Preston Byrne
Stories
Ofcom Wants American Police to Collect Its Speech Fine
A foreign censor is demanding that US police override the First Amendment to finish its collection job.
Ofcom and the Fantasy of Global Speech Control
The British speech regulator proved it doesn’t understand the internet.
Britain’s Free Speech Crisis and the Bill That Would Fix It
After centuries of prosecuting people for what they say, Britain may be closer than it has ever been to making free speech an actual legal right.
The Free Speech Act: A Demolition Plan for Britain’s Speech Laws
A blueprint for a nation starving for a taste of freedom.
Wyoming Introduces First-Ever Foreign Censorship Shield Bill
By tying legal protection to a Wyoming nexus, the state would invite creators and platforms targeted by the UK, EU, or Australia to anchor themselves in America’s newest free speech haven.
Pro-Censorship UK Regulator Pesters a US Forum Already Blocked in Britain
The absurdity of a regulator trying to police a website it can’t reach, already walled off from the very country claiming authority over it.
The GRANITE ACT: Wyoming Bill Targets Foreign Censors With $10M Penalties
Wyoming’s GRANITE Act flips the script, letting Americans hit back at foreign censors on their own turf.
UK Speech Regulator Ofcom Claims First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Americans From Its Censorship Law
The UK’s Ofcom now seems to believe its power supersedes the US Constitution when it comes to foreign censorship demands.
UK Regulator Ofcom Uses Online Censorship Law to Fine American Platform 4chan
The regulator is acting as if UK law governs platforms that exist entirely outside its borders.
4chan Rejects UK Ofcom Fine, Citing US Free Speech Protections and Threatening Legal Action
A £20,000 penalty from a London office just met the First Amendment firewall.
4chan Lawyers Fire Back as UK Tries to Censor From Across the Pond
American legal threats and First Amendment firepower collide with Britain’s latest attempt to stretch its censorship laws across the Atlantic.
