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,…
This week, Facebook began shutting out thousands of voices from discussions on political or social issues. The company’s blackout on new political and issue ...
The Londonderry, New Hampshire Town Council has warned Town Councilors that they are not to comment on public matters on social media or in ...
After years of claiming otherwise, Facebook and Twitter have succumbed to partisan pressure and begun openly deciding what is and is not true by ...
The Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma, is making waves. The main takeaway is that tech companies are stealthily controlling us by using sneaky product ...
Facebook’s recent decision to ban any new political and issue ads from running the week before Election Day is a predictable result of elected ...
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 shields internet platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and your local newspaper from liability for the content ...
This piece originally appeared in the Washington Examiner on June 23, 2020. It’s true in life and politics: You don’t know what you ...
Conservatives in favor of changing Section 230 argue that web platforms would be less likely to censor voices on the right if their protection ...
Many false statements are protected by the First Amendment, for good reason. Determining whether political statements or ads are false or deceptive is often ...
The only threat to the First Amendment here is the president’s threat to retaliate against Twitter. Private companies have the right to speak. Social ...