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House Judiciary Report Reveals GARM and Foreign Regulators’ Collusion to Censor American Speech and Silence Trump
Behind closed doors, ad giants and regulators shaped the speech rules of the internet while the mainstream media looked the other way.
Senate Moves Forward with GENIUS Act Requiring Stablecoin Issuers to Enforce KYC, Monitor Transactions, and Report Suspicious Activity
The bill’s passage could set the stage for the US to become the global hub for digital currency, but at the cost of heightened surveillance and tighter control.
OpenAI Is Ordered to Save Every ChatGPT Chat — Even the Ones You Delete
Private prompts once thought ephemeral could now live forever, thanks for demands from the New York Times.
Spyware Giant Says Jury Tried to Bankrupt It Over WhatsApp Hack
NSO says the jury overreached, but the numbers may reflect how deeply the danger of Pegasus has resonated.
Apple Reinstates Fortnite Amid Antitrust Pressure, Settles Dispute with Epic Games
Apple blinked before the gavel fell, but the game is back and the rules are changing.
Key Group in Government-Linked Censorship Network Boasted of Defunding News Outlets
The real triumph wasn’t in foreign policy but in rebranding domestic censorship as national security strategy.
Coinbase Breach Exposes Risks of Digital ID
The more data these systems hoard, the more treasure there is for thieves to plunder.
US-EU Trade Talks Stall Over EU Fines and Taxes on American Tech Giants Like Apple and Meta
Tech fines become the new tariffs as Washington fumes over Brussels’ billion-dollar penalties.
Gun Owners Group Calls for Inquiry into Firearms Industry’s Secret Sharing of Customer Data
Gun owners accuse their own industry’s top lobby of weaponizing private data like it’s ammo for campaign season.
Marco Rubio Reveals Biden-Era State Department Compiled Dossiers on Americans for “Disinformation”
A government tool built to fight foreign propaganda ended up keeping receipts on its own citizens.
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.
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.