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Tag: First Amendment
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 | […]
Skydance deal allows Trump’s FCC to “censor speech” and “silence dissent” on CBS
Skip to content Colbert canary in a coal mine FCC now has “never-before-seen controls” over a newsroom, commissioner warns. Dozens […]
X sues to block copycat NY content moderation law after California win
“It is our sincere belief that the current social media landscape makes it far too easy for bad actors to […]
First Amendment doesn’t just protect human speech, chatbot maker argues
Do LLMs generate “pure speech”? Feds could censor chatbots if their “speech” isn’t protected, Character.AI says. Pushing to dismiss a […]