House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Alphabet, Meta, other tech giants over ‘foreign censorship’ of speech The House committee is concerned that foreign laws around online content “have limited Americans’ access to lawful speech” in the U.S.

Government Censorship or Free Speech? Supreme Court to Decide Government’s Role in Social Media Moderation. The Supreme Court is hearing a landmark case that could determine whether the government can regulate social media platforms or if such laws violate free speech rights. At the heart of the case are laws from Texas and Florida that limit content moderation by platforms like Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube. Who is affected: The case af…

Trump’s pick for FTC chair promises to go after ‘censorship’ from tech companies Image: FTCPresident-elect Donald Trump has selected Andrew Ferguson to be the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission. Ferguson will take over for Lina Khan, who has earned praise from Vice President-elect J.D. Vance for her efforts to fight big tech. “Andrew has a proven record of standing up to Big Tech censorship, and protecting Freedom of…

WikiLeaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning says censorship is still ‘a dominant threat’ Former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning says censorship is still “a dominant threat”.

Why Cartoon Network’s Sailor Moon Censorship Totally Failed (For The Better) submitted by /u/Available_Reason7795

How did Nipplegate effect tv, and did the networks ever tone down the censorship? I heard after the Janet Jackson nipple slip incident, tv networks started censoring like crazy, what were some of the drastic things they did for censorship, and did it ever tone down? submitted by /u/sgavary

A Curious Censorship Issue at the Guantánamo Court A prisoner’s PTSD was discussed in open court, and was central to a ruling that he was unfit for trial. National security censors redacted it.

Knowledge, Power and Censorship: The Library of Augustus submitted by /u/HoneySeeker

Russia’s Online Censorship Has Surged During Ukraine War A report from Citizen Lab laid out how much online censorship has increased on one of Russia’s biggest social media sites.

Fort Worth faces legal battle over censorship claims by atheist organization (RNS) — Metroplex Atheists argues the city violated the group’s freedom of speech and discriminated against its members when the city denied their right to hang banners on public property. The post Fort Worth faces legal battle over censorship claims by atheist organization appeared first on Religion News Service.