Calls for deportation of a comedy band over a failed joke…in the wake of the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump, it’s conservatives who have led the charge to cancel their political enemies over speech.
Conservatives Cancel the Cancellers Read More
The consolidation of advertising and its control by states strikes at the heart of what free economies are supposed to be about. And yet, states that desire maximum control over the public mind must go there.
Censorship and the Corruption of Advertising Read More
The Supreme Court itself is a victim of the censorship it now downplays. The majority does not understand the media dynamics of the Internet. It doesn’t grasp the interwoven array of public, private, and non-profit players working to suppress information.
The Censorship Boomerang Read More
But for X, the last 24 hours would have looked very different: nothing but propaganda, apart from a few marginal places here and there. Therein lies another irony: the way X is managed is increasing trust rather than reducing it.
During the Crisis, Free Speech Worked Brilliantly Read More
Regarding the Murthy v. Missouri aftermath, I’m hearing a lot of confusion about the ruling and its implications on Americans’ everyday lives, so I’m going to explain it here to help clear up the misconceptions that abound.
Standing…The Myth, The Legend, The Lie Read More
Some commentary on the debate went back and forth in the Group. I received an email from Google Groups stating that they had “permanently removed” my content because “an external report flagged the content for illegal content or policy violations.”
Censors Everywhere We Look Read More
In her majority opinion, Justice Amy Coney Barrett bent over sideways to avoid judging the case on its merits and focused instead on whether or not the plaintiffs had the right, or standing, to ask for and be granted relief.
Court Ruling on Murthy Misses Point Entirely Read More
We will continue to fight the government’s censorship leviathan in court. As the case goes back to the District Court for trial, we anticipate more discovery. Perhaps we will uncover communications that meet the Supreme Court’s impossibly high traceability standard.
Supreme Court Punts on Technicalities Read More
The WikiLeaks document dumps caused embarrassment to some governments. However, for all the repetitions of the charge against Assange that he put the lives of US and allied soldiers at risk, no credible evidence has been produced that this happened.
Self-Inflicted Harm: The Persecution of Assange Read More
The world desperately needs far more whistleblowers. We need an active and robust WikiLeaks…or more organizations that perform the vital work of WikiLeaks. The people who could disclose important information about government crimes are simply terrified to do this.
Assange and the Whistleblowers That Could’ve Been Read More
Karma has caught up with the Stanford Internet Observatory (SIO), which will be scaled back to just three staff, according to the Washington Post. The contracts of its leading protagonists, Alex Stamos and Renee DiResta, have not been renewed.
Karma Catches Up to the Stanford Internet Observatory Read More
Government found a way into social media via direct intimidation, third-party services, and revolving doors with agencies. The majority opinion here has found a way to codify this new form of censorship that threatens the idea of free speech itself.
The Court Greenlights Censorship Read More
