The EFF got in touch with the institutions that have the dataset. Some deleted it, while one refused and others didn’t bother to respond.
Tag Archives: free speech
US visa applicants required to hand over social media info
As of Friday, it’s no longer optional – the US is been asking for five years of social media information.
Trump’s blocking of Twitter users declared unconstitutional
The president is banned from blocking users and could face legal action if he doesn’t lift current blocks.
Reddit’s filth to be locked in the basement
The new policy is for “abhorrent” content to require a login to access, to be kept invisible to searches, and to generate no revenue.
Reddit CEO goes in search of values for the crisis-hit community
Want to rant, vent, or dialogue with the new CEO? Take a deep breath: he’s doing an Ask Me Anything session. Saints, have mercy on his soul. 
News sites can be held responsible for user comments
Online news site Delfi can be fined for comments left by anonymous readers, ruled the European Court of Human Rights. 
Violent Facebook threats conviction thrown out by US Supreme Court
It’s not enough that ordinary people would find murderous rants threatening, the court said. Rather, courts have to consider frame of mind.
Facebook post criticizing employer lands Florida man in Abu Dhabi prison
Used to First Amendment protection, he never would have imagined that berating his employer would land him in an Emirati jail. Now, Ryan Pate faces a potential 5 years in jail and a stiff fine. 
Supreme Court quotes rap as it mulls Facebook free-speech case
The Supreme Court is wrestling with violent Facebook postings and the notion that posting “rap lyrics” is therapy that kept a ranting guy from really killing.