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San Francisco Once Led the Fight Against Police Surveillance. Now It’s a Laboratory For It.

Source: The San Francisco Standard — So, getting to high crime leads to high surveillance and public approval for continued surveillance. Between 2024 and 2025,…

freespeechnewsApril 7, 2026

Censorship

Texas Case Major Win For Anyone Jailed Filming Police

Source: Justin Wilson, Institute of Justice on X — A federal judge ruled that Fort Bend County, Tx. officers violated independent journalist Justin Pulliam’s rights…

freespeechnewsApril 2, 2026

Europe News Abroad

Germany continues to destroy civil rights

Source: Pirat Nation on X — Berlin has enacted a new police law granting authorities extensive surveillance powers, including the right to secretly enter homes…

freespeechnewsDecember 5, 2025

Censorship Europe News Abroad

Why we should welcome Tommy Robinson’s acquittal

Source: The Critic — The Terrorism Act 2000 has been used to justify excessive police power in the UK. The officers involved had vague recollections…

freespeechnewsNovember 11, 2025

Europe News Abroad Privacy Laws

Germany Turns Its Back on Decades‑Old Privacy Protections with Sweeping Surveillance Bill

Source: Reclaim the Net — The country that once led the world on privacy is now drafting a manual for how to make surveillance effortless.…

freespeechnewsAugust 5, 2025