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Today Senator Blackburn is expected to try ramming KOSA--the Kids Online Safety Act--through the Senate via unanimous consent. KOSA was an Internet censorship bill in its inception, and in 4 years the only thing its authors have done is try to disguise KOSA's nature rather than fix it.

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 24/09/2026

How far can the government go when a president doesn’t like what a broadcaster says? On a new Tech Policy Podcast, @aricohn.com and @berinszoka.bsky.social are joined by @thefireorg.bsky.social’s Bob Corn-Revere to unpack the escalating fight between ABC and the FCC. tinyurl.com/5xzkj37n

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440: The Fellas at the Freaking FCC | Tech Policy Podcast

How far can the government go when a president doesn’t like what a broadcaster says? Host Ari Cohn is joined by Berin Szóka (TechFreedom) and Bob Corn-Revere (FIRE) to unpack the escalating fight betw...

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Protect Democracy @protectdemocracy.org · 18/09/2026

NEW: A bipartisan coalition of former FCC officials, represented by Protect Democracy and @techfreedom.org , filed an amicus brief supporting ABC's case against the FCC. This is the first time a federal court will weigh a First Amendment claim against Brendan Carr's FCC. Read the amicus:

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Bipartisan coalition of former top FCC officials back ABC's First Amendment lawsuit against FCC

A bipartisan coalition of former FCC officials filed an amicus brief supporting ABC’s request for emergency relief in its lawsuit challenging the FCC’s early review of broadcast licenses.

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Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The FCC offers no response to ABC's arguments, ABC rightly tells the district court in its response to the FCC's motion to dismiss ABC's First Amendment lawsuit. Carr has weaponized the "public interest" to retaliate against speech he dislikes storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 17/09/2026

Justice delayed is justice denied, and nowhere is that more true than when free speech is threatened. If the district court declines to exercise jurisdiction to stop Carr’s abuse of power now, the FCC will run roughshod over the First Amendment for years.

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 17/09/2026

Reagan’s FCC Chair, Mark Fowler, put it best: “Never in its history has the agency ever acted so corruptly and unlawfully to intrude on broadcasters’ First Amendment rights.”

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 17/09/2026

18 FCC veterans of both parties' support ABC’s First Amendment lawsuit to stop the FCC from jawboning ABC in retaliation for speech the President doesn’t like. Read the amicus brief we just filed with @protectdemocracy.org ⤵️ techfreedom.org/fcc-threaten...

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 21/08/2026

What if “harmful content” just means political beliefs someone disagrees with? On the latest Tech Policy Podcast, new host @aricohn.com sits down with @taylorlorenz.bsky.social to unpack the free speech and privacy implications of laws like the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). tinyurl.com/2b9yh6k9

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 18/08/2026

This is what we do best: We defend the First Amendment—and the statutory limits on agencies that check abuse. We build broad, bipartisan coalitions including former FCC leaders, top free speech scholars, and groups across the ideological spectrum committed to free speech.

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 18/08/2026

And last year, when Carr threatened ABC over Jimmy Kimmel's speech, we led a letter joined by 100+ scholars and free speech groups urging Carr to to cease what Sen. Ted Cruz rightly called "mafioso" tactics techfreedom.org/wp-content/u...

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 18/08/2026

We also filed our own more detailed comments debunking the FCC's claim that "fake news" TV shows (but not radio shows!) must provide "equal time" to the rivals of political candidates they interview techfreedom.org/wp-content/u...

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 18/08/2026

We've also led opposition to the FCC's crackdown on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸's First Amendment right to decide which political candidates to interview techfreedom.org/50-free-spee...

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50 Free Speech Scholars and Organizations Tell FCC to Cease “Equal Time” Crackdown on The View

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 18/08/2026

Last year, our bipartisan coalition asked the FCC to repeal its news distortion policy, the primary weapon Chair Carr has used to justify retaliating against speech he and Trump don't like protectdemocracy.org/work/fcc-new...

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The FCC's News Distortion Policy should be rescinded

A bipartisan group of former FCC commissioners call for repeal of the News Distortion Policy, which chills broadcaster speech

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 18/08/2026

This was on top of our own detailed filing explaining the unlawfulness of the FCC requiring ABC to beg for renewal of its licenses years before they expire techfreedom.org/fcc-cant-use...

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FCC Can’t Use ABC’s License Renewal Process to Punish Its Editorial Choices

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 18/08/2026

We couldn't be prouder of the coalition of over a dozen former FCC Chairs, Commissioners and other senior leaders of both parties we built with @protectdemocracy.org to oppose the FCC's attacks on ABC's broadcast licenses techfreedom.org/techfreedom-...

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 18/08/2026

Courts will see through whatever pretext the FCC uses to justify its mafia shakedown of ABC, or to delay judicial review. The First Amendment requires the court to enjoin any further harassment of ABC and other broadcasters.

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 18/08/2026

Mark Fowler, Reagan's first FCC Chair (1981-87), put it best in his sworn declaration supporting ABC's lawsuit: "Never in its history has the agency ever acted so corruptly and unlawfully to intrude on broadcasters’ First Amendment rights." techfreedom.org/wp-content/u...

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 18/08/2026

ABC’s suit lays bare how the FCC is weaponizing its early renewal procedure to punish the network for allowing its show hosts to criticize the administration. The message to all broadcasters: dissent at your own peril.

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 18/08/2026

At last, ABC has sued the FCC over its retaliatory, unconstitutional campaign against ABC for broadcasting speech Trump dislikes—and refusing to carry Trump’s election fraud claims ABC’s First Amendment arguments couldn't be stronger. Our press release ⤵️

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 05/08/2026

Today Senate Commerce marks up several Bad Internet Bills, including KOSA - which for years experts have warned violates the 1st Amendment. Instead of fixing the problems, its sponsors denied they exist & tried to disguise them with obfuscatory language My statement: techfreedom.org/kosa-still-v...

KOSA has been an Internet censorship bill from the start.
It imposes what courts have refused—on First Amendment grounds—to impose for
decades: a duty to protect listeners from subjective, unknowable reactions to
constitutionally protected speech.
It creates a "papers please" social media regime where every single social media user
will be forced to identify themselves before speaking on social media, undermining
their constitutional right to read and speak anonymously, and enabling government
retaliation against disfavored ideas and expression.
And it hands the Federal Trade Commission — which has of late granted itself the
authority to enforce what it thinks customers should want rather than protect against
actual deception — a ready-made tool to coerce platforms into removing speech it
dislikes from the Internet.
Despite years of warnings from experts and civil society across the political and
ideological spectrum, KOSA's sponsors have stubbornly refused to acknowledge and
fix these critical First Amendment problems. They have instead attempted to hide
them behind increasingly obfuscatory language. But the First Amendment is not so
easily fooled, and the Commerce Committee must put an end to this constitutional
fiasco once and for all.

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 04/08/2026

📄 The FTC cannot police political bias in AI services. Last week, @techfreedom.org filed comments explaining why the First Amendment and longstanding FTC precedent bar the Commission from policing the bias, objectivity, accuracy, or balance of AI-generated outputs. techfreedom.org/ftc-cannot-p...

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 30/07/2026

The First Amendment bars the government from retaliating against disfavored speech. TechFreedom filed comments opposing efforts to deny ABC's license renewals, arguing the FCC lacks the legal & constitutional authority to force early renewals or revoke its broadcast licenses. tinyurl.com/yken9y85

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 28/07/2026

Today, @techfreedom.org's @berinszoka.bsky.social joined @protectdemocracy.org and a bipartisan coalition of former high-ranking FCC officials in urging FCC Chairman Carr to end the Commission's retaliatory early review of ABC's broadcast licenses. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

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Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I'm very proud to have helped organize this coalition through @techfreedom.org

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 09/07/2026

The First Amendment leaves editorial judgments to broadcasters—not regulators. @techfreedom.org was joined more than 50 First Amendment scholars and free speech organizations in filing reply comments urging the FCC to end its “equal time” crackdown on The View. techfreedom.org/50-free-spee...

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 23/06/2026

The government shouldn't decide which political interviews are "real news." Yesterday, @techfreedom.org filed comments urging the FCC to grant ABC's petition, recognize The View as a bona fide news interview program, and stop chilling political speech. techfreedom.org/fcc-should-g...

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 04/06/2026

New Tech Policy Podcast! Judge Glock of Manhattan Institute joins @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social to discuss the past, present, and future of data center construction in the United States. techfreedom.simplecast.com/episodes/437...

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 02/06/2026

We are excited to announce the promotion of @andyjungtech.bsky.social to our first AI Policy Counsel! Andy has played a key role in advancing our work on emerging technology policy, and this promotion reflects both his contributions and the growing importance of AI policy to our mission.

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 26/05/2026

It’s been waaaay too long since our last space episode! We fix that today, big time. On a new Tech Policy Podcast, Dr. Mekhi Dhesi of Slingshot Aerospace joins @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social to discuss orbital mechanics, rocket science, black holes, the Fermi paradox, and more. tinyurl.com/mvm24yzt

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 13/05/2026

Down the ages, new ways to communicate spark moral panics. With social media and AI, is history repeating itself? On a new podcast, @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social speaks at a @thefireorg.bsky.social Free Speech Future event with Kmele Foster, @nicoperrino.bsky.social, & @cjferguson1111.bsky.social

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Corbin Barthold @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

This podcast episode opens with @taylorlorenz.bsky.social saying "Give Corbin a chance." Evergreen! 😅 open.spotify.com/episode/23ep...

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The Dark Side Of AI Safety Laws

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 28/04/2026

Since we had this convo about algorithms four years ago, the debate has evolved—but the First Amendment problems have not! New Tech Policy Podcast “From the Vault”: @daphnek.bsky.social discusses algorithmic amplification w/ @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social and @aricohn.com. tinyurl.com/yj82rvup

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Corbin Barthold @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Amazing episode. @mchangama.bsky.social makes his triumphant debut, and @jkosseff.bsky.social his glorious return. I pepper them with hard questions about the future of free speech, and they do nothing but shine. Don't miss it.

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 14/04/2026

How do we reverse the global free speech recession? On a new Tech Policy Podcast, @mchangama.bsky.social and @jkosseff.bsky.social discuss their fantastic new book, The Future of Free Speech. techfreedom.simplecast.com/episodes/434...

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 07/04/2026

We’ve declared jihad on the Butlerian Jihad. On a new Tech Policy Podcast, @techfreedom.org’s @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social, @santanaboulton.bsky.social, and @andyjungtech.bsky.social discuss the future of AI and free expression. podcast.techfreedom.org/episodes/433...

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 25/03/2026

Cox v. Sony is out! An ISP is not liable for copyright claims if it “merely provid[es] a service to the general public with knowledge that it will be used by some to infringe copyrights.” For expert analysis, check out our episode on the oral argument with @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social.

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 24/03/2026

🗓️ Register for our in-person event on Monday, March 30 (12–2 PM). Join @techfreedom.org & Georgetown Law’s Tech Institute for a discussion on how the First Amendment limits the FTC’s powers, particularly as it ramps up investigations into media & tech over alleged bias. tinyurl.com/y8jzyz37

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 23/03/2026

📢 Let's clear the air: There’s a lot of misinformation about Section 230. The reality is that today's user-driven Internet simply wouldn't exist without it. As we mark the 30th anniversary of the law that helped create the Internet, we're debunking some common misconceptions.

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Corbin Barthold @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

1/ Are AI outputs free speech under the First Amendment? Yes. Polling on AI is ... bad. Meanwhile, I'm like Butters in South Park, unironically marveling at how awesome it is. So maybe I'm just asking for a ratio, but I wrote a big paper arguing that AI outputs deserve First Amendment protection.

TechFreedom. AI + 1A: Why the First Amendment Protects Artificial Intelligence. Corbin K. Barthold. March 2026.

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Corbin Barthold @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

2/ The case has little to do with whether you like AI, and a lot to do with how scared you should be of letting the government control what AI says. I threw a ton into this thing, and I hope my law nerds will read it all! techfreedom.org/wp-content/u...

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TechFreedom @techfreedom.org · 23/03/2026

New Tech Policy podcast! Host @corbinkbarthold.bsky.social speaks at State of the Net with @joellthayer.bsky.social (Digital Progress Institute), @ashkhen.bsky.social (@futurefreespeech.org) and Luke Hogg (FAI). They discuss how the First Amendment should work in a world of algorithms and AI.

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

PEN America has joined 75+ free speech experts to call on FCC chairman Brendan Carr to stop weaponizing the agency's rules to censor media coverage the President doesn't like. (1/2)

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Andy Jung @andyjungtech.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

My statement on the National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence:

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