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ACLU v. NSA: How Greater Transparency Can Reduce the Chilling Effects of Mass Surveillance
In 1981, President Reagan issued Executive Order (E.O.) 12,333, which has since come to serve as a general charter for mass intelligence surveillance.
When Silence Isn’t Golden: How Gag Orders Can Evade First Amendment Protections
Trials must be conducted at law, rather than in the press, and courts sometimes feel the need to assert control of the outflow of information around judicial matters to preserve the fair trial rights of litigants.
China’s Cybersecurity Administration Cracks Down on Free Speech
According to a CAC report, between April to June of this year, the agency revoked over 3,918 ICP licenses (permits required for Chinese-based websites to operate in China), revoked over 810,000 user accounts on various websites, issued warnings to 172 of the 443 websites it has investigated, and transferred 316 cases to Chinese police authorities for criminal investigations.
Germany’s NetzDG and the Threat to Online Free Speech
Who are the arbiters of free speech? As voices clamor to be heard online, the answer is, increasingly, the giants of social media.