With “NUDGE” Act, Congress Targets Social Media (Again)
Congress wants to “do something” about misinformation spreading online, but the NUDGE Act is constitutionally problematic, critics say.
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Baltimore Curfew Bill: “You Can’t Just Take Our Businesses”
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A hearing in Annapolis on Monday failed to loosen the tug of war between lawmakers and owners of adult clubs on Baltimore’s block. RELATED |Club owners on ‘the block’ insist their interests were ignoredDelegates listened as the top brass at the Baltimore City Police Department testified in favor of…
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SCOTUS Declines Facebook Case, Thomas Calls for Review of Section 230
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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