@ashkhen.bsky.social explains how both scenarios mean fewer controls for users and likely more online censorship in a new Policy Paper and Bedrock Principle post. 🔗 Bedrock Principle: www.bedrockprinciple.com/p/why-you-sh...

When the FCC pressured ABC into pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live! off air, they weren’t just threatening speech. @ashkhen.bsky.social said they were sending a message to younger generations that the First Amendment isn’t invincible.

We all yelled into a void about AG Bondi’s hate speech comments. Here are some thoughts and First Amendment doctrine to back them up www.bedrockprinciple.com/p/the-first-...

If you haven’t had time to follow the Internet crackdown and subsequent violent upheaval of govt in Nepal, here’s a recap. In addition to being an awful story about real people’s lives, it’s also an amazing microcosm or synechdoche or something for the bigger picture.

Bluesky a @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social question!! Ring the bells @jay.bsky.team @mmasnick.bsky.social

🚨 The Trump administration has signed an executive order to prosecute individuals who burn the American flag. Read our statement from Senior Legal Fellow @ashkhen.bsky.social:

The endorsement that speaks for itself listen here or wherever you get your podcasts podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...

Hey if you missed it at #TrustCon yesterday, our live Ctrl-Alt-Speech is now on the podcast feed! With special guests @aagh.bsky.social and @ashkhen.bsky.social podcast.ctrlaltspeech.com/2315966/epis...

California is trying to pass a law that seeks to regulate social media platforms’ algorithms as “conduct." @ashkhen.bsky.social explains why that would be a disaster.

Hello from Pride in NYC❤️If you have a minute pls read why 1A is so important!!

Catch @ashkhen.bsky.social's full interview here: underthedesknews.substack.com/p/ai-and-1a-...

What if Americans lose their cultural commitment to protecting even the most unpopular forms of speech? @ashkhen.bsky.social explains on @underthedesknews.bsky.social

President Trump signed the “TAKE IT DOWN Act,” the first federal law targeting nonconsensual intimate images, including AI deepfakes. @ashkhen.bsky.social and Ashley Haek recently raised free speech concerns over its broad enforcement powers.

Our public comment to the FTC on its inquiry into "tech censorship" was featured in @POLITICOPro. In our comment, @ashkhen.bsky.social makes the case for why an FTC that regulates platform content moderation policies would take on the unconstitutional role as a "Ministry of Truth."

🚨 The FTC wants to investigate "tech censorship." But we have urged them not to cross that constitutional line. In a public comment submitted to the FTC, we argue that this would transform the agency into an unconstitutional speech regulator.

🚨President Trump is signing the TAKE IT DOWN Act. While the law's intentions might be noble, @ashkhen.bsky.social and Ashley Haek recently warned that it could give the government sweeping powers to regulate online speech.

A new Tennessee law — the Protecting Everyone Against Crime and Extremism Act (PEACE Act) — appears mundane but raise serious First Amendment concerns, writes @ashkhen.bsky.social with The Future of Free Speech, a nonpartisan think tank at Vanderbilt University. @futurefreespeech.org.

"The TAKE IT DOWN Act responds to real harms, but ... its broad provisions provide a powerful new tool for censoring lawful online expression, monitoring private communications, and undermining due process," said @ashkhen.bsky.social of the Future of Free Speech

Join us: The Future of Online Expression In The Trump Era: Freedom vs Regulation" lunch with @ashkhen.bsky.social, Jenna Leventoff @aclu.org, Chris Marchese @netchoice.bsky.social, @lehogg.bsky.social @fai.bsky.social. 📅 Wed, April 23 ⏰ 12:00 PM 📍 Rayburn Building & Online ✉️ RSVP lu.ma/o51ptz6j

folks, you should know that Mavs traded Luka to Lakers for AD and a first round pick. Things are wild

As we trace policy and legal battles around tech, a troubling pattern emerges - lawmakers and regulators proposing sweeping rules without considering that they will undermine the foundational principles of free speech and an open internet, writes Ashkhen Kazaryan.

Merry Armenian Christmas ❤️

I’m super excited to announce I'm part of an amazing team (<3 @williambrady.bsky.social @killianmcloughlin.bsky.social @mjcrockett.bsky.social) that just published a paper in @science.org on the role of outrage in spread of misinformation Link here: science.org/doi/10.1126/... Summary in🧵🔽 1/

Here's why I confronted transphobic bigot Nancy Mace: Not to convince haters to stop hating, but to spark a conversation in the tech policy space. Will we cozy up to authoritarians? Or build meaningful resistance to tech-enabled human rights abuses? touchgrass.fightforthefuture.org/p/8322f531-b...

First post here is about how I met @jay.bsky.team today and the future of Bluesky is bright