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xAI’s last-minute scramble to stop Minnesota’s anti-nudification app law (theverge.com)

2026-07-29 | by Sarah Jeong | tags: xai, grok imagine, deepfakes

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Ebay Has to Pay $55.7 Million in Settlement for Its Unhinged Harassment Campaign (wired.com)

2026-07-28 | by Lauren Goode | tags: ebay, ecommercebytes, devin wenig

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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s war on the First Amendment (theverge.com)

2026-07-23 | by Kevin Nguyen | tags: fcc, brendan carr, first amendment

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A new bill takes aim at government pressure to silence lawful online speech (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by India Mckinney | get Online Speech Freedom Book → | tags: jawbone act, ted cruz, ron wyden

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A New Bill Takes Aim at Government Pressure to Silence Lawful Online Speech (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-19 | by India Mckinney | get Online Speech Advocacy Book → | tags: jawbone act, first amendment, iceblock app

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Tech researchers are suing the Trump administration over the future of online safety (technologyreview.com)

2026-05-21 | by Eileen Guo | get Cybersecurity Awareness Kit → | tags: trump administration, knight first amendment institute, immigration law

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Tennessee man jailed 37 days for Trump meme wins settlement after lawsuit (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-20 | get Meme Creator Legal Defense Kit → | tags: donald trump, first amendment, perry county

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Victory: Tennessee man jailed 37 days for Trump meme wins $835,000 settlement (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-20 | get Meme Speech Bubble Sticker → | tags: trump meme, perry county, first amendment

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California Law Limits 'Recycling' Logo in New Attack on Plastic Waste (slashdot.org)

2026-05-16 | by Posted | get Recycling Logo Sticker → | tags: california, recycling symbol, plastic waste

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California Law Limits 'Recyling' Logo in New Attack on Plastic Waste (slashdot.org)

2026-05-16 | by Posted | get Recycling Symbol Sticker → | tags: recycling symbol, california law, plastic waste

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X is fighting Andrew Tate’s attempt to unmask his critics (theverge.com)

2026-05-15 | by Lauren Feiner | tags: andrew tate, social media, first amendment

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ABC and Disney accuse Trump admin of violating First Amendment rights (theverge.com)

2026-05-08 | by Lauren Feiner | get Disney Streaming Service → | tags: fcc, abc, disney

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It's official: Utah is the U.S. state closest to banning VPNs (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | get NordVPN Cybersecurity Suite → | tags: utah senate bill 73, vpn, age verification

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Judge says White House can’t ‘strong-arm’ Apple into blocking ICE trackers (9to5mac.com)

2026-04-20 | by Ben Lovejoy | get Apple AirTag Tracker → | tags: apple, ice trackers, first amendment

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Judge rules Trump administration violated the First Amendment in fight against ICE-tracking (theverge.com)

2026-04-18 | by Terrence O'Brien | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: ice-tracking, facebook, apple

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The US government wants Reddit to snitch on one of its users through a grand jury (engadget.com)

2026-04-12 | get Reddit Premium Membership → | tags: reddit, grand jury, ice

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xAI sues Colorado over AI law, calling it a threat to free speech (techspot.com)

2026-04-11 | get AI Ethics & Free Speech Book → | tags: xai, colorado, ai law

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The FAA’s flight restriction for drones is an attempt to criminalize filming ICE (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | by Sophia Cope | get Drone Safety and Regulations Kit → | tags: faa, drone restriction, ice

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Trump defunding of NPR and PBS blocked by judge, but damage is already done (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-01 | get PBS Kids Streaming Stick → | tags: npr, pbs, corporation for public broadcasting

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Hegseth, Trump had no authority to order Anthropic to be blacklisted, judge says (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-27 | get Legal Guide to AI Ethics → | tags: anthropic, department of war, first amendment

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Anthropic wins preliminary injunction in DOD fight as judge cites 'First Amendment retaliation' (cnbc.com)

2026-03-26 | by Ashley Capoot Jeffrey Kopp | get Legal Defense Fund Book → | tags: anthropic, claude, dod

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Judge blocks Pentagon effort to 'punish' Anthropic with supply chain risk label (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-26 | by Hadas Gold | get Cybersecurity Supply Chain Kit → | tags: anthropic, supply chain risk, federal judge

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Judge sides with Anthropic to temporarily block the Pentagon’s ban (theverge.com)

2026-03-26 | by Hayden Field | get Anthropic AI Safety Kit → | tags: anthropic, pentagon, claude

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USA’s Supreme Court to Define Social Media’s Future (techreport.com)

2026-03-26 | by Vlad Melnic | get Social Media Content Moderation Guide → | tags: supreme court, social media, facebook

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Afroman keeps trolling cops after winning “Lemon Pound Cake” defamation case (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-19 | tags: afroman, lemon pound cake, adams county sheriff

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Justice Department Says Anthropic Can’t Be Trusted With Warfighting Systems (wired.com)

2026-03-18 | by Paresh Dave | get Cybersecurity AI Toolkit → | tags: anthropic, defense contracts, first amendment

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Anthropic sues US over blacklisting; White House calls firm "radical left, woke" (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-10 | get Neuralink → | tags: anthropic, claudé ai, first amendment

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OpenAI, the US government and Persona built an identity surveillance machine (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-24 | get Identity Machine → | tags: persona, openai, shodan