Trump Says 'Shadow-Banning' Conservatives on Twitter Is 'Illegal,' Promises Investigation
Trump used Twitter to blast Twitter for allegedly censoring several prominent conservative leaders.
Trump used Twitter to blast Twitter for allegedly censoring several prominent conservative leaders.
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?"
House Committee on Un-American Activities
Sometimes censorship is a public-private partnership.
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.
Censorship is "nefarious." Unless it's being carried out by the government.
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.
Silencing hate isn't the same thing as squelching it.
We headed to the Venice Beach boardwalk to test the bullshit detectors of passersby.
Lawmakers resist plan that would likely lead to widespread censorship of online media sharing.
A poorly written proposal to expand copyright claims could potentially decimate online sharing of information.
Matt Kibbe explains why "beer is freedom," and talks about his new documentary series with Rep. Thomas Massie, Off the Grid.
It's not just email spam; GDPR has led companies to shut down access to sites and games.
The show navigated a fascinating complicated world of ideological diversity. Its star was not so adept.
The president and his detractors both bungle scare stories in the outrage-politics contest that passes for our immigration policy debate.
A conversation about social media, privacy, and the public-private, left-right free speech fight
Too many people (and governments) want to shut down and punish speech they disagree with.
The EU's GDPR should serve as a cautionary tale for Americans eager to reign in tech titans
The HBO series turns Facebook and Twitter into a theme park filled with sex, violence, and robots.
Social media can actually be pretty good at hosting heated conversations about racism and sexism.
Journalism prof Michael Socolow has three simple rules to up your social-media literacy.
Why all Americans should be thankful for the First Amendment
"Privacy is not for sale, and human rights should not be compromised out of fear or greed."
Congress doesn't have the best track record on privacy rights.
"You used language of safety and protection earlier. We see this happening on college campuses all across the country."
We need to up our media literacy game, not delegate responsibility to politicians who have no idea what they're doing.
Prodding private companies into self-censorship is a dangerous government tradition.
More tech folks call themselves libertarian than anything else. So why are they afraid to speak up at work?
But wouldn't have stopped the Cambridge Analytica incident
Proposal to verify online "bots" is security theater that will make it harder for small online firms to compete with the likes of Facebook.
"They are being watched, and that's a problem."
The vigorous debate over censorship shows how much Iran has changed in recent years.
There's no reason for alarm (yet) over a Facebook data "breach" that benefited a firm with ties to Trump's campaign.
"If voters are making [stupid] decisions," says Senior Editor Jacob Sullum, "that's not the Russians' fault."
"We do not do this lightly, but they have repeatedly posted content designed to incite animosity and hatred against minority groups."
A lawsuit leads to a suggestion that the president engage in a kinder, gentler ignoring.
Rybka has spent the past several years as a protegee of pickup artist and seduction coach Alex Lesley-and picked up a plausible claim to 2016 election dirt along the way.
How can a company be expected to arbitrate "fake news" when it can't even tell ancient artifacts from porn?
The bill makes "promoting prostitution" a federal crime, holds websites legally liable for user-posted content, and lets states retroactively prosecute offenders.
Yes, kooky rumors can spread quickly online. In this case, the angry reactions to those rumors may be spreading even faster.
The "information warfare" described in Friday's indictment is not an existential threat to American democracy.
Thirteen individuals and three companies accused of conspiracy against the U.S., wire fraud, and identity theft.
But partisan Democrats tried to use a fake news scare to quash it anyway.