Bill Maher closed out Friday’s Real Time by making a case for protecting free speech—even when it’s uncomfortable. He argued that while flag burning might offend many, criminalizing it undermines a core American value. He also warned that censorship and punishment of speech could make the U.S. resemble the U.K., where people reportedly face arrests for contentious social media posts.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) warned Wednesday night that the United States may soon see the same kind of speech-related arrests taking place in the United Kingdom and Europe—unless action is taken to protect Americans’ First Amendment rights. The remarks came during an appearance on Fox News Channel’s Hannity, where Jordan discussed rising censorship threats and international trends in free speech suppression.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage delivered a stark warning to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to confront growing censorship laws in Britain that he claims threaten free expression across the Western world. Speaking before the House Judiciary Committee, Farage compared the United Kingdom to “North Korea” and called on the United States to pressure its ally to uphold shared values of liberty and free speech.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Britain on Friday for his summer holiday and used the occasion to caution Western allies against adopting censorship policies similar to those he says the United States experienced under former President Joe Biden.
A newly revealed vulnerability in Google’s search system allowed individuals to deliberately suppress specific web pages from appearing in search results, raising serious concerns over online censorship and information control.
A Wikipedia article focused on the growing scandal of Pakistani-heritage grooming gangs targeting young white women in the U.K. was nominated for deletion by editor “Simonm223,” a Canadian Marxist socialist and science fiction author. His move ignited outrage over alleged political correctness and government cover-ups of these criminal networks.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is taking bold action to challenge the power of Big Tech companies like Facebook and Google. In a recent interview with Daily Caller Editor-in-Chief Dylan Housman, Bailey laid out his plan to restore free speech online and fight back against corporate censorship. He described how social media giants have used their control over content moderation to silence conservative voices and shape public discourse, creating an uneven playing field for political debate.
Meta claims to have cut enforcement mistakes—removing content that doesn’t actually violate platform rules—by 50% since the start of President Donald Trump’s administration. In its first-quarter 2025 integrity report, Meta highlighted progress in reducing wrongful content takedowns on Facebook and Instagram. The report follows Zuckerberg’s January pledge to defend free speech across Meta’s platforms, addressing concerns over censorship and bias.
Brown University has launched disciplinary action against the Brown Spectator, a conservative student newspaper, accusing it of violating trademark policy just weeks after one of its board members publicly criticized the school’s bloated DEI bureaucracy.
FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Elvis Chan, a central figure in the agency’s pre-2020 election coordination with social media platforms, has been placed on terminal leave and is no longer accessing agency devices, according to investigative reporter Breanna Morello. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Morello confirmed that Chan has been inactive for over a month despite still being listed in his position on LinkedIn.
