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Texas social media law will cause “chaos” online, groups tell Supreme Court (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 05/18/2022 - 16:01How a French satellite operator helps keep Russia’s TV propaganda online (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Sun, 05/15/2022 - 13:52Federal appeals court reinstates Texas social media law
A federal appeals court has reinstated a Texas state law that bans "censorship" on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, allowing Texas to enforce the law while litigation continues. A US District Court judge had granted a preliminary injunction blocking the law in December 2021, ruling that it violates the social networks' First Amendment right to moderate user-submitted content.
US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla orders every ISP in the US to block three pirate streaming services (Ars Technica)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 05/03/2022 - 17:33World Health Organization: Musk has “huge responsibility” to fight health misinfo on Twitter (Ars Technica)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 04/28/2022 - 06:30
Elon Musk, Twitter’s next owner, provides his definition of “free speech”
Elon Musk has claimed he is buying Twitter in order to protect free speech. But what does Musk mean by "free speech"? "By 'free speech,' I simply mean that which matches the law. I am against censorship that goes far beyond the law. If people want less free speech, they will ask government to pass laws to that effect. Therefore, going beyond the law is contrary to the will of the people." There are multiple ways to interpret Musk's statement as it relates to United States law, particularly the First Amendment.