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X Challenges EU’s $140 Million Digital Services Act Fine in Court
No outside arbiter, no independent review, no appeal before the fine lands; just the Commission, its definitions, and a $140 million bill. X is pushing back.
FBI Wins Court Ruling to Keep Twitter Payments Secret
A federal judge just ruled that the public can’t know exactly how much the FBI paid Twitter during the years it was also telling Twitter which Americans to censor.
Berlin Court Orders X to Hand Over Hungarian Election Data to Researchers
The court gave researchers what they asked for, but the same institution that fined X for refusing is also the largest funder of the group that sued to make it comply.
Macron, Merz, and Von Der Leyen Defend Expanded Speech Controls
The Munich Security Conference just became a defense session for Europe’s most ambitious censorship regime.
Congressional Report Warns Britain Is Exporting Censorship Worldwide
Starmer’s government faces an unprecedented rebuke from Washington over digital laws once hailed as a model for safety.
France’s Raid on X Opens New Front in Europe’s War Over Online Speech
By targeting platform executives instead of those committing offenses, France has turned speech regulation into an instrument of state coercion.
EU Records Reveal Absurd Justifications for $150 Million Fine Against X
The EU turned a Donald Duck parody and a blue checkmark into evidence of systemic harm, and somehow made it sound official.
EU Targets X (Again) in Grok AI Probe
Another week, another threat from Brussels aimed squarely across the Atlantic.
Democratic Senators Urge Tech Platforms to Restrict AI Images, Including Altered Clothing and Body-Shape Edits
Reports of AI-made bikini photos have become the pretext for expanding censorship beyond explicit content into the merely suggestive.
US Threatens Sanctions Over UK Plan to Block X
Washington’s warning has turned Starmer’s hardline internet policy into a diplomatic reckoning over the limits of state power online.
Democrats Demand Apple and Google Ban X From App Stores
Lawmakers’ demands reveal how easily they think an excuse can eclipse the First Amendment in the age of AI.
Germany Considers Broader Legal Authority for Internet Surveillance and State Hacking
Much of the world’s data has always passed through Frankfurt; now Germany wants to keep a copy for itself.