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The UK’s New Under-16 Social Media Ban Will Cause More Harm Than It Prevents
This week, politicians in the UK pushed forward with plans to eviscerate privacy and free speech on the internet by
Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Putting Some Meat On The Bans
from the ctrl-alt-speech dept Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and
Your Vision. Your Legacy. Your Future.
This month, we celebrate 36 years of EFF and a mission that is bigger than any one of us. Thanks
RFK Jr. May Have Violated The Hatch Act In Encouraging Iowa Congressional Candidates To Drop Out
from the if-only-that-mattered dept I don’t think it’s terribly controversial to say that this second Trump administration has never shown
Justice Department attorney asks court to dismiss anti-weaponization fund challenge
The anti-weaponization fund was to provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims about the use of government power
Victory! Flock Ends Rollout of Audio “Distress Detection” of Human Voices
Reversing course, Flock Safety—the surveillance technology vendor most known for its extensive network of automated license plate readers—has announced that
Ken Paxton Vowed To Crack Down On “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law.
from the hypocrisy-is-a-part-of-the-job dept This article first appeared on The Texas Tribune. Two weeks before this year’s primary elections, Texas
DC Circuit rejects Trump tax return leaker’s bid to audit sentence
Charles Littlejohn is currently serving a five-year prison sentence for leaking the tax returns of 152 super-wealthy individuals, including Elon
How the Watch Dogs Video Game Series Mirrored and Predicted Real-World Digital Rights Issues
When Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2 was released in 2016, it was a headtrip for those of us working on digital-rights