All that glitters is not gold: A brief history of efforts to rebrand social media censorship

Source: Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression
by John Coleman

“Whenever a bill aimed at policing online speech is accused of censorship, its supporters often reframe the conversation around subjects like child safety or consumer protection. Such framing helps obscure government attempts to shape or limit lawful speech, yet no matter how artfully labeled such measures happen to be, they inevitably run headlong into the First Amendment.” (07/11/25)

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