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Free speech provides the bedrock on which our other freedoms thrive. From Benjamin Franklin to Frederick Douglass, early advocates helped shape the freedom of speech we celebrate today.
The government is always looking for an excuse to curtail users’ free speech online. Echoing growing concerns about the government’s role in policing social media, the Supreme Court waded into the debate by issuing decisions on seven First Amendment cases during the recently ended term.
Last week, two officials from the Department of Homeland Security lied, misled, and refused to answer questions about the agency’s alleged authority to censor “misinformation” in a hearing before the Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Newly disclosed documents reveal federal officials believe they have the authority to police speech online.
