Impolite, but not defamation Cops asked the jury for millions after Afroman used raid footage in music videos. On Wednesday, […]
Category: First Amendment
Musk fails to block California data disclosure law he fears will ruin xAI
Musk can’t convince judge public doesn’t care about where AI training data comes from. Elon Musk’s xAI has lost its […]
Platforms bend over backward to help DHS censor ICE critics, advocates say
Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem sued for coercing platforms into censoring ICE posts. Credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images Credit: […]
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 […]
ICEBlock lawsuit: Trump admin bragged about demanding App Store removal
ICEBlock creator sues to protect apps that are crowd-sourcing ICE sightings. In a lawsuit filed against top Trump administration officials […]
Big Tech sues Texas, says age-verification law is “broad censorship regime”
Texas minors also challenge law The Texas App Store Accountability Act is similar to laws enacted by Utah and Louisiana. […]
4chan fined $26K for refusing to assess risks under UK Online Safety Act
The risk assessments also seem to unconstitutionally compel speech, they argued, forcing them to share information and “potentially incriminate themselves […]
Is it illegal to not buy ads on X? Experts explain the FTC’s bizarre ad fight.
Here’s the “least silly way” to wrap your head around the FTC’s war over X ads. Credit: Aurich Lawson | […]