#FreeSpeech

Following criticism, lawmakers have narrowed the GUARD Act, a bill aimed at restricting minors’ access to certain AI systems. The earlier version could have applied broadly to nearly…

Let’s make one thing clear before I start digging into the Washington Post firing up its teapot-based Tempest Generator: I do not support the assassination of Donald Trump. I am understandabl…

Good news if you really enjoy corporatism, autocracy, propaganda and a violently misinformed electorate!The U.S. has fallen to sixty-fourth place (now below Ukraine) in the annual Reporters Without…

George Orwell never imagined that young people in a free society would one day willingly impose orthodoxy on their peers — and on themselves.

University of California Regent Jay Sures asked the right question this week about free speech on campus: Does it apply to everyone equally? Or just the far left?

The Bowdoin Socialists defended its lecture series, saying it “reflects our interest in engaging national and international debates.”

From DOJ to FCC, the playbook is the same: chill speech, conjure enemies, perform strength for an audience of one.

If he can weaponize Jimmy Kimmel’s joke to punish ABC, other media companies with far less will be intimidated out of ever criticizing the president again.

James Comey is not exactly someone we’ve ever been a fan of on Techdirt. He was a terrible FBI director in so many ways. We’ve spent years criticizing the man — for his crusade against encryp…

To have one defamation case about public allegations of your drinking as FBI Director would be unfortunate. To have a second dismissed the very next day would be, well, perhaps a sign that somethin…

The state of Virginia is trying to break with its racist past. It’s not pretending it doesn’t exist. But, better late than never, it’s trying to undo some of the damage still bein…

After CNN reported Iranian officials’ statements, Trump called the coverage false and suggested a crime. Experts say that’s unlikely.