Backpage Leaders Beat Pimping Charges as Court Affirms Importance of Immunity for Web Publishers of Third-Party Speech
"Congress has spoken on this matter and it is for Congress, not this Court, to revisit."
Censorship
How Long Before This Tool to Censor Images from Terrorists Gets Misused?
Amid European calls for speech crackdown, social media companies introduce tool for easier deletions.
The Future of Free Speech on Social Media Looks Grim
Social-media platforms have not so much "disrupted" the old media gatekeepers as they have introduced a watered-down version of the same concept.
It's 2016 and School Districts are Still Pulling To Kill a Mockingbird and Huckleberry Finn From Libraries
One parent's objection to deliberately provocative language gets the classic novels 'temporarily' suspended from a Virginia school district.
Donate to Reason Because We 'Are Detrimental to the Safe, Secure, and Orderly Operation' of Prisons
And also because we "promote drug paraphernalia"
Alabama Bans Publishing of Prostitution Mugshots, Allows Cops to Hold Suspected Sex Workers for 72 Hours
Constitutional violations abound in Alabama "Human Trafficking Safe Harbor Act."
This Professor's List of 'Fake News' Sites Goes Predictably Wrong
How did sites like Breitbart and Red State get included?
Policing 'Fake News' Is Our Own Responsibility, Not Facebook's
Calling for the social media outlet to censor things, even completely made up stories, can end up in bad places.
35 'Press Freedom Predators' Named and Shamed By Reporters Without Borders
Despots, terrorists, intelligence agencies, and drug cartels all get their ignominious recognition.
Archie and Jughead Get Weird
Liberated from the Comics Code, the Riverdale gang finds new ways to be strange.
Former Backpage.com Heads Say Pimping Charges Motivated by Politics, Not Facts
"Make no mistake; Kamala Harris has won all that she was looking to win when she had us arrested."
SCOTUS Won't Hear Illinois Sheriff's Appeal of Order to Stop Threatening Credit Card Companies for Working With Backpage
Visa and Mastercard had ceased serving the site under threat of sanction from the Illinois sheriff.
California Censors IMDB Because of Hollywood's Alleged Ageism
Lawmakers attempt to tell online database what information it's allowed to publish.
In 3D-Printed Gun Case, Federal Court Permits Speech Censorship in the Name of Alleged National Security
Prior restraint keeps blueprints off the Internet.
Hey Students! Make Your School the First Heterodox University!
Want to support free speech and greater viewpoint diversity on your campus? Here's how.
When Wrongthink Becomes Workplace Harrassment
The EEOC wants to decide whether the Gadsden flag might be racist.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Gets Political with RNC in Cleveland
Censorship, war, race, gender, sexuality, police brutality all covered in sweeping new exhibit "Louder Than Words: Rock, Power, and Politics."
Where Did the Justice Dept. Learn to Censor Info About Violent Attacks? From the Public (Updated: Redactions Reversed)
Here are your unintended consequences for demanding media censor info about mass killers.
London Protects Its Citizens From Onslaught of Beautiful People
Saving young folks from hurt feelings warrants wide-scale censorship efforts in London.
Spanking Website Wins Battle Against British Web Censors
The U.K. Office of Communications has ruled in favor of feminist pornographer Pandora Blake and her site DreamsOfSpanking.com.
The Petty Tyranny of Beer Label Censors
Flying Dog Brewery's successful battle to sell Raging Bitch in Michigan illustrates the capriciousness of alcohol regulation.
Why Vape? E-Cig Companies Are Not Allowed to Say.
The FDA is suppressing potentially lifesaving information about the health advantages of e-cigarettes.
Why We Should All Care About Brazil's War on WhatsApp
Because WhatsApp is so popular, it is a prime target for government data mining-and not just in Brazil.
Three 11-Year-Old "Dancing Trumps" Forbidden to Perform at School Talent Show
Silly oversized masks and a benign, wordless, apolitical dance routine was too hot for a Massachusetts public school to handle.
Charlie Hebdo, Terrorism, and the Culture of 'You Can't Say That'
The strangling of free, open commentary on Islam in Europe has had an impact that is as predictable as it is dire.
Victimhood Culture: How Abuse, Bullying, Trauma, Mental Disorders, Addiction, and Prejudice Became Pervasive
Psychological "concept creep" pathologizes everyday experience and encourages a sense of impotent victimhood.
Cuban Internet Censorship is a Good Thing, According to The Nation
Venerable progressive mag argues in favor of a repressive regime controlling access to information, because it beats "corporate control."
How Rock Music (Mostly) Defeated Castro's Censorship
The Rolling Stones prepare their historic concert in a country that once banned the Beatles and still harasses artistic free expression
Edward Snowden, Pussy Riot, Ai Weiwei Create Messages for World Day Against Cyber Censorship
"Without freedom of speech there is no modern world, just a barbaric one."
You Can't Say That on Chinese Television
China's Communist authorities have put out a laundry list of material they don't want to see on TV, from homosexuality to unpatriotic sound effects.
Students, Teachers at Calif. School Think an Anti-Gay Sticker Can Bully People
Your rights end where their feelings begin.
Stupid Laws Censor the Truth from Whisky Buyers
Liquor regulations in the U.S. and EU control how honest makers can be.
