SCOTUS Declines Facebook Case, Thomas Calls for Review of Section 230
The Supreme Court declines to hear lawsuit against Facebook - and Clarence Thomas again calls for Congress to review the scope of Section 230.
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Not Sure What “Prurient” Means? That’s OK; The SBA Doesn’t Know, Either
Not Sure What “Prurient” Means? That’s OK; The SBA Doesn’t Know, Either
Documents filed in cases against the SBA reveal the agency is struggling with definitions for key terms relied upon in its own rules.
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It Sucks – but it’s Not a 1st Amendment Violation
It Sucks – but it’s Not a 1st Amendment Violation
In a dispatch from deepest Shadowbanistan, Ben Suroeste says while getting deplatformed sucks, it’s not a violation of the First Amendment.
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Switter Meets its Demise at the Hands of Anti-Free Speech Legislation
Switter Meets its Demise at the Hands of Anti-Free Speech Legislation
Switter, the Australian online social media platform founded in early 2018 as a haven for adult content, announced that they have no recourse but to shut down the site permanently on March 14 due to anti-sex work and anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation that makes it impossible to do business. The site was the…
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The EARN IT Act Is Back – And Still Terrible
The EARN IT Act Is Back - And Still Terrible
The EARN IT Act has reemerged with bipartisan support in Congress -- and bipartisan criticism from tech experts and civil libertarians.
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Hypocrisy Alert: Court Upholds Barring Strip Clubs from SBA Loans
Court upholds strip clubs’ exclusion from pandemic relief program
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said Congress did not violate the free-speech rights of adult entertainment businesses by barring them from participating in a pandemic relief program.
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Alabama Lawmaker Proposes Another Porn Filtering Bill
Guest opinion: Let’s protect kids from harmful online pornography
Let’s make this the year we step up our efforts to protect children from harmful material online.
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Porn Filtering Bill Proposed in Arizona
Guest opinion: Let’s protect kids from harmful online pornography
Let’s make this the year we step up our efforts to protect children from harmful material online.
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Porn Destroyed My Brain – Just Ask This Fake Neurologist
Porn Destroyed My Brain - Just Ask This Fake Neurologist
Billie Eilish says porn “destroyed” her brain and the BBC brought on a respected “neuroscientist” to back up her claims. Or did they?
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Anti-Section 230 Bill Advances in Calif. State Senate
Anti-Section 230 Bill Advances in Calif. State Senate
SB-435, a bill described by Free Speech Coalition’s Mike Stabile as the state’s version of FOSTA-SESTA, has advance in the California Senate.
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