EU warns Elon Musk that Twitter must follow local content rules to avoid banMusk's plans for looser moderation are butting up against political reality.By J. Fingas, 04.26.2022
How messy might Twitter get under Musk?Engadget's editorial staff predict how the $44 billion social media sale could shake out.By Engadget, 04.25.2022
Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion'Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it.'By S. Dent, 04.14.2022
Twitter asks judge to throw out Trump's lawsuit over banThe social network says Trump misinterpreted free speech.By J. Fingas, 12.11.2021
Donald Trump sues to get his Twitter account backThe former president has filed suit under a controversial Florida law.By T. O'Brien, 10.02.2021
Supreme Court rules that ‘F--- school’ is free speech in student Snapchat caseA few Snapchat posts have set a new precedent.By D. Hardawar, 06.23.2021
President Biden revokes Trump order limiting social media protectionsThe order wasn't meaningfully enforced.By J. Fingas, 05.15.2021
Homeland Security's warning system combs social media for terrorist threatsThere are concerns the system may chill free speech, however.By J. Fingas, 05.10.2021
Twitter creates an entity in Turkey to obey a social media lawIt may affect users' privacy and freedom of speech, however.By J. Fingas, 03.20.2021
Clubhouse is blocked in Oman, but the exact reason is unclearA regulator said the app lacks a permit, though critics claim the move is an attack on free speech.By K. Holt, 03.15.2021
Parler withdraws its lawsuit against Amazon for kicking it off AWSIt's less essential now that the site is back online.By J. Fingas, 03.03.2021
Twitter says it won't block activists, journalists and politicians in IndiaHowever, it did block a number of accounts from being viewed inside the country.By S. Dent, 02.10.2021
India's government threatens to jail Twitter employees unless they block criticsMost of the accounts criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi. By S. Dent, 02.04.2021
DoJ asks Congress to limit protections for social media companiesAttorney General William Barr speaks out against Section 230.By C. Fisher, 09.23.2020
Google may pull 'fediverse' Android apps for allegedly enabling hate speech (updated)Critics say Google is blocking innocent discussions in the process.By J. Fingas, 08.29.2020
Reddit has banned nearly 7,000 hateful subreddits since June 29th‘People are weirdly creative about how to be mean to each other.’By C. Fisher, 08.20.2020
Trump administration petitions FCC to reinterpret Section 230 rulesIt's the latest attempt to restrict companies like Facebook and Twitter.By M. Moon, 07.28.2020
For a 'free speech social network,' Parler isn't that freeThe app has spiked in popularity in recent weeks.By K. Bell, 07.02.2020
EARN IT Act amendments transfer the fight over Section 230 to the statesThe Senate Judiciary Committee passed the amended version today.By C. Fisher, 07.02.2020
Senators push FCC to take action on Trump's social media orderThey might not get the answer they want, though.By J. Fingas, 06.09.2020