2025-08-20
Highly important victory. This will also dissuade Eurocrats in their attempts to impose “chat control,” which would also hand them the power to scan all private encrypted messages. 19 EU member states currently back the proposal
Reuters
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says the UK has dropped its mandate requiring Apple to provide a backdoor for accessing users' encrypted data
Britain has dropped its demand for the iPhone maker Apple (AAPL.O) to provide a “backdoor” that would have enabled access …
2025-08-19
Highly important victory. This will also dissuade Eurocrats in their attempts to impose “chat control,” which would also hand them the power to scan all private encrypted messages. 19 EU member states currently back the proposal
Reuters
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard says the UK has dropped its mandate requiring Apple to provide a backdoor for accessing users' encrypted data
Britain has dropped its demand for the iPhone maker Apple (AAPL.O) to provide a “backdoor” that would have enabled access …
2025-02-22
From tyranny in the UK (see my last post) to tyranny in Brazil. With the U.S. censorship state being dismantled, the greatest threats to online free speech now come from abroad: the UK, the EU, and Brazil.
Reuters
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes orders the immediate and full suspension of Rumble in the country due to noncompliance with court orders
Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered U.S. video-sharing platform Rumble (RUM.O) immediate and full suspension …
2025-02-21
Great to see an FTC with the right priorities. We're exiting a 8-year period that saw countless politically motivated bans, shadowbans, and financial deplatforming. If you were one of the victims, now is the time to offer a comment.
Bloomberg
US FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson announces an inquiry into “Big Tech censorship”, which he calls “un-American” and “potentially illegal”, and seeks public comment
including ‘shadow banning’ Sean Burch / The Wrap : Trump-Appointed FTC Chair Launches Big Tech Inquiry for ‘Bullying’ and Censorship Sean Burch / TVNewsCheck : Trump-Appointed FTC ...