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TechFreedom

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Think tank. We think about technology and freedom, esp. free speech, in 🇺🇸 & 🇪🇺. Hayek put it best: "it is in the technical discussion concerning administrative law that the fate of our liberty is being decided" media@techfreedom.org TechFreedom.org

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Ari Cohn@aricohn.com · 7h ago

Today Senate Commerce marks up several Bad Internet Bills, including KOSA - which for years experts have warned violates the 1st Amendment. Instead of fixing the problems, its sponsors denied they exist & tried to disguise them with obfuscatory language My statement: techfreedom.org/kosa-still-v...

KOSA has been an Internet censorship bill from the start. It imposes what courts have refused—on First Amendment grounds—to impose for decades: a duty to protect listeners from subjective, unknowable reactions to constitutionally protected speech. It creates a "papers please" social media regime where every single social media user will be forced to identify themselves before speaking on social media, undermining their constitutional right to read and speak anonymously, and enabling government retaliation against disfavored ideas and expression. And it hands the Federal Trade Commission — which has of late granted itself the authority to enforce what it thinks customers should want rather than protect against actual deception — a ready-made tool to coerce platforms into removing speech it dislikes from the Internet. Despite years of warnings from experts and civil society across the political and ideological spectrum, KOSA's sponsors have stubbornly refused to acknowledge and fix these critical First Amendment problems. They have instead attempted to hide them behind increasingly obfuscatory language. But the First Amendment is not so easily fooled, and the Commerce Committee must put an end to this constitutional fiasco once and for all.
TechFreedom@techfreedom.org · 6d ago

The First Amendment bars the government from retaliating against disfavored speech. TechFreedom filed comments opposing efforts to deny ABC's license renewals, arguing the FCC lacks the legal & constitutional authority to force early renewals or revoke its broadcast licenses. tinyurl.com/yken9y85

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TechFreedom@techfreedom.org · last mo.

Witness the peaceful transfer of power! On a new Tech Policy Podcast, outgoing host @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social hands the reins to @aricohn.com. To mark the occasion, they go on one final mega-rant about the state of social media and AI regulation. techfreedom.simplecast.com/episodes/438...

438: I Hosted 157 Episodes and All I Got Was This Stupid Digital Censorship | Tech Policy Podcast

Corbin is signing off as host. To mark the occasion, he and new host Ari Cohn go on one final super rant about the state of social-media and AI regulation. Links: Supreme Court to Hear Violent Video...

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TechFreedom@techfreedom.org · 2mo ago

We are excited to announce the promotion of @andyjungtech.bsky.social to our first AI Policy Counsel! Andy has played a key role in advancing our work on emerging technology policy, and this promotion reflects both his contributions and the growing importance of AI policy to our mission.

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TechFreedom@techfreedom.org · 3mo ago

As the federal approach to AI preemption shifts, what should effective AI governance look like? 🗓️Join us on Wednesday, May 13 at 1:00 p.m. ET for a panel featuring Neil Chilson (Abundance Institute), @jrhuddles.bsky.social (@cato.org), and @andyjungtech.bsky.social. us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: From Executive Orders to Legislation: The Future of Federal AI Preemption. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webina...

The federal government’s approach to AI preemption is undergoing a notable shift, with momentum moving from executive branch actions—such as President Trump’s December executive order—to congressional...

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Corbin Barthold@corbinkbarthold.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Amazing episode. @mchangama.bsky.social makes his triumphant debut, and @jkosseff.bsky.social his glorious return. I pepper them with hard questions about the future of free speech, and they do nothing but shine. Don't miss it.

TechFreedom@techfreedom.org · 4mo ago

How do we reverse the global free speech recession? On a new Tech Policy Podcast, @mchangama.bsky.social and @jkosseff.bsky.social discuss their fantastic new book, The Future of Free Speech. techfreedom.simplecast.com/episodes/434...

TechFreedom@techfreedom.org · 4mo ago

Cox v. Sony is out! An ISP is not liable for copyright claims if it “merely provid[es] a service to the general public with knowledge that it will be used by some to infringe copyrights.” For expert analysis, check out our episode on the oral argument with @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social.

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TechFreedom@techfreedom.org · 5mo ago

📢 Let's clear the air: There’s a lot of misinformation about Section 230. The reality is that today's user-driven Internet simply wouldn't exist without it. As we mark the 30th anniversary of the law that helped create the Internet, we're debunking some common misconceptions.

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Corbin Barthold@corbinkbarthold.bsky.social · 5mo ago

1/ Are AI outputs free speech under the First Amendment? Yes. Polling on AI is ... bad. Meanwhile, I'm like Butters in South Park, unironically marveling at how awesome it is. So maybe I'm just asking for a ratio, but I wrote a big paper arguing that AI outputs deserve First Amendment protection.

TechFreedom. AI + 1A: Why the First Amendment Protects Artificial Intelligence. Corbin K. Barthold. March 2026.
PEN America@penamerica.bsky.social · 5mo ago

PEN America has joined 75+ free speech experts to call on FCC chairman Brendan Carr to stop weaponizing the agency's rules to censor media coverage the President doesn't like. (1/2)

TechFreedom@techfreedom.org · 5mo ago

FCC Chair Brendan Carr is weaponizing the “public interest” standard against viewpoints he dislikes. Such jawboning violates the First Amendment, due process, and the rule of law. 75+ civil society groups & free speech experts joined us in this coalition letter 🧵 techfreedom.org/fcc-threats-...

Kate Ruane@kateruane.bsky.social · 5mo ago

FCC Chair Brendan Carr keeps violating the First Amendment. Today, @cdt.org joined @techfreedom.org, civil society orgs, First Amendment experts, and former FCC Commissioners in a letter to Chair Carr expressing our concerns with the weaponization of the FCC to censor speech.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr Must Stop Violating the First Amendment

Today, CDT signed a letter to FCC Chair Brendan Carr asking him to stop using his authority as the head of the Federal Communications Commission to unconstitutionally threaten broadcasters with punish...

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Matt Wood@mattfieldwood.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Here's @freepress.bsky.social statement on this important rebuke of Brendan Carr's attacks on free speech and freedom of the press, w/ @techfreedom.org, @publicknowledge.bsky.social, @eff.org, @penamerica.bsky.social, @knightcolumbia.org, @aclu.org & dozens more. www.freepress.net/news/leading...

Leading First Amendment Scholars and Litigators Call on FCC to End Unlawful ‘Jawboning’ and Censorship Campaign

Chairman Carr mistakenly believes he has power to shake down media companies, censor broadcasters and punish newsrooms that won’t twist their coverage to placate an erratic and image-obsessed Trump.

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TechFreedom@techfreedom.org · 5mo ago

FCC Chair Brendan Carr is weaponizing the “public interest” standard against viewpoints he dislikes. Such jawboning violates the First Amendment, due process, and the rule of law. 75+ civil society groups & free speech experts joined us in this coalition letter 🧵 techfreedom.org/fcc-threats-...

Craig Aaron@notaaroncraig.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Attn: Members of Congress who allegedly care about "jawboning" and government censorship. I've argued with @techfreedom.org for years about policy. But we're on the same side here because we believe in free speech, press freedom and the government staying out of newsrooms and editorial decisions.

Leading First Amendment Scholars and Litigators Call on FCC to End Unlawful ‘Jawboning’ and Censorship Campaign

Chairman Carr mistakenly believes he has power to shake down media companies, censor broadcasters and punish newsrooms that won’t twist their coverage to placate an erratic and image-obsessed Trump.

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