Florida Bans State Funds for Groups Accused of Speech Policing https://reclaimthenet.org/florida-bans-state-funds-for-groups-accused-of-speech-policing

EU Digital ID Wallet Trials Near End Amid Privacy Concerns https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-digital-identity-wallet-potential-consortium-privacy-concerns-2025

Apple Hit with New Antitrust Lawsuit by Proton Over iOS Monopoly https://reclaimthenet.org/apple-antitrust-proton-lawsuit-app-store-privacy

Fired Over a Meme: The Free Speech Fight the Justices Passed Up https://reclaimthenet.org/the-free-speech-fight-the-justices-passed-up

The Supreme Court just declined to hear Children’s Health Defense’s case accusing Meta of working with the government to silence dissent on vaccines and COVID. No review, no comment. CHD said this was about free speech, not just their speech. It was about the right of the public to hear views the government doesn’t like. They argued Meta didn’t act independently but as a tool of government pressure. The 9th Circuit disagreed, calling it private policy. The Supreme Court won’t weigh in. The timing is wild. The day after CHD petitioned SCOTUS, Zuckerberg killed Meta’s fact-checking program. That was the same tool used to justify censoring CHD... https://reclaimthenet.org/supreme-court-denies-chd-meta-censorship-case

Denmark is about to set fire to digital free expression. A sweeping new law is on the way to outlaw sharing deepfakes, AI-generated images, videos or audio that mimic real people. The government claims it is a safeguard against misinformation but a heavy-handed crackdown could threaten parody, satire, art and political speech... https://reclaimthenet.org/denmark-deepfake-ban-legislation-digital-expression-freedom

DOJ Joins Lawsuit Against Media-Tech Collusion Over Censorship https://reclaimthenet.org/doj-antitrust-lawsuit-trusted-news-initiative-big-tech-independent-media

Brave just did something great for anyone fed up with Big Tech’s grip on their phone. You can now install Brave’s Android browser straight from their own F-Droid repo, no Google Play, no hidden tracking, no unnecessary gatekeepers. https://reclaimthenet.org/brave-launches-official-f-droid-repository-for-android-browser-to-bypass-google-play

A bombshell House Judiciary report just dropped: and it lays bare a quiet, coordinated assault on American speech. The story: GARM, a group of mega-advertisers controlling ~90% of global ad spend, didn’t only police ads. They acted as a censorship cartel, colluding with foreign governments (yes, including the EU and Australia) to choke lawful speech they didn’t like. GARM’s leaders called President Trump’s speech a “contagion” to be contained...

Google Criticized for Blocking Windscribe VPN Chrome Extension https://reclaimthenet.org/google-blocks-windscribe-vpn-chrome-extension-privacy-tools

Kenyan Government Blocks Telegram, Shuts Down TV Broadcasters Amid Anti-Finance Bill Protests https://reclaimthenet.org/kenya-telegram-blackout-media-crackdown-finance-bill-protests

German Court Overrules Ban on Right-Leaning Magazine https://reclaimthenet.org/german-court-overturns-ban-on-compact-magazine-press-freedom-concerns

Big Tech’s dance with the EU’s “anti-disinformation” rules is entering dangerous territory. A new report from the European Digital Media Observatory slams Google, Meta, Microsoft, and TikTok for not doing enough to police speech, demanding more censorship disguised as transparency. https://reclaimthenet.org/europes-disinformation-enforcers-pressure-platforms-to-tighten-speech-controls

AI Regulation Ban Crumbles as Senators Rebel https://reclaimthenet.org/blackburn-pulls-support-ai-legislation-moratorium-senate-vote

Thumbs Up Lands Woman in Hot Water as Germany Cracks Down on Emoji Speech https://reclaimthenet.org/germany-emoji-fine-woman-vigilantism-online-speech-crackdown