SAN FRANCISCO -- Left-leaning political activists accused Facebook of suppressing free speech when the social media giant removed an event listing this week that it said was part of a new disinformation campaign with ties to Russia.Source: The moment when Facebook’s removal of alleged Russian disinformation became a free speech issue...
The First Amendment protects the right of Americans to associate privately with others. Nonprofits across America have long relied on this right to organize supporters and advocate on their behalf.Source: Four Constitutional Red Flags in State Disclosure Laws...
Facebook has removed four pages belonging to the controversial right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones following weeks of pressure from critics and similar moves from other tech platforms. The pages include one for Jones’ flagship radio show InfoWars as well as his fan page.Source: Facebook deletes InfoWars pages...
The Masters of the Universe at Facebook and Apple have censored InfoWars pages and podcasts on their platforms, both claiming Alex Jones and company engage in “hate speech.Source: Facebook, Apple Purge InfoWars for ‘Hate Speech’...
Elizabeth Heng nearly beat incumbent Democratic congressman Jim Costa in California’s open primaries in early June. The 53–47 outcome would have made her the darling of the national political media, had she been a Democrat. She will face Costa again in the general election in November.Source: Heng Gets Facebook Blocked...
In the weeks before the 2016 election, memes proliferated on Twitter bearing instructions on how to vote by phone or text message. The images were stylized to resemble Hillary Clinton’s campaign materials, and targeted her supporters in both English and Spanish. “Save time. Avoid the line.Source: Is Lying About an Election Free Speech or Fraud?...
Federal authorities examining the work President Trump’s former lawyer did to squelch embarrassing stories before the 2016 election have come to believe that an important ally in that effort, the tabloid company American Media Inc.Source: Tabloid Company, Aiding Trump Campaign, May Have Crossed Line Into Politics...
Last night, President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace Justice Kennedy on the Supreme Court. Judge Kavanaugh has served for twelve years on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to that, he worked as an attorney in the Bush administration.Source: Judge Kavanaugh's Principled Record On Free Speech...
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday a broad state ban on wearing “political apparel” at the polls violates the free speech rights of voters.Source: Supreme Court strikes down Minnesota law prohibiting voters from wearing political apparel to polls...
As mid-term elections get underway and lawmakers in Washington contemplate new rules to regulate political advertising online, the digital advertising industry is attempting to beat them to the punch.Source: Ad Group Announces Rules for Transparency in Political Advertising...
