September 12, 2025 Charlie Kirk believed in free speech. His fans are getting people fired for exercising theirs BY Joe Berkowitz There was scant time to digest the horrifying news before battle lines were drawn around how one should react to it. On September 10, a suspect currently in custody allegedly shot and killed popular conservative … Continue reading Charlie Kirk believed in free speech. His fans are getting people fired for exercising theirs
The growing divide in how to tackle moderation, misinformation and privacy regulation will have a profound impact on consumer trust. Jeanne Jennings on January 13, 2025 Meta’s recent decision to move from fact-checkers to a community notes model akin to X, highlights a growing divide in how digital platforms handle free speech and content … Continue reading Free speech, Meta, data privacy and email: A delicate balance or a complete disconnect?
Jack Dorsey on Elon Musk’s X takeover and why he was right about free speech Graeme Hanna Tech Journalist Jack Dorsey has insisted the course of action taken by Elon Musk on X has been necessary in the pursuit of free speech. In a wide-ranging interview with Pirate Wires, the man who co-founded Twitter … Continue reading Jack Dorsey on Elon Musk’s X takeover and why he was right about free speech
April 22, 2024 TikTok warns 170 million Americans could lose their free speech rights if U.S. bill is enacted The legislation provides a nine-month deadline with a possible extension, if ByteDance makes progress towards a sale. BY Reuters TikTok on Sunday repeated its free-speech concerns about a bill passed by the House of Representatives that would … Continue reading TikTok warns 170 million Americans could lose their free speech rights if U.S. bill is enacted
X loses legal battle against California’s anti-hate speech law Maxwell William / Last Updated: Dec 29, 2023 Elon Musk’s X Corp., previously known as Twitter, has failed in its legal attempt to overturn a California law aimed at regulating harmful content on social media platforms. According to a recent Bloomberg report, a federal … Continue reading X loses legal battle against California’s anti-hate speech law
Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech ‘The reports required by AB 587 are purely factual,’ the judge wrote. Will Shanklin Fri, Dec 29, 2023 Slaven Vlasic via Getty Images A federal judge in California has shot down Elon Musk’s attempt to invalidate a state social media law, … Continue reading Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech
TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rights This was just one month away from the start date. Richard Lai Updated Fri, Dec 1, 2023 REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Montana’s unprecedented state-wide ban of Chinese short-video app, TikTok, was supposed to take effect on January 1, 2024, but as reported by Reuters, … Continue reading TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rights
From free speech to paid speech the: implications of X’s pay to reply Radek Zielinski / Oct 10, 2023 X, the platform formerly known as Twitter and now under the direction of billionaire Elon Musk, has unveiled its latest controversial feature: allowing users to restrict replies to their posts only from verified accounts. As … Continue reading From free speech to paid speech the: implications of X’s pay to reply
20% reported liking an advertiser less after seeing ads on social media alongside user-generated hate speech. Constantine von Hoffman on September 22, 2023 Hate speech on social media can significantly damage brands advertising on those platforms, according to a new study. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of … Continue reading Hate speech on social media can significantly damage brands: Study
Elon Musk says that Twitter’s algorithm should be open source Karissa Bell @karissabe If Elon Musk is indeed able to buy Twitter, the platform could look a lot different. In his first public, non-tweeted comments since the saga began, Musk addressed why he wants to buy the company, and changes he would want to … Continue reading Twitter updates violent speech policy to ban ‘wishes of harm’
