EU warns Elon Musk that Twitter must follow local content rules to avoid ban
Musk's plans for looser moderation are butting up against political reality.
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Engadget's editorial staff predict how the $44 billion social media sale could shake out.
Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion
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Twitter asks judge to throw out Trump's lawsuit over ban
The social network says Trump misinterpreted free speech.
Donald Trump sues to get his Twitter account back
The former president has filed suit under a controversial Florida law.
Supreme Court rules that ‘F--- school’ is free speech in student Snapchat case
A few Snapchat posts have set a new precedent.
President Biden revokes Trump order limiting social media protections
The order wasn't meaningfully enforced.
Homeland Security's warning system combs social media for terrorist threats
There are concerns the system may chill free speech, however.
Twitter creates an entity in Turkey to obey a social media law
It may affect users' privacy and freedom of speech, however.
Clubhouse is blocked in Oman, but the exact reason is unclear
A regulator said the app lacks a permit, though critics claim the move is an attack on free speech.
Parler withdraws its lawsuit against Amazon for kicking it off AWS
It's less essential now that the site is back online.
Twitter says it won't block activists, journalists and politicians in India
However, it did block a number of accounts from being viewed inside the country.
India's government threatens to jail Twitter employees unless they block critics
Most of the accounts criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
DoJ asks Congress to limit protections for social media companies
Attorney General William Barr speaks out against Section 230.
Google may pull 'fediverse' Android apps for allegedly enabling hate speech (updated)
Critics say Google is blocking innocent discussions in the process.
Reddit has banned nearly 7,000 hateful subreddits since June 29th
‘People are weirdly creative about how to be mean to each other.’
Trump administration petitions FCC to reinterpret Section 230 rules
It's the latest attempt to restrict companies like Facebook and Twitter.
For a 'free speech social network,' Parler isn't that free
The app has spiked in popularity in recent weeks.
EARN IT Act amendments transfer the fight over Section 230 to the states
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the amended version today.
Senators push FCC to take action on Trump's social media order
They might not get the answer they want, though.
