The distinction between defamation and free speech often confuses those dealing with online issues. While free speech is a protected right under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, it does ...

In recent years, much of the debate around free speech has centered on whether large technology companies, in their roles as gatekeepers to the public square, inappropriately censor content posted or ...

A decision on Friday by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit puts in jeopardy one of the few tools that exist to deal with false speech on the internet. The court ruled ...