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FBI, NSA targeted leading Muslim-Americans, new Snowden revelations show

U.S. government targets include innocent civil rights activits, attorneys, professors, and a Republican candidate for public office.

On Jul 9, 2014 by Dell Cameron

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Sen. Al Franken needs you to help ‘save the Internet’ from the FCC

The battle for the soul of the Web heats up.

On May 5, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Meet Mary Anne Franks, the lawyer behind U.S. revenge porn laws

She fights for exploited women. Free speech advocates call her the enemy.

On Apr 15, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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Texas woman wins largest settlement ever in revenge porn case

Will Texas become the next state to criminalize revenge porn?

On Feb 28, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Georgia Supreme Court OKs sending unsolicited dong pics

An old state law fails to account for cutting-edge harassment. 

On Feb 25, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Wikipedia’s 10,000-word war over the word ‘f*ck’

That's a tough one.

On Feb 3, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Yelp reviewers’ scathing criticisms outed by Virginia court

Your negative Yelp reviews might not be as safe as you thought. 

On Jan 9, 2014 by Gaby Dunn

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Now you can troll the NSA right from your browser

Assassinate nuclear hijack 911 WikiLeaks Allahu Akbar.

On Jan 8, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Couple fined for writing negative online review fights back, demands $75K

It's been five years since the Palmers had their unpleasant experience with KlearGear. Now, they might finally be on the path to closure.

On Nov 30, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Man says taking upskirt photos on subway is his First Amendment right

Should creepshots really be protected under the First Amendment?

On Nov 5, 2013 by Audra Schroeder

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U.K. government presses New York Times editor for Snowden files

A partnership with the Guardian over the NSA leaks brought some unwelcome attention.

On Oct 14, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Want to get the NSA’s attention? Try ScareMail

Because "an NSA search that returns everything is a search that returns nothing of use."

On Oct 10, 2013 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Comment moderation and the (anti-) social Web

Comment moderation is not a First Amendment issue, but conversations about free speech often overlook this very basic point.

On Oct 9, 2013 by [email protected]

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Facebook and Twitter pull the plug on a possibly fake trucker protest

Somebody is asleep at the wheel here.

On Oct 8, 2013 by Miles Klee

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California attempts to criminalize revenge porn

Should Senate Bill 255 pass, it would become the first such law in the United States.

On Jun 6, 2013 by Fidel Martinez