Should Facebook and Twitter Censor Themselves? A Debate.
What should the culture of free speech, free expression, and ownership look like on our social media platforms?
Facebook Supported 'Sex Trafficking' Law FOSTA to Cozy Up to Republican Critics: Reason Roundup
Plus: Trump endorses sentencing reform and Bitcoin's value continues to fall.
Ready to Get Off Facebook? Reason Reviews 5 Alternative Social Networks.
Facebook, Twitter, and other mainstream social networks have their issues. Are these 5 platforms viable alternatives?
When Social Media Platforms Block Conservatives
The best answer to speech we don't like is: more speech.
Libertarian and Police Accountability Pages Deleted in Facebook Purge
Hundreds of pages and accounts have been purged over accusations that they were "inauthentic." The page operators disagree.
Facebook Hack Another Warning Sign Against Online Centralization
The bigger the company, the bigger the target.
British Lawmaker Wants to Ban Your Private Facebook Groups Because She Worries You're Using Hate Speech
Bill also calls for holding forum moderators legally liable for extreme speech.
ThinkProgress Accuses Facebook of Censorship After Conservative Factchecker Correctly Points Out an Error
"Brett Kavanaugh said he would kill Roe v. Wade last week." Except he didn't.
Regulators Want to Know: Are Social Media Companies 'Intentionally Stifling' Conservatives?
The Department of Justice plans to look into whether social media platforms are "hurting competition and intentionally stifling the free exchange of ideas."
Senators Want Facebook and Twitter to Ignore Demands from Authoritarian Governments, Except Ours
Tom Cotton to Jack Dorsey: "Do you prefer to see America remain the world's dominant global superpower?"
How Trustworthy Does Facebook Think You Are?
Should we be concerned about a new system to keep track of real vs. fake news?
Could Violating Federal Housing Laws Finally Bring Facebook Down?
The feds hound Facebook for ads that allegedly violate the Fair Housing Act.
Social Media Giants Shouldn't Be Arbiters of Appropriate Speech
It's implausible to imagine a future in which liberal activists don't demand that right-of-center groups be de-platformed.
Facebook Deactivates the Free Brazil Movement
The classical liberal group accuses Facebook of bias.
Banning Alex Jones Isn't About Free Speech—It's About the Incoherence of 'Hate Speech'
No one will miss Infowars, but that's beside the point.
Major Internet Platforms Ban Alex Jones
Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple accuse him of violating their platforms' speech codes.
Facebook Blocks Searches for Pages that Reference Marijuana—Even Those of Government Agencies
The platform is struggling to handle contradictory laws about legal and illegal use of pot
Facebook Removes More Fake Pages Trying to Make You Mad About Politics
If you were planning to attend an anti-right rally in D.C. next week, we've got some awkward news for you.
ACLU Accuses Memphis Police of Monitoring the Private Communications of Black Lives Matter Activists
Domestic surveillance in Tennessee.
Jinx the Anarchist Sex Worker Goes to Washington
Representatives of the oldest profession were on Capitol Hill fighting FOSTA and SESTA, with our online freedoms hanging in the balance.
Should Facebook Ban Holocaust Deniers and Professional Trolls?: Podcast
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.
Mark Zuckerberg's Sister Simultaneously Rejects and Defends Facebook Censorship
Censorship is "nefarious." Unless it's being carried out by the government.
In Defense of Mark Zuckerberg Letting Holocaust Deniers Use Facebook
Silencing hate isn't the same thing as squelching it.
A Gospel Group Sings Praises After Facebook Restores a Music Video It Deemed 'Political'
Facebook apologizes to Zion's Joy! after treating a music video like a campaign ad.
Upset About Facebook Invading Your Privacy? Be Glad You Don't Live in China
The dangers of government surveillance.
Telling Trump to Stop Blocking Critics on Twitter Doesn't Affect the Platform's Rules
The First Amendment constrains speech regulation by the government, not by private parties.
4 Tips for Politicians With Social Media Accounts Who Don't Want to Be Sued
The ruling against Donald Trump's blocking of Twitter critics provides guidelines for staying on the right side of the First Amendment.
Even Where Weed Is Legal, Government Regulation Makes Advertising It a Nightmare
"You can't post pictures of buds. You can't post pictures of selfies of a bong hit."
Westworld Season Two Is a Parable About Corporate Data Collection
The HBO series turns Facebook and Twitter into a theme park filled with sex, violence, and robots.
Facebook's Use of Data May Annoy You, But IRS Handling of Your Sensitive Information Is Truly Chilling
When it comes to mishandling the details of your life, social media has nothing on the tax man.
What Should Have Happened at the Facebook Hearing
Congress doesn't have the best track record on privacy rights.
The Zuckerberg Hearings Prove Government Shouldn't Regulate Facebook
Congress is filled with elderly politicians completely unsuited to regulate the tech industry.
Mark Zuckerberg vs. Silicon Valley's Richard Hendricks: Why Facebook 'Welcomes' Regulation
HBO's hit sitcom about the tech industry lights a real-world path to a better internet.
U.S. Government to Facebook: 'Americans Don't Like to Be Spied On'
We can think of at least one whistleblower who agrees.
Ben Sasse Asked Mark Zuckerberg Whether He Defines Hate Speech Like College Students Do
"You used language of safety and protection earlier. We see this happening on college campuses all across the country."
A Bunch of Senators Just Showed They Have No Idea How Facebook Works. They Want to Regulate It Anyway.
"If Facebook and other online companies will not or cannot fix their privacy invasions, then we are going to have to. We, the Congress."
Is Facebook Doomed? What To Expect from Mark Zuckerberg's Senate Testimony
His company's revenue and user growth are flattening; his image is in the toilet. Expect an embrace of hard or soft regulation from the social media king.
Don't Be Sorry for Mark Zuckerberg. Be Worried for the Future of the Social Media.
Lawmakers are exploiting the Cambridge Analytica scandal to push new internet regulations.
The Feds Are Going After Trump's Lawyer. It Looks Pretty Bad: Reason Roundup
Plus: Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg to testify before Congress, Backpage indictment unsealed, tensions rise after chemical attack in Syria.
The Cambridge Analytica Furor: Partisan Hype or Genuine Scandal?
Cambridge Analytica and the Trump campaign copied tactics from the Obama campaign's playbook. Should that change how we view the supposed Facebook scandal?
Why You Shouldn't Want Congress To Regulate Facebook & Other Social Media
We need to up our media literacy game, not delegate responsibility to politicians who have no idea what they're doing.
Bombs Away in Syria: Podcast
How will Trump and new national security adviser John Bolton respond to a reported chemical attack in a war-ravaged country?
Beware Censorship by Proxy
Prodding private companies into self-censorship is a dangerous government tradition.
Open Season on Russian Oligarchs, Prison Porn Ban Heads to Court, How the Media Got the Pulse Massacre Wrong: Reason Roundup
Plus: YouTube shooter bought and registered gun legally.
Mozilla's New Firefox Extension Will Try to Stop Facebook from Tracking You
But wouldn't have stopped the Cambridge Analytica incident
A Dark and Stormy Week for Free Speech: Podcast
While America gawks at tales of consensual Trump-spanking, Internet freedom is coming under legislative and cultural attack
