Free Speech

US Sides With Musk Against EU’s €120m X Fine Core Summary The US government has formally backed Elon Musk’s X platform in its legal bid to overturn a €120 million fine imposed by the European Union under the Digital Services Act. The move pushes a long-running transatlantic clash over content moderation into a new phase, sharpening the divide between Washington’s free-speech-first framework and Brussels’s transparency-first approach to governing global tech platforms. ...

Former FBI Director James Comey surrendered and appeared in court over charges of threatening President Trump’s life in an Instagram post, sparking intense debate over free speech.

A federal grand jury has indicted former FBI Director James Comey for a second time, alleging that a social media post featuring shells arranged as ‘8647’ constituted a threat to kill President Trump, drawing sharp criticism from legal experts and civil rights groups.

The U.S. Department of Justice has secured a new grand jury indictment against former FBI Director James Comey over an Instagram post that officials interpreted as a threat against Trump.