News & Commentary about Internet Speech

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Nov 7, 2025

There’s Only One State That is Asking the Right Questions About Digital Identity

Nov 4, 2025

Digital Driver’s Licenses Threaten to Create a “Great Internet Lockdown”

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Jan 14, 2025

Supreme Court May Decide if the Government Can Childproof the Internet

Oct 19, 2023

The Supreme Court Will Set an Important Precedent for Free Speech Online

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Oct 5, 2023

Internet Censorship Won't Make Kids Safe

Aug 30, 2023

How Mastercard is Endangering Sex Workers

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Aug 1, 2023

Arkansas Wants to Unconstitutionally “Card” People Before They Use Social Media

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Feb 22, 2023

Is This the End of the Internet As We Know It?

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Aug 26, 2022

The Nightmarish Loss of Workplace Privacy

Jun 27, 2022

How Online Censorship Harms Sex Workers and LGBTQ Communities