Category «Censorship»

DOJ reverses course and seeks to defend orders targeting law firms

Updated March 22, 2026 – Above the Law: Biglaw Executive Order Fight Heads To D.C. Circuit (For Real This Time). After dropping and un-dropping its appeals, DOJ now has a date to explain itself…The DOJ filed a full-throated defense of the EOs, pointing to the yellow-bellied nine Biglaw firms (A& O Shearman; Cadwalader; Kirkland & …

Subjects: Censorship, Courts, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research, Marketing

The Proton guide to privacy at protests

Proton Blog: “From Minneapolis to Munich to Tehran, people are taking to the streets as a form of political expression. The right to peaceful assembly and protest are bedrocks of democracy, and we support everyone’s ability to exercise these rights. Proton’s mission is to protect people’s privacy and freedom from surveillance and censorship. For this …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Internet, Legal Research

CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements

404 Media [no paywall]: “Customs and Border Protection (CBP) bought data from the online advertising ecosystem to track peoples’ precise movements over time, in a process that often involves siphoning data from ordinary apps like video games, dating services, and fitness trackers, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) document obtained by 404 …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

LLMs can unmask pseudonymous users at scale with surprising accuracy

Ars Technica: “Burner accounts on social media sites can increasingly be analyzed to identify the pseudonymous users who post to them using AI in research that has far-reaching consequences for privacy on the Internet, researchers said. The finding, from a recently published research paper, is based on results of experiments correlating specific individuals with accounts …

Subjects: AI, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Internet, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Privacy, Social Media

Trump Administration to Drop Defense of Law Firm Sanctions

Follow up to Trump Using Another Executive Order to Take Revenge on Law Firms – See also The New York Times – “The Trump administration on Monday abandoned its attempts to impose potentially crippling executive orders against law firms that refused to capitulate to the president, walking away from its appeal of victories the firms …

Subjects: Censorship, Government Documents, Legal Research

Trump Has No Plan for the Iranian People

The Atlantic – Gift Article – The mere act of bombing Iran will not by itself create a stable regime. By Anne Applebaum …The Islamic Republic is a theocracy founded explicitly to oppose the deepest principles of liberal democracy and the rule of law. During its 47-year reign, this theocratic state underwent no meaningful political …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Legal Research

Confidential database reveals which items NPS thinks may ‘disparage’ America

Washington Post [no paywall] – “An internal government database reviewed by The Washington Post demonstrates the vast scope of the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to revise or remove information on African American history, climate change and other topics at hundreds of national park sites…The database does not make clear which of the plaques, maps, films …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Government, Free Speech, Freedom of Information, Government Documents

Tracking ICE contracts with over 6,000 different entities

ICE Contracts Published on 2026-03-01 – Your Taxpayer Dollars Spent on the Following: Source: Department of Peace Countries: United States Download Size: 17.04 MB Download: Link Magnet: Link Torrent: Link This posting was done by anonymous person or persons: “Details on ICE contracts with over 6,000 different entities ranging from private businesses to government agencies …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Defense, E-Records, Education, Financial System, Government Documents, Legal Research

Anthropic, the Pentagon Dispute, and War on Iran

“The Pentagon’s version of Claude could not be used to facilitate the mass surveillance of Americans, nor could it be used in fully autonomous weaponry—situations where computers, rather than humans, make the final decision about whom to kill. According to a source familiar with this week’s meeting, Hegseth made clear that if Anthropic did not …

Subjects: Censorship, Data Governance, Digital Rights, E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation

SCOTUS expanded USPS immunity from lawsuits over lost or misdelivered mail

The case is United States Postal Service v. Konan, U.S., No. 24-351, decided on 2/24/26. This Will Hold – “Yes, SCOTUS expanded USPS immunity from lawsuits over lost or misdelivered mail even if the nondelivery is alleged to be INTENTIONAL. Now layer that ruling with USPS’s updated postmark procedures. Ballots are not necessarily postmarked the …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Courts, Government Documents, Legal Research

Don’t Build Your House on Rented Land: Why Writers Should Avoid Platform Dependency and How They Can Do So

Via LLRX – Don’t Build Your House on Rented Land: Why Writers Should Avoid Platform Dependency and How They Can Do So – Over the past several years, platforms such as Substack have become increasingly attractive to writers seeking to establish themselves as an independent voice. The appeal is obvious. They are easy to use and …

Subjects: Censorship, Knowledge Management

Trump, seeking executive power over elections, urged to declare emergency

Washington Post Gift Article – “Activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a draft executive order that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting. Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research