Elizabeth Caroline
@elizabethsipod.bsky.social
professional chronically online girl
TechFreedom Legal Intern | Akron Law '27 | Miami University 2x Alumni | president & co-founder @firstamendmentls.bsky.social Reposts are not endorsements, thoughts are my own
TechFreedom Legal Intern | Akron Law '27 | Miami University 2x Alumni | president & co-founder @firstamendmentls.bsky.social Reposts are not endorsements, thoughts are my own
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FALS is now live! We founded the First Amendment Law Society to protect uncomfortable, unpopular, and unfiltered speech in an age of government censorship. No allegiance to ideology—just the Constitution. Say it. Mean it. Make it Matter.
My co-founder and I just launched the First Amendment Law Society. In a time of rising censorship, we built space for law students to speak, dissent, and shape the future. Grateful to our school @jmiers230.bsky.social. Say it. Mean it. Make it matter.
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Hell yes.
Were DOJ's demands to tech companies like Apple and Facebook accompanied by threats? EFF is suing to find out www.eff.org/press/releas...
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Hell yes.
www.tiktok.com/@ngliwmbs/vi... i hate being in law school because i haven't stopped thinking about fair use and this edit for the last two weeks
out of touch, out of time. #aki #angeldevil #akiangel #chainsawman #yxzcba
TikTok video by リラ
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November 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
www.tiktok.com/@ngliwmbs/vi... i hate being in law school because i haven't stopped thinking about fair use and this edit for the last two weeks
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@eff.org: "Websites subject to [Wisconsin's SB 130] are left with this choice: either cease operation in Wisconsin, or block all VPN users, everywhere, just to avoid legal liability in the state. One state's terrible law is attempting to break VPN access for the entire internet."
Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing
It's unfortunately no longer enough to force websites to check your government-issued ID before you can access certain content, because politicians have now discovered that people are using Virtual Pr...
www.eff.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
@eff.org: "Websites subject to [Wisconsin's SB 130] are left with this choice: either cease operation in Wisconsin, or block all VPN users, everywhere, just to avoid legal liability in the state. One state's terrible law is attempting to break VPN access for the entire internet."
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We were honored to host Santana Boulton from @techfreedom.org today as our inaugural speaker!
Today’s conversation focused on age verification and the questions it raises. It is inspiring to see students engage with First Amendment law. We look forward to sharing more details about the spring soon!
Today’s conversation focused on age verification and the questions it raises. It is inspiring to see students engage with First Amendment law. We look forward to sharing more details about the spring soon!
November 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
We were honored to host Santana Boulton from @techfreedom.org today as our inaugural speaker!
Today’s conversation focused on age verification and the questions it raises. It is inspiring to see students engage with First Amendment law. We look forward to sharing more details about the spring soon!
Today’s conversation focused on age verification and the questions it raises. It is inspiring to see students engage with First Amendment law. We look forward to sharing more details about the spring soon!
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Hidden in the controversial about UK "choking ban" proposal are a host of even more egregious proposals that could:
* make camming illegal
* redefine escort ads as pimping
* render model contracts unenforceable
* criminalize discussions of teen sexuality
And a whole lot more ...
* make camming illegal
* redefine escort ads as pimping
* render model contracts unenforceable
* criminalize discussions of teen sexuality
And a whole lot more ...
Moral panic about rough sex gives way to censorship in the UK
British regulators and lawmakers are hot on a measure that would make possessing or publishing strangulation porn a crime.
reason.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hidden in the controversial about UK "choking ban" proposal are a host of even more egregious proposals that could:
* make camming illegal
* redefine escort ads as pimping
* render model contracts unenforceable
* criminalize discussions of teen sexuality
And a whole lot more ...
* make camming illegal
* redefine escort ads as pimping
* render model contracts unenforceable
* criminalize discussions of teen sexuality
And a whole lot more ...
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Could you imagine being so "alpha" that you're salivating at the prospect government telling you what you can and can't watch?
I guess "Choke me daddy" is what conservatives say to politicians controlling access to the internet.
I guess "Choke me daddy" is what conservatives say to politicians controlling access to the internet.
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Could you imagine being so "alpha" that you're salivating at the prospect government telling you what you can and can't watch?
I guess "Choke me daddy" is what conservatives say to politicians controlling access to the internet.
I guess "Choke me daddy" is what conservatives say to politicians controlling access to the internet.
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“Whenever laws are passed about sexual content, queer people are almost always collateral damage.. We lose spaces where we can talk openly and safely about what turns us on, what keeps us safe, and how we navigate intimacy in a society that’s still learning what consent means."
Chokehold on Porn: UK’s New Ban Sparks Debate on Pleasure, Power, and Protection in Queer Communities | EDGE United States
The UK government is set to ban online porn depicting choking, a move hailed as a victory for protecting women and girls but raising urgent questions about sexual expression, kink culture, and queer s...
www.edgemedianetwork.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
“Whenever laws are passed about sexual content, queer people are almost always collateral damage.. We lose spaces where we can talk openly and safely about what turns us on, what keeps us safe, and how we navigate intimacy in a society that’s still learning what consent means."
the adl removed several actual neo-nazi groups from its database, but not pepe the frog. jonathan greenblatt will never speak for me.
November 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
the adl removed several actual neo-nazi groups from its database, but not pepe the frog. jonathan greenblatt will never speak for me.
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British MPs rolled out details on their ill-defined "strangulation" censorship law, saying that mere *possession* of consensually produced content, even a private video made with your partner, would carry a two year prison sentence.
Government outlines punishments people will face for breaking new porn ban
The UK government is banning strangulation and suffocation as part of a crackdown on violent porn, which is leading to a rise in violence against women
www.ladbible.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
British MPs rolled out details on their ill-defined "strangulation" censorship law, saying that mere *possession* of consensually produced content, even a private video made with your partner, would carry a two year prison sentence.
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Teen Vogue and WIRED are both part of Conde Nast. If they've cut the politics coverage at Teen Vogue... it makes me worried they'll cut Wired as well. I hope not, but...
Two of the media organizations that have really "met the moment" in national coverage are Teen Vogue and WIRED.
Along with student-run college newspapers in general. And scores of local start-ups.
The main hope for journalism (in its dark times) is the next wave of journalists.
Along with student-run college newspapers in general. And scores of local start-ups.
The main hope for journalism (in its dark times) is the next wave of journalists.
For any unfamiliar with the quality of journalism at Teen Vogue, it's well known for hard-hitting stories on "politically sensitive" topics including climate.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Teen Vogue and WIRED are both part of Conde Nast. If they've cut the politics coverage at Teen Vogue... it makes me worried they'll cut Wired as well. I hope not, but...
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There are a large number of Democratic politicians who insist that Jonathan Haidt is a reliable narrator and one who they should take their legislative cues from. They should be asked why they're supporting someone the Heritage Foundation is cheering on in their efforts to censor the internet.
November 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
There are a large number of Democratic politicians who insist that Jonathan Haidt is a reliable narrator and one who they should take their legislative cues from. They should be asked why they're supporting someone the Heritage Foundation is cheering on in their efforts to censor the internet.
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Queer art isn't illegal. But lawmakers in Oklahoma believe that if they make the criminal liability threatening enough, event spaces, permit boards, municipal clerks and protest organizers will treat it as if it is — and do the censorship for them.
Bizarre how sure Oklahoma lawmakers seemed that they banned drag performers with a law banning obscene performances ... Now that they found out that, no, it doesn't work like that, they're trying to convince local governments that they have to pretend it does reason.com/2025/11/03/o...
Oklahoma's obscenity bait and switch could ban pride parades and public drag shows
These lawmakers expect local authorities to ban "obscenity" before it happens—a recipe for chilling a wide variety of legal speech.
reason.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Queer art isn't illegal. But lawmakers in Oklahoma believe that if they make the criminal liability threatening enough, event spaces, permit boards, municipal clerks and protest organizers will treat it as if it is — and do the censorship for them.
My org got to host our kickoff event today! (I really wanted an excuse to wear this outfit)
We were thrilled to welcome 25 students to our Halloween kickoff event to learn about our organization, talk about the First Amendment, meet our exec board, and of course, celebrate Halloween. We are excited to share more information soon.
October 30, 2025 at 8:22 PM
My org got to host our kickoff event today! (I really wanted an excuse to wear this outfit)
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Librarians in Arkansas are being instructed to hide over 50 books with LGBTQ+ content, as a new law makes it a crime for them to allow students to access to "material harmful to minors."
North Little Rock School District instructs staff to hide books with LGBTQ+ content from reading platform | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
North Little Rock School District officials on Tuesday instructed the district's staff to remove dozens of books containing LGBTQ+ material from its digital reading platform, according to a leaked mem...
www.nwaonline.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Librarians in Arkansas are being instructed to hide over 50 books with LGBTQ+ content, as a new law makes it a crime for them to allow students to access to "material harmful to minors."
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Ohio legislators are advancing HB 249, a bill that criminalizes drag performances unless they're in a strip club or adult theater.
Proponents say drag is obscene and should only be allowed "behind closed doors."
But it goes far beyond drag and closed doors.
www.nbc4i.com/news/politic...
Proponents say drag is obscene and should only be allowed "behind closed doors."
But it goes far beyond drag and closed doors.
www.nbc4i.com/news/politic...
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Ohio legislators are advancing HB 249, a bill that criminalizes drag performances unless they're in a strip club or adult theater.
Proponents say drag is obscene and should only be allowed "behind closed doors."
But it goes far beyond drag and closed doors.
www.nbc4i.com/news/politic...
Proponents say drag is obscene and should only be allowed "behind closed doors."
But it goes far beyond drag and closed doors.
www.nbc4i.com/news/politic...
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At this point, if you do anything in partnership with the ADL, I presume you're actually PRO antisemitism.
Law firms, Anti-Defamation League launch legal group to counter antisemitism reut.rs/4oBTLBg
Law firms, Anti-Defamation League launch legal group to counter antisemitism
U.S. law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher said Wednesday it has teamed up with the Anti-Defamation League to launch a coordinated effort to provide free legal services to victims of antisemitism.
reut.rs
October 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
At this point, if you do anything in partnership with the ADL, I presume you're actually PRO antisemitism.
Adding Marsha Blackburn and Amy Klobuchar to this list, and sadly, my own junior senator (Angela Alsobrooks) is looking like she's going to end up on that list sooner or later, sigh.
My general rule of thumb is never trust any internet bill from Josh Hawley or Richard Blumenthal. And if it's from both of them, it almost certainly should be tossed into a burning fire pit never to be spoken of again. This is another moral panic nonsense bill.
October 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Remember that the predominant form of age verification for porn sites — the new mandates passed in nearly every red state in the past few years — is a facial scan coupled with government ID.
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Remember that the predominant form of age verification for porn sites — the new mandates passed in nearly every red state in the past few years — is a facial scan coupled with government ID.
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Halo co-creator says ICE’s Halo-themed recruitment ad “makes me sick”
Halo co-creator says ICE’s Halo-themed recruitment ad “makes me sick”
Another Halo maker says ad "ought to offend every Halo fan, regardless of political orientation." ALSO: A developer whose game just launched on Xbox slams Microsoft’s silence
www.gamefile.news
October 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Halo co-creator says ICE’s Halo-themed recruitment ad “makes me sick”
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Only one of top 20 adult sites is complying with the age-verification law in Ohio, which Pornhub claims exempts "interactive computer services," a term commonly used to refer to ... websites.
Lawmakers are digging in, saying they disagree with the definition they included in their law.
Lawmakers are digging in, saying they disagree with the definition they included in their law.
Porn sites not asking for age verification despite new Ohio law
Nearly a month after an Ohio law went into effect requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of users before showing explicit content, many porn sites have taken no action in response to the ne...
www.daytondailynews.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Only one of top 20 adult sites is complying with the age-verification law in Ohio, which Pornhub claims exempts "interactive computer services," a term commonly used to refer to ... websites.
Lawmakers are digging in, saying they disagree with the definition they included in their law.
Lawmakers are digging in, saying they disagree with the definition they included in their law.
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My general rule of thumb is never trust any internet bill from Josh Hawley or Richard Blumenthal. And if it's from both of them, it almost certainly should be tossed into a burning fire pit never to be spoken of again. This is another moral panic nonsense bill.
My immediate concern, besides the obvious privacy invasive age verification, was that the bill's definition of "A.I. Chatbot" would be so broad that it would end up banning everyone under 18 from using the internet. Can anyone verify?
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Senators propose banning teens from using AI chatbots
October 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
My general rule of thumb is never trust any internet bill from Josh Hawley or Richard Blumenthal. And if it's from both of them, it almost certainly should be tossed into a burning fire pit never to be spoken of again. This is another moral panic nonsense bill.
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Someday, law schools are going to teach entire semesters built around Ken Paxton.
Public corruption, speech infringements, internet regulation and now this:
Public corruption, speech infringements, internet regulation and now this:
Texas attorney general sues Tylenol company over autism claims (Eleanor Klibanoff/The Texas Tribune)
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
Main Link | memeorandum Permalink
October 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Someday, law schools are going to teach entire semesters built around Ken Paxton.
Public corruption, speech infringements, internet regulation and now this:
Public corruption, speech infringements, internet regulation and now this:
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Words can hardly capture how proud I am of my students.
I'm so excited about this new student organization dedicated to the First Amendment and I'm honored to serve as their faculty advisor.
I'm so excited about this new student organization dedicated to the First Amendment and I'm honored to serve as their faculty advisor.
My co-founder and I just launched the First Amendment Law Society. In a time of rising censorship, we built space for law students to speak, dissent, and shape the future. Grateful to our school @jmiers230.bsky.social. Say it. Mean it. Make it matter.
FALS is now live! We founded the First Amendment Law Society to protect uncomfortable, unpopular, and unfiltered speech in an age of government censorship. No allegiance to ideology—just the Constitution. Say it. Mean it. Make it Matter.
October 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Words can hardly capture how proud I am of my students.
I'm so excited about this new student organization dedicated to the First Amendment and I'm honored to serve as their faculty advisor.
I'm so excited about this new student organization dedicated to the First Amendment and I'm honored to serve as their faculty advisor.
My co-founder and I just launched the First Amendment Law Society. In a time of rising censorship, we built space for law students to speak, dissent, and shape the future. Grateful to our school @jmiers230.bsky.social. Say it. Mean it. Make it matter.
FALS is now live! We founded the First Amendment Law Society to protect uncomfortable, unpopular, and unfiltered speech in an age of government censorship. No allegiance to ideology—just the Constitution. Say it. Mean it. Make it Matter.
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
My co-founder and I just launched the First Amendment Law Society. In a time of rising censorship, we built space for law students to speak, dissent, and shape the future. Grateful to our school @jmiers230.bsky.social. Say it. Mean it. Make it matter.
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We got to "Reaganomics Was Woke And Gay!" a lot sooner than I figured we would.
October 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
We got to "Reaganomics Was Woke And Gay!" a lot sooner than I figured we would.