Section 230
Adam Candeub’s Plan for Section 230, Obscenity, and Your Hands
There is a version of reducing Big Tech’s power that leaves you freer, and this is not the one on offer.
A Judge Just Recommended Congress Force Apple to Build iCloud Photo Scanning
The judge admits the law “prioritizes privacy,” then treats that like a bug for Congress to patch.
New Mexico’s Meta Trial Opens with Judge Wary of State’s Broad Surveillance Demands
A single state judge is being asked to build the surveillance infrastructure that Congress won’t vote on and he already sounds skeptical.
The Verdict Against Meta and Google That Could End the Anonymous Internet
If the design-as-defect argument survives appeal, more than 1,600 similar cases waiting in courts across the country inherit a ready-made blueprint for killing anonymous speech.
Blackburn’s TRUMP AMERICA AI Act Repeals Section 230, Expands AI Liability, and Mandates Age Verification
The bill is framed as pro-innovation, but its actual architecture makes self-censorship and digital ID the only rational business decision for any platform that wants to survive.
UK Regulator Ofcom Has Fined 4chan £520,000 Under a Law That Doesn’t Apply in the US
The regulator issued a £520,000 fine; the lawyer replied with a picture of a hamster.
Zuckerberg’s “Fix” for Child Safety Could End Anonymous Internet Access for Everyone
Zuckerberg spent five hours defending Instagram’s design choices, and walked out having handed legislators and regulators their preferred blueprint for a national digital ID system.
Landmark LA Trial Targets Social Media Addiction Claims
A Los Angeles jury is about to decide whether social media design itself can be treated as a defective product in the eyes of American law.
4chan and Kiwi Farms Tell Ofcom It Can’t Censor and Run From Lawsuits
The filing says Ofcom’s notices to 4chan and Kiwi Farms are a breach of US sovereignty disguised as online safety.
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Repeal Section 230, Endangering Online Free Speech
Repealing Section 230 wouldn’t tame Big Tech; it would hand the keys of online speech to the few companies wealthy enough to survive the lawsuits.
The Algorithm Accountability Act’s Threat to Free Speech
By going after algorithms instead of posts, lawmakers seem to think they’re not going against the First Amendment.
MembersFrom the V-Chip to the Online ID Check: The Long Road from Parental Guidance to State Permission
The open web that once thrived on anonymity is slowly being rebuilt into a gated network where entry depends on proving you belong.