Political Attacks

Why are people calling for Section 230 to be repealed? Former president Donald Trump was an outspoke critic of Section 230. President Biden is also a

Yesterday we wrote about how all of the terrible anti-internet bills we were worried about being slipped into the “must pass” National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) bill were, thankf…

If the Supreme Court decides to strike down Section 230, it’s going to become considerably more difficult for centralized social media companies to operate.

Lawsuits claiming that online services aid terrorist organizations just by hosting their content or having users who espouse the organizations’ views potentially could censor a vast amount of protected expression online, EFF and a coalition of other civil society groups argued in a brief filed this.…

Indiana Republican Attorney General Todd Rokita is suing the popular social media network TikTok and its U.S. parent company and Chinese parent ByteDance Ltd. The lawsuit is noteworthy to the adult industry because adult performers and independent NSFW content creators frequently use…

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is arguing that the liability shield in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act allows digital platforms such as YouTube to “escape any real accountability”…

The Louisiana Age Verification Law, due to come into force in January, will sanction companies that do not take accountability for protecting young users against harmful content online. Despite the advancements of the metaverse and Web 3.0, the internet is still a largely unregulated haven of unsuit…

A Canadian senator and anti-porn crusader who has collaborated with religiously motivated U.S. conservative groups has inserted a controversial amendment into a pending bill, requiring platforms to enact age verification systems if they allow any depictions of sexual content.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has clashed with the St. Louis County Public Library as he pursues his current campaign against what he calls “materials that appeal to the prurient interest of any minor.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday signed explicitly homophobic legislation banning public expression of LGBTQ identity — termed “propaganda about nontraditional sexual relations” — including all adult content featuring gay, lesbian and trans sexualities.