Trump Tweets 'Repeal Section 230,' Something He Couldn't Do if Section 230 Were Repealed
You want censorship? This is how you get censorship.
You want censorship? This is how you get censorship.
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"This research will inform and fuel much needed and overdue policy change."
Even as Americans rely on tech more than ever, our early-pandemic truce with the industry is officially over.
Fox News host's The Plus is a funny yet serious argument about making politics matter less in your life.
"I think you might be referring to what happened on Twitter."
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The president promises penalties he has no power to impose, while the company promises moderation it cannot deliver.
Thank god for the First Amendment and the feuds among powerful politicians and platforms that will keep free speech alive.
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Weak reforms to the government’s power to secretly snoop on Americans wasn’t enough for the president. What happens next?
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Will changes to how many of us work outlast the pandemic?
Karen wants to speak to your manager. The senator from Missouri wants to become your manager.
Will coronavirus help rehabilitate tech's rep?
The New York Times technology reporter is revealing how social media is encouraging individual expression.
Nobody is being misled by this obviously joking debate clip. But this sort of ginned-up outrage will be used to target political opponents.
Critics say the long-running satiric cartoon has created "a generation of boys" who are smug and disengaged.
"Say what you will about ISIS but at least they're not Islamophobic." Journalist Andrew Doyle has created the ultimate parody account.
"I don't think you should do Twitter if you think you're better than Twitter."
"I have no faith left in call-out vigilante justice."
It's OK to disagree with an author's politics and still like her work.
The case for a technical free speech fix
Twitter CEO's connection to Bitcoin-friendly tools suggests more commitment to privacy than Facebook's Libra proposal.
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Twitter has made a bad decision when it comes to banning political ads from its site. They should trust users to decide what is right or wrong.
Attacks and threats by elected officials lead to inevitable self-censorship.
The creator of "Godwin's law" about Hitler analogies has a bold new vision for free expression, online and off.
If people think cancel culture sucks now, just wait until the government gets involved.
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The same First Amendment principles that apply to the president also apply to the congresswoman.
Journalist Jonathan Kaiman is one of the least famous, least powerful men to be brought down by the #MeToo movement. A year later, the fallout continues.
A handful of dumb tweets do not a story make.
Trump supports a bill that would encourage censorship in the name of free speech.
The president invited Republican lawmakers as well as social media stars who claim that tech giants are suppressing free speech.
The New York congresswoman's use of Twitter seems similar to the president's in constitutionally relevant ways.
Few people who tweeted #NotMyAriel were actually upset about Halle Bailey portraying the mermaid princess.
The court says the "interactive space" created by his account is a public forum, meaning that the president's viewpoint discrimination violates the First Amendment.
Blaming Trump's election on the magical power of Russian Twitter bots is seductive because it excuses Americans for electing an obviously unqualified candidate.
Be afraid as more journalists and politicians start calling for stronger policing of online speech.
Some thoughts on a new draft article by Jeff Fisher and Alli Larsen
This is why it's important to have subject matter experts in Congress.
"I want to be clear that the comments I made are not indicative of who I am or who I've become in the years since."
"When you bow to these woke scolds, they accept it as weakness."
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