Authoritarians love internet shutdowns
There’s been plenty of online squawking about social media companies “censoring” this, that, or the other edge-lordy voice, coupled with demands the government force those companies to host any type…
PRO-SPEECH Act is really just more intrusive big government
A new piece of legislation called the PRO-SPEECH Act is now making the round sin the Senate, and its creator, Mississippi Republican Roger Wicker, assures the world the bill will…
Mark Warner’s ‘Dangerous’ Bill That Could Destroy Online Speech
More bills are coming out of Congress that proponents claim will fix the problems with social media, and stop the spread of conspiracy theories. Setting aside whether legislation can weed-out…
A Very Bad Proposal to Incentivize Online Snitches
Some of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in January are beginning to feel the consequences of their actions. But the consequences may extend well beyond the mob if…
The Internet is Bigger Than Silicon Valley
A number of critics on the right accused Twitter, Facebook, and other big social media companies of de-platforming conservative and populist voices, and silencing free speech. But as Internet…
Bipartisan Congressional Effort Seeks to Remove ‘Internet Kill Switch’
A bipartisan group of House and Senate members is pushing legislation to prevent a president from using a so-called “Internet kill switch” to take control of online communications during an…
Biden Targeting Online Free Speech
Article from Reason by Eric Boehm. In an effort to force Facebook to change its policy towards negative ads targeting his campaign, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is apparently willing…
The Internet’s First Amendment is Under Attack from BOTH Sides
Article from Reason by Elizabeth Nolan Brown. Widely misunderstood and widely misinterpreted, often by those with political ambitions and agendas, Section 230 is, at its core, about making the internet…
WATCH: MSNBC Host Gets Destroyed In Argument Over Net-Neutrality
Article from The Daily Caller by Amber Athey. MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi got absolutely destroyed during an interview Thursday with former FCC commissioner Robert McDowell about net neutrality. Velshi got…
Ending Net Neutrality Will Set The Internet Free
Article from Reason by Nick Gillespie, Ian Keyser & Jim Epstein. In an exclusive interview today just hours after announcing his plan to repeal “Net Neutrality” rules governing the actions of Internet-service providers (ISPs) and mobile…
