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In brief Fed Governor Michael Barr called on regulators to implement anti-money-laundering controls for stablecoins following last year’s passage of…
from the the-internet’s-infrastructure-is-under-attack dept Last month Walled Culture wrote about an important case at the Court of Justice of the…
From yesterday’s opinion by Judge Andrew Carter (S.D.N.Y.) in Horowitz v. AJP Educ. Found., Inc., the plaintiff’s allegations: Horowitz is…
Berlin, April 1, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists and partner organizations raised serious concerns on Wednesday about the safety of…
In brief Chinese authorities took Huione Group’s former chairman Li Xiong into custody after Cambodia deported him to China. U.S.…
from the seems-like-this-shouldn’t-happen dept This is big. This is going to cause a whole lot of problems for the administration…
There’s something unseemly going on with Kristi Noem’s husband—and it’s not the giant, fake balloon breasts. Bryon Noem, longtime spouse…
New York, April 1, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of journalist Abdiqani Abdirahman Mohamed, also known…
In brief Quantum computers cannot break Bitcoin today, but progress is accelerating. New research suggests fewer resources may be needed…
FIRE’s Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers…
As I write, Solicitor General has just concluded his arguments in Trump v. Barbara, the birthright citizenship case. I will avoid…
Kinshasa, April 1, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for the release of Congolese community radio director Espoir Mbata, who…