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Federal GRANITE Act targets foreign censorship orders in US

Source: Reclaim the Net — Foreign censors have discovered that sending threatening emails to US platforms is cheap. Michael Rulli’s bill is designed to make…

freespeechnewsOctober 1, 2026

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California Is building an internet of age checks and identity gates

Source: Reclaim the Net — California’s child safety push comes with a passport of sorts for everyone else. Newsom was quoted as saying that Thursday…

freespeechnewsSeptember 30, 2026

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Reclaim The Net launches global digital rights bill tracker

Source: Reclaim the Net — More than 100 bills, six jurisdictions, and one place to see where digital rights are headed. The Bill Tracker is…

freespeechnewsSeptember 23, 2026

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Ian Welsh: So tired of all the lying

Source: Ian Welsh — The lying is just… endless. Key stats are bullshit or damn nearly meaningless (GDP). There’s a genocide going on and most…

freespeechnewsSeptember 23, 2026

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How nations manipulate your feed

Source: The People's Art of War— Social media has shifted from a communication tool to information warfare. With so many conflicting sources of truth,…

freespeechnewsSeptember 13, 2026

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Shaiel Ben-Ephraim: ‘truly fake news’

Source: Shaiel Ben-Ephraim on X — An incredible exposé by Ronen Bergman shows how Israel invents quotes from Iranian officials in order to manufacture "evidence"…

freespeechnewsAugust 26, 2026