American Censorship Day
The holiday season had a new addition this year: yesterday, November 16th, was designated American Censorship Day by a group of organizations, including among others, the Electronic Frontier...
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Free Expression: Five Questions with Jack Balkin
This is the fifth in a series of interviews I’m conducting with lawyers and scholars around the country who’ve made a mark on the First Amendment. Follow me @jonathanwpeters on Twitter. Jack Balkin is...
View ArticleTwitter’s “Uneasy Compromise” with Free Speech
Given its pivotal and celebrated role in last year’s Arab Spring, Twitter’s recent announcement that it can now block tweets on a country-by-country basis—if legally required to do so—is being...
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Lee Bollinger: “We can expect censorship anywhere to be censorship everywhere”
This is the seventh in a series of interviews I’m conducting with lawyers and scholars around the country who’ve made a mark on the First Amendment. Follow me @jonathanwpeters on Twitter. Lee...
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Guest Post: Internet Companies and the Balancing of Free Speech Interests
This is a guest post by Trevor Timm, an activist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He specializes in free speech issues and government transparency. Before joining the EFF, Timm helped the...
View ArticleFreedom in Your Virtual Shopping Cart
It has been one year since Congress very nearly passed SOPA and PIPA, and woke the dragon that is the new media empire. As a consequence, this past Friday was Internet Freedom Day—a holiday that...
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