EFF (unofficial) March 14, 2024 8:15pm Why U.S. House Members Opposed the TikTok Ban Bill #freespeech #socialnetworks #electronicfrontierfoundation #eff #digitalrights #digitalprivacy posted by pod_feeder_v2 Why U.S. House Members Opposed the TikTok Ban Bill What do House Democrats like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Barbara Lee have in common with House Republicans like Thomas Massie and Andy Biggs? Not a lot. But they do know an unconstitutional bill when they see one.These and others on both sides of...
ACLU.org (unofficial) March 14, 2024 5:00pm "We Do No Such Thing": What the 303 Creative Decision Means and Doesn't Mean for Anti-Discrimination and Public Accommodation Laws #freespeech #usa #civilrights #aclu posted by pod_feeder_v2 "We Do No Such Thing": What the 303 Creative Decision Means and Doesn't Mean for Anti-Discrimination and Public Accommodation Laws | ACLU Businesses offering expressive services do not have a First Amendment right to refuse to serve customers based on their identity. The SCOTUS decision merely recognizes a business’s right to choose not to sell certain products to anyone.
anonymiss March 14, 2024 3:10pm #Musk abruptly cancels 'The Don Lemon #Show' on X after he sits for the program's first #interview “But apparently free speech absolutism doesn’t apply when it comes to #questions about him from people like me,” he added. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/03/13/elon-musk-don-lemon-cancellation/e385864e-e17c-11ee-95aa-7384336086f3_story.html #news #freedom #freeSpeech #elonmusk #twitter #fail #question #problem #ethics #ideology Musk abruptly cancels 'The Don Lemon Show' on X after he sits for the program's first interview Elon Musk has abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Show” a talk show on his social media network, X
EFF (unofficial) March 13, 2024 11:15pm SXSW Tried to Silence Critics with Bogus Trademark and Copyright Claims. EFF Fought Back. #fairuse #trademark #freespeech #electronicfrontierfoundation #eff #digitalrights #digitalprivacy posted by pod_feeder_v2 SXSW Tried to Silence Critics with Bogus Trademark and Copyright Claims. EFF Fought Back. Special thanks to EFF legal intern Jack Beck, who was the lead author of this post. Amid heavy criticism for its ties to weapons manufacturers supplying Israel, South by Southwest—the organizer of an annual conference and music festival in...
EFF (unofficial) March 13, 2024 6:30pm Protect Yourself from Election Misinformation #freespeech #corporatespeechcontrols #electronicfrontierfoundation #eff #digitalrights #digitalprivacy posted by pod_feeder_v2 Protect Yourself from Election Misinformation Welcome to your U.S. presidential election year, when all kinds of bad actors will flood the internet with election-related disinformation and misinformation aimed at swaying or suppressing your vote in November. So… what’re you going to do about...
EFF (unofficial) March 13, 2024 12:45am Congress Should Give Up on Unconstitutional TikTok Bans #freespeech #socialnetworks #electronicfrontierfoundation #eff #digitalrights #digitalprivacy posted by pod_feeder_v2 Congress Should Give Up on Unconstitutional TikTok Bans Congress’ unfounded plan to ban TikTok under the guise of protecting our data is back, this time in the form of a new bill—the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” H.R. 7521 — which has gained a dangerous...
EFF (unofficial) March 13, 2024 12:00am Access to Internet Infrastructure is Essential, in Wartime and Peacetime #freespeech #international #contentblocking #electronicfrontierfoundation #eff #digitalrights #digitalprivacy posted by pod_feeder_v2 Access to Internet Infrastructure is Essential, in Wartime and Peacetime We’ve been saying it for 20 years, and it remains true now more than ever: the internet is an essential service. It enables people to build and create communities, shed light on injustices, and acquire vital knowledge that might not otherwise be...
EFF (unofficial) March 8, 2024 10:45pm Four Actions You Can Take To Protect Digital Rights this International Women’s Day #freespeech #surveillancetechnologies #privacy #electronicfrontierfoundation #eff #digitalrights #digitalprivacy posted by pod_feeder_v2 Four Actions You Can Take To Protect Digital Rights this International Women’s Day This International Women’s Day, defend free speech, fight surveillance, and support innovation by calling on our elected politicians and private companies to uphold our most fundamental rights—both online and offline.1. Pass the “My Body, My Data”...
EFF (unofficial) March 8, 2024 10:30pm Four Voices You Should Hear this International Women’s Day #freespeech #privacy #security #electronicfrontierfoundation #eff #digitalrights #digitalprivacy posted by pod_feeder_v2 Four Voices You Should Hear this International Women’s Day Around the globe, freedom of expression varies wildly in definition, scope, and level of access. The impact of the digital age on perceptions and censorship of speech has been felt across the political spectrum on a worldwide scale. In the debate...
EFF (unofficial) March 7, 2024 9:00pm Victory! EFF Helps Resist Unlawful Warrant and Gag Order Issued to Independent News Outlet #freespeech #transparency #privacy #electronicfrontierfoundation #eff #digitalrights #digitalprivacy posted by pod_feeder_v2 Victory! EFF Helps Resist Unlawful Warrant and Gag Order Issued to Independent News Outlet Over the past month, the independent news outlet Indybay has quietly fought off an unlawful search warrant and gag order served by the San Francisco Police Department. Today, a court lifted the gag order and confirmed the warrant is void. The...
ACLU.org (unofficial) March 4, 2024 6:00pm New York's Coercion of Private Companies to Blacklist the NRA Has a Long and Dark History #freespeech #usa #civilrights #aclu posted by pod_feeder_v2 New York's Coercion of Private Companies to Blacklist the NRA Has a Long and Dark History | ACLU The Supreme Court could create a loophole in the First Amendment’s protections from government censorship.
EFF (unofficial) February 29, 2024 11:00pm Ghana's President Must Refuse to Sign the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill #freespeech #electronicfrontierfoundation #eff #digitalrights #digitalprivacy posted by pod_feeder_v2 Ghana's President Must Refuse to Sign the Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill After three years of political discussions, MPs in Ghana's Parliament voted to pass the country’s draconian Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill on February 28th. The bill now heads to Ghana’s President Nana...
EFF (unofficial) February 27, 2024 9:30pm EFF to D.C. Circuit: The U.S. Government’s Forced Disclosure of Visa Applicants’ Social Media Identifiers Harms Free Speech and Privacy #privacy #freespeech #socialmediasurveillance #socialnetworks #electronicfrontierfoundation #eff #digitalrights #digitalprivacy posted by pod_feeder_v2 EFF to D.C. Circuit: The U.S. Government’s Forced Disclosure of Visa Applicants’ Social Media Identifiers Harms Free Speech and Privacy Special thanks to legal intern Alissa Johnson, who was the lead author of this post.EFF recently filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit urging the court to reverse a lower court decision upholding a State...
EFF (unofficial) February 23, 2024 9:15pm EFF Urges Ninth Circuit to Reinstate X’s Legal Challenge to Unconstitutional California Content Moderation Law #freespeech #electronicfrontierfoundation #eff #digitalrights #digitalprivacy posted by pod_feeder_v2 EFF Urges Ninth Circuit to Reinstate X’s Legal Challenge to Unconstitutional California Content Moderation Law The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) urged a federal appeals court to reinstate X’s lawsuit challenging a California law that forces social media companies to file reports to the state about their content moderation decisions, and with respect...
EFF (unofficial) February 23, 2024 5:45pm EFF Opposes California Initiative That Would Cause Mass Censorship #freespeech #electronicfrontierfoundation #eff #digitalrights #digitalprivacy posted by pod_feeder_v2 EFF Opposes California Initiative That Would Cause Mass Censorship In recent years, lots of proposed laws purport to reduce “harmful” content on the internet, especially for kids. Some have good intentions. But the fact is, we can’t censor our way to a healthier internet.When it comes to online (or offline)...
EFF (unofficial) February 23, 2024 12:00pm As India Prepares for Elections, Government Silences Critics on X with Executive Order #freespeech #corporatespeechcontrols #electronicfrontierfoundation #eff #digitalrights #digitalprivacy posted by pod_feeder_v2 As India Prepares for Elections, Government Silences Critics on X with Executive Order It is troubling to see that the Indian government has issued new demands to X (formerly Twitter) to remove accounts and posts critical of the government and its recent actions. This is especially bears watching as India is preparing for general...
EFF (unofficial) February 15, 2024 12:15am EFF to Court: Strike Down Age Estimation in California But Not Consumer Privacy #privacy #freespeech #electronicfrontierfoundation #eff #digitalrights #digitalprivacy posted by pod_feeder_v2 EFF to Court: Strike Down Age Estimation in California But Not Consumer Privacy The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) called on the Ninth Circuit to rule that California’s Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC) violates the First Amendment, while not casting doubt on well-written data privacy laws.
ACLU.org (unofficial) February 14, 2024 9:30pm Anti-DEI Efforts Are the Latest Attack on Racial Equity and Free Speech #freespeech #freeexpressionandcensorship #lgbtqyouth #lgbtqrights #usa #civilrights #aclu posted by pod_feeder_v2 Anti-DEI Efforts Are the Latest Attack on Racial Equity and Free Speech | ACLU The far right wants to get rid of DEI offices, end anti-bias training, and stop public statements of support for diversity. It’s the latest effort to dismantle systems designed to foster racial equity and progress.
ACLU.org (unofficial) February 12, 2024 7:15pm When Florida Officials Tried to Silence Our Pro-Palestinian Student Group, We Sued #freespeech #studentspeechandprivacy #usa #civilrights #aclu posted by pod_feeder_v2 When Florida Officials Tried to Silence Our Pro-Palestinian Student Group, We Sued | ACLU A member of the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at the University of Florida explains their fear and anxiety when Florida officials ordered the deactivation of SJP chapters at public universities in the state.
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