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The First Amendment Tax
The government learned it doesn't need to ban speech; it can just make it expensive.
Jun 30
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Ashkhen Kazaryan
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The UK's Social Media Ban Builds on A Shaky Age-Verification Foundation
The UK's under-16 social media ban threatens privacy, anonymity, and free expression for everyone — and the evidence it rests on is far weaker than the…
Jun 17
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Jeff Kosseff
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The JAWBONE Act Would Create A Strong Remedy Against Government Speech Interference
A new bipartisan bill would build on First Amendment precedent to better protect the companies and individuals targeted by government pressure to censor…
Jun 15
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Jeff Kosseff
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Marcus Aurelius Had Thicker Skin than Friedrich Merz
Germany's speech laws protect the powerful from their own citizens. A Roman emperor with absolute power understood why that's unjust and unwise.
Jun 12
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Jacob Mchangama
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The 'Brasília Effect': Brazil’s Tech Bill Signals a New, More Interventionist Global Era
Brazil’s new bill, echoing (and in some ways exceeding) Europe’s model, highlights how expanding regulatory power over platforms can quietly reshape…
Jun 10
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Jamil Moises Frare Assis
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Australia Plans to Strengthen Social Media Ban for Under-16s & Democratic Project 2029 Calls for Child Social Media Ban | The Free Flow…
Australia plans to strengthen enforcement of its social media ban for under-16s, while the Democratic Project 2029 includes a proposal to ban social…
Jul 2
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Ashley Haek
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Audrey Campbell
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The Libertarian Paradox: Freedom of Speech and SLAPPs in Milei’s Argentina
President Javier Milei rose to power promising a radical dismantling of state coercion and championing absolute individual liberty. Yet, his…
Jun 26
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Matias Gonzalez Mama
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Nicolás Zara
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Texas ICE Protestors Sentences to 50 Year & Telegram Sues India Over Block Order | The Free Flow 6/25/26
Thousands of Americans submit comments to the FCC in support of ABC, Scotland Parliament announces building restrictions for reports, Telegram sues…
Jun 25
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Ashley Haek
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Audrey Campbell
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Bella Dail
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UK Proposes Social Media Ban for Under-16s & Anthropic Pulls Plug on AI Models After U.S. Order | The Free Flow 6/18/26
UK proposes a social media ban for under-16s, Anthropic pulls plug on advanced AI models after U.S. order limiting foreign nationals' use, FTC sues…
Jun 18
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Ashley Haek
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Audrey Campbell
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Bella Dail
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Journalists Arrested at Newark ICE Protests & China Represses Tiananmen Square Remembrances | The Free Flow 6/11/26
A German Court ruled that Google is liable for its AI search overviews, Trump plans to revive $475M defamation lawsuit against CNN, the White House…
Jun 11
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Ashley Haek
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Audrey Campbell
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Bella Dail
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UK Denies Entry to Left-Wing U.S. Commentators & California Moves to Ban Teens from Social Media | The Free Flow 6/4/26
Pentagon bars journalists from press office, Malaysia bans social media for under-16s, UK revokes American commentators electronic visas ahead of SXSW…
Jun 4
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Ashley Haek
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Aussie Rules: Trading Protest Crackdowns Across the Commonwealth
Where free speech is implied rather than codified, governments find it dangerously easy to police offense and dissent.
Jun 3
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Nick Queffurus
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