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Take-Two DMCA Subpoenas Target Whole GTA 6 Discord Servers
Three servers, one date range, and a request for everyone who said something in them.
Warner Bros. DMCA Takedowns Hit Lanterns Spoiler Discussion
Attn: Warner Bros. Discussing spoilers is not copyright infringement.
Google Apologizes for Vanished Lord of the Rings Purchase
It took a Reddit thread, a supervisor and a man quoting a licensing clause back at its author to restore three films to one library.
America Presses South Korea on "False Information" Law
The offense goes undefined, so the cheapest way to comply is to delete every post a court might someday dislike.
Jim Jordan Fights UK Plan to Force Legacy Media Into Feeds
Jim Jordan warns UK DCMS plan forcing YouTube, Facebook and TikTok to promote BBC news threatens free speech.
Australia’s Teen Social Media Ban Failed. the Government’s Fix Is to Double the Fines
The fines just doubled for a law that eighty-five percent of Australian teenagers already ignore.
How Britain Plans to Lock Legacy Media Into People’s Feeds
The public spent years drifting away from legacy broadcasters, so the state plans to algorithmically drag them back.
NO FAKES Act Clears Senate Committee: Delete First, Ask Never
Three senators named the free-speech problems out loud and voted for the bill anyway.
DOJ Sought YouTube Subscriber Data
The protection this judge offered could vanish the moment every account carries a verified government ID.
5 Tech Giants Let UK Speech Regulator Preview New Features
Five tech giants just agreed to show a government regulator their homework before turning it in, even though the law never said they had to.
Incoming Chief of UK Speech Regulator Takes Aim at VPNs
The incoming Ofcom chair’s to-do list includes treating VPNs as obstacles, demanding new powers over YouTube, and asking the Treasury for a bigger budget.
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.
