Florida Sen. Wants Bloggers to Register to Write About Govt. Officials
By Daisy Luther Just when you thought the world of free speech couldn’t get more draconian, a bill that proves you wrong appears in the…
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Vaccine, GMO Controversies and Protection from Fluoride on Far Out Radio
By Heather Callaghan Back in March on one of the “friday the 13ths” this year, Scott Teeters on Far Out Radio and I hashed out…
Floridians, Help Us Stop Your State From Outlawing Anonymous Websites
Mitch Stoltz Activist Post Floridians, we need your help to stop a dangerous anti-anonymity bill. This week, the Florida state legislature is considering a bill…
Monsanto Paid Female Bloggers to Attend Panel
Heather Callaghan Activist Post Writers are often barraged with email invites to attend conferences to become better writers with promises that, in time, their efforts…
Blogger Jailed For Contempt of an Unconstitutional Order
Lily Dane Activist Post An Alabama blogger messed with the wrong guy and is now sitting in jail on contempt charges. Roger Shuler is a…
Obama Wants You to Ignore Bloggers, “Talking Heads,” and Activists
Lily Dane Activist Post President Obama held a news conference to share his thoughts on the budget deal. In the midst of his dramatic rhetoric…
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Politicians can decide whether I’m a journalist? Good luck.
Image Source Jon Rappoport Activist Post The Free Flow of Information Act, Senate Bill 987, is now under consideration. This misnamed piece of insanity seeks…
New Media Shield Law: Does Not Protect WikiLeaks or Independent Bloggers
Madison Ruppert Activist Post The amended version of a new shield law for journalists passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee today, leaving entities like…
Congress and the Justice Dept’s Dangerous Attempts to Define “Journalist” Threaten to Exclude Bloggers
Morgan Weiland EFF Lawmakers in Washington are again weighing in on who should and should not qualify as a journalist—and the outcome looks pretty grim…
N.C. Paleo-Diet Blogger Wins a Round in Federal Court
Sara Burrows Activist Post The 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals June 27 reversed a trial judge’s decision to dismiss Charlotte-area “paleo diet” blogger Steve…
Shield Law Sponsor Not Sure Bloggers “Deserve” Free Speech Rights
“You can sit in your mother’s basement and chat away, I don’t care,” says Lindsey Graham (R-SC) but then asks if “they [bloggers] deserve First…
9th Circuit: No Relief for Copyright Troll Righthaven
Illustration by Anita Kunz image source Kurt Opsahl EFF The Ninth Circuit appeals court today turned down copyright troll Righthaven’s last ditch effort to salvage its…
Google, Twitter Cave to International Censorship Pressure
Eric Blair Activist Post Google and Twitter have been under great pressure to censor content on their platforms from several countries. Twitter has been blamed…