Tag: Freedom of Speech and Expression
Supreme Court Rules for Ted Cruz in Campaign Finance Case
The chief justice wrote that loans played a special role for candidates challenging incumbents.“As a practical matter, personal…
Elon Musk Hates Ads. Twitter Needs Them. That May Be a Problem.
“I hate advertising,” Elon Musk tweeted in 2019.Since he started pursuing his $44 billion purchase of Twitter —…
Partisan Fight Breaks Out Over New Disinformation Board
Nina Jankowicz’s new book, “How to Be a Woman Online,” chronicles the vitriol she and other women have…
Musk’s Ties to China Could Create Headaches for Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO — When Elon Musk opened a Tesla factory in Shanghai in 2019, the Chinese government welcomed…
Truth Social Review: Trump’s Uncensored Social App Is Incomplete
When Elon Musk sealed a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion this week, another social networking product…
Selling Twitter to Elon Musk Is Good for Investors. What About the Public?
Twitter is “the digital town square, where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,” a triumphant…
Buying Twitter, Elon Musk Will Face Reality of His Free-Speech Talk
“We need to protect freedom of speech in order to make our democracy work,” said Jameel Jaffer, the…
Supreme Court Leans Toward Coach in Case on School Prayer
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed to be searching on Monday for a narrow way to…
E.U. Takes Aim at Social Media’s Harms With Landmark New Law
The European Union was nearing a deal on Friday on landmark legislation that would force Facebook, YouTube and…
Can the S.E.C. Require ‘Gag Orders’ When It Settles Cases?
The new case concerns Barry D. Romeril, a former Xerox executive whom the S.E.C. accused of participating in…
Elon Musk Is a Digital Citizen Kane
What if one of the world’s important tools for information was owned by a mercurial billionaire who could…
China’s Information Dark Age Could Be Russia’s Future
When Russia blocked Facebook and limited Twitter this month, many Chinese internet users were surprised. Wait a moment,…