Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem sued for coercing platforms into censoring ICE posts. Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Credit: […]
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TikTok users “absolutely justified” for fearing MAGA makeover, experts say
Spectacular coincidence or obvious censorship? TikTok’s tech issues abound as censorship fears drive users to delete app. Credit: Aurich Lawson […]
DHS keeps trying and failing to unmask anonymous ICE critics online
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has backed down from a fight to unmask the owners of Instagram and Facebook […]
Lawsuit: DHS wants “unlimited subpoena authority” to unmask ICE critics
Defending online anonymity DHS is weirdly using import/export rules to expand its authority to identify online critics. A Border Patrol […]
Hegseth wants to integrate Musk’s Grok AI into military networks this month
On Monday, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he plans to integrate Elon Musk’s AI tool, Grok, into Pentagon networks […]
The science of how (and when) we decide to speak out—or self-censor
Skip to content The study’s main takeaway: “Be bold. It is the thing that slows down authoritarian creep.” Freedom of […]
“Yo what?” LimeWire re-emerges in online rush to share pulled “60 Minutes” segment
Early 2000s tool LimeWire used to pirate episode As Americans scrambled to share the “Inside CECOT” story, assuming that CBS […]
Man sues cops who jailed him for 37 days for trolling a Charlie Kirk vigil
While there’s no evidence of anyone interpreting the meme as a violent threat to school kids, there was a “national […]
Apple bows to Chinese pressure to remove queer dating apps from its App Store
The Chinese government applied pressure on Apple to remove the two biggest queer dating apps from its App Store in […]
Man finally released a month after absurd arrest for reposting Trump meme
Bodycam footage undermined sheriff’s “true threat” justification for the arrest. The saga of a 61-year-old man jailed for more than […]