This Way Lies Madness: The Summer of Hate Meets the Age of Intolerance
By John W. Whitehead “Violence creates many more social problems than it solves…. If they succumb to the temptation of using violence in their struggle,…
Free Speech
Brazil’s Fake News Bill Would Dismantle Crucial Rights Online and is on a Fast Track to Become Law
By Veridiana Alimonti Despite widespread complaints about its effects on free expression and privacy, Brazilian Congress is moving forward in its attempts to hastily approve…
Rutherford Institute Warns Tech Giants: Attempts to Censor Unpopular Viewpoints Online Run Afoul of First Amendment
By The Rutherford Institute The Rutherford Institute’s letter to Facebook MENLO PARK, Calif. — Denouncing attempts by big tech companies and social media platforms to…
An Interview With Anonymous — George Floyd Protests, Hacks, And Press Freedom
By Aaron Kesel Anonymous has attacked several websites in the past few weeks as the collective returns to its glory days. This writer sat down…
SILENCED: We Live in a Time When Our “Opinions Qualify as Crimes”
Op-Ed by Daisy Luther Currently, we’re living in an upside-down and backward world where the minority of people hold all the microphones, successfully shouting over…
Victory! French High Court Rules That Most of Hate Speech Bill Would Undermine Free Expression
Paris, France—In a victory for the free speech rights of French citizens, France’s highest court today struck down core provisions of a bill meant to…
Twitter Reinstates Zerohedge After Admitting It Made An “Error”
By Tyler Durden 133 days after Twitter “permanently” banned Zerohedge on January 31, the social network has reinstated us after admitting it made an error….
The Union of the Unwanted — 30 Alternative Media Podcasters Discuss The Social Media Censorship
By Macroagressions with Charlie Robinson The Union of the Unwanted mega group podcast is now available! Sam Tripoli (Tin Foil Hat), Ricky Varandas (The Ripple…
The EARN IT Act Won’t Protect Children, But It Will Destroy Digital Privacy
By Sia Mohajer With the world distracted by COVID-19 pandemic, the US government is taking the opportunity to continue its war on digital privacy. The…
New Hasty Attempt to Tackle Fake News in Brazil Heavily Strikes Privacy and Free Expression
By Veridiana Alimonti The Brazilian Senate rushes to approve a draft bill that seriously undermines privacy and free expression. Named as the “Fake News Law,” …
The Executive Order Targeting Social Media Gets the FTC, Its Job, and the Law Wrong
By Corynne McSherry This is one of a series of blog posts about President Trump’s May 28 Executive Order. Other posts are here, here, and…
Trump’s Executive Order On Social Media Opens the Door To Bigger Government Regulation Tyranny
By Aaron Kesel U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order weaponizes Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act against social media companies, the provision that is…
Censorship-Free Social Network “Explodes” After Adding 200,000+ New Users In Just A Few Days
By John Vibes The censorship-free alternative media platform Minds went down temporarily on Thursday, but came back online shortly after. When the site came back…
Hungary Joins Countries In The War On Fake News Reducing Citizens’ Free Speech Online
By Aaron Kesel Hungarian authorities are using crisis powers to begin arresting citizens for allegedly spreading fake news related to the CV pandemic as ordered…