Topic: Minnesota
Minnesota has seen a range of legislative and social media actions that raise significant concerns about free speech and privacy. Recent laws mandating user monitoring and age estimation on platforms, along with attempts to regulate online speech, threaten individual liberties and raise First Amendment questions. The state’s approach to digital identity and misinformation reflects a broader trend of censorship and surveillance that undermines the principles of free expression.
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Flock Camera Error Gets Innocent Driver Boxed In by Police
Between a Los Angeles photo shoot and a Minnesota Kohl’s, a private camera network decided a car reviewer was a…
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Minnesota Law Requires Platforms to Monitor and Age-Estimate All Users
Minnesota just mandated that platforms spy on every user to figure out which ones are kids.
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Minnesota To Mandate Mental Health Warnings on Social Media; First Amendment Questions Loom
What begins as a mental health warning could end as a blueprint for government-authored speech online.
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Walz’s War on Words: A Blatant Distortion of the First Amendment
Walz’s take on “hate speech” gets dismantled.
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Walz’s 2020 Covid Snitch Hotline Sparks Debate Amid VP Bid
Orwellian surveillance proponent.
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The Secret Life of Phone Repairs: Privacy Risks Exposed
Your data at risk.
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The Digital ID and Online Age Verification Agenda
A huge threat to privacy and the free and open internet.
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Mayo Clinic is Sued For Suspending Doctor Over Online Posts on Covid and Transgenderism
An academic freedom lawsuit.
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Senator Klobuchar says Facebook’s Trump ban doesn’t go far enough
Klobuchar is doing the rounds promoting her new book on antitrust, breaking up Big Tech and is calling for more…
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An update on the Project Veritas lawsuit against the New York Times
The New York Times attempts to say its reporting is “opinion” to avoid liability.
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Google shadowbans news about Minnesota violence in its search results for “riots today”
Other search engines provide news about the Minnesota riots when the same search term is used.
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Minneapolis council wanted to pay “influencers” $2,000 to combat misinformation surrounding Derek Chauvin trial
Critics accused the council of wanting to use propaganda.