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@freespeechtalk producer ll @theFIREorg ll gtown alum ll i am large, i contain multitudes

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Today we celebrate World Press Freedom Day, sponsored by UNESCO. Unfortunately, this right is often violated, sometimes flagrantly, sometimes in hidden ways. Let us remember the many journalists and reporters who are victims of war and violence.

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

Bravo to @hannah_natanson, whose Pulitzer Prize reporting overcame an outrageous and chilling FBI raid on her home, a threat to journalism in this country

[Nico Perrino @NicoPerrino]

The FBI also spent months investigating The Kingsman song "Louie Louie" for obscenity.

So there is precedent for this absurd waste of agency resources.

[The Atlantic Communications @TheAtlanticPR]

Statement from The Atlantic:

[Ronan Farrow @RonanFarrow]

(🧵1/11) For the past year and a half, I've been investigating OpenAI and Sam Altman for @NewYorker. With my coauthor @andrewmarantz, I reviewed never-before-disclosed internal memos, obtained 200+ pages of documents related to a close colleague, including extensive private notes, and interviewed more than 100 people.

OpenAI was founded on the premise that A.I. could be the most dangerous invention in human history—and that its C.E.O. would need to be a person of uncommon integrity. We lay out the most detailed account yet of why Altman was ousted out by board members and executives who came to believe he lacked that integrity, and ask: were they right to allege that he couldn't be trusted?

A thread on some of of our findings:

[Ronan Farrow @RonanFarrow]

The reporting on OpenAI and Sam Altman that I've been working on for the past year and a half, for @NewYorker, with @andrewmarantz: https://t.co/HEPHN4E54P

[IT WAS NEVER GOING TO BE ME @solomonmissouri]

The Washington Post

[Andrew Arenge @MrArenge]

Here's the new ad from the ACLU about birthright citizenship featuring the song 'Born in the USA' from Bruce Springstein

Interestingly, the ad hasn't been flagged as being a political ad by Google & isn't currently available in their political ad archive

[no context the west wing @LemonLymancom]

President’s Secret Plan to Stop Fighting Iran

[Greg Lukianoff @glukianoff]

Afroman reminds the world that you should be able to mock power without fear in this country, because we are a free people. @TheFIREorg exists because that's not always true in practice, but I’d like to thank @ogafroman for reminding Americans that he wasn’t just standing up for his own rights. The right to dissent belongs to us all.

[Keeks 🦋 @DietCoke_Esq]

Afroman has shown me that I am not hating enough

[Semafor @semafor]

"The Senate version, in my mind, is pretty unconstitutional," @RepKatCammack tells @nicholaswu12 when asked about KOSA. "We're just really far apart right now in terms of the approach to dealing with this issue."

[FIRE @TheFIREorg]

A spine is a terrible thing to waste.

Threatening broadcasters for reporting the news because the president dislikes their coverage undermines the First Amendment.

The FCC has no authority to punish broadcasters doing their jobs.

🎙️: FIRE’s Bob Corn-Revere
📺: @jaketapper

[Semafor @semafor]

"That cannot happen in the United States of America."

@GavinNewsom tells @maxwelltani that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s threats of revoking broadcast licenses over coverage of the war in Iran are "sick."

[Greg Lukianoff @glukianoff]

My mentor, the great civil libertarian Harvey Silverglate, gave me probably the best advice I ever got in my life. And now, after much too long, I'm finally sharing it with everybody.

[Nico Perrino @NicoPerrino]

Artificial intelligence is a tool for communicating & accessing information — both core First Amendment interests.

Some people are skeptical that there are any First Amendment implications in regulating AI.

Here's a relevant clip from a talk I gave on this at @rootsofprogress.

[Ben Mullin @BenMullin]

NPR is doing a thing

[FactPost @factpostnews]

The Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. women's hockey team has declined Trump's invitation to attend his State of the Union address.

[So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast @freespeechtalk]

Citizen journalism reminds us of something fundamental: You don’t need a press badge, a newsroom, or permission to speak.

“Your First Amendment rights don’t rely on some credential.”
@WillatFIRE