FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NASHVILLE, Tenn. — July 14, 2025 — A sweeping new rule proposed by the Missouri Attorney General would turn state regulators into online speech overseers, warns The Future of Free Speech in a public comment submitted Monday. The rule, labeled as a consumer protection measure, in fact mandates ideological balance in content […]
Photo by Gage Skidmore In memory of David Boaz (Vanderbilt Class of 1975), former Executive Vice President of the Cato Institute, The Future of Free Speech is honored to receive a generous gift that will further its mission to promote and protect free expression worldwide. Mr. Boaz, author of The Libertarian Mind, was a strong […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NASHVILLE, Tenn. — May 20, 2025 — In a public comment submitted today to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), The Future of Free Speech cautioned against efforts to regulate content moderation practices on technology platforms. The public comment comes amid an FTC inquiry into “tech censorship.” The nonpartisan think tank located at […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 18, 2025—NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media, the critically acclaimed book by Jacob Mchangama, has returned in a new paperback edition. Originally released in 2022, this celebrated work is hailed as “the best history of free speech ever written” by P.J. O’Rourke and called “smart, insightful, and […]
We have partnered with TechFreedom and seven other civil society organizations to send two open letters addressing secret UK government orders pressuring Apple to break encryption on users’ cloud storage worldwide. Our letter to the UK Home Office warns that undermining encryption—a vital safeguard for free expression—violates the European Convention on Human Rights. Meanwhile, our […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2025 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Today, the Supreme Court [upheld, overturned, delayed] the law that would ban TikTok in the United States. The Future of Free Speech, a nonpartisan think tank that recently submitted an amicus brief to the court in this case, has issued the following statement in response. […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. December 27, 2024 — Today, The Future of Free Speech joined the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, Institute for Justice, Reason Foundation, and several other civil liberties organizations in an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief in urging the Supreme Court to overturn the law banning TikTok. The brief argues that […]
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, urge the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to release people imprisoned for their online expression and foster transparency and accountability ahead of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2024 hosted in Riyadh between December 15 and 19. Over two months ago, on September 6, 2024, more than 40 civil society organizations called on […]
As 2024 comes to a close, The Future of Free Speech team wants to thank you for your unwavering support. Together, we’ve achieved incredible milestones this year. Here’s a look at what you helped make possible. The Global Free Speech Summit This year, we were thrilled to host the inaugural Global Free Speech Summit at […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NASHVILLE, Tenn. October 31, 2024 — Today, The Future of Free Speech is excited to announce its membership in the Global Network Initiative (GNI), joining an influential community of organizations dedicated to advancing free expression and privacy in the digital space. The Global Network Initiative sets a global standard for responsible company […]