E.U. Passes Censorship-Inducing Online Copyright Regulations
Online platforms will be subjected to a costly, easily-abused system that will likely pull down legal content.
Online platforms will be subjected to a costly, easily-abused system that will likely pull down legal content.
Bill also calls for holding forum moderators legally liable for extreme speech.
Demands for government oversight hide opportunism amid rhetoric about safety.
An aide for the jailed dissident calls Google's actions "political censorship."
The Department of Justice plans to look into whether social media platforms are "hurting competition and intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas."
A state law says you can't call it meat unless it's actually beef, pork, or poultry. Critics say the bill violates the First Amendment.
"I didn't feel comfortable being told what I couldn't write about by President Falwell."
A story of censorship in the age of memes
It's not the first time Apple has bowed to China's censorship demands.
The House majority leader doesn't understand how Twitter works.
"If I have to specifically write word for word exactly what you are and are not permitted to print…then I'll do that," the judge said.
People appalled by Cody Wilson's firearm fabrication software tend to forget about the First Amendment.
The podcast crew takes on the The New York Times' controversial new hire, Trump's trade war escalations, Medicare-for-all, and 3D-printed guns.
The platform is struggling to handle contradictory laws about legal and illegal use of pot
...after months of complaining that social media companies censor too much.
If social media feels like a cesspool, don't go swimming.
House Committee on Un-American Activities
Sometimes censorship is a public-private partnership.
Censorship is "nefarious." Unless it's being carried out by the government.
"Haven't presidents been killed in the United States? Have you forgotten about-well, has Kennedy been killed in Russia or in the United States? Or Mr. King?"
Lawmakers resist plan that would likely lead to widespread censorship of online media sharing.
The company's hands-off, user-centered approach is a model other content platforms would do well to emulate.
Our video is awesome. But nothing in the First Amendment says YouTube has to run it.
Friday A/V Club: The boxer who just got a posthumous presidential pardon was a central figure in one of the first battles over movie censorship.
When government has the power to censor, ultimately it will look for excuses to suppress opposition.
Stamford, Connecticut, police chief objects to salty language on a sign. That's not a crime.
Too many people (and governments) want to shut down and punish speech they disagree with.
Man goes to jail for complaining about police response times.
Court feels "menaced" by a pug.
Why all Americans should be thankful for the First Amendment
From One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest to Black Peter, the Czech-born Oscar-winner championed eccentric individuals and artists over small-minded bureaucrats and a stifling state.
Prodding private companies into self-censorship is a dangerous government tradition.
Everett, Washington, continues to wage war against scantily clad "bikini baristas."
"They are being watched, and that's a problem."
The great content crackdown has begun.
The vigorous debate over censorship shows how much Iran has changed in recent years.