Florida's 'Anti-Rioting' Bill Gives the Government New Powers That Have Nothing to Do With Riots
Among other things, it calls for online censorship to shield identities of public officials and lets the governor control city police budgets.
Among other things, it calls for online censorship to shield identities of public officials and lets the governor control city police budgets.
A moot case about Trump blocking tweets leads to concerns that tech companies have too much control over speech.
When Amazon won't sell your book, you can head to Barnes & Noble. When government cancels your expression, there's nowhere left to go.
It strains credulity to believe random tweets can lead otherwise normal people to drive across the country and stage an insurrection.
Politicians on the right and the left are coming for your free speech.
The awful events of January 6 accelerated trends in left-of-center circles, particularly within media and technology companies.
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One bill would require lengthy disclaimers on all online political ads.
Platform censorship results from centralized design. Cryptocurrency techies are building decentralized alternatives.
He was no libertarian, but he absorbed an important lesson about regulating speech.
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You want more censorship? Go ahead, repeal Section 230.
It was terrible for free speech on the radio dial. We shouldn't inflict it on the internet too.
Alex Winter's new film celebrates the Rock Hall of Famer's individualism, anti-authoritarianism, and entrepreneurship.
Like the Hays Code and Waldorf Statement before it, new diversity requirements are Tinseltown's way of asserting cultural dominance through self-policing.
The rock legend fought for free speech and self-expression in ways that appealed to dissidents in America and communist countries alike.
The more that big social media companies act like they can control what people say, the more competition they encourage.
The show takes plenty of creative license, but viewers are smart enough to distinguish drama from documentary.
Earlier in November, surveillance footage captured officers beating a man for not wearing a mask.
It's hard to take seriously complaints that there are no alternatives to Facebook when they're made on Twitter.
Inspired by Germany's notorious hate-speech law, more countries seek to impose steep penalties on platforms that don't comply with their censorship whims.
There’s nothing good about censoring communication platforms citizens want to use.
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The Trump administration should discredit the former national security adviser's ideas, not subject him to a retaliatory investigation.
That point seems to have escaped many people who have not actually watched the controversial film, some of whom think it should banned.
The federal definition of child pornography does not encompass risqué dancing by clothed 11-year-olds.
U.S. officials claim their espionage laws apply to the world, but constitutional protections do not.
A country that was once making strides toward freedom slides further into oppression and authoritarianism.
Even as Americans rely on tech more than ever, our early-pandemic truce with the industry is officially over.
'Political correctness has grown to become the unhappiest religion in the world.'
"I’m a vegetarian and I love dogs, like Hitler. But the only thing I have in common with Hitler are the good bits!"
An ambiguous presidential order affecting a Chinese company connected to several popular video games sows confusion.