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FIRE staffers take your questions on the TikTok ban, mandatory DEI statements, the Kids Online Safety Act, Trump vs. the media, and more.

Joining us:

• Ari Cohn, lead counsel for tech policy

• Robert Shibley, special counsel for campus advocacy

• Will Creeley, legal director

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:52 Donate to ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ!

02:49 TikTok ban

10:01 Ari's work as tech policy lead counsel

12:03 Mandatory DEI statements at universities

15:19 How does FIREaddress forced speech?

18:17 Texas' age verification law

24:35 Would government social media bans for minors be a First Amendment violation?

33:48 Online age verification

35:17 First Amendment violations while making public comments during city council/school board public meetings

37:25: Edison, New Jersey city council case

39:48 ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ's role in educating Americans

41:55 If social media addiction cannot be dealt with like drugs, how can it be dealt with?

43:34 "" Substack and moral panics

45:27 Trump and the media

51:23 Gary Gadwa case

52:49 How to distinguish the freedom of speech versus freedom from social consequences?

55:53 Free speech culture is a "mushy concept"

57:58 ABC settlement with Trump

01:01:27 Nico's upcoming book!

01:02:32 FIREand K-12 education

01:04:40 Outro

Show notes:

"" (D.C. 2024)

"" L.A. Times (2024)

(Tex. 2023; Texas age-verification law)

"" Jonathan Haidt (2024)

(2023-2024)

(Ind. 2000)

"Edison Township, New Jersey: Town Council bans props, including the U.S. flag and Constitution, at council meetings" ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ (2024)

"LAWSUIT: Arizona mom sues city after arrest for criticizing government lawyer's pay" FIRE(2024)

"" (2024)

"" (2024)

"New Jersey slaps down censorship with anti-SLAPP legislation" FIRE(2023)

"FIRE defends Idaho conservation officer sued for criticizing wealthy ranch owner's airstrip permit" FIRE(2023)

"" John Stuart Mill (1859)

"" Newsweek (2024)

"Free speech culture, Elon Musk, and Twitter" ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ (2022)

"" Columbia Journalism Review (2024)

"Appellants' opening brief -- B.A., et al. v. Tri County Area Schools, et al." FIRE(2024)

Transcript:

*Unedited transcript and edited transcript for Substack will be available later in the week!