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Supreme Court Bars Texas Social Media Law
(Photo: Ian Hutchinson/Unsplash)The Supreme Court has voted 5-4 against a controversial Texas law that would prevent social media companies from
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Supreme Court Makes The Right Call: Puts Texas Social Media Law Back On Hold
Exhale. Just a little while ago, the Supreme Court put Texas’s ridiculous content moderation law back on hold. Specifically, it granted NetChoice
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Senator Klobuchar Fixed None Of The Problems With Her Antitrust Bill; But Made Sure To Carve Out ACTUAL Monopolists Like Telcos And Finance Companies
Look: there are very real issues with the state of the internet today, including the amount of power a few companies have. But that doesn’t mean
Senator Gillibrand Says We Don’t Have To Regulate Speech, Just Misinfo. Who Wants To Tell Her?
It remains ridiculous how many politicians, across the political spectrum, resort to nonsense populism and grandstanding, rather than actually being
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Very, Very Little Of ‘Content Moderation’ Has Anything To Do With Politics
It’s truly amazing how focused people are, in discussions on content moderation, on the claims that “content moderation is censorship” and that
Stop Saying Elon Musk ‘Supports Free Speech.’ He Appears To Be Actively Against That
I’ve been trying to explain this in all sorts of ways: Elon Musk’s understanding of free speech does not have anything to do with actual free
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The Problem With The Otherwise Very Good And Very Important Eleventh Circuit Decision On The Florida Social Media Law
There are many good things to say about the Eleventh Circuit’s decision on the Florida SB 7072 social media law, including that it’s a very
11th Circuit Disagrees With The 5th Circuit (But Actually Explains Its Work): Florida’s Social Media Bill Still (Mostly) Unconstitutional
Well, well. As we still wait to see what the Supreme Court will do about the 5th Circuit’s somewhat bizarre, and reasonless reinstatement of
No, Twitter Doesn’t Want To ‘Censor’ Anyone, It Just Wants Everyone To Stop Attacking Each Other
Last month I wrote about how, contrary to the weird narrative, Twitter has actually been among the most aggressive companies fighting for free speech
If You Think Free Speech Is Defined By Your Ability To Be An Asshole Without Consequence, You Don’t Understand Free Speech (But You Remain An Asshole)
One of the more frustrating things about the various “debates” regarding “free speech” lately, is how little they are actually about free
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And Now The Copia Institute Tells The US Supreme Court There’s A Big Problem With Texas’s Social Media Law
Last week a bizarre one-line order from the Fifth Circuit lifted the injunction on Texas’s social media law, allowing it to go into effect, despite
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Author Of Texas’ Social Media Law Admits That He Meant The Law To Exempt Any Moderation Decisions Protected By Section 230 (That’s Everything)
Well, this is awkward. Yesterday I wrote about how there was a strong argument that Twitch’s removal of the mass murderer in Buffalo’s livestream
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Did Twitch Violate Texas’ Social Media Law By Removing Mass Murderer’s Live Stream Of His Killing Spree?
As you’ve no doubt heard, on Saturday there was yet another horrific shooting, this one in Buffalo, killing 10 people and wounding more. From all
Supreme Court Asked For An Emergency Review Of Texas’ Dangerous Social Media Law
As you’ll recall, last Wednesday, the 5th Circuit surprised lots of people by immediately reinstating Texas’s ridiculous content moderation law