Indonesia just banned kids under 16 from accessing social media accounts. France and Austria are working on similar proposals. These are the latest developments in an accelerating push to regulate minors' access to social media— and we’ve been carefully tracking their impact on free expression.

Why is the Pentagon trying to cut off journalist access at every turn? Especially right after a federal judge found its previous attempt to bar journalists unconstitutional. ⬇️🧵

Imagine if the FCC threatened broadcasters’ licenses for questioning the Iraq War narrative in 2003—especially given what we now know. What would have been shocking then is happening now. And it's only one of many outrageous free speech threats we cover this week:

When journalists are threatened, who holds power accountable? This week, journalists faced arrests, restrictions, and prison sentences—from Belarus, where repression has become routine, to the U.S., where long-standing free speech protections are supposed to shield reporting ⬇️⬇️