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Internet Speech: A Boon to Civic Engagement
January 1, 2018  •  By IFS Staff  •    •  

The internet is an empowering and diversifying medium capable of uplifting marginalized voices. It has allowed more Americans to meaningfully participate in political dialogue and access more information and speech than ever before. It has enabled the average person to initiate and participate in movements for political and social change and to challenge power and authority. In the internet age,…

Constitutional and Practical Issues with Idaho H. 573 (2017 Campaign Finance Reform Legislative Work Group Recommendations)
February 22, 2018   •  By Tyler Martinez   •  , , , ,

On behalf of the Institute for Free Speech (“the Institute”) and Attorney Tyler Martinez, I respectfully submit the following comments on constitutional and practical ...

Amy Klobuchar Knows Exactly What She’s Doing, and It Should Scare You
January 31, 2018   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  ,

We have written extensively before about the dangers of the so-called “Honest Ads Act,” a bill introduced late last year by Senators Amy Klobuchar ...

On Trolls, Tweets, and Free Speech
January 26, 2018   •  By Brad Smith   •  , , ,

Lately, it seems to have become a sophomoric sport among some who regularly oppose our efforts to protect and expand free speech to try ...

Censorship and Privacy: Lessons from Alabama
December 14, 2017   •  By Alex Baiocco   •  ,

If an elected official views a political advertisement as misleading, or even false, should that politician have the power to prevent citizens from viewing ...

Facebook and the new Red Scare 
December 12, 2017   •  By David Keating   •  ,

The discovery that Russian-linked firms bought thousands of Facebook ads prompted the return of a common trope in America, namely, that foreigners are engineering ...

Giving Corporations More Power Is The Wrong Response To Russian Propaganda 
November 29, 2017   •  By Luke Wachob   •  ,

Imagine a future where an all-seeing government monitors political messages and the people who view them. No matter where you are in the world, ...

NYT Op-Ed Grasps at Straws to Justify Online Speech Regulation
November 29, 2017   •  By Joe Albanese   •  ,

Data privacy is an increasingly salient issue. Billions of users have had their personal information leaked over the internet as a result of numerous ...

Comments to FEC on Potential Rulemaking on Internet Communications Disclaimers
November 9, 2017   •  By Zac Morgan   •  , ,

For the third time in six years, the Federal Election Commission (“FEC” or “Commission”) has requested comments “on whether to begin a rulemaking to ...

The Key to Fighting Foreign “Fake News” is More Speech, Not Less
November 8, 2017   •  By Alex Cordell   •  ,

Just over two months have passed since Facebook announced that Russian-linked accounts purchased advertisements covering a wide range of divisive topics during the 2016 ...

2016 Online Ad Spending in Perspective
November 8, 2017   •  By Scott Blackburn   •  , ,

The use of online advertisements by Russia to meddle in the 2016 campaign has featured heavily in the news. Those in favor of more ...

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