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Digital Duty of Care: Australia’s New Speech Pacifier • Trading Open-ended Ministerial Powers for Promises
Digital Duty of Care: Australia’s New Speech Pacifier
Trading Open-ended Ministerial Powers for Promises
networkaffects.substack.com
September 26, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Digital Duty of Care: Australia’s New Speech Pacifier • Trading Open-ended Ministerial Powers for Promises
Germany cannot censor its way out of its political reckoning • A massive win by Right-populist AfD is unlikely to result in the establishment changing course
Germany cannot censor its way out of its political reckoning
A massive win by Right-populist AfD is unlikely to result in the establishment changing course
networkaffects.substack.com
September 9, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Germany cannot censor its way out of its political reckoning • A massive win by Right-populist AfD is unlikely to result in the establishment changing course
Finally, Good News: Free Speech Wins Big in Court • Four years after the Twitter Files, the Missouri v. Biden case ends in a consent decree barring government from threatening protected speech - a belated but important victory
Finally, Good News: Free Speech Wins Big in Court
Four years after the Twitter Files, the Missouri v. Biden case ends in a consent decree barring government from threatening protected speech - a belated but important victory
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March 26, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Finally, Good News: Free Speech Wins Big in Court • Four years after the Twitter Files, the Missouri v. Biden case ends in a consent decree barring government from threatening protected speech - a belated but important victory
The populist vibe shift makes landfall in Australia • In typical style, we are late to the game but catching up quickly
The populist vibe shift makes landfall in Australia
In typical style, we are late to the game but catching up quickly
networkaffects.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:14 AM
The populist vibe shift makes landfall in Australia • In typical style, we are late to the game but catching up quickly
Chaos as the Australian Liberal Party backflips to pass hate speech laws • The conservative opposition splinters as the populist-Right surges signalling a major political ‘vibe shift’
Chaos as the Australian Liberal Party backflips to pass hate speech laws
The conservative opposition splinters as the populist-Right surges signalling a major political ‘vibe shift’
networkaffects.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Chaos as the Australian Liberal Party backflips to pass hate speech laws • The conservative opposition splinters as the populist-Right surges signalling a major political ‘vibe shift’
Rush Job: Australia’s new hate speech bill set to be scuttled • Free speech concerns have left the legislation in tatters
Rush Job: Australia’s new hate speech bill set to be scuttled
Free speech concerns have left the legislation in tatters
networkaffects.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Rush Job: Australia’s new hate speech bill set to be scuttled • Free speech concerns have left the legislation in tatters
Adelaide festival cancellation exposes progressive hypocrisy • A free speech fight has collapsed one of Australia's largest literary festivals
Adelaide festival cancellation exposes progressive hypocrisy
A free speech fight has collapsed one of Australia's largest literary festivals
networkaffects.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Adelaide festival cancellation exposes progressive hypocrisy • A free speech fight has collapsed one of Australia's largest literary festivals
Germany's HateAid sanctioned by the U.S. State Department • The organisation is among the most censorious of the more than 300 we profiled
Germany's HateAid sanctioned by the U.S. State Department
The organisation is among the most censorious of the more than 300 we profiled
networkaffects.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Germany's HateAid sanctioned by the U.S. State Department • The organisation is among the most censorious of the more than 300 we profiled
The Government failed at Bondi, now it punishes the people • Australia's leaders micro-managed the internet instead of focusing on real threats
The Government failed at Bondi, now it punishes the people
Australia's leaders micro-managed the internet instead of focusing on real threats
networkaffects.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The Government failed at Bondi, now it punishes the people • Australia's leaders micro-managed the internet instead of focusing on real threats
Australia’s Adult Internet Identification law takes hold • A dark day for internet freedom as Big Gov goes all in on collective punishment
Australia’s Adult Internet Identification law takes hold
A dark day for internet freedom as Big Gov goes all in on collective punishment
networkaffects.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Australia’s Adult Internet Identification law takes hold • A dark day for internet freedom as Big Gov goes all in on collective punishment
Berlin Launch of the German Censorship Network • Video of the launch and some key media coverage.
Berlin Launch of the German Censorship Network
Video of the launch and some key media coverage.
networkaffects.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Berlin Launch of the German Censorship Network • Video of the launch and some key media coverage.
The Censorship Network: Regulation and Repression in Germany Today • A new initiative exploring the scope, scale and origins of the country’s digital content controls
The Censorship Network: Regulation and Repression in Germany Today
A new initiative exploring the scope, scale and origins of the country’s digital content controls
networkaffects.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The Censorship Network: Regulation and Repression in Germany Today • A new initiative exploring the scope, scale and origins of the country’s digital content controls
Australia’s under-16 YouTube ban: another lurch towards censorship • A new piece for UnHerd
Australia’s under-16 YouTube ban: another lurch towards censorship
A new piece for UnHerd
networkaffects.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Australia’s under-16 YouTube ban: another lurch towards censorship • A new piece for UnHerd
Where the money went: USG funding to counter-mis/disinformation initiatives • The federal government helped build a field that was almost non-existent before 2016.
Where the money went: USG funding to counter-mis/disinformation initiatives
The federal government helped build a field that was almost non-existent before 2016.
networkaffects.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Where the money went: USG funding to counter-mis/disinformation initiatives • The federal government helped build a field that was almost non-existent before 2016.
The Numbers Behind The Government's Anti-Misinformation Explosion • The Free Press finds that the Biden administration awarded more than 600 grants
The Numbers Behind The Government's Anti-Misinformation Explosion
The Free Press finds that the Biden administration awarded more than 600 grants
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November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The Numbers Behind The Government's Anti-Misinformation Explosion • The Free Press finds that the Biden administration awarded more than 600 grants
How the U.S. government built the anti-disinformation field • Launching a database of the U.S. federal government's anti-dis/misinformation funding
How the U.S. government built the anti-disinformation field
Launching a database of the U.S. federal government's anti-dis/misinformation funding
networkaffects.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
How the U.S. government built the anti-disinformation field • Launching a database of the U.S. federal government's anti-dis/misinformation funding
Federal government censorship - key nodes, and rabbit holes • Many claim to have found the censor’s secret lair, but it's more complicated
Federal government censorship - key nodes, and rabbit holes
Many claim to have found the censor’s secret lair, but it's more complicated
networkaffects.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Federal government censorship - key nodes, and rabbit holes • Many claim to have found the censor’s secret lair, but it's more complicated
For UnHerd: Australia has shown the way on free speech • Has it thrown off its penchant for technocracy?
For UnHerd: Australia has shown the way on free speech
Has it thrown off its penchant for technocracy?
networkaffects.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
For UnHerd: Australia has shown the way on free speech • Has it thrown off its penchant for technocracy?
Update: Australia’s misinformation bill is buried • With every independent senator now coming out against it, the bill has no chance of passing in its current form.
Update: Australia’s misinformation bill is buried
With every independent senator now coming out against it, the bill has no chance of passing in its current form.
networkaffects.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Update: Australia’s misinformation bill is buried • With every independent senator now coming out against it, the bill has no chance of passing in its current form.
Australia’s misinformation bill is on the ropes • It’s not yet officially dead, but it is very close
Australia’s misinformation bill is on the ropes
It’s not yet officially dead, but it is very close
networkaffects.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Australia’s misinformation bill is on the ropes • It’s not yet officially dead, but it is very close
Free speech wins the culture war • Rejection of the censorship regime was a key factor in Trump’s victory
Free speech wins the culture war
Rejection of the censorship regime was a key factor in Trump’s victory
networkaffects.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Free speech wins the culture war • Rejection of the censorship regime was a key factor in Trump’s victory
Op-ed: University counter-disinformation shops shred their ethics to aid censorship • Why are human subjects review boards AWOL?
Op-ed: University counter-disinformation shops shred their ethics to aid censorship
Why are human subjects review boards AWOL?
networkaffects.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Op-ed: University counter-disinformation shops shred their ethics to aid censorship • Why are human subjects review boards AWOL?
Interview with Josh Szeps on Uncomfortable Conversations • We talked "misinformation", the Twitter Files, and the parallel universe that is Australia
Interview with Josh Szeps on Uncomfortable Conversations
We talked "misinformation", the Twitter Files, and the parallel universe that is Australia
networkaffects.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Interview with Josh Szeps on Uncomfortable Conversations • We talked "misinformation", the Twitter Files, and the parallel universe that is Australia
The Australian Government Reboots the Misinformation Bill • Civil liberties under threat
The Australian Government Reboots the Misinformation Bill
Civil liberties under threat
networkaffects.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The Australian Government Reboots the Misinformation Bill • Civil liberties under threat
Zuckerberg blames the government, but Facebook staff proactively participated in efforts to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story • Senior Facebook employees attended the Aspen Institute’s effort to suppress the story, contradicting Zuckerberg's statement
Zuckerberg blames the government, but Facebook staff proactively participated in efforts to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story
Senior Facebook employees attended the Aspen Institute’s effort to suppress the story, contradicting Zuckerberg's statement
networkaffects.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Zuckerberg blames the government, but Facebook staff proactively participated in efforts to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story • Senior Facebook employees attended the Aspen Institute’s effort to suppress the story, contradicting Zuckerberg's statement