has turned one man’s sarcasm into a national argument over the limits of online expression.
UK Expands Online Safety Act to Enforce Preemptive Censorship For “Priority” Offenses
Britain’s push for online “safety” drifts into a realm of digital pre-crime, where algorithms decide guilt before anything gets seen.
LaLiga Block Causes Spain Internet Outage and VPN Surge
A football league’s crusade to protect its broadcasts has ended up benching an entire nation’s internet.
Australia’s Pro-Censorship eSafety Chief Julie Inman Grant Sought to Sway Coalition Before Senate Inquiry
Her behind-the-scenes letter reveals a regulator fighting to preserve her own reach while the public questions who gets to decide what Australians can say online.
Countries Call on the EU to Enforce “Values” Through Speech Rules
The promise of unity is starting to sound like a contract written in conditional freedoms.
Judge Orders Tech CEOs to Testify in Case Using Algorithmic Design Rules as a New Avenue for Indirect Online Censorship Pressure
For the first time, design choices, not just direct speech, are being treated as moral acts in a court of law.
Algeria Jails Opposition Figure Over Facebook Post
Another round in Algeria’s long duel between political speech and presidential pride.
The Constitutional Fight Over New Jersey’s Baby DNA Stockpile
The fight over New Jersey’s newborn blood tests is no longer about medicine; it’s about who owns the code of a human life once the state takes it.
UK Expands Live Facial Recognition Surveillance as Greater Manchester Police Join Nationwide Rollout
Each scan of a stranger’s face tightens the loop between public safety and personal freedom.
Florida Attorney Sues Roku Over Failure to Implement Age Verification, Privacy Concerns
Florida’s lawsuit spotlights a paradox where efforts to shield children online could end up erasing privacy for everyone.
MembersDitching Google: Practical Self-Hosted Replacements
The exit ramp from Google starts with your own box.
UK Met Police Will Stop Investigating (But Will Still Record) “None-Crime Hate Incidents”
A small step in the right direction for free speech.