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A potentially precedent-setting bill has been proposed in the Florida Senate that could redefine defamation language surrounding terms such as “transphobic,” “homophobic,” “racist,” or “sexist.” The bill, labeled SB 1780 Read More.

Guest post by Leo Hohmann – republished with permission A bipartisan group of Senators has introduced a bill to prevent the expansion of this program citing an invasion of privacy, but TSA launches it anyway Despite complaints from several members of Congress from both parties, Joe Biden’s Transportation Security Administration is moving forward with plans to expand facial-recognition technology at 430 U.S. Read More.

(The Center Square) – Former St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, now serving a prison sentence for an unrelated fraud charge, violated a constituent’s constitutional rights when he Read More.

Zuckerberg was rebuked by Senator Josh Hawley who asked him to address the public gallery directly during the hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Read More.

In a pair of articles on his Racket News website, “Twitter Files” reporter Matt Taibbi uncovers corrupt, systematic, and longstanding efforts by leading Democrats to stop the election of Donald J. Trump in 2024 or, at a minimum, cripple his presidency before it can get off the ground. Read More.

Developer David Heinemeier Hansson accused Apple of implementing an 'extortion regime' by 'forcing developers to choose between App Store exclusivity and the store terms... or accept a new also-illegal anti-competitive scheme rife with new junk fees.' Read More.

X is in the process of hiring 100 content moderators for a new office in Austin, Texas that will focus on fighting child abuse content. Read More.

The White House says it is “alarmed” over sexually explicit AI-generated images of pop star Taylor Swift circulating on social media. Read More.

The NSA’s long history of often legally sketchy mass surveillance continues, despite some of the agency’s activities getting exposed more than a decade ago by whistleblower Edward Snowden. Read More.

 I wish I could say it’s a proper market correction because people were tired of their lies and fake news narratives being published, but it’s not. Read More.

Senator Josh Hawley has appealed to the Supreme Court, advocating for an intervention in the censorship by major technology firms, a situation he believes is endangering Americans’ freedom of speech. In a show of support for recently enacted laws in Texas and Florida, which aim to prevent social media companies from censoring content based on political bias, Hawley has filed an official brief with the Court. Read More.

Emails show CISA was aware of mail-in voting's risks at the same time the agency pushed Big Tech to censor users who raised similar concerns. Read More.

As all physical roads lead to Rome – so all political and media ones truly lead to the US presidential election. And over the past eight years, the stakes have been getting ever higher. Read More.

 This week the Los Angeles Times ownership instituted layoffs of over 100 staffers. This sweeping purge involved the Washington D.C. Bureau, as well as spoke sports beat writers and other reporters. This follows months of contentious in-house conflicts, diminishing traffic and revenues, and even a one-day strike staged by staffers on Friday, January 19. Read More.

As thousands flee the blue state for greener pastures, an L.A. Times editor pleads with former residents to stop bashing California on their way out. Read More.