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</style><![endif]--><!-- __merge_tags_in_links__ --><style></style></head><body class="a" style="margin:0px auto;padding:0px;word-wrap:normal;word-spacing:normal;background-color:#FFFFFF;"><div role="article" aria-roledescription="email" aria-label="email_name" lang="en" style="font-size:1rem"><div style="display:none;max-height:0px;overflow:hidden;"> Government censorship on social media is already here. But it can get so much worse.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ </div><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" class="gg"><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><table role="none" width="670" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="aa" style="width:670px;table-layout:fixed;"><tr><td class="bodyWrapper" align="center" valign="top" style="padding:10px 5px 10px 5px;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;border-style: solid; border-color: #FFFFFF;border-radius:10px 10px 0px 0px;background-color:#FFFFFF;" class="c"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr id="header"><td style="padding:15px 15px 0px 15px;"><div style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:0px;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td class="f" align="right" valign="top"><p> September 19, 2025 | <a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxymkTFyEmdBHH1-lxJD0ItWSUvTRMDnzDMKoU4INAnFISjHr1W5ftICmIrFM7bRkgTE-SinhQbAwOCX00Egimr0BIlsG4WF6dFRNHMMniCi1-AhaBlmoKSCwMhtzcDNYzGhgmK-ZdLr_htX7oywa-NH6k_TMX7_qiZAyNetSXm0v57REZaMCbyHxaPoPY8MIOMXm3-ynA6WWXQRhw3ekUSTekO0etpwxo5YwMFdE_efajetkFYrYR0ccEHRzOV60SwN_n27MOo7yL5_yEiFspc0pK4abMIHqA2BC30FjI2mb6f9EbyCt2HxOLaRQqGNjPExj35VKfKoemZPv50Xvyx_2YSbMrtwb5cIpGBtaPpUm9zC44syqYGO6N2bqU6JCPfEuAHoVjQxr9ZjGOnAUHCaM32s0jJEFz2QTl0kD5VUkCEZuRIb_rf9v_ZZIhszBUS1ehBXXRU2cnpjJyeOWX64aGkMmCHlEt7SXjC853QFo7HpgmUwcYIsYJtFdLBOGi_DvdNnJLHZAkxKezM4dRf_gi9uX2qmNs9ttCg6kXiHdvYuhLd43oSTHO711xXtErBt3AbV1qdzQq_pT8ejdhkC3K5nZd7u-dyGWGjf_rvRhH82NQKydzqe8cHJLV7yjrjCgciAqsb-_MSEDt1b_w6mYzj5mlY9_NTzNPBF3UZgvNKQ7BaaA4MEO04RUI9IxPympLC6QfpEBCxBuAEVcaQn4wB5hT9kq-JuSVizqaBU9Nt_hRl_bPVAYalrV06MuN41F8lRAuSjStRqdqCvzac5h9F1KCMA5XW9_niDiTrzvw/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h0/h001.YmRayVq58WmzW7S6II9IuFaiRNT7hPwNC2Ii37JHteE"><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.templates.posts.email.header.read_online">Read Online</span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="center" valign="top" style="padding:15px 0;"><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td align="center" valign="top"><h1 style="text-align:left;font-family:'Trebuchet MS','Lucida Grande',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight:Bold;font-size:32px;color:#2A2A2A;padding:2px 0;line-height:38px;"> Is anyone going to defend free speech online? </h1><p style="text-align:left;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:20px;color:#3E3E3E;padding:5px 0;line-height:24px;"> Government censorship on social media is already here. But it can get so much worse. </p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><table role="none" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" style="border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;border-bottom:1px solid #E5E7EB;padding-top:12px;padding-bottom:12px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-top:15px;"><tr><td align="left" valign="middle"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tr><td align="left" valign="middle"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="left"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxwnufzRPUPeKGQ-fUbCuWbr3_d6_xmaVUdFPUCE_ra-qY_Cs7S6K38EqrkTkboza067lcbLFiAnSbKIbostcAbQEDEAgfqu4L4F3gCqbJYaSMTRP8OpRtBBbSk-gkPYMwtmoequb1w2J-cpNsZRZT2maQcYTaZgxLVDp9WqzLl4PFByiYV1iurxiosPLehBlR50QDt3DUHwdK6hh7-Q51kUJzP4InwPH7FDSlASELet9fGrYjbP7NRnFVcJLUgWp69cIUFCZsL2INzseFSIueMrmPiUUsyXVUwmFBhIKLzapVNCFPDXZRMabJzgXtTCfC7l5v81oDPUD_26aRH2ETPAdlayytUh9Djwy_b5NzBzITZoIBqZTt7XOFkG1YETtu9_mubPOkyybaETC6KV0x_oL5Ua6MbgmzNBYfEkZzaa3WpamdxNp9Rgp0Ow_c4QrMbYADexudH1rM8o1vlLs1hoGwUAmTpY_dQfxM8oz4O15qwh01NeOE9O_5Z1ynoFLaavUzG_mPdFdrT-jvE2x8dUJS0uGm4bH32b6pzslDQbTGEyF3greSsjLKRchZUGDa50xVmj5YoW7yL_21jhr0CnxZyqaO_SNwscjsn6eq_IwG95YItHksTTPnuRvA_AVYw0n2j9xttySmQ33FmB_qONKtzmjXqhcxM6kFviybIwJ1pr1kxp3vA5tAZro2pAe-5Rcjw50X9LXj0-CKXRiKRqFAwoRCJqon1XM4dekHz5bFk5liodb7nOeY1_AcRztCQ/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h1/h001.ALffCVklsZFsv9H1obtm9mTSCwYXwXz7JzC6_Wl0GoQ" style="text-decoration:none; 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But Kimmel isn’t alone. <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxwP1N1Z8ufKyDD_o5Q-YPTyVo4WqJRNSqwOH3iDHbKddg2fzc3EOz1g-eX-gv0ufA2d60KBFbJffIWb1FPWrta-5FrLQqcsquw9-AYMGqMjIOF6v6dXESTRI-72tqu_s_fYtJOQ9Isruxiglk8CMmhckpXVCe0VhxY9yIwY5DV7Ecoc4vdMjinavoPYikxuFMzP4Bq_N7p9MyxDOoP-ABPEG1TixkLbNpgAeU2kznRrFw5fyQykkXuI9vkLJI6TXi38TwbMIPzRfOsHAm7rEZbp7NJpKLj7-CL-I63X2R2n1q5urL9jo8Hhc7SVk568ggMPwCHRfff4Yp-IQ8DLUSOVycmltnblWc_fq0KCjJInoCNf0hoh5VTvoiQlvdCN86omQmhh_k-x75ojrmoupK8227lKPONkIcyfaHPZVbde2Bv3BPZmGINbRLZ7y8m7PogkdKbnbglnt9qg66B8LzH7jYOeccAYQlskqVjSAkQMpvpFHOOzrvtm7T2DlXPKX3fBv7Xcj0CSUR95Vlr8ZqbugJTMPhovvbXkuqXcJD_HJkU-C_n2j5iDFx5BFLHKd-QcBBInhQuUhIJDvRIrQTeVOVVZz5I5bzS2A-Xo37XFtKDF69EhuH5MREvfrXUA6X4cbvuigxCR27wYZGAafuHH8AEPT4JJmCNr2EPGbSXPEuOju0LRwAeU9Xi_Rsa6Xn6BngzWegqOAj5ja1HBAZatRotntAQ-1ubvVObOZ5geDSdAemMtiha4MeE7z7gdp0gLn9Qgn1k_k5bTLYBpcSqxE_Y41xXiRfB_n_RVajHyZg/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h7/h001.gkNUNNmV2pRBdec97RKIhbpNid2L2P9ux87C2Us2msk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Journalists</span></a>, teachers, government employees, and <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz2ue2-_On1alKBNcXGp89xUVvOAwoDIEJLugElz_rKd04os2b23eQZGShOMz56Gug211MnKkimmxTN0QMppE_4n1P20nQRG3RQoe2X_1z7AOBsqhONLFT4e-KSKY5tfW0N0TqtD1LXLaGQ1QxXU0QBPxocnX3_EqnQw1DwDTPPw6wGRXWGk4vgKckMKtV3anuf_U5a5N6uimBeLvuu0eDHufN_M5EsH9qRrAlmMbTGWvE8ZnLR2CBG8nL3wTDOZlm0sy0QWwQoQ4ys_c3pjwKTo/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h8/h001.S-xLmWcAZyQdoqPozVqiEW-C_ZebzWLbislih0sqp9k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>people from</span></a> all walks of life have been punished and censored for expressing anything other than slobbering praise for conservative <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxw7SqHuKXEbIxm6i1tCD6tB1dn4er6W3HNRS9UhuaAj46wawZfUx7nygtPIKS01ZbFHfu5RCDlzYnvBtVqvY4DyXfQVdvHAFZC07SO1nZICi33Rc_rVjJWt3x2GxHNViBKsmfh-LrbnbTR0H69E7t8f7m3azZRVm12aHxY4H5HK6_GO2a02-aE08O48s13yoMxIWbwBegrU6d8zXma8VHhXjwlBm3A3d_w3QoPE8QK4KG-ESXvw7NucQYBZs0OyuevmgeVbnsOlRZcJtKT9RwTC2DTQKUujB7qQsOwCUEHuIyx8Hcu1VHIB6onsptesUjEm0W211mJgPY5wEXHtfEZfStY8boUAaC5-VYnSt0rm9StzLpoiFO0jM9ArZxa9e_zzG3cCrllGELsuyHQoFFQXNbzK8y6-9Lf1430OhPPkKyDiN9FMic23d_izHSrFEKGTl-coH8PVueh749kVlnfsGyoBEu1OJlV89gcNRxVtAe-Q6Wj1w-wDO148RUSNBzReIrmmC10H1pRYLlYgSsiEe1hC_r6P2xvOuz4a7QC1KO1XZF40Md55CfrPEvmFxRe4C0WyWocekitfXhs_H-PLTtBO05Nc0YjTDg8cEooDyEc2sQkwuEePRnO1OU1DlkOdQzWk0kmWMMsh1AMTNlFGY21TNfrYf2XP8MfkOnAFwpgxGCSyGgsB9JoFFAGdoa7C58jPA0aCXMF_Ckjbv0Pi-O7Of8gxM64Ywl9XeGIWEafB0rFGvq8Rwxh70FVRykji5krIEyQ-UQDU_tECsVFKZmxb2wEix5zoXPVi56hCSQ/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h9/h001.EcdAgfxf31NABE4p-1Gq7jk1jzvy5oJG1nx2h8juRBM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>podcaster Charlie Kirk</span></a> in the wake of his death. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Elite institutional capture has been on full display since Kirk was shot last Wednesday. The biggest news outlets were <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxw7SqHuKXEbIxm6i1tCD6tB1dn4er6W3HNRS9UhuaAj46wawZfUx7nygtPIKS01ZbFHfu5RCDlzYnvBtVqvY4DyXfQVdvHAFZC07SO1nZICi33Rc_rVjJWt3x2GxHNViBKsmfh-LrbnbTR0H69E7t8f7m3azZRVm12aHxY4H5HK6_GO2a02-aE08O48s13yoMxIWbwBegrU6d8zXma8VHhXgFKLrG3JTBEKR3RLkXOXpoi57AaDua0cEGcsJMvdpjzvIzrDeh9eV3EnluiqBY3pHTZT8mrxriMlYlgoppqL7OwGyRKHFez_YCncmZOw767JRd7Llhffn4IiYXO0uveY0rCa3c9mwmUK3PkBBozhhHPScMeVPHlyh-EB1AgZrjaz_QMTvzO7NVVeqbzY1QDGAwsUz3qtxl7Pf04pV9ViJgBv9D5PGrmFyJYM60uSQXCUnJ5OE5sh3Oxo9T_cGC0LEUwT9-fVbTnBh-GsNtSaYIS_H_htISdkfYKd1rxASDeyU0huRQ6dHevUqBto9bfwHUl4aS8M6eUGvw5wsCZemM3IiGhnwxQBXT7GJ92Zd2_pv_aJzW1UG7GOhWncz_o3YLVMpH6TCsIibg8SG5XChKdA7dis1boSd_Bw3yjlRDL2wgBsOVbvzsBlf4KPxSSwoi0HW_CBnaXMAOeh9WognHug2sZ4tVXuTyTb21JSrL1clHNgqLkSrYMBaD4x1WhuBQHlR0VDV1TTNO_YHkZ0drpRVecE6YZtuHl8kEGAcBWoxmmxDtZhlzV2vU827-rvTyK2FJhAyhu9tVQf-HooPQ/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h10/h001.3OjtA94Y24x17_gjqRPSJmM4tOG2ru0O4nl_3c1Hb8s" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>some of the first</span></a> employers to fire people for speaking the truth, which is terrifying. As journalists, we’re tasked with writing the first draft of history. It’s crucial that we can document the reality of someone’s life and legacy, regardless of how we feel about them or how they died. But instead, journalists have been muzzled at a time when we need them the most. You see the same dynamic unfolding in <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz-PJJAtnJgo39lnzUXeurZ3AB4b7gPrFGdvytEoL31uaFZhD0d9Rd5oMZysKyxx31rQaLLpvCCxYo3tzMJlHUHwAe3UT5AflDSG0WSXZ4tXuHTM-hwcrHKk_qi-ueIZRYYum3-JM_yD5Wp1K7Rsp9qa5QlEkhfCJ4h3k_zJm74bcyi2eh7P8P_NdwcvtrRVM1ZYmdGB2W6ffxdO1if2lPt6sQZOhxnGWxMeoTp-2uF0yNIhAkAOvisCVSHp3qTy0F-r_1mm6SemAag3JepplPZQHYPz5oDIVOIxN_OHYs9VgDdDpLtwKIp0NQG7YPhoGvPWPsxxATFS5Djl-4xviaaRbwwXqZD--C9muyfnIGHdU/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h11/h001.xUoLP3cxl0OvskphBhQ4MsbWSUr7iL5uUf85ZPmIYXA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>academic institutions</span></a>, <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxwP1N1Z8ufKyDD_o5Q-YPTyVo4WqJRNSqwOH3iDHbKddg2fzc3EOz1g-eX-gv0ufA2d60KBFbJffIWb1FPWrta-5FrLQqcsquw9-AYMGqMjIOF6v6dXESTRI-72tqu_s_fYtJOQ9Isruxiglk8CMmhckpXVCe0VhxY9yIwY5DV7Ecoc4vdMjinavoPYikxuFMzP4Bq_N7p9MyxDOoP-ABPExAmrT5eFLtsbfLk2zuTzK06qWQfNIuNoHeJ-1y-KqqopXi2DPw7yZ42N3wr8MEBm_F77DuoQaP6hSCY4Hw8OQ9w03--5-RayOAvNocJ89Bn3H3mMY_LGixs40oc5JsfgVvfAfkKuHnp4Fx-Y_UBZ8dHsIIZwFCvb3yu1oGN1kZo5iD-fz-igNKIBB6vNifM058BxcGWw3T0ikjWUgHMUeOBiACRjrKuQ1TPzmI9oqa13SlHbIMBJ-RutylvPg-Dx9vF2DXAukik0tQiaxOQX9liXokKtBGyUrr2pw0VqEc68EcgveHYACtrJKIRq9hexzuKzxHdJXpGsB4xw2UB-WOv1KzllCP42xjsgvl9JiWPjaR-ZpiqpGmF9TpNEao1AlKbQ2niK6yZUPSJIQeRqodY7i_rDZjnIaXRArBSFu2o8jIYgsNg74E49d71JoWGJ2mjkgAt2YTw9BXyY6s1Xu0I_qNQEb27Radrl69Uc80oZe_YZQwWpOTxVG6-2M6RLzBGIsqjBXTGtQy1-IBbvRTqqEUSvS4tfWo9rgm4ZCIbo4jck6k5brvsuQErEH2Mw2BhtFfAEJweVpO0e2peL3w/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h12/h001.vo-jahi36rU9p4sUR4121eAhJAo3r8yfanZSXhqeVcw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>cultural institutions</span></a>, and offices of public service. </p></td></tr><tr class="btn_row"><td valign="top" style="padding-bottom:12px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:12px;text-align:center;width:100%;word-break:break-word;" class="dd"><table width="100%" role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:14px auto 14px auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td style="background-color:#030712;border-radius:8px;mso-padding-alt:12px 20px;" class="btn"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxwV_hX9vGS3oqZL81Kc_IifVZRheAbWj80LGoajCGvYYBIDKX9DDjb5Sa4ZvfXgQdBnAQxx9CP6y-uINlsqzdUWlV-2i7Y3GJJaaVgA789H5AhBUtZCiwtgmWWBj8oa62BCcO7-__4hhr4qQ-prHublKNGYX1eg9CNKhYbhrg3caT2B5dor8pg2e7nBbXMeLKqBlbBXQpomUEGXFAHMhoBojy-ED5i1izdEODrqzPLBzyHNr4uC-uZybZondjy_3TGPDqcFKr7rToB-BDSPyRDxy5rSmLfffPfapTBsEAg0dr12loKlGm5OBA45daNiSRTvSdRnd2mRLqobBDGdOnTHNjJ2UJIFVuAitss1X5kiDCHakqQ9UWkTNHaeJXPtGrU7oCSW7v57HKzJIc2dSzj7TKvnueXcA7hhlJUS7OOCSfrQPIBf0oPtGixtJm67pzOOphX0F7XgyHIsA12QTKEteFnaFDr0XU0qYzmsIpWZ8NQ7UpTNoG9edhfNK7Q3AGDLLrt4cuwhKJ8l2Zhe583QGE3vXX1QJnDbW1MNnal7c_uB---tHkd6Xk8jmmtsS9W2uW3prnUm7QJWklgR_33i-6hUTBzpIQbg7FaPtkUIreR0p_54kuZ0pbVLTtjVypjp-c-duwyEGfbPpK-uBJyw8EjHPL5Z8ijwr8AAgb4sKVQIm2U4OwR-Q3k3aQ8NHqGzv0E7J60eQq_iZNYddNU_5HYy1twGDXAK7DBmnXPMuw/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h13/h001.faz_hoiR7GzuhMKj-PQ3dGNBAeUUY4vkec3W6MCYdUU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="background-color:#030712;border-radius:8px;color:#FFFFFF;display:inline-block;font-family:'Verdana',Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;padding:12px 20px;text-decoration:none;"> Subscribe to <i>Spitfire News</i></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Right now, the main place you can go to get unvarnished information (or God forbid, jokes) about Kirk is social media. I’ve seen viral memes <i>and</i> documentation about Kirk’s activism and beliefs across all major platforms this week. It’s not the first time that social media users have bested legacy institutions at accurately and fairly delivering the news to the most people—Israel’s genocide in Gaza and Project 2025 are two other news stories I saw more about from everyday people online than trusted U.S. sources of authority, which is really sad. We deserve a better news infrastructure and incentives for reporters, but this is what we have instead. And soon, we might lose that, too. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> One thing I haven’t seen people freaking out about enough over the past year—and especially now that Donald Trump’s administration has quadrupled down on limiting speech—is how the internet is being censored in front of our very eyes, with restrictions on speech coming into effect and materializing on a daily basis. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Here’s just one example of the type of weekly news dispatch you get when you pay attention to free speech online: Republican representatives in Michigan <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.3nA-t7clmhywZGhYV-QlMZp-QHzXnlnq0K4g1YQ1gqaUmH6joQKjicZQlpN5whOVQiniI1YRj-UnWu8YdS5tYRzcFp7SYXdoQYhl7gVvxz4L_qfiJtKta_Lz_6U4Kpw1B4EMYFENyDYiMg2-CdTMjVvwVBf9fp8J_FOV6vlOH67uH6tRjAwys1N_MPiMYs4c1kB0dz0QJMA1HeB4VSHTluU_lmJK0kRNaOnH8Xho9yEkh9z8TLkS1anV2xWn8_L1lLArI_bSQrtrQag4CIeU1eYUhvjZtTY86mkbXNR5rSbwMJRyJelK1JLyNbLpYLIT/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h14/h001.YPKxgq9nhBHfPnoJ94Tbvys_Xwakl8taNWDuJ6rLBmo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>just introduced</span></a> a bill to ban <i>all</i> “pornography” online. That bill explicitly defines anything about trans people as being prohibited, conflating trans identity itself with porn, which is also an explicit aim of Project 2025. It also seeks to ban some <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz5l6qxmcjWNJiQgygN-D9jjDhT39gBd5IBeROTuFU6i6hsnbv4ltX1Zqv1U1DmjpMtfZl3zO-2yvWlMRE_flNAtvB532gCcD7aBt18lPWhg_6_9-jJPkrxnFZTM3INR1_inWfp0d9VuKqU9HKiwC3bzDfVK94fqYvBK3EN2Q_ESi8EM7wdIbJfU9vct9nmGwNJXLltnn-XBABQ079LMssOOXM1vAu-Js1299jEnwzVAKoz3fUjyFulCUIVpXhwGRPPzA1eb7ccx511hL1t2fW5rhEGTiDlbUvV2HdA_gyezTyKLnahWmfv8fNT-Ibp-cMw/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h15/h001.brRsHmzV2fso9V_GLC6jc-pDMfHknq8EEAHyZztmXqo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>ASMR videos</span></a>—which, as a former <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydZ24-iRK12m5QFDYhiIaefbU6fYhkZpv1iAb56EBZEBsIeu9cE0_axveZsmChCXAlBp3U7XfsmN_m819QHekM5VKIJ0IFSQmVHb_ZgmS8wCi2qSM52W0bBhApLJuijVFsW5vLk6UA9OsnO_GOnN5IABnyEzzKLr_98Y_m4TTTr03GsS-3o-88-kc2G1ecDslfcVXU-PWrvZRdcC7w_oU4zFrIObT-fcelqJP6Fre-Ena5sBxYyYxM1gQhGiiY3Ju5XmRUFyJWj29m7ceigWAzPpfGQVT6BQ4vNkKdtB9AYqxB6CtCDNqbQEpsOzJI-FFg3eC9-FgAWPykAyHZ7eMo9QdR9XgPl2dIIEUOuQAKWHv/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h16/h001.0lqhD3wM-HtVmr3Vt21VcNFcc9HF6Yusn3y8838CLXA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>ASMRtist myself</span></a>, I can confirm are <i>not </i>inherently pornographic and are often made <i>by</i> <i>children.</i></p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Now, let me take a step back here: porn shouldn’t be banned in general. Porn is protected by freedom of speech and it’s an important part of society and culture whether you like it or not (but let’s be real, most people do). But even if you do think porn should be banned, which I would vehemently argue with you on, you probably don’t think all trans people should be wiped from existence or that information about how to get an abortion <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.LCl2uiSFV7bzAv6gw2elGQypm7GRofHv-k2UIzs9w2pkgvRF3G3HmzO9ivk6ubTHxZ3vCd-8Uj9rJVnMmNVQhuFZYtrAnnuTWwcShK4VnU2IFQhtZLA7zXBKc99yde-fLU2SRiDPQLiYBIztcahLlg4MIn5ESnTb79E0PY3CXPdD2HdABn7CCNk3xbNFQ58u41kfLzMz036oCTKl1VVY2h1h2kxHzf_G50dAjkhTBRObmnsdsiumyct5CIipMjJMP7iwPL_doy9vlp5iFBUjo5ir7S6CxYfYWU3eSNCy5Yk10f8YWEp0mMXYFR58w_Lp/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h17/h001.QWHlicVa_kXoi_AoThXAeZPLxjp_UfxHvNorg8f4AhQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>should be scrubbed</span></a> or that women <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz4y2e3JRXYLdN8WM8otMb6efr-5BuoDVOrP9EIZlAXOkahdq6ODTxGtKyYk0E5S7IN3Uuf2SQkr9loOFr50RN7NpI37B4A7CNkE6GeL2sIjqztBEEfZFYfe1yf6jlrD9tx7bSnElBQQ0huC81awgu-Hv9wHiR2CdjczQuhj7qvVH0AGyukirVvAg61PlmjOD7wzxQ5Q_n8L2istfwsA2SBn6yCmhjjBgEXO83XqzWjAYwrwWekIaF-u4OlMB6fln-HaBNIuLm3Fk8V-2-o4R1X2oX0usXeS5FkzQ5V5u2gNJBjrVaxpMZVxrdZhkxb0VaKdvhwGFdfwE4KfXTK2zFnK2wUlmwWPb_HFF1izhX3h5/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h18/h001.E1rEWFG8zNHoYIdS1KJtzJCA34FtkSqIUq8RkrpLvAM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>should be banned</span></a> from Instagram for showing their bare shoulders. And if you do believe that, you’re probably FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and you should GET OFF MY BLOG! </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> This Michigan bill is in its earliest stages of consideration and isn’t likely to succeed. But it’s one of dozens of similar pieces of legislation at the state and federal level, some of which can and has passed and will go into effect with devastating consequences. We’ve already seen it happen. And worse, a lot of tech platforms are <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz-Vrv2MhNVGsIXwY30DybajNW-ao9cQhaRwsWY-mAUUiUiiuOauZ-VbVGQLmNufQOjswR5YXimLGE-WHWYAZLl7e4fTVy7a33G8B34xm5i-fEnAA65vurDWtIGATC3tcUpDqdtXa3_Wo7idpk4h4iz9rEfp7RtLwmosSpTEGNI-OlmNV-ogGoZjbMUHF2Z5l7ZM9Z3EdQqCrO8TAuEkzjradlj3KfNvZRHHLrAg-CNimbDv8LY8hHS_-ioRLG1YgDfXeeAOFaqf3HJXmLgSCVRR4PgxrrZvd_qWwSIHFCdo5/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h19/h001.78vT3gqyuvxCPhRjADE7MPgTubLkobF5jXqb3OKuAvU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>complying in advance</span></a>. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> This legislation isn’t usually called the “We’re Going to Censor the Internet” bill. It’s usually called something like the “<a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz9QkZMU-uz2EZriCUXHIGLW22WtnpsjFd7YVBLIuoaJ99s28VHO1yXe0R75pCaJ5YtXLqswH0HpBncgoQLrtGosSY4hkQFPWnTKlG59ZzVd7IJcVfjik6CUehNqWY6OtEJobqbU5GKO-500xgj9n6uigXNA1NXu6102MtGOdFEwD6_D9TmxeKeOz8JhIoAOR8bt5BuNWreXtPAp1SpTLw2Ouo8Kd03YkMSVkrfc9GWp89CTS2hLvnT-Sy54TdZGazVImKDsHN3tMFa9Ds0uiqkDTy0x5bSjIwAMbANJEe9MTDZZ3Qae5WgJrovQWcxwPPM1w1TvRoHdP2AQcMlE8Xjzxvkm8KqW8CsXJEVqsPePJffDkk6wVGunDExjxVMxfteqcj0YsRUEpQTBVH8fmUq4/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h20/h001.AFXrMUUJ_OJwwTOfNLzP4w_bTCv3GvhkrduELqceeOQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Kids Online Safety Act</span></a>,” which is real proposed federal legislation. Many of these bills <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz2fxhYWBRKvamTIsOnt8i5W9hpiC89KMdd-2rXztIzL7J12Yd7RHIPl-S7bbITQZB7j4rRlg1LF02rdFa_PTVLvgHH1Zw-bojWsxzKXZtDRNS7qJs9yEtVT5TqT1H9atJpBo3smagRCDRVTGeF4Aw6woDwuU2pU9xNiPkGjUat3TWrJGBg-JJu9jbEC3eax5Nn70AWnM6Zbz1LIV1YrBs6A8Q--LYsGrQ7Zm7X9CVskh8x_T2Ka5TGi-7UM3afIzewltQVmyRaWUg_CiTM52YDy3to7DoALS39-yhUeZiNmrwf_VXVvTBSZCQqrsfUx8gA/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h21/h001.9887l8oXjND5FBwwAIlLmv4lG1IEn-ybNv6Yzl5TIng" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>undermine Section 230</span></a> and/or attempt to keep children from viewing porn and/or other loosely defined “harmful” material (like queer and trans content) via age verification. Now, we don’t have time to unpack <i>all</i> that, but here are some simple truths for navigating tech policy: Age verification <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.3nA-t7clmhywZGhYV-QlMZp-QHzXnlnq0K4g1YQ1gqZVEpCBPHMRwy9JZoPBnOAlDLPgazZ-l3AIVds_AbyGVlUErJPA7zDgBZRpln895_bRzJT0AeYFrl2NDSg48ujXSr4x4DUMsDK6FccW_UZa1WAUP-tLEvCSoZokAKoipH8HCF89vJD5S_XpmK9gygQaHQk5OV06dYJT-QlFahTVls0WMCxOtMUdtG_t8eZdsgOCX9AQxJVxETipvKeHd-WI4YJJsgIpkSmmsMa1iozy1wljzRhkFPR0sT-HB6S5DHXt7TNMipe1Rr3ihVFfqt68cjJygc8xH1iPYNBE1-5sfA/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h22/h001.wYe2bns2teS_rk7oiqZ1iyDL0U6gMV-5d0HPJySHl9M" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>doesn’t work</span></a> and it threatens our privacy and freedom. Policies to “protect” kids are often excuses to restrict freedom for everyone. And censoring the internet doesn’t keep kids safe—it actually <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz9QkZMU-uz2EZriCUXHIGLW22WtnpsjFd7YVBLIuoaJ99s28VHO1yXe0R75pCaJ5YtXLqswH0HpBncgoQLrtGosSY4hkQFPWnTKlG59ZzVd7IJcVfjik6CUehNqWY6OtEJobqbU5GKO-500xgj9n6uigXNA1NXu6102MtGOdFEwD6_D9TmxeKeOz8JhIoAOR8bt5BuNWreXtPAp1SpTLw2Ouo8Kd03YkMSVkrfc9GWp89CTS2hLvnT-Sy54TdZGazVImKDsHN3tMFa9Ds0uiqkDTy0x5bSjIwAMbANJEe9MTDZZ3Qae5WgJrovQWcxwPPJcQiAoXM7xl0CqYjT92tIdtilLvneuBX7twZBnftjAeA7EmBBCQZQb5VijXeb9JT4aUuCiBJKcAei8ArHFfwXA/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h23/h001.94VP7AGUWwHdX2JmyfbFaHBWjeuT9_Jq93vRM9RU-yY" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>endangers them more</span></a>. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" style="padding: 20px;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="none" style="max-width:520px;margin:0 auto;"><tr><td class="q" style="padding:16px 16px 6px 16px;"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.uP0QS_diFLgi8m-4cLSdATZxPzwAuOxbPiu_KooIzNp-FlEou_KXp-L0GsWaigqTkXcF1W2mDEFtlK2NNSIne66nIboLRoUwAQAkx7ppcqThHzYhlepKyNpGg7k-vNfc8JCryja2gpX0hW42FRjgO_pmDTgD-XlSp6vQD59XcAi6EWo-adIcR5YUfNaRXI8N2Hee_SenEXuFud7foALgELdfxD7gr57-ZCPUuAHvov_hYhJP59UInuzQ5yYEEYFuhUP-rzkQurzDHC1snVwb3K9GEpj4pRH5a3xEuNQ--fXSBvlvGgJJRxXgdhz4-vKN/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h24/h001.078Fg61E4KMhV7ZilGn75EhK-hxIaf5eOGZo5qsAdu4" style="text-decoration:none !important;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" role="none"><tr><td width="100%" style="padding: 0 0 14px 0;text-decoration:none;width:100%;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" role="none"><tr><td width="36" style="width:36px;"><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:xawhcpoqu6pdxpp72fd43wuf/bafkreih55mewsn7gnq6jfwwb4h3aux2hqse6ku6aeywxpiuwebddzfuisa@jpeg" alt="bsky profile: Dieselbrain" style="display:block;width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;border:0;"/></td><td width="400" style="padding:0 0 0 8px;text-decoration:none;"><span style="display:block;font-size:14px;color:#1c2022;font-weight:700;"> Dieselbrain </span><span style="display:block;color:#697882;font-size:14px;"> @dieselbrain.bsky.social </span></td><td width="24" align="right" style="vertical-align:text-top;"><img width="24" height="24" loading="lazy" alt="bsky" style="border:0;" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/static_assets/bluesky-logo-100.png"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td style="word-break:break-word;"><p><span style="color:#1DA1F2;">#SaveSpeech</span></p><p>US legislators are pushing harder to pass KOSA and repeal section 230. </p><p>Call your representatives ASAP and make your voice heard! Advocate for protecting section 230, and demand your reps oppose KOSA!</p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12px 0 0 0;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:separate;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:1px solid #e1e8ed;border-radius:5px;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" style="width:480px;"><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xawhcpoqu6pdxpp72fd43wuf/bafkreigxxgfphtrctanpeoqmawc5xnhxgevgkzvv5rqj47hcjnvvtcohmu@jpeg" width="480" height="auto" style="display:block;width:100%;max-width:480px;height:auto;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;"></td></tr><tr><td align="left" style="padding:10px;"><span style="color:#1C2022;">Bipartisan Push in Congress to Weaken Section 230, Expand Online Surveillance, and Increase Platform Liability</span><br><span class="hh" style="color:#919191">Calls for platform accountability came with few answers about who decides what speech is acceptable.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td height="8" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;height:8px;"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="s"><p>7:48 PM • Sep 18, 2025</p></td></tr><tr><td height="10" style="line-height: 1px; font-size: 1px; height: 10px;"> </td></tr><tr><td height="1" bgcolor="#e1e8ed" style="line-height:0px;font-size:0px;height:1px;"></td></tr><tr><td height="10" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;height:10px;"> </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style="padding: 0 0 0 0;text-decoration:none;width:100%;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" role="none"><tr><td width="260"><p><b style="color:#1C2022">2.16K</b> Likes <b style="color:#1C2022">2.36K</b> Reposts </p></td><td width="200" align="right" valign="top" class="s"><p><div align="right" style="text-align:right;color:#1B95E0"><b>37 Replies</b></div></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></a></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> I understand why most people don’t know about or engage with this stuff. I didn’t, until I started covering tech policy intermittently as part of my job at NBC News. And I learned really quickly that the field is full of big money bad actors, largely driven by big tech itself, who are committed to using this kind of legislation to concentrate power and control over the internet for profit in a way that benefits authoritarian leaders like Trump. That’s why all the big tech CEOs were so cozy with him at his inauguration and why Elon Musk isn’t <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz1I_s3q5erOTPuHHCocbFesnAg2KFw3p4GNdzzmln5xPtHxmVS7etZcYoImtXE-KzsKxiYVcEh-lK7IE6jfIxUSSeknNfklSecG-ujW3rTw5ArwMTcw0wCiVoiibMe_pQazFdgvldoTK5Hi4ohg62j9lpAZc8sxfJrf8UuStQlLET7YOwvT_qknIP8S92EofDAXocTM_c_paEkqZSUy3AqEJtWR2eGeESPpVbyeWs-_l1F0bRTDQmn6eDSHzWCRkl1jQBnbbjesTHFVWefbHHeqKeXqoHmHzaI5eNQS5WOn-/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h25/h001.R08iGQGOcpIpYkviCElhtXbu5zyamvSd_BH3XOPtXdI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>getting hauled</span></a> in front of Congress to explain extremism on his platform, even though it’s one of the biggest offenders. In fact, a lot of tech policy about “protecting kids” like KOSA is <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz7ldr8u07ncqBSJ9-CGvbgqMKiH0Z0aawaro_pEVcm2AeQX6GUCqNaotGF9ALHXwZQ74FFOMTFVjF6RDjBHjGVM7ieza9zusLdh_KojLMvOTtYa32aWuJ8gK67W1E2nNNIZP8VdHiE6-FJ8CVXewJugbvZC739RKu0j8hYl6Qd_ZPZ8c9LCpI1MtNi0ixN6JnS_SVmDHCT3_jAEnOhYo5534q_j7-Hs4X4MM2yxZEFRE3xF2GIyf7fEMgk-kr5JVXk3YtjuwhTBCHlDxoyAJBSkYueII86BitcQZ-H-esq9uclkzxZ4aPQtVEpZyOxHOcJRFaAMjQxhG5ljKxYUp8P6cuoMrGf7su4IGyuV--qUd/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h26/h001.rqyOrtYokGoa34AXNkeRnDhMs_oozGzfhs11pAm6EOg" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>co-signed by Musk</span></a>, whose platform regularly <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz4y2e3JRXYLdN8WM8otMb6d4SW82EavuI2aCsb9eFdIeeMygdx7BSjBUiUmQ8b8ixzF2sypITu8EyxdP8_Cc_3LTC8mgbR_xM9FEAwSia8GR3xb6d1uZDGDocdx_4JLAfrNH-5y96mgPeugwisVVKdj2icgHBlI11jCQQnaC6AaHzeNOHmcFhYploQn_UJPX1MHmmfMLX8t3D_eGcXeaXZy4c108kKn8Yg6vh-QpuhLSKf6WanjdD8BkPLaq7SBn76ZBXIl9MaIcxENlZuFqH2ykB0DmBKG84Z0gkR95xvaXNiZNwE6rI9NXG588FLBhgw/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h27/h001.urF18anakWkrWe1A2jUV8u7DbhGJgzADTAVv59sFW3k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>endangers children</span></a>, because he knows this isn’t actually about curbing child exploitation at all. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> When I started covering KOSA and other tech policy, I also learned that there are a lot of people operating in the space out of good faith intentions to actually protect kids, but they’re falling into big tech traps and wind up supporting legislation that will hurt kids more. When you see grieving parents of kids who died by suicide supporting KOSA, it creates a powerful rhetoric incentive to support KOSA. But KOSA will <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz9QkZMU-uz2EZriCUXHIGLW22WtnpsjFd7YVBLIuoaJ99s28VHO1yXe0R75pCaJ5YtXLqswH0HpBncgoQLrtGosSY4hkQFPWnTKlG59ZzVd7IJcVfjik6CUehNqWY6OtEJobqbU5GKO-500xgj9n6uigXNA1NXu6102MtGOdFEwD6_D9TmxeKeOz8JhIoAOR8bt5BuNWreXtPAp1SpTLw2Ouo8Kd03YkMSVkrfc9GWp89CTS2hLvnT-Sy54TdZGazVImKDsHN3tMFa9Ds0uiqkDTy0x5bSjIwAMbANJEe9MTDZZ3Qae5WgJrovQWcxwPPMwzAoe-tmZOQ5ioBCE5nW0iyQ4X8KIXaaXW1GsuP9NXOWE1nVUX03-6Fv2dwkjwoM5pEE74t-1i1bTin00t2XM/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h28/h001.hw8NOmxATMebIVvfhTclbFZM69b8y2bYo3U8U0SfkBE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>sever the internet lifelines</span></a> that actually keep a lot of marginalized kids going. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> In the wake of Kirk’s death, there have been even more stark advances toward a future where we can’t post freely on the internet. Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat, has <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.mgrYDGQaI8Xjr2QXpQav5a30Y3UGdTWedl3HT_g49Vwv0gF_QQshAsnDmmS6Kq4d-VingkFdP6khopSwrZyo-ZwEGvoD0OdT3yt3AbLom4IDy5-9ZH5cz1fV_QZTG8U-81uVoITBoksBWDmogsKOXkrXhh5JbQACII035X1iRDSgoIuleRv5N9uVEwA1nXwpK6RUYozsJCYDG7aw7La6jp1jC6YlYS9SDt6_Ex3w3Z6kV0Mjn8PhZ-wgeGhgBhwd1YZHxIHJmh-XaG2WuyPaDv2jddkKtJgd2R1CtRBGzU8/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h29/h001.8HZmxOmdBtGmwBt6Up-HBcbcQwIud26JFBFBtRN_Hkc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>reignited efforts</span></a> to undermine Section 230, which is the legal foundation that allows user-generated content on the internet to exist. Her involvement is yet another reminder that these efforts to curb internet speech may ultimately benefit conservatives, but they’re being engineered and pushed in a bipartisan fashion. It’s one of the most frustrating aspects of this, actually, because elected Democrats are working overtime to seal their own fate in a future where they won’t be allowed to exist. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Take TikTok as an example. Trump was <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzy_lOJXpiDxfsMZRnuBqQmQat2l0JNM6Vdkq9TrxoyIQbN7xJXc-A8WG9GK4IAAMPGpW51HfGtB9KxM472V6GceGs5G5_hR6-4NII_oq5kiuQ3kjaNtJMmUj2dgfyjTQOKeByIXdmxkRxbkPtxJc9y59IptfieMvgF4TlY92NPAkpmIJhDnXgr4snqadB_nG7Vz_YIrkpGgLyMiCjmHzYKx2oxxtCPP6FGBFu_sIFb7lS40hMRGDJdNRyw3jMQ8mpFwY3Mk-Tac8AO784V5yWD7Nd6sSw-dxe73zCilG7uTmJeCwjMsRiRPPEEc87Zgr0A8Tn_hc8bXpb9yiWhP9ksvtk__13Zn7iCPPccPR0B6Y/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h30/h001.wyNUqjpQlLtEhKAt_NNeKSRsFXaiANEPMMBY1NKkJrE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>the first president</span></a> to support banning the platform, but Joe Biden’s administration and Democrats in Congress actually pushed that effort over the finish line right before Trump re-entered office. They ignored all the voices—of experts and <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz4y2e3JRXYLdN8WM8otMb6c8mlIi2ZpKbZrQHGVnWNTwvCgK8YVgWUkv8SVjCb88FeEQjvcqSpOmmnL0JoAcd3HKLjjg2Zw1VYnR_WbpEEocNHlGp2IA7m3iddXaXd9FrIVEzVgax-Mwy_-G4C3slPdbCzxG73A7D-UnN7a56MaTCw1zIEqmZ4I1jWyxYnFwo2BqDlI0i0s9xsr39RBq8j39t5yuCkqhcRwhXhC0Er1ha7xRcNxaBmOBTIaTIsUsNjUfK4DrlnOb6zjWNk9OJ2PAVkJorb2wFxW-oLIxN-sAoiDAd6hyYovEH0l7LLksEg/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h31/h001.6lsHb4Ns5rNFQadB1PvuUWI2MJo5Kp8-sjzuXlN9yz8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>their own constituents</span></a>—begging them not to do it. They had no excuse not to understand how the efforts to ban TikTok would help Trump in the election and then solidify his state media machinery after he won. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Yes, banning TikTok was Trump’s idea to begin with, but in the crucial lead-up to November he reversed course and promised to “save TikTok,” which greatly endeared him to millions of voters. Sure, Trump and all those voters were largely behaving in a hypocritical and misinformed way. That’s the American electorate and Republican Party for you! Democrats have no excuse not to understand this! Not only was Biden blamed for briefly banning TikTok, but Trump’s administration <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzy_lOJXpiDxfsMZRnuBqQmR0hehqh2Su0bEbPa-0gJZigxAxoQYgzw6ZzNohTlmFzRhTS8woMlUyTxSaD9myCxoNIAakPv6N-_S8jBGLEqO6qZot_azfMRfaBR4xxAqKe6p9p8jCCgM3hOtN80l6mNN3xTj25h-eEufccE_5pXCEmOurF8_glf6kS8SP_glPQz0vXHzwhpVykYz7vJmpEWRm40QdRvO_VYN_TtF14fU_-ZljbyENwlilIZEb52aHA_5BcPAMgpFUtszJbhG4jYKEP3b1lA0dbHkAAm3Ot-CuqAIKBmWTcdAxfBc_GMEBmpvRvKOo-1JY8VoQ8cJrJRH-yGlI9Z5DBZN32LnmTkkE3sbO6A7h3off4YS_a00oxg/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h32/h001.bUhsHluzWr6fknGRR6L2Ls_SEkCdC_tD7tcGr-EbAsU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>flouted the law</span></a> to keep the platform running under <i>his </i>leadership, and now TikTok is getting sold to <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbzyzgiW2Xer3VHuCx-ZHdDAtcYdNFWnpOfbcYSfXns-Pdedmz231vFMeQtzIkW_Uf5vtKsjPcyrdggGPMaLpXiQsNXYcRM_eNRH5iBHu93Xu643UoWm_N8b_tlrZ_95Eb_Tq5zvGSI9MR6GQnoTVr_GKxdgsjyltj02-7RwRZnh-jGQR1kcUZ2W8kVDqm8K3Lzb-s8HCJosYQgH4_02qDfU6JUVFGCxqP6TOdiu5LCtw5okAaXk0MnmeY8-bEPenG83LwOF69MbrAeHygXaWgFGo/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h33/h001.EIXw9tG_fz1fOT5puALqkEZ5iYayfHOEpWjE-Xmd-Ok" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Trump’s billionaire allies</span></a> to probably become another version of Musk’s X. Great work, team. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" style="padding: 20px;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="none" style="max-width:520px;margin:0 auto;"><tr><td class="q" style="padding:16px 16px 6px 16px;"><a href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.uP0QS_diFLgi8m-4cLSdATZxPzwAuOxbPiu_KooIzNrER-GBudIVgRwOdhg5GZGUg8xXrMClngdqhM35G9WtZuXY_xWMQw_K2HGMyWy6XqnwK4W49ds-1gxawldhLX1T0j_E4FyeQuq0PXy-yFtyR6KMXlMKk1FOxZNPiP97I0yC7z1h7dDCyFBJf-YTRX_z3FMk5-AhU7xSqXvEuxtv66M3Ab2heOsZlrpr_BL61Or-Z1gUp9M7csWw4Kyhz0GDQw5GCC7aMYiZUXQhVV5NBDkCSOb4VMjXVpf8LsU2d-n39KyVKvq6e-0TjkbUaXqA/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h34/h001.n_fHIV5FpXRqpwGllEUcuX6lGV0uJZIi8u01pjGMPIM" style="text-decoration:none !important;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" role="none"><tr><td width="100%" style="padding: 0 0 14px 0;text-decoration:none;width:100%;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" role="none"><tr><td width="36" style="width:36px;"><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:qgz7jtmlddfn3dikhimzlqu5/bafkreicxnorvkf4r4eo2q6xurlwqly7mejtmywispbnnfc6y4tobzmo2nq@jpeg" alt="bsky profile: Kat Tenbarge" style="display:block;width:36px;height:36px;border-radius:50%;border:0;"/></td><td width="400" style="padding:0 0 0 8px;text-decoration:none;"><span style="display:block;font-size:14px;color:#1c2022;font-weight:700;"> Kat Tenbarge </span><span style="display:block;color:#697882;font-size:14px;"> @kattenbarge.bsky.social </span></td><td width="24" align="right" style="vertical-align:text-top;"><img width="24" height="24" loading="lazy" alt="bsky" style="border:0;" src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80/static_assets/bluesky-logo-100.png"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td style="word-break:break-word;"><p>This was such a massive failure at the congressional level. The misguided and widely criticized attempts to ban TikTok only empowered Trump and his conservative media allies in the end—like many critics of the ban legislation feared it would</p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12px 0 0 0;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:separate;"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:10px;border:1px solid #E1E8ED;border-radius:4px;word-break:break-word;"><p style="padding:0;"><img src="https://cdn.bsky.app/img/avatar/plain/did:plc:z6rujpf4u56jfie7aqic2nfg/bafkreiaxx6cojdlfuqarrnccb66ozmiqlxnm2eoyfujkpptbq3da6tgct4@jpeg" alt="bsky profile: carlquintanilla.bsky.social" style="width:20px;height:20px;border-radius:50%;border:0;margin-bottom:-5px;margin-right:5px;"><span style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;display:inline-block;color:#1C2022;margin-right:5px;"> Carl Quintanilla </span><span style="font-size: 14px; color: #697882;"> @carlquintanilla.bsky.social </span></p><p> * ORACLE, SILVER LAKE, ANDREESSEN TO CONTROL TIKOK IN US: WSJ $ORCL </p><p></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td height="8" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;height:8px;"> </td></tr><tr><td align="left" valign="top" class="s"><p>8:12 PM • Sep 16, 2025</p></td></tr><tr><td height="10" style="line-height: 1px; font-size: 1px; height: 10px;"> </td></tr><tr><td height="1" bgcolor="#e1e8ed" style="line-height:0px;font-size:0px;height:1px;"></td></tr><tr><td height="10" style="line-height:1px;font-size:1px;height:10px;"> </td></tr><tr><td width="100%" style="padding: 0 0 0 0;text-decoration:none;width:100%;"><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" role="none"><tr><td width="260"><p><b style="color:#1C2022">2.38K</b> Likes <b style="color:#1C2022">434</b> Reposts </p></td><td width="200" align="right" valign="top" class="s"><p><div align="right" style="text-align:right;color:#1B95E0"><b>39 Replies</b></div></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></a></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> One of the reasons I feel the need to write about this is because it feels like no one is fighting back against one of the biggest threats to our very ability to fight back. In fact, the rhetoric around social media is largely <i>anti-social media</i>, like people think it will somehow be a good thing if the government forces us off our devices so we can go play outside with each other. We are living through fascism, folks, and the primary way we connect with and inform and organize with each other is under lethal attack. No one is coming to protect the internet for us, and I worry that people won’t even have a clue how catastrophic this can become until it’s over. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> We need more reporters who are covering this issue regularly and straightforwardly, without kowtowing to conservative rhetoric and big tech companies in the process. There are already some people doing great work, including my fiancée (and unofficial newsletter editor) <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.3nA-t7clmhywZGhYV-QlMRLIkrHPU7sNMmE5yWNC50FtxMS6OyrbBE_JN9DCR7ljuHoNGDkjrM3Aa9N2BuZvsDRO8WLOEEY82jsQ6G5-hEZG3Ykze8UfqzE_fyfHOGOEpRshKuuA0kOz11snIlOR2hEDeAR4AflRgNxu0WH78KHYrGORbnl5ARWZ0C0KNuVTdpFxroR2WsCc4t1VPh9ZJZQg_Qw6CY-BvEl1Dt_vBO0KrSD8PmwZI7EgbIBgX6cXlynex0JoWH9F9k5XbLIpLA/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h35/h001.zwn4qazo6h6ryL0e0dC5Qmit41Hg4tqQQl2U07klgYw" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Anna Iovine</span></a> and my friend <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz1X6GZNbWTU-lNqitBnjcRal7mSxoYpwjx4nYPB7z12tirbTX8FzJHqGaaxCpWqDz4fjRaUoG_ZDQ-a-O5fdKCNP3FWW9Ndkc4eGFDBSZ6oNZmMIcMsXNvdhz-q1bZWuRcQL1roQvjbVUBNJgLZrlTF9GERE26C0tiRRM9p2pdlMaKZwd8YWK9FenYunx5Ner_Pb8T4rytjrughhYsnsi0oHko237y99dFES8W5x4gQSmAxifs8qRTpOwm3iZC8Y42dUu71ZGpZwEA-jDrJlFv8/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h36/h001.MQkQ6dD_CIXzYj94YtpyQcAHX--DllmasKeETVqya5M" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Taylor Lorenz</span></a>. And shoutout to <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz2orl51T65uiWwdPY_blNyTu8L_yxr1FxwHzW-QfI1b_KqZbfQj4hYKmG8nQgZllrJr-eaHguZ7V_38CtRKqzcxhHqG4iUWV2D-jiqA1PCOZ081IOc-C4u2DvKu3Rd0iNnucRDJsH4xKFOJaswZIjNzkxP13mjbjW7ZoGz_SwnP9tlVUVJXHKtfC-YSlBmm3hof70RXIG9nTm9OYwgkmRWLFLc7700xm4HdDtBkqmJL6A0uSazSMyRPySP5nwPjG5BaGyJJWOSq0O4tN2kftX0OGZX6aw_SKGGsZE4sCopgalTOi7p1T4dz0vL9NnYC3bQ/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h37/h001._WuUPyMd6-4rhE7moBhFfpTFW0R-_TN5qLbDJ5EhtW8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Mike Masnick</span></a> and Techdirt, <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz3ivVvvooGh2_zqadRFC300e1VcGgr3l2_g-KLHA5RElIIC5sipCodFu-Hb-Z2CECWtgWma2DeqKBRVQfrfGFvcn0VirCdYbo1cH9MWq_kK7__eCespywGIoW98F7gusiHwzQ1pk7xpYFnE3TJ8s5ih-DMM8nFpujdayMM5kRWQex7WkcYvOPGF8iGU9rOvC7BXdE3HKOSRDxP4AAu5ugN4qkQMzO-DxvSQFlCK8uyJYYuSA6aBjVT2qUYJP8wlKYLprFYeG8Zl9wV2xL8btm6w/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h38/h001.ZPnxLCZzeQkg26aMCb5bRtDP2r8GFslg2ItqR80ewk0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Sam Cole</span></a> and 404 Media, and <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz1ysX8TlR-T2AV_IxD2TLxr-EXXyuubzM8f65_oRTjUoB3nouTGMsyTZ2hYLDsQ13JB9ecgqdmnvNrK4uVxfun8rDuyKlg6NiSie6sxjZ6FQe4LkNf7yRSa2O59bChCi3o3JUksYSX5E1jPLTwdRGN_DK_2fsaINk9dcwad1ctHcPnaVWMI1wMpghc9hIupM7Dx_9CMORHZ-WI9qyxO0qUa4ulfsQgZJ4YpECpr5P5mpbT1mwFaXDWc_Qqq93O7s849_7Wl2Bd-UgDI6v5l6fyw/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h39/h001.Dgxaewwxh-o_x5sqjkedc2bIDwmXFwKkJFDnc7iGKXU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>Adi Robertson</span></a> and The Verge. Also, the whole team <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.xKky0oHbIR8GsvQMwFDbz3f_18OMckNrSy3knBcuNRfx-PJ5sAYJWnpQtZ6-SsDGo-eMCodoNt_DyKM3d9cb_27-rFJLAX7OozQL-oiDwnS4em1Mz9KI3m55kk1nfsGZkWTjv5lTESWu0KDEElZF5bjUy3FufzPdW7PJvo8xOJqYi0N0sXTvkwDMtLbji0p0jVsJFagiWDQiczvjR4w7M4XKgupzwXqMKig-XVhu3ky2owA3N-9ZN0KrOKq6T9uYgU3R3MsoMAHDZuPqBZ9SnTQGTaUUPB4vTRnXyIVecXPYKgtjuUxe9mWAtjpuBS5YSGnlJFrI48zfpsSPNJokcg/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h40/h001.ZPaoQv22qxluKiAz83rAZ1GCfclzV_iRYNzumNL_FUk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>at WIRED</span></a>. Beyond journalists, we need more people to get informed and use their platforms to speak truth to power on this issue before it’s too late. </p></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 15px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Thanks for reading this far, and if you appreciate my writing and reporting, consider <a class="link" href="https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.FIK02fInvGXCNK3vQPbydX2TX2bVgL9wMkHYjIaKRxw-9UbDfvT-b-BqkIB088N2wQpjnzw-NaITW1jeWzFGuw3aExvhNl781Pg2zKEM8rBxhOZ7jR-NRDvqZI1a0S4rlzAzcQNsg4QxkfoWOSxGh-yR8bW1t4IS3knIOvAVknKTOhACLEAiacTbxcRLsm8wAUsD1H52Rmxeg_Tt0MnHwtYl-aZtNkLohc2KQooJqUu0qSSyDaBnIWN29b2gOapcYe6OgAk6YpHm17i1sOpo7XCUKS_6HrbcUec4kvPsYCrjzmZV3B04urlFgkShDaiuRk1szMpJ0kPNfysEbdmHbHjAWo232Ebgwb2C-5-PXwFTEwiwSk181kv_-onhLw60b1ym6gidWlM92pb6Ok5iVECHUyxm7DTtLGbUG-lsXRCZfoFjQ_7XrwavjP3jPKEZShu82eepCQxEX8wkYLbvvS-jvR49HbZ84Yt5u5qX7v3QaoMxGiVAUZhdGETDhWbeLuZsy1j0XUCj3mj3EdyKlbUBs_wx14Ar6s5npQZa56t9JGQKwtQVS7N1oDW12ifIyQVrgdPvppQAcfog88bfaC721XMP7JBbPK6j9GB1ZssI2O6RzN2LYI66Y2KjAjtJgv5-2M1u-aEN9N9At9b--vqDRGh1ciB28rSnwCLKEa0Qz2OB21qgMtzkgqxpaTG47pGOjtENpJOpIJl2ylvbOTvKmu7d3GhseM1azF9r1E5AfLBydQDVJzp-n4BZ4CSK_FS_V2ft-4pTc69sQtoWuA/4k1/Y5MyY4mrSsOo-9TOBbJd9Q/h41/h001.qQE84BMd_aaXVRXHNo9lO62hGScNpzaxPCsfvLTa6o0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><span>upgrading your subscription</span></a> for just $5. 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