Tag: Freedom of Speech and Expression
Is Spreading Medical Misinformation a Doctor’s Free Speech Right?
When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill that would punish California doctors for spreading false information…
Classic Internet Censorship
I want us to consider the implications of this new reality: In three of the four most populous…
3 Ways Musk Can Support Free Speech
Way back in the Paleolithic age of April, Elon Musk seemed excited to buy Twitter and said that…
The Fight Over Truth Also Has a Red State-Blue State Divide
To fight disinformation, California lawmakers are advancing a bill that would force social media companies to divulge their…
Disinformation Has Become Another Untouchable Problem in Washington
WASHINGTON — The memo that reached the top of the Department of Homeland Security in September could not…
Twitter, Challenging Orders to Remove Content, Sues India’s Government
Twitter said on Tuesday that it had sued the Indian government, escalating the social media company’s fight in…
Amazon Restricts L.G.B.T.Q. Products in United Arab Emirates
Amazon moved to restrict items and search results related to L.G.B.T.Q. people and issues on its website in…
The Supreme Court vs. Social Media
The Supreme Court handed social media companies a win on Tuesday by blocking, for now, a Texas law…
Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law Regulating Social Media Platforms
The law also does not cover sites that are devoted to news, sports, entertainment and other information that…
How Some States Are Combating Election Misinformation Ahead of Midterms
Ahead of the 2020 elections, Connecticut confronted a bevy of falsehoods about voting that swirled around online. One,…
Princeton Fires Tenured Professor in Campus Controversy
Princeton fired a classics professor, “effective immediately,” on Monday after the university’s administration found that he had not…
Princeton President Recommends Firing Joshua Katz After Uproar
The woman in the sexual relationship did not cooperate with the original Princeton investigation. But after the Princetonian…