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The online ‘safety’ trap
Britain’s age-verification push and Washington’s online-safety bargain show how “protect the children” becomes “show me your papers.”
Published on The Eternally Radical Idea with Greg Lukianoff
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Jun 15
FIREwire — June 12, 2026
The fight to end jawboning, a tax on social media, and the 811-year-old case for limiting power
Jun 12
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FIRE
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Illinois’ doomed plan to tax social media
Illinois can tax income.
Jun 12
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Tyler Tone
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FIRE backs JAWBONE Act to end backdoor censorship
Whether leaning on social media platforms or threatening broadcasters, federal officials of both parties have made jawboning — using government power…
Jun 11
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Carolyn Iodice
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Woodrow Wilson: America’s worst president for free speech
This year, the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary.
Jun 10
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Angel Eduardo
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For now, censorship stays at the University of Alabama
Dancing around decades of student press law, a federal court upholds the university’s decision to shutter magazines.
Jun 10
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Marie McMullan
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American Diabetes Association ejects researchers from conference for sharing editorial from its own journal
Last week, several medical researchers were kicked out of an American Diabetes Association conference after handing out copies of an editorial published…
Jun 9
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Aaron Terr
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The law faculty who self-censor the least are not the ones you think
When discussions turn to free expression in higher education, a common assumption is that those with the lowest amount of job security feel the least…
Jun 9
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Nate Honeycutt
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A study isn’t 'worthless' because it’s incomplete
This essay was originally published by the American Enterprise Institute on June 2, 2026.
Jun 9
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Samuel J. Abrams
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Ohio man jailed for texting Shrek’s penis to a state senator. Your questions about Shrexting, answered.
Daniel Burnett is senior director of Communications at FIRE and Aaron Terr is director of public advocacy.
Jun 8
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FIRE
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FIREwire — June 5, 2026
Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker banned from UK, Ohio senator calls cops over a Shrek dick pic, and Hong Kong police arrest folks for remembering the…
Jun 5
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FIRE
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Why do students censor themselves?
It happens mainly to conservatives, out of fear of fellow students, and on social media
Jun 4
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Chapin Lenthall-Cleary
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