Russia Bans All Public Pro-LGBT Speech
Taking “Don’t Say Gay” to the next level.
A website designer asks SCOTUS to let her eschew work that contradicts her opposition to gay marriage.
Plus: The editors consider a listener question on the involuntary hospitalization of the mentally ill.
The Twitter Files are interesting but contain few true surprises. A mix of incompetence and partisanship got the site in trouble.
At a dangerous moment for the free exchange of ideas, civil libertarians can tally a win.
Elon Musk's rescission of the platform's prior policy, which forbade dissent from official guidance, is consistent with his promise of lighter moderation.
Given the harms caused, lessons should be learned from China’s people, not its government.
Too many Western governments want to follow in the footsteps of authoritarians when it comes to tech privacy.
While "the 26 words that created the internet" have been under fire from both sides, two groups argue that the 1996 law is essential to the future of abortion rights.
EU officials threaten to make their restrictive content rules a global standard.
The state is threatening to punish doctors whose advice deviates from the "scientific consensus."
Thanks, but we lived through the lies of their administrations that they used to sell us war and intrusive government meddling in health care.
Collin College fired Suzanne Jones in 2021, after she voiced support for union activity and the removal of Confederate monuments.
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Does Section 230 shield YouTube from lawsuits about recommendations? Can Twitter be forced to pay damages over the terrorists it hasn’t banned?
The world’s politicians offer a friendly reception to attacks on free speech.
"Upon careful review, we determined this video is not violative of our Community Guidelines and have reinstated it," said a YouTube spokesperson.
A crackdown on insults, hate speech, and misinformation punishes dissenters who express themselves in ways that offend government officials.
Democrats and Republicans both demand solutions that are inconsistent with the First Amendment.
It’s a terrible ruling that misunderstands years of First Amendment precedents. And it’s increasingly likely that the Supreme Court will have to intervene.
A new Cato report sheds light on "jawboning," or attempts by state actors "to sway the decisions of private platforms and limit the publication of disfavored speech."
Behind the scenes, federal officials pressure social media platforms to suppress disfavored speech.
Social media companies are eager to appease the government by suppressing disfavored speech.
This is a clear attempt by the administration to tamp down on opinions the adults don't like.
The left-leaning commentator wants to get back to normal. So more than 600 experts want to censor her.
People not only conceal their true beliefs, but often mouth opinions they don’t hold.
Florida’s governor claims unconstitutional powers that could be used to promote the "far-left" policies he decries.
Kyle Mann, the Christian satire site's editor, also talks Biden vs. Trump, and why he saves his deepest burns for mega-pastors like Joel Osteen.
The author of The Master and Margarita faced a bewildering mixture of rewards and censorship.
Ban on mandatory training of certain race topics “is a naked viewpoint-based regulation on speech.”
Billboards remind state residents that controversial speech enjoys First Amendment protection.
A Florida woman has been threatened with fines for giving tips without the proper occupational licensing.
The innocuously-titled Online Safety Bill threatens citizens' rights to privacy and to speak freely.
"Spazzing on that ass" does nothing whatsoever to harm people with cerebral palsy.
"The fact-checking industry has become a partisan arbiter of political disputes," notes Phil Magness.
Deplatforming controversial content is perfectly legal—and often counterproductive.
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Bitcoin's creator designed it to be radically transparent, but the tools exist to make it as hard to trace as cash.