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According to the Deputy White House Chief of Staff, it's "misinformation" if you decline to use government approved language. We're still playing this game?

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Doxxing has historically been associated with publicizing someone's semi-private information, like their address or phone number, usually as an intimidation tactic.

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Brendan Carr, 2021: “A newsroom’s decision about what stories to cover and how to frame them should be beyond the reach of any government official, not targeted by them.” Brendan Carr, 2025, now FCC Chair:

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I've listened to @nickgillespie.bsky.social's Reason interviews since college. He's one of the best in the biz. It was a privilege to speak with him about: - Biden and Trump's free speech records - Elon Musk and cancel culture - What it means to be a civil libertarian

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Here we have a government employee holding press conferences about his government work on his privately owned social media platform, where he's also banning journalists and members of the general public who criticize him. Seems we're getting into First Amendment territory ...

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And then TikTok will be subject to the First Amendment, which will restrict its ability to moderate content based on viewpoint, rendering its algorithm obsolete. The result: a chronological timeline full of porn and animal crush videos — and an investment worth $0.

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Of course he did.

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In America — where we have free speech and press rights — yes it should.

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What began on campus didn't stay on campus. 100 million Americans now live in a state where their neighbors can report them to law enforcement for constitutionally protected speech. Say hello to the Speech Stasi. freebeacon.com/policy/insid...

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As part of its settlements, Harvard adopts the IHRA definition of antisemitism. This is certainly a political calculation. But it's one that will further erode Harvard's free speech record, which already places it dead last in @thefireorg.bsky.social rankings.

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“Some people have no confidence in this country.” — Bert Cooper, Mad Men

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This is the way. Will Creeley on how he views his job as FIRE's legal director:

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Exactly right: The FCC's licensing regime must not be weaponized to target politically disfavored speech. “The action we take makes clear two things. First, the FCC should not be the President’s speech police. Second, the FCC should not be journalism’s censor-in-chief.”

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I don't think @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social is right that this argument has "no merit." Even accepting that content filtering doesn't work, the court will still have to ask why filtering doesn't work: Is it the technology or the parents' unwillingness to implement it for their children?

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In his New York Times newsletter, @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social asks the question: "Is Congress’s TikTok ban truly about content? Or is it about control?" Let’s assume for the sake of argument ... www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/o...

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The purpose of these lawsuits is not to win them, but to impose punishing legal costs on defendants. As Trump once colorfully put it after losing a lawsuit: “I spent a couple of bucks on legal fees, and they spent a whole lot more. I did it to make his life miserable, which I’m happy about.”

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Big news from Meta. It's changing its moderation policies to: 1) allow more speech 2) eliminate third-party fact checking Meta says 10-20% of the content it removes likely doesn't violate its policies. It's also moving its "trust and safety" teams out of California (ha!).

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10 years ago today, two terrorists stormed the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, murdering 12 people and injuring 11 others. The magazine was targeted because its writers and cartoonists refused to bend the knee to religious dogma.

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We at @thefireorg.bsky.social carry the torch for unapologetic free speech advocacy. You may not always agree with us. But, hopefully, you appreciate that there is a group out there arguing for maximalist free speech rights. If you do, will you consider a donation before the end of the year?

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We must apply the First Amendment to artificial intelligence. The Constitution protects the right to receive information and ideas — and AI arguably holds more knowledge-producing potential than even the internet or the printing press. My latest for the LA Times:

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No, you cannot do an end run around the First Amendment by claiming "consumer fraud." This is a frivolous lawsuit meant to chill speech and send a message — not protect consumers.

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Tomorrow at 1:30 pm ET, we are opening the @thefireorg.bsky.social's Monthly Members Webinar to non-Members. These webinars are driven by audience questions. Have a free speech question? Tune in and we'll do our best to answer it. Feat: @aricohn.com, Will Creeley, and Robert Shibley

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In an environment devoted to truth-seeking, it helps to be surrounded by people with diverse views. At my alma mater, Indiana University, the main academic building has a sculpture that reads "Veritas Filia Temporis," meaning "truth is the daughter of time."

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KOSA incentivizes social media platforms to censor. If you hate arbitrary content moderation, you should hate KOSA. "Protecting kids" is always the censorship Trojan horse. It's no different here. @mmasnick.bsky.social at @techdirt.com.web.brid.gy is right: www.techdirt.com/2024/12/09/n...

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"This is the first time in history that the government has ever banned a medium of communication."

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🤔 www.wsj.com/health/healt...

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BREAKING: University of Michigan joins MIT and Harvard's College of Arts and Sciences in banning DEI statements. UMich surveyed 2,000 faculty and found most faculty believe they create pressure "to express specific positions on moral, political or social issues." record.umich.edu/articles/uni...

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A student organization at MIT created a magazine — which is now banned on campus. And campus police are interrogating pro-Palestinian activists about the literature they distribute. Any university committed to the fearless pursuit of truth should not ban literature. Yet here we are.

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#OnThisDay 60 years ago, Berkeley Free Speech Movement leader Mario Savio delivered his famous "bodies upon the gears" speech. Did you know this famed orator grew up with a terrible stammer? And that overcoming that stammer motivated his free speech advocacy? Beautiful.

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In less than a century, America went from a country where free speech received scant protection to one where it is of transcendent importance in law and culture. Who were the men and women who made this possible, and can their accomplishments endure? Coming 2026 ...

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