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Deplatforming

Blocked Facebook page | Rafael Henrique | Dreamstime.com

Free Speech

What Will 303 Creative Mean for Social Media Regulation?

If you can't force a web designer to serve a gay wedding, can you force a web platform to serve a politician?

Scott Shackford | 7.3.2023 2:55 PM

Alex Jones and Big Tech bans | Illustration: Lex Villena; Ron Sachs/picture alliance / Consolidated/Newscom

Alex Jones

Big Tech's Ban on Alex Jones Fans the Flames of His Conspiracy Theories

Deplatforming controversial content is perfectly legal—and often counterproductive.

Liz Wolfe | 7.29.2022 12:05 PM

interview | Photo: Natalia Aguilera

Technology

Mike Solana Wants You To Commit Thoughtcrimes

The Hereticon organizer on deplatforming, tribalism, and why tech dudes and journalists are natural enemies

Peter Suderman | 5.15.2022 6:00 AM

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Russia

Russia Is Getting Canceled

Plus: Remembering life before smartphones, Biden's SOTU may pay lip service to deficit hawks, and more...

Eric Boehm | 3.1.2022 9:30 AM

featurecovergillespie | Photo: NikolaVukojevic/iStock

Cancel Culture

Self-Cancellation, Deplatforming, and Censorship

A taxonomy of cancel culture.

Nick Gillespie | 9.7.2021 6:00 AM

shrier | Abigail Shrier, Twitter

Trans

Abigail Shrier: Trans Activists, Cancel Culture, and the Future of Free Expression

The Irreversible Damage author talks about getting deplatformed from Target and her support for gender-reassignment interventions.

Nick Gillespie | 7.7.2021 5:05 PM

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Social Media

Why Did YouTube Remove This Reason Video?

Our coverage of biohackers working on a DIY vaccine last year was solid reporting on an important subject. If YouTube insists on banning journalism like this, what's next?

Zach Weissmueller | 6.16.2021 2:46 PM

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Decentralization

How To Fight Deplatforming: Decentralize

Meet the visionaries building a new, un-censorable, peer-to-peer web using the tools of encryption and cryptocurrency.

Zach Weissmueller | 2.17.2021 3:30 PM

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Section 230

Is the Great Deplatforming of 2021 an Assault on Free Speech?

No, says Techdirt's Mike Masnick, but it is cause for expanding Section 230 and building a more decentralized internet.

Nick Gillespie | 1.14.2021 3:00 PM

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Deplatforming

How To Respond to the Great Deplatforming of 2021

We need an open digital commons, where individuals maintain ownership of their own identities and where speech is highly resistant to political pressure. 

Zach Weissmueller | 1.12.2021 3:16 PM

interview | Jay L. Clendenin

Documentary

Errol Morris Is Fascinated by and Terrified of Steve Bannon

The decorated filmmaker didn't expect the dramatic reaction to his "toxic" documentary about Trump's former aide-de-camp.

Nick Gillespie | 2.16.2020 6:00 AM

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Donald Trump

Oscar-Winner Errol Morris on American Dharma, Steve Bannon, and Cancel Culture

"They wanted to deplatform me," says the legendary filmmaker, for the mortal sin of engaging former Trump adviser and Breitbart.com head.

Nick Gillespie | 11.13.2019 6:00 PM

Morris_Main_1 | Paul Detrick

Steve Bannon

Errol Morris on Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, Theranos, and Cancel Culture

Outrage mobs kept his new movie "American Dharma" out of theaters for a year.

Nick Gillespie | 11.8.2019 12:21 PM

Congratulations, America! | YouTube

Free Trade

Trump's Mexican Standoff and the New Illiberal Right

When Tucker Carlson and Elizabeth Warren agree on trade, regulation, and social media, it's time to rethink a few things.

Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Peter Suderman, and Nick Gillespie | 6.10.2019 3:00 PM

Large image on homepages | Joanna Andreasson. Source image: Gueholl/iStock

Technology

Deplatforming Is a Dangerous Game

Paying customers may be the next targets for social media "deplatforming."

Declan McCullagh | 1.20.2019 6:00 AM

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