Hacker News with Generative AI: First Amendment

How each pillar of the First Amendment is under attack (krebsonsecurity.com)
In an address to Congress this month, President Trump claimed he had “brought free speech back to America.” But barely two months into his second term, the president has waged an unprecedented attack on the First Amendment rights of journalists, students, universities, government workers, lawyers and judges.

First Amendment, Censorship, Journalism, Politics

1128 points by todsacerdoti 2 days ago | 880 comments

Net neutrality under Trump? Not so neutral (computerworld.com)
Under President Donald J. Trump, not just net neutrality but the First Amendment itself is under attack.

Politics, Net Neutrality, First Amendment

9 points by CrankyBear 43 days ago | 3 comments

EFF statement on U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold TikTok ban (eff.org)
We are deeply disappointed that the Court failed to require the strict First Amendment scrutiny required in a case like this, which would’ve led to the inescapable conclusion that the government's desire to prevent potential future harm had to be rejected as infringing millions of Americans’ constitutionally protected free speech.

First Amendment, Law, Censorship, TikTok, Supreme Court

207 points by HAL3000 74 days ago | 333 comments

Supreme Court Backs Law Requiring TikTok to Be Sold or Banned (nytimes.com)
The Supreme Court ruled against TikTok on Friday, rejecting the social media company’s First Amendment challenge to the law that effectively bans it in the United States starting on Sunday.

Supreme Court, Social Media, TikTok, Law, First Amendment

6 points by boulos 74 days ago | 3 comments

Banning TikTok Is Unconstitutional. The Supreme Court Must Step In (aclu.org)
Last week, the Supreme Court heard arguments in one of the most important First Amendment cases of our time: TikTok v. Garland. Brought by TikTok and its users, the suit challenges a law passed last Congress that will functionally ban the platform in the U.S.starting January 19. If upheld, the law won’t just impact the more than 170 million Americans who use TikTok, it will also endanger the constitutional rights of every American to speak and receive information online.

First Amendment, Censorship, Social Media, Law, Supreme Court

35 points by teqsun 76 days ago | 139 comments

The huge stakes for free speech in a new Supreme Court case about porn (vox.com)
Texas asks the justices to abandon longstanding First Amendment protections for sexual speech.

Free Speech, Supreme Court, Pornography, Law, First Amendment

31 points by thunderbong 89 days ago | 8 comments

New FCC chair wants to revoke broadcast licenses; First Amendment might stop him (arstechnica.com)
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, wants the FCC to crack down on news broadcasters that he perceives as being unfair to Trump or Republicans in general.

Politics, Journalism, First Amendment, FCC, Regulation

19 points by rntn 105 days ago | 15 comments

No, Section 230 Doesn't 'Circumvent' the First Amendment (techdirt.com)
When it comes to Section 230, we’ve seen a parade of embarrassingly wrong takes over the years, all sharing one consistent theme: the authors confidently opine on the law despite clearly not understanding it.

First Amendment, Law, Online Platforms, Free Speech

11 points by hn_acker 147 days ago | 4 comments

My Freedom of Speech (ma.tt)
WP Engine has filed hundreds pages of legal documents seeking an injunction against me and Automattic. They say this is about community or some nonsense, but if you look at the core, what they’re trying to do is ask a judge to curtail my First Amendment rights.

First Amendment, Legal Disputes, Censorship

10 points by greyface- 163 days ago | 6 comments

Judge Rejects yet Another Attempt by Texas to Police Online Speech (techdirt.com)
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the legislature’s willingness to pass laws that clearly violate the First Amendment rights of websites.

First Amendment, Law, Politics, Censorship, Free Speech

41 points by hn_acker 207 days ago | 9 comments

Elon Musk Wins a First Amendment Fight, Blocks Bad California Transparency Law (techdirt.com)

First Amendment, Law, Elon Musk, California

13 points by hn_acker 208 days ago | 1 comments

The TikTok Case Will Be Determined by What's Behind the Government's Black Lines (lawfaremedia.org)

Law, Social Media, Government, Censorship, First Amendment

58 points by caf 231 days ago | 124 comments

Platforms Have First Amendment Right to Curate Speech (eff.org)

First Amendment, Censorship, Free Speech, Online Platforms, Law

12 points by perihelions 260 days ago | 7 comments

SCOTUS Rules That US Government Can Continue Talking to Social Media Companies (wired.com)