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New York Imposes Law Forcing Social Media to Justify Speech Policies to State Authorities
State power over online speech is colliding with private editorial control in a test case that could redraw the boundary between transparency and compelled speech.
X Urges EU to Reject “Chat Control 2.0” Surveillance Law Threatening End-to-End Encryption
Scanning every message before it’s sent flips the internet’s architecture from private by default to suspect by design.
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Slams French Investigation, Warns of Global Crackdown on Privacy and Free Speech
In a defiant interview, Durov warns that Europe’s push for surveillance risks normalizing the very authoritarianism it claims to fight.
Meta to Use AI Chatbot Conversations for Ad Targeting
Meta is turning casual chats into ad fuel, folding dinner tips and small talk into the same profiling engine that already knows what you scroll past at 2 a.m.
Brave Browser Surpasses 100 Million Monthly Users
Growth like this suggests privacy isn’t niche anymore, it’s mainstream.
UK Expands Live Facial Recognition as First Legal Challenge Targets Met Police Misidentification
Facial recognition quietly scales nationwide as police double down on a tool still lacking clear legal ground.
MembersInside Ukraine’s Digital Identity Experiment the World Is Watching
Ukraine may be the test lab, but the blueprint is being quietly shipped abroad.
Starmer Adds To UK Civil Liberties Decline With Reckless iCloud Backdoor Demand
The demand is domestic, but the damage is universal.
X Challenges Indian Court Ruling Upholding Censorship Takedown Portal
X says Sahyog lets the government scrub the internet without ever stepping into a courtroom.
Afghanistan Reconnected After 48-Hour Taliban Internet Blackout
Taliban enforced nationwide blackout in Afghanistan, halting internet, mobile access, banking, and digital infrastructure.
Quiet Skies Turns Dark as Senate Exposes Secret Surveillance of Americans
A counterterrorism tool quietly became a shadow blacklist for political outliers and public servants.
Imgur Withdraws from UK Following Regulator Age Verification Compliance Probe
For now, a platform built on anonymity walks away rather than build ID checkpoints.