Browsing: free speech
Calls for product boycotts and other anti-corporate campaigns on social media have been loud enough that companies were forced to…
Ruth Marcus, a Washington Post columnist of four decades, quits after the outlet spiked her commentary that was critical of owner Jeff Bezos
Ruth Marcus, Deputy Editorial Page Editor – The Washington Post, seen speaking during the event titled The forgotten Americans: An…
Children under 14 in Florida are no longer allowed to use social media after a new law went into effect…
This is an abbreviated and lightly edited reposting of two articles I wrote in 2022 about Elon Musk and Twitter…
After a two-year gap, X (formerly Twitter) finally released its latest transparency report for the first half of 2024 in…
Brazil lifts ban on Elon Musk’s X after platform complies with all judge’s demands and settles $5.2m in fines
Brazil’s Supreme Court said Tuesday it was lifting a ban on Elon Musk’s social network X, which was blocked in…
Telegram changes tack and will now provide user info to governments in response to valid legal requests
Messaging app Telegram will provide users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests,…
With just a few months to go before a key deadline, TikTok risks being banned in the U.S. because of…
Elon Musk backs down from $45 million a month pledge to Trump, says he doesn’t ‘subscribe to cult of personality’
Elon Musk is not spending $45 million a month to elect former President Donald Trump, though he has created a…
The Supreme Court rules in Biden’s favor, tossing out GOP claims that Democrats coerced social media companies to stamp out conservative points of view
By a 6-3 vote, the justices threw out lower-court rulings that favored Louisiana, Missouri and other parties in their claims…