freedom of speech
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Elon Musk and Trump Chat A Lot on The Phone, Apparently
Trump and Elon Musk have ‘several’ calls a month, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Judge Upholds Ban on Feds Asking Social Media Companies to Take Down Posts
A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump held firm this week by declining a request to delay a controversial order barring government agencies from making content moderation requests to social media companies. The Justice Department is already appealing the decision, according to court filings, and said in a statement it would seek an emergency action from…
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U.S. Agency Ran ‘Rogue’ Police Force, Spied on Americans’ Social Media
A security unit tasked with assessing threats against the U.S. Department of Commerce used counterintelligence tools to gather information about U.S. citizens and foreign visitors to the United States, unauthorised surveillance that included the monitoring of Americans’ Twitter accounts for comments critical of the government, according to a senior Republican in the U.S. Senate.
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Who Has The Most Censored Internet?
Certain platforms might take down your homemade pornography, or censor your conspiracist podcast, but in countries like Australia, the U.S. and most of Europe, the internet is a fairly open place. As long as what you’re peddling isn’t actively illegal – or as long as you’re not peddling illegal wares too flagrantly – you’re free…