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X Suppressing ‘Freedom of Reach’

January 31, 2025 3:30 amJanuary 31, 2025 3:31 am

Three years ago, a revolution swept through Big Tech demanding an end to censorship and a commitment to freedom of speech in the name of the ability to exchange information and ideas online. Elon Musk bought Twitter and rebranded it...

Ferrer Censorship Lawsuit Heading to Final Arguments

November 22, 2023 2:21 pmNovember 22, 2023 2:21 pm

Can the government block public speech? In theory, no, absolutely, of course not. There’s this thing called the Frist Amendment that makes that abundantly clear. In practice, though, agencies across the nation have clearly been doing so for some time...

5th Circuit Blocks Biden Admin, FBI, CDC From Censoring Speech, Violating First Amendment

September 11, 2023 2:46 pmSeptember 11, 2023 3:00 pm

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals just announced a major win for the First Amendment in the United States. In State of Missouri, et al., v. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., et al., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth...

Employers’ Use of Social Media in California

April 3, 2023 6:21 amApril 3, 2023 6:25 am

Labor Code Division 2, Part 3, Chapter 2.5 concerns “employer use of social media,” Chapter 2.5 was added in 2012 by Chapter 618. Labor Code Section 980 comprises Chapter 2.5. First, the term “social media” is defined. Second, an employer...

CA Social Media Transparency Bill To Publicly Disclose Content Moderation Policies Signed

September 14, 2022 12:40 pm

A social media transparency bill to publicly disclose their content moderation policies regarding hate speech, disinformation, extremism, harassment, and foreign political interference was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom into law on Tuesday. Assembly Bill 587, authored by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel...

Twitter’s Board of Toddlers Would Rather Collapse Company than Sell to Elon Musk

April 21, 2022 10:34 amApril 21, 2022 10:45 am

“Twitter’s board of directors gathered this week to sign what sounds like a suicide pact,” attorney Jonathan Turley wrote at the Hill in an article appropriately titled “Twitter faces the ‘nightmare’ of being forced into free speech. “It unanimously voted...