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Texas Meme Case Crumbles as Satire Beats the State

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Texas Meme Case Crumbles as Satire Beats the State

The collapse of the case marks a sharp rebuke of local authorities’ attempt to criminalize political satire in small-town Texas.

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US Under Secretary of State Slams UK and EU Over Online Speech Regulation, Announces Release of Files on Past Censorship Efforts

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US Under Secretary of State Slams UK and EU Over Online Speech Regulation, Announces Release of Files on Past Censorship Efforts

Sarah Rogers' comments draw a new line in the sand between America’s First Amendment and Europe’s tightening grip on online speech.

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NSW Premier Admits New “Security” Bill Restricts Civil Liberties, Promises More “Hate Speech” Laws Ahead

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NSW Premier Admits New "Security" Bill Restricts Civil Liberties, Promises More “Hate Speech” Laws Ahead

By design or by speed, the legislation trims civil liberties into administrative details.

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US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett Warns of Declining Free Speech in UK

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US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett Warns of Declining Free Speech in UK

Barrett’s comments cast the First Amendment as a safeguard against the moral fragility she sees in modern democracies.

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Federal Judge Blocks Texas App Store Digital ID Age Verification Law, Citing First Amendment Violations

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Federal Judge Blocks Texas App Store Digital ID Age Verification Law, Citing First Amendment Violations

The court’s ruling pauses Texas’s attempt to turn app stores into gatekeepers of digital speech.

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Dallas Police Propose Expanding AI Facial Recognition to Minor Crimes

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Dallas Police Propose Expanding AI Facial Recognition to Minor Crimes

Dallas weighs turning a crime-fighting shortcut into a citywide surveillance habit.

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Indian Supreme Court Judge Says Those With Nothing to Hide Shouldn’t Fear Surveillance

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Indian Supreme Court Judge Says Those With Nothing to Hide Shouldn’t Fear Surveillance

In defending the ordinary citizen’s right to privacy, the courtroom moment revealed how fragile that right has become.

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Victoria Moves to Force Online Platforms to ID Users and Expand State Powers to Curb “Hate Speech”

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Victoria Moves to Force Online Platforms to ID Users and Expand State Powers to Curb "Hate Speech"

Victoria’s push to unmask online users marks a turning point where the rhetoric of safety begins to eclipse the right to speak without fear.

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Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Repeal Section 230, Endangering Online Free Speech

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Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Repeal Section 230, Endangering Online Free Speech

Repealing Section 230 wouldn’t tame Big Tech; it would hand the keys of online speech to the few companies wealthy enough to survive the lawsuits.

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Pennsylvania High Court Rules Police Can Access Google Searches Without Warrant

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Pennsylvania High Court Rules Police Can Access Google Searches Without Warrant

The court’s ruling suggests that using the internet now means agreeing to be searched.

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Google and Substack Warn Britain Is Building a Censorship Machine

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Google and Substack Warn Britain Is Building a Censorship Machine

US companies say the UK’s Online Safety Act forces platforms to police lawful speech under the guise of protecting users.

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UK Police Pilot AI System to Track “Suspicious” Driver Journeys

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UK Police Pilot AI System to Track “Suspicious” Driver Journeys

AI-driven surveillance is shifting from spotting suspects to mapping ordinary life, turning everyday travel into a stream of behavioral data.

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Resolutions Introduced in Congress Challenge EU and UK Online Censorship Laws’ Influence on US Free Speech

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Resolutions Introduced in Congress Challenge EU and UK Online Censorship Laws’ Influence on US Free Speech

Lawmakers move to reclaim digital sovereignty as Washington confronts the global reach of Europe’s speech controls.

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Ireland’s AI Committee Urges National Laws on Online Speech, Algorithmic Oversight, and Age Verification

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Ireland’s AI Committee Urges National Laws on Online Speech, Algorithmic Oversight, and Age Verification

A push to regulate algorithms and online speech shows Ireland’s growing willingness to trade digital freedom for centralized control of information.

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Senator Eric Schmitt Calls for Sanctions on Foreign Officials Promoting Censorship in the US

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Senator Eric Schmitt Calls for Sanctions on Foreign Officials Promoting Censorship in the US

Schmitt’s move frames free expression as a matter of national sovereignty, challenging the reach of foreign governments into America’s online d...

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Indiana Sues Aylo For Not Blocking VPN Users

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Indiana Sues Aylo For Not Blocking VPN Users

Rokita’s lawsuit turns a technical impossibility into a moral crusade, treating internet privacy as collateral.

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Chris Minns Defends NSW “Hate Speech” Laws Linking Censorship to Terror Prevention

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Chris Minns Defends NSW "Hate Speech" Laws Linking Censorship to Terror Prevention

The real question is: "Who gets to define hate when the state writes the rules?"

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US Suspends $41 Billion Tech Deal with UK over Online Censorship Laws

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US Suspends $41 Billion Tech Deal with UK over Online Censorship Laws

Washington wanted an alliance on AI; London delivered a lecture on acceptable conversation.

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The UK’s Plan to Put an Age Verification Chaperone in Every Pocket

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The UK’s Plan to Put an Age Verification Chaperone in Every Pocket

A nation’s surveilling guardrail threatens to become its digital leash.

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UK Parliament Rejects Petition to Repeal Online Censorship Law, Calls for Expanded Censorship

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UK Parliament Rejects Petition to Repeal Online Censorship Law, Calls for Expanded Censorship

Lawmakers promised to protect free speech by regulating nearly every way it can occur online.