Ars Technica News23h ago
Is it illegal to not buy ads on X? Experts explain the FTC’s bizarre ad fight. https://arstechni.ca/syu8 #federaltradecommission #onlineadvertising #twitteradboycott #FirstAmendment #xadboycott #antitrust #elonmuskx #Policy
Is it illegal to not buy ads on X? Experts explain the FTC’s bizarre ad fight.

Here’s the “least silly way” to wrap your head around the FTC’s war over X ads.

Ars Technica
Show threadNonilex1d ago

The #State Dept said it was looking for indicators of ineligibility including #visa overstays, *criminal activity*, *threats to public safety*, engaging in any form of *terrorist activity*, or providing support to a *terrorist organization*. [How much do ya wanna bet that includes #protests / #protesters?]

#Trump #law #immigration #fascism #authoritarianism #dictatorship #autocracy #tyranny #dissent #ThoughtPolice #Nazis #democracy #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #RightToProtest #FreedomOfAssembly

Show threadNonilex3d ago

A US district court judge held that TX SB10, which is due to take effect on Sept 1, likely violates both the #EstablishmentClause & Free Exercise clause of the #FirstAmendment.

Ruling: https://www.aclutx.org/sites/default/files/texas-sb-10-ruling.pdf

#law #Republicans #ChurchAndState #Christian #Evangelism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #PublicSchools #education #indoctrination

1Party3d ago

A Maine law to ban foreign political donations was ruled likely unconstitutional by a federal court. The court said it was too broad, silencing US corporations over passive foreign ownership, violating the First Amendment. https://tinyurl.com/3x686whr

#ElectionIntegrity #FirstAmendment #ForeignInfluence

CCIA4d ago
Age verification proposals could block young people from accessing legal online content by requiring them to upload an ID or scan their face. These measures violate their privacy and #FirstAmendment rights. See why we must protect digital freedom: https://youtu.be/0BYjdvKUrzc?feature=shared
ResearchBuzz: Firehose5d ago

Deadline: Judge Rules FTC Investigation Of Media Matters Violates First Amendment. “A federal judge has restricted the Federal Trade Commission‘s investigation of Media Matters, the progressive watchdog group, finding that the agency was likely engaged in retaliatory conduct in violation of the First Amendment.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/08/18/deadline-judge-rules-ftc-investigation-of-media-matters-violates-first-amendment/

Deadline: Judge Rules FTC Investigation Of Media Matters Violates First Amendment | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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Eric Darnley Small6d ago
A federal judge blocked the FTC’s investigation into Media Matters, ruling it violated the group’s free speech rights after Media Matters published research critical of Elon Musk and X (formerly Twitter). The judge called the FTC inquiry—launched under Trump’s appointee and targeting alleged collusion with other ad groups—a “retaliatory act,” halting it for now. Media Matters claims the investigation is political retribution for exposing antisemitic content on X. The FTC can appeal, but the case raises big First Amendment questions about political targeting. Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/technology/media-matters-ftc-musk-injunction.html? #MediaMatters #FreeSpeech #FTC #ElonMusk #Trump #FirstAmendment
Judge Blocks F.T.C. Investigation of Media Matters

The agency began looking into the liberal watchdog group’s research critical of Elon Musk and his social media platform, X, in May.

The New York Times
WYM Mod6d ago
A federal judge has blocked the FTC’s probe into Media Matters, ruling it violates the free speech rights of the liberal watchdog. Susie Madrak details how the investigation, tied to Elon Musk and the Trump admin, was deemed retaliatory and unconstitutional. Read more on this critical First Amendment defense: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/08/federal-judge-blocks-ftc-investigation #SusieMadrak #FederalJudge #FTCAttack #MediaMatters #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #ElonMusk #X #PoliticalRetaliation
Judge Grants Injunction Against FTC Investigation Of Media Matters

For now, it's one for the good guys.

Crooks and Liars
PrivacyDigestAug 15

Judge Blocks F.T.C. Investigation of #MediaMatters

An investigation of Media Matters by the #FederalTradeCommission, above, “presents a straightforward #FirstAmendment violation,” a federal judge ruled on Friday.
#ftc

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/technology/media-matters-ftc-musk-injunction.html

Judge Blocks F.T.C. Investigation of Media Matters

The agency began looking into the liberal watchdog group’s research critical of Elon Musk and his social media platform, X, in May.

The New York Times
Houston Public MediaAug 15

A federal court in San Antonio heard arguments Friday in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Texas law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in all public-school classrooms in the state.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/religion/2025/08/15/528799/federal-court-in-san-antonio-hears-legal-challenge-to-texas-ten-commandments-school-display-law/

#Court #Education #EducationNews #Houston #Local #News #Politics #Religion #Texas #FirstAmendment #HoustonSchools #SeparationOfChurchAndState #TenCommandmentsInSchools #TexasAttorneyGeneralSOffice #TexasPublicSchools

Federal court in San Antonio hears legal challenge to Texas’ Ten Commandments school display law

Attorneys representing 16 Texas families of varying religious and nonreligious backgrounds requested an injunction to block Senate Bill 10 from taking effect, pending the outcome of a challenge to its constitutionality.

Houston Public Media