Topic: US
The First Amendment is the strongest speech protection in the world on paper, and it has not stopped officials from working around it. Agencies pressure platforms to bury content the government cannot lawfully ban, states pass age verification laws that put an ID check between adults and legal material, and “online safety” bills keep advancing on the assumption that speech is something to be managed. We cover the legislation, the jawboning, and the court fights that decide how much of the First Amendment survives contact with the internet.
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Macron Urges EU Response to Trump’s Tariff Threats Over Censorship Law, Targets US Tech Firms
Macron is betting that defending EU censorship rules will win him leverage, not isolation.
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Your Phone Isn’t Safe at the Border. Warrantless Phone Searches Hit Record High.
Citizen or not, your texts are fair game at the terminal. Here’s how to protect yourself.
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4chan Rejects UK Ofcom Fine, Citing US Free Speech Protections and Threatening Legal Action
A £20,000 penalty from a London office just met the First Amendment firewall.
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EU-US Trade Deal Stalls Over Digital Censorship Disputes
Europe’s “red line” on censorship demands is turning a trade pact into a staring contest.
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US Blocks Easy Online Comments on New Government Rules
A single quiet tweak just made mass public feedback on federal rules a bureaucratic endurance test.
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Trump Order Targets Political Debanking but Spares Visa, Mastercard, Payment Processor Monopolies
Trump’s banking order swings at the branches while the payment giants holding the trunk stand untouched.
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The New Instagram Feature That Should Make You Run for the Off Switch
If you care about privacy, you’ll want to warn the people in your life before Instagram starts broadcasting their location…
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Reps. Gottheimer and Bacon Call For Controversial “STOP HATE Act” to Regulate Social Media Content with ADL Backing
Free speech meets a hammer as Congress eyes a censorship regime dressed in counterterror garb.
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Retailers Are Charging You More Based on Your Data. Here’s What You Can Do.
Surveillance pricing uses data from devices, apps, and social media to set individualized prices. But there are some solutions…
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Truth+ Goes Global
Truth+ aims to turn its fight against Big Tech into a global streaming play.
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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…
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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…