Get news, solutions, tools, and analysis to push back against online censorship, gov surveillance, and media bias. Subscribe today: https://reclaimthenet.org/subscribehttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mzj2taqrvr2sFlock License Plate Camera Density by State, Ranked Georgia leads the US in Flock Safety cameras per capita, with one device for every 1,200 people. https://reclaimthenet.org/flock-camera-density-by-state-ranked04 Nov 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzj2taqrvr2shttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mzj2t73vzm2vNew Jersey Wants "Accountable" Chatbots, But At What Privacy Cost? Strict liability for chatbots could encourage identity checks, surveillance, and police referrals. https://reclaimthenet.org/new-jersey-chatbot-liability-privacy-surveillance04 Nov 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzj2t73vzm2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mziz5jd3zt26Starbucks Eyes "Customer Recognition" To Speed Up Drive-Thru Orders The coffee run is becoming a small, highly optimized audition for the surveillance economy. https://reclaimthenet.org/starbucks-customer-recognition-drive-thru-surveillance04 Nov 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mziz5jd3zt26https://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mzixhuvfsx2lBritain’s Online Censorship Law Now Comes With a Crisis Plan for Your Posts The switch is designed for emergencies, but its definition of one is remarkably elastic. https://reclaimthenet.org/britains-online-censorship-law-now-comes-with-a-crisis-plan-for-your-posts04 Nov 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzixhuvfsx2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mziu4lymua2vUK: Police Charge Kellie-Jay Keen Over X Posts A speech offense with no clear boundary, now aimed at religious criticism. https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-police-charge-kellie-jay-keen-over-x-posts04 Nov 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mziu4lymua2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mzdz2j2c332tThe Dumb TV Revolution A clean launcher is now a small act of household resistance. https://reclaimthenet.org/the-dumb-tv-revolution02 Nov 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdz2j2c332thttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mzdxeuquzn2lUtah Begins Enforcing Online Age Verification Utah will enforce SB 73 age verification for adult websites despite a federal court blocking geolocation rules. https://reclaimthenet.org/utah-begins-enforcing-online-age-verification02 Nov 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdxeuquzn2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mzdwjzqmqe2sIreland's Online Censorship Law Faces Scrutiny After Loco Acquittal The judge found the evidence wanting, but the ordeal left its mark anyway. https://reclaimthenet.org/ireland-cocos-law-loco-acquittal-censorship02 Nov 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdwjzqmqe2shttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mzdvp7quc32nUK High Court Upholds Speech Regulator Notices To Meta, WhatsApp, X, And TikTok Court says Ofcom does not need a specific purpose before requesting social media data. https://reclaimthenet.org/uk-high-court-upholds-speech-regulator-notices02 Nov 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdvp7quc32nhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mzdpthbw5t2fThe UK Spy Agencies Asking for More Power Cannot Track Their Own Data The guardians of Britain’s surveillance state are discovering that custody is harder than collection. https://reclaimthenet.org/gchq-lost-memory-sticks-surveillance-data-fail02 Nov 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdpthbw5t2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mz4iildchc2tRumble Promises Creators Up to 90% of Video Ad Revenue The company is selling independence from platforms, agencies, and perhaps even traditional payment rails. https://reclaimthenet.org/rumble-promises-creators-up-to-90-of-video-ad-revenue30 Oct 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4iildchc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mz4hnto4qo2iReddit Moves Toward A Logged In Only Experience Search traffic is falling, RSS is disappearing, and Reddit is closing another door to the open web. https://reclaimthenet.org/reddit-moves-toward-a-logged-in-only-experience30 Oct 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4hnto4qo2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mz4hnskbl62lFifth Circuit Reopens Challenge to Texas Online Age Verification Law The Fifth Circuit’s next move could decide how far Texas may police the social web. https://reclaimthenet.org/fifth-circuit-rehears-texas-scope-act-challenge30 Oct 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4hnskbl62lhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mz4hnreuco2lWest Virginia Law Shielding Officials’ Addresses Ruled Unconstitutional The court found a privacy problem, then found the state’s solution too broad. https://reclaimthenet.org/west-virginia-address-shielding-law-unconstitutional30 Oct 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4hnreuco2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3myzyuia77g27The Signals That Follow You From Street to Street The roadside is becoming a listening post, and your devices keep volunteering clues. https://reclaimthenet.org/the-signals-that-follow-you-from-street-to-street29 Oct 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzyuia77g27https://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3myzxzqv4hm2nAustralia’s Online Censorship Bill Moves To Senate With Age-Gating Fears Intact The amendments were sold as polish, but the bill is starting to look more like infrastructure for universal age checks. https://reclaimthenet.org/australias-online-censorship-bill-moves-to-senate-with-age-gating-fears-intact29 Oct 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzxzqv4hm2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3myzxzpjb3g2fAlabama is Sued Over App Store Age Verification Law The complaint argues that carding users before they reach an app is not so different from carding readers at a bookstore. https://reclaimthenet.org/alabama-is-sued-over-app-store-age-verification-law29 Oct 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzxzpjb3g2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3myzxzobyzh27New York’s AI Law Will Require Age Checks for All Users New York already wants social media feeds behind an age gate. Chatbots were always going to be the sequel. https://reclaimthenet.org/new-yorks-ai-law-will-require-age-checks-for-all-users29 Oct 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzxzobyzh27https://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3myzx6t75mj2iPoway Must Restore Critic’s Hidden Facebook Comments No profile photo, one friend, and suddenly the First Amendment has a captcha. https://reclaimthenet.org/poway-restore-hidden-facebook-comments29 Oct 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myzx6t75mj2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3myxgpychal24France’s Senate Approves Bill Expanding Police Powers Over Online Speech A bill about broken windows now reaches into feeds, cameras, and the machinery of dissent and criticism. https://reclaimthenet.org/france-senate-police-online-censorship-bill28 Oct 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxgpychal24https://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3myxgpwiws52vDeaconess Settles Hospital Data Sharing Lawsuit The settlement closes the case, but leaves the hospital’s digital paper trail under seal. https://reclaimthenet.org/deaconess-settles-hospital-data-sharing-lawsuit28 Oct 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxgpwiws52vhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3myxfv2urbx2hCalifornia Lawsuit Seeks ChatGPT Ban on Medical Advice The order wouldn’t stop bad medical advice. It would stop medical advice, and call that safety. https://reclaimthenet.org/california-lawsuit-seeks-chatgpt-ban-on-medical-advice28 Oct 2026 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxfv2urbx2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3myxden7qek2fSecret FISA Ruling Allegedly Details Warrantless Searches of Americans’ Messages A warrantless search by any other name still looks like a warrantless search. https://reclaimthenet.org/fisa-ruling-warrantless-searches-americans-messages28 Oct 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myxden7qek2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3myutqjit3i2lCanada’s Digital Censorship Bill Could Expand to Roblox and Discord Roblox and Discord may be next in line for Canada’s age verification experiment. https://reclaimthenet.org/canada-c34-bill-expand-roblox-discord-censorship27 Oct 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myutqjit3i2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3myusvqdknv2fOntario Begins Phased Rollout of Digital Provincial ID A digital identity can be optional on paper and unavoidable in practice. https://reclaimthenet.org/ontario-digital-id-rollout-photo-card27 Oct 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myusvqdknv2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3myusvowuug2nTexas Sues OpenAI Over Lack of Digital ID Age Checks Texas wants ChatGPT to card its customers, preferably with a government ID in hand. https://reclaimthenet.org/texas-sues-openai-over-chatgpt-age-verification27 Oct 2026 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myusvowuug2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3myura3ufmy2lApple Supports Digital ID Push With Facial Age Estimation Once age checks live at the system level, every new mandate gets an easier ride. https://reclaimthenet.org/apple-supports-digital-id-push-with-facial-age-estimation27 Oct 2026 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myura3ufmy2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3myunuqugxc2fPoland Approves New Internet Blocking Powers Poland’s president is being handed a same censorship bill to the one he rejected as a Ministry of Truth in January. https://reclaimthenet.org/poland-internet-blocking-powers-dsa-censorship-law27 Oct 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myunuqugxc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mysuuv5px524France Had a Plan to Shut Down Social Media. You Need a Plan to Stay Online. Setting it up costs you an evening. Waiting could cost you the chance. https://reclaimthenet.org/france-had-a-plan-to-shut-down-social-media-you-need-a-plan-to-stay-online26 Oct 2026 23:30 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysuuv5px524https://bsky.app/profile/reclaimthenet.org/post/3mysu225yhn2iBrazil’s Lula Signals More Internet Restrictions After Election Victory Lula wants to speak directly to the people, preferably after regulating everyone else’s speech. https://reclaimthenet.org/brazils-lula-signals-more-internet-restrictions-after-election-victory26 Oct 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7m26o5hm3b5f7cj4tpkfkfd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysu225yhn2i