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    The Federal Government Does Not Like Your Memes: The Battle Between Content Moderation and Freedom of Speech

    November 8, 2023By Kevin Nakfour

      Much like the war on drugs, war has formally been waged against the spread of misinformation.  Social media has become a battleground, and the federal government has taken measures to combat online content it considers “hazardous.”  In essence, the federal government has been accused of doing the work for social media companies, taking it […]

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    Unfriended or Unconstitutional: The Public’s 1st Amendment Right to Dissent

    November 1, 2023By Madison Steinkamp

        Social media serves as a virtual modern-day town square where constituents can gather on posts, tweets, and forums to voice their opinions and concerns to their elected officials. However, this virtual town square has allowed elected officials to close the square from certain constituents and opinions by blocking them on social media. The […]

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    The Stop Woke Act: An Attempt to Censor Intellectual Diversity and Freedom

    October 7, 2022By Alejandro Flores

    The tragic killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery in 2020 shocked the world—sparking a global-scale outcry for the advancement of racial justice in the law and jolting millions of Americans from their couches and onto the streets for peaceful demonstrations.  Thousands of peaceful protestors in major Florida cities joined the resurging demands […]

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