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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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Block on CA Social Media Law Fails & Russia Bars Anti-War Party from Elections | The Free Flow 8/14/26
Social media companies lost a court bid to stop a law banning personalized social media feeds, Brazil sentenced an influencer over pronoun use, Kuwait…
Aug 14
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Ashley Haek
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Audrey Campbell
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Bella Dail
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Minnesota’s Nudification Law Raises Serious First Amendment Concerns
A Minnesota law risks pushing AI image generation out of the state.
Jul 30
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Jeff Kosseff
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CJEU Ruling Threatens Online Platforms' Liability Exemptions & India Orders GitHub to Restrict Content | The Free Flow 7/30/26
A CJEU judgment risks online platforms' liability exemptions from user-generated content, India orders GitHub to restrict content, Russia labels its…
Jul 30
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Ashley Haek
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Audrey Campbell
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Bella Dail
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When Exceptional Restrictions Stop Being Exceptional: The Court of Justice of the European Union and the Expanding Reach of the Russia Today…
A recent CJEU decision could hold individuals liable for sharing the content of sanctioned broadcasters.
Jul 28
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Natalie Alkiviadou
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.exe-pression: May - July 2026
A Newsletter on Freedom of Expression in The Age of AI
Jul 27
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Isabelle Anzabi
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Jordi Calvet-Bademunt
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UK Report Labels Political Claims as 'Misinformation' & U.S. Limits Foreign Journalists' Visas | The Free Flow 7/23/26
A UK report labels political claims as 'misinformation,' new rules in the U.S. target foreign journalists' visas, Japan bans desecration of the national…
Jul 23
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Ashley Haek
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Audrey Campbell
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Bella Dail
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Keeping Dachau a Museum
On militant democracy, the free speech recession, and whether the cure is worse than the disease.
Jul 23
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Jacob Mchangama
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