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The First Amendment Problems With Meta’s $17 Billion Deal
Meta’s settlement includes some social media speech restrictions that states can’t directly impose.
Sep 1
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Jeff Kosseff
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August 2026
Meta Settles Child-Safety Case for $18B & New Zealand Proposes Under-16s Social Media Ban | The Free Flow 8/28/26
Meta settles its high-stakes child-safety case for $18 billion, New Zealand proposes a bill banning social media for under-16s, Pentagon fires Stars and…
Aug 28
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Ashley Haek
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Ajdin Muratovic
3
Was Frederick Douglass a Free Speech Absolutist?
He called free speech “the dread of tyrants” and a “sacred right.” The Civil War tested that principle. Did it extend even to supporters of the…
Aug 27
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Jacob Mchangama
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France Blocks Under-15s Social Media Ban & States Take Meta to Trial | The Free Flow 8/21/26
France blocks under-15s social media ban, states take Meta to trial in Oakland, ABC sues the FCC over early license reviews, and more.
Aug 21
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Ashley Haek
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Ajdin Muratovic
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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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Bella Dail
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July 2026
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
, and
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
,
Audrey Campbell
, and
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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EU Pledges Youth Social Media Ban & Swedish MEP Files Police Complaint Against Fellow MEP Over Hate Speech | The Free Flow 7/16/26
The EU Commission President promised a draft law to ban social media for children, a Swedish MEP filed a police complaint against a Danish MEP over hate…
Jul 16
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Ashley Haek
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Audrey Campbell
3
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