There’s a particularly insidious and cynical form of censorship gaining prominence in America: the weaponization of “free speech” rhetoric, combined with abuses of the judicial sy…
Chokehold: Donald Trump’s War on Free Speech & the Need for Systemic Resistance
This Free Press report examines the Trump administration’s hostile relationship with dissent and free expression in 2025. It analyzes how Trump and his political enablers have sought to undermine and chill the most basic freedoms protected by the First Amendment.
The secret rules of the internet
The murky history of moderation, and how it’s shaping the future of free speech.
It's the (Democracy-Poisoning) Golden Age of Free Speech
At a time when anyone can broadcast live or post their thoughts to a social network, we should be living in a utopia of public discourse. We're not.
Speech is violence? Not if we want a liberal, intellectual society
Offensive speech can cause mental and emotional pain. But classifying it as violence erodes the foundations of intellectual liberalism.
The Fake Free Speech President Has Unleashed ICE On Its Critics
It still amazes me that there are people out there who think that Donald Trump is a supporter of free speech. It has never been true. Anyone who looks will note that the Trump administration regula…
Right-leaning groups say MN 15 prosecution violates free speech of anti-ICE activists
Free speech and conservative legal groups are urging a federal judge to order prosecutors to release documents in the Minnesota activists conspiracy case that defendants say could reveal political targeting and First Amendment violations tied to a Trump administration directive.
How ICE Is Weaponizing Social Media Against Its Critics
The agency says its surveillance program searches for threats to agents, but critics see free-speech infringements.
Action Center – Politics and policy from the Free Speech Coalition
An Attack on Tech Freedom, an Assault on Dissent
We live in a world of surveillance states, militarized police, and crackdowns on dissent. Meanwhile, corporate behemoths will often ally with the state to shut down dissident speech or aid and abet surveillance. In this context, it’s important for independent groups to develop and maintain encrypted communications platforms and independent web hosting. But the Trump...
How Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric Fuels Violence
Hate speech from the far right is increasing the risk of violence against LGBTQ+ people such as the Club Q shooting
Donald Trump just barred Washington Post reporters from campaign events. That should bother you.
Banning media is bad for democracy. Period.
The challenges of constitutional silence: Doctrine, theory, and applications
Abstract. In this introduction to our symposium on “Constitutional Silence,” we situate the articles in this collection and explore the significance of the
Mike Stabile (@mikestabile.bsky.social)
First Amendment rodeo clown. Policy Director at Free Speech Coalition, co-founder SWR Data, among other things. Personal account, all outrage / nonsense here is my own.
Apparently, “free speech absolutism” now comes with a daily usage cap. Speech on X is now even less free. Free X accounts are limited to 50 posts and 200 replies a day unless they pay for a blue checkmark. That’s down from the previous 2,400 posts per day limit. engadget.com/2175771/x-free-accounts-limit…
X accounts are limited to 50 posts and 200 replies a day unless they pay for a blue checkmark - Engadget
www.engadget.comOnline anonymity/pseudonymity
“There's plenty of research in this topic area that shows hate speech doesn't decline when real-name policies are in effect, in fact usually the inverse, and the diversity of people contributing to conversations decreases” — bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5w4eqcxzw5jv5…
Research - Disqus
What’s in a name? A forward view of anonymity online
Anonymity and Online Commenting: The Broken Windows Effect and the End of Drive-by Commenting
Anonymity, Pseudonymity, and Deliberation: Why Not Everything Should Be Connected
Online anonymity: study found ‘stable pseudonyms’ created a more civil environment than real user names
Real-Name Policies: The War Against Pseudonymity
