Worried about China? Try strengthening encryption, not silencing TikTok
On Global Encryption Day, we urge Congress to get serious about protecting Americans’ privacy, and cut out the censorial sideshows.
PRESS Act gains momentum
The Senate should have passed the PRESS Act months ago, after it sailed through the House in January. But despite the delay, the bill to protect journalist-source confidentiality is picking up real momentum heading into the lame-duck session.The New York Times ran an editorial this month endorsing the PRESS …
Israel must stop arresting journalists — whether American or Palestinian
Israel has released Jeremy Loffredo from custody but dozens of Palestinian journalists are still held incommunicado
Heed DOJ guidance – drop cases against journalists
Prosecutors nationwide are pursuing unconstitutional charges against journalists for failing to comply with illegal dispersal orders
Anti-speech lawmakers continue targeting nonprofits
Efforts to weaponize IRS against dissent put nonprofit media outlets at risk
Time for Biden to declassify Khashoggi intelligence
Reports on the journalist’s murder are still secret. Their release would place democratic principles over a relationship with an authoritarian ruler
Texas authorities extort journalist with his own equipment
Court states the obvious: Citizen journalists have the same First Amendment rights as any other journalists
Lawsuit seeks transparency on Assange prosecution
Advocates, journalists want answers on why the government risked criminalizing routine journalism to pursue Espionage Act charges against WikiLeaks publisher
Frivolous suits stalk journalists in states without anti-SLAPP laws
A Wisconsin court threw out a meritless defamation case against a local paper. So why doesn’t it feel like a victory for the First Amendment?
U.S. silence over Al Jazeera speaks volumes about policies on TikTok, RT
The U.S. government's nonresponse to Israel's attacks on the news outlet makes clearer the dangers of authorizing broad and unchecked censorship of foreign platforms
