Twitter Caved to Censorship Requests From Turkey's Authoritarian Government
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The controversial host launches his effort at a promising moment for dissident voices.
Her viral video received 4 million views—and the police's attention.
Not only is that claim factually incorrect, but it's also wrong to be so pessimistic about young people's economic future.
From Russiagate to COVID discourse, elites in government and the media are trying to control and centralize free speech and open inquiry.
The loss of public key encryption service providers would make us all more vulnerable, both physically and financially.
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Requiring users to verify their age to use social media will degrade their privacy and cybersecurity.
The Chinese app has become a magnet for every possible cultural concern.
"If there is freedom, private property, rule of law, then Latin Americans thrive," says the social media star.
Join Reason on YouTube Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion of Jacob Siegel's broadside against the "counter-disinformation complex" in Tablet magazine.
Politicians attack social media for spreading conspiracies and so-called misinformation. But what about when social media helps someone become an NBA star?
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Morgan Bettinger might sue the University of Virginia for violating her First Amendment rights.
Plus: Should committed libertarians be opposed to pro-natalist policies?
Morgan Bettinger was accused on social media of telling protesters they would make good "speed bumps." It was more than a year before investigations cleared her.
Online media companies got exactly what they said they wanted.
The feds invoke national security to take away more of your rights and pretend they're keeping you safe.
The lawsuit blames the companies for stoking "anxiety, depression, thoughts of self-harm, and suicidal ideation."
Never underestimate officials’ ability to turn embarrassing moments into awful opportunities.
The COVID-19 lab leak theory was labeled "misinformation." Now it's the most plausible explanation.
Intelligence Squared U.S. has a new name and ambitions to host presidential debates.
Plus: Dueling court decisions on an abortion drug, an update from Riley Gaines, and more...
A Colorado man was convicted under an anti-stalking law for sending hostile messages online.
Join Reason on YouTube and Facebook Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion about Congress' attempt to ban TikTok with the RESTRICT Act.
Three reasons not to ban the popular social media app
Once again, politicians use popular fears to push for open-ended power.
Jonathan Haidt's integrity and transparency are admirable, but the studies he's relying on aren't strong enough to support his conclusions.
Today, TikTok. Tomorrow, who knows?
Which sentence in this podcast was generated using A.I.?
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It would result in shortages, decreases in productivity, and higher production costs affecting millions of American workers and nearly every consumer.
Federal, state, and local officials will always threaten to weaponize the state against private actors they don't like. The "Kia Challenge" provides the latest example.
The legal challenge to censorship by proxy highlights covert government manipulation of online speech.
Plus: A listener asks the editors if the nation is indeed unraveling or if she is just one of "The Olds" now.
The latest Twitter Files shows a partnership between Stanford University researchers and government-funded organizations encouraged social media companies to police true information.
Momfluenced bemoans unrealistic expectations set on American mothers but then establishes new ones.
The bill is overbroad and could have unintended consequences.
Online communities have made their diagnoses their identity.
While the FDA keeps experimental treatments out of reach, the spoonie world makes a diagnosis into an identity.
Plus: The editors recommend the best books for sparking interest in free market principles.
Turning every streaming service into TikTok is bad for the internet. It'll be disastrous for music.
Members of Congress showed their true colors at a Thursday hearing.
The trade association says the overbroad and vague A.B. 2273 places unconstitutional burdens on speech.
Plus: U.S. special forces seeks “next generation” deepfake tech, the economic cost of the PRO Act, and more…
Plus: The editors puzzle over Donald Trump’s latest list describing his vision for America.
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