France Blocks Under-15s Social Media Ban & States Take Meta to Trial | The Free Flow 8/21/26
France blocks under-15s social media ban, states take Meta to trial in Oakland, ABC sues the FCC over early license reviews, and more.
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Block on CA Social Media Law Fails & Russia Bars Anti-War Party from Elections | The Free Flow 8/14/26
Social media companies lost a court bid to stop a law banning personalized social media feeds, Brazil sentenced an influencer over pronoun use, Kuwait revoked journalists' citizenship, and more.
Minnesota’s Nudification Law Raises Serious First Amendment Concerns
A Minnesota law risks pushing AI image generation out of the state.
CJEU Ruling Threatens Online Platforms' Liability Exemptions & India Orders GitHub to Restrict Content | The Free Flow 7/30/26
A CJEU judgment risks online platforms' liability exemptions from user-generated content, India orders GitHub to restrict content, Russia labels its Libertarian Party as "foreign agents," and more.
When Exceptional Restrictions Stop Being Exceptional: The Court of Justice of the European Union and the Expanding Reach of the Russia Today Ban
A recent CJEU decision could hold individuals liable for sharing the content of sanctioned broadcasters.
.exe-pression: May - July 2026
A Newsletter on Freedom of Expression in The Age of AI
UK Report Labels Political Claims as 'Misinformation' & U.S. Limits Foreign Journalists' Visas | The Free Flow 7/23/26
A UK report labels political claims as 'misinformation,' new rules in the U.S. target foreign journalists' visas, Japan bans desecration of the national flag, and more.
Keeping Dachau a Museum
On militant democracy, the free speech recession, and whether the cure is worse than the disease.
EU Pledges Youth Social Media Ban & Swedish MEP Files Police Complaint Against Fellow MEP Over Hate Speech | The Free Flow 7/16/26
The EU Commission President promised a draft law to ban social media for children, a Swedish MEP filed a police complaint against a Danish MEP over hate speech, and more.
Federal Agents Send Warnings to Man Over Email to Former ICE Head & France Probe Paraguayan Senator for Hate Speech | The Free Flow 7/10/26
Homeland Security agents attempt to warn a man over a critical email to the former ICE head, French prosecutors launch a hate speech probe into a Paraguayan senator, and more.
Australia Plans to Strengthen Social Media Ban for Under-16s & Democratic Project 2029 Calls for Child Social Media Ban | The Free Flow 7/2/26
Australia plans to strengthen enforcement of its social media ban for under-16s, while the Democratic Project 2029 includes a proposal to ban social media for children in the U.S., and more.