Republicans are calling for government action to correct ‘bias’ online. It wasn’t so long ago that the GOP rejected such arguments. Another day, another call for government intervention in free speech on the Internet.Source: The Internet Doesn’t Need a Fairness Doctrine...
Local newspapers, including The Washington Post and The Baltimore Sun, filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a new Maryland law intended to make political advertising more transparent and prevent foreign meddling in U.S. elections.Source: Why Newsrooms Are Challenging Maryland's Online Ad Law...
Call 2018 the “Year of Deplatforming.” The internet was once celebrated for allowing fresh new voices to escape the control of gatekeepers. But this year, the internet giants decided to slam the gates on a number of people and ideas they don’t like.Source: When Digital Platforms Become Censors...
Earlier this week I wrote a piece for the New York Times where I proposed a centuries-old framework for resolving our endless series of online free speech controversies.Source: A First Amendment Peace Plan for the Twitter Wars...
This 2017 file photo shows a call log displayed via an AT&T app on a cellphone in Orlando, Fla. The app helps locate and block fraudulent calls, although some robocalls do get through. Source: Federal judge rules Wyoming ban on robocalls unconstitutional...
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...
Once upon a time, there was a fringe news outlet with a loud and dissenting opinion. A fatal shooting, it claimed, was not at all what it seemed to be: It was a hoax, orchestrated by some shadowy force—probably Communists—bent on replacing freedom with dictatorship.Source: Win or Lose, the Alex Jones Lawsuit Will Redefine Free Speech...
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’...
