The Great Deplatforming War Rages On: Podcast
Should libertarians cheer, boo, or do a shrug-emoji when a private social media platform bans the likes of Alex Jones?
Should libertarians cheer, boo, or do a shrug-emoji when a private social media platform bans the likes of Alex Jones?
It's implausible to imagine a future in which liberal activists don't demand that right-of-center groups be de-platformed.
A new military service focused on space would be a burden on both taxpayers and the private space industry.
The classical liberal group accuses Facebook of bias.
Alex Jones tweeted "When they try to ban you, but you keep on winning" above a celebratory glass of champagne.
No one will miss Infowars, but that's beside the point.
Officials trying to stop people from sharing information online are still raging against Napster.
Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple accuse him of violating their platforms' speech codes.
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.
One of the world's top skeptics of religion casts a cold eye on secular attempts to create utopia and immortality.
It's never been illegal to make your own firearms.
Did the settlement with the distributor of home gun-making hardware and software remove computer files from the United States Munitions List or just temporarily stop treating them as affected munitions?
They are years away (if ever) from becoming the choice of bad guys, who can already make untraceable weapons, so why all the fear-mongering?
The platform is struggling to handle contradictory laws about legal and illegal use of pot
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders touts President Trump's support for printed gun bans.
The government's decision to settle a lawsuit with Defense Distributed doesn't change anything significant. It's not Trump's fault. And the underlying case was as much about free speech as it was about guns.
If you were planning to attend an anti-right rally in D.C. next week, we've got some awkward news for you.
The Pentagon can't create an entirely new branch of the military on its own. But it's moving forward where it can.
Venezuela attempts to combat economic illiteracy with more economic illiteracy.
Cybercurrencies are not as anonymous as you might think.
The states allege that the Feds decision to settle its lawsuit with Defense Distributed violates administrative procedure law and the states' 10th Amendment rights.
The authorities threatened the gun-making software and hardware company. Now the company is striking back, citing its First and Second Amendment rights.
The previously prohibited computer files related to making guns at home are now legally available in resolution of long-standing lawsuit involving Cody Wilson and Defense Distributed.
A long-awaited prediction market comes online. Cue the freakout.
If social media feels like a cesspool, don't go swimming.
The ACLU stunt is intended to warn against using tech to identify suspects.
Trump used Twitter to blast Twitter for allegedly censoring several prominent conservative leaders.
"A backward step, not progress"
Devin Nunes gets the Richard Spencer treatment.
"I know that it's fun and that it can feel good, but step back and think about what you're accomplishing when you do this-are you persuading anyone?"
The New York senator is scared that people will build semi-automatic weapons from the comfort of their homes.
House Committee on Un-American Activities
Sometimes censorship is a public-private partnership.
With its supply permanently capped at 21 million units, Satoshi Nakamoto's invention may turn out to be the best form of money ever conceived.
Reason's Robby Soave and Mike Riggs debate whether Mark Zuckerberg's should de-platform haters such as Alex Jones and Infowars to improve the user experience.
The famed astrophysicist thinks a lot of people are only against the Space Force because it was Trump's idea.
Censorship is "nefarious." Unless it's being carried out by the government.
Chairman Jerome Powell says they are putting their money in risky, unbacked investments built on reckless speculation.
San Bernardino County investigator called Rep. Maxine Waters "a loud-mouthed c#nt" and mocked the victim of a police shooting. The DA appears unconcerned.
A former congressman suggests that homemade plastic guns can be banned because they did not exist in 1791.
Silencing hate isn't the same thing as squelching it.
Gun owners can now enjoy First and Second Amendment safeguards.
Entrapment prosecution of bitcoin exchangers highlights government's war on privacy.
Police say there's evidence. His lawyer says it's a fishing expedition.
We headed to the Venice Beach boardwalk to test the bullshit detectors of passersby.
The 70mm restoration of Stanley Kubrick's sci-fi masterpiece is a reminder of the ways advances in technology can help keep old formats alive.