🚨 Tomorrow, @mchangama.bsky.social will join the MIT Free Speech Alliance to discuss how we can address modern challenges to freedom of expression in the US and globally.

🚨The Trump administration has announced new rules that cut the duration of visas for foreign journalists. Executive Director @mchangama.bsky.social has issued the following statement in response ⬇️ ⬇️

How can social media regulations backfire? Can free speech survive without legal safeguards? @mchangama.bsky.social answers these questions with Claudia Koestler on the @ohot.bsky.social Podcast.

The price of speaking freely is rising. Regulatory pressure, funding freezes, and deportation threats @ashkhen.bsky.social calls a "First Amendment tax"—raising the cost of free expression through fear of costly legal and political battles.

Can Milei claim to champion liberty while using state power to intimidate its critics? @thaumatropo.bsky.social and @nicolaszara.bsky.social examine how Argentina's Milei government pairs anti-state rhetoric with state action against journalists.

Thousands of Americans have submitted comments to the FCC over its inquiry into whether ‘The View’ should be exempt from the equal time rule. @ashkhen.bsky.social says that the FCC’s threats won’t just affect a single program. It could chill political speech across the airwaves.

Can the potential consequences of AI models’ use justify restrictions on them today? The Trump administration told Anthropic to suspend foreign nationals’ access to certain models due to national security concerns. Anthropic announced it would “abruptly disable” the models for all users.

We have joined @aclu.org, @ncacensorship.bsky.social, and @cdt.org in comments to the FCC, urging the agency to reaffirm that "The View" qualifies as a bona fide news interview program under federal law and remains exempt from broadcasters' equal opportunities requirements.

If a news source always tells you exactly what you want to hear, that's probably a problem. At #FreeSpeechSummit2025, William B. Irvine warned about confirmation bias: our tendency to seek out information that reinforces what we already believe.

The UK govt claims overwhelming support for its under-16 social media ban. But its public consultation suffers from a self-selection bias and is not representative. Unfortunately, that's not the only glaring flaw in its plan — and it threatens free speech for everyone.

Some of the smartest words you can say are: “I don’t know.” At #FreeSpeechSummit2025, William B. Irvine argued that intellectual humility isn't a weakness. It's a sign that you're thinking.

🚨 We've joined @cdt.org, @aclu.org, @eff.org, @thefireorg.bsky.social, and other civil society groups in a joint letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing the NO FAKES Act.

What if the person you're arguing with knows something you don't? At #FreeSpeechSummit2025, William B. Irvine challenged the idea that intelligence is having all the answers. Real thinking, he argued, starts with the willingness to question your own beliefs.

Sens. Ted Cruz and Ron Wyden don't agree on much. So when two U.S. senators this far apart team up on a bill related to free speech, it's worth asking: what problem is so serious that it crossed the aisle?

A global movement helped free him and his colleagues from prison. But at the #FreeSpeechSummit2025, Peter Greste reflected on the limits of solidarity and why we can’t rely on it alone to preserve press freedom.

“In authoritarian regimes, independent journalism doesn't make sense because it has never existed.” At #FreeSpeechSummit2025, @alsuk.bsky.social explained why authoritarian governments often assume every journalist serves a political agenda— and why that puts a target on their backs.

Every day on social media, Americans insult, make derogatory remarks, and *gasp* use profanity to criticize their leaders. When a Georgian man made a TikTok post calling local officials “mother fuckers,” he was fined. That fine was upheld by the European Court of Human Rights.

Some journalists had family members arrested in their home countries because of their reporting in the U.S. At #FreeSpeechSummit2025, Bay Fang argued that when democracies abandon their commitment to press freedom, authoritarian governments don't hesitate to fill the gap.

Ending anonymity. Expanding speech bans. State-ordered takedowns. These are pillars of the Internet in China, Russia, and Iran. Increasingly, they have become features of European policy. In @foreignaffairs.com, @mchangama.bsky.social examines how Europe lost the plot on online speech.

“The media became part of the battlefield.” At #FreeSpeechSummit2025, Peter Greste traced how the post-9/11 focus on national security transformed the relationship between governments and the press.

The FCC is considering warning labels for TV content involving gender identity. In USA Today, @angelelatham.bsky.social cites @ashkhen.bsky.social’s filing to the FCC, which argues that this proposal allows the government to stigmatize certain viewpoints through labeling schemes ⬇️

“It’s probably been the administration most hostile towards free speech since the Red Scare.” In an interview with @lukasleuzinger.bsky.social of @schweizermonat.bsky.social, @mchangama.bsky.social evaluates whether the Trump administration fulfilled its promise to strengthen free speech.

Control the word, control the world. Join @mchangama.bsky.social in Nashville on June 17 for a lively discussion on why free speech is the prerequisite for liberty, with powerful historical examples.

Are Western democracies failing free speech? At @carnegieendowment.org, @nataliealkiviadou.bsky.social says that laws, platform regulations, and border controls are increasingly being used to shape what can be said and who can speak.

The UK denied entry to left-wing American political commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur just days before they were scheduled to speak at SXSW. The rationale? Their talks “may not be conducive to the public good.”

Australia is cracking down on protests and “antisemitism.” At The Bedrock Principle, @nickquoo.bsky.social argues that weak, implied free speech protections—rather than an entrenched right—are giving governments sweeping powers to police offense and ban protest.

🏳️‍🌈 In the U.S., Pride month is sure to be filled with chants, floats, and celebration. But Pride may not look the same in countries like Belarus and Russia, which have sought to restrict or even outright ban LGBTQ+ speech.

Federal prosecutors in D.C. are reportedly trying to unmask anonymous Reddit and X users who have criticized government deportation efforts. If their strategy succeeds, it could circumvent First Amendment protections that have safeguarded anonymous critics for decades, both offline and online.

He was sent to prison for organizing non-violent street protests calling for freedom in Venezuela. She led a campaign to free him. ⬇️

“Openness” is commonly cited as a necessary feature of democracy. But why is it actually important? At the #FreeSpeechSummit2026, @johanknorberg.bsky.social will discuss how openness to new ideas and dissent doesn’t just ensure accountability — it’s the key to flourishing societies.