The professor made porn. His firing may shape the future of free speech.

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"If they can do this to me, they could do it to any tenured professor," says Joe Gow. "Academia is not a law firm or a bank or an insurance company. We're in the truth business."

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Elon Musk's battle with Brazil over content on X may be drawing to a close — as soon as he pays the last bill

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Elon Musk's X agreed to comply with orders from Brazil's Supreme Court — but experts told BI the battle won't end until millions of dollars worth of fines are paid.

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Elon Musk is an imperfect mascot for free speech — but he's got a point on Brazil

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X owner Elon Musk is clashing with Brazil's government over free speech.

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The biggest lawsuits Elon Musk is facing

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From government investigations to labor disputes and a custody battle, Elon Musk has a lot to lose in court. Here's the tea on Musk's lawsuits.

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A Tennessee woman who hates both Trump and Biden won a $32,000 lawsuit against her city after it fined her for a vulgar yard sign.

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Julie Pereira said she felt pressured to censor her political yard sign.

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The chancellor, his porn films, and the battle for America's soul

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Joe Gow and Carmen Wilson pursued porn as a hobby. Now they're fighting a battle over academic freedom.

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Elon Musk's X scores a win in his feud with Australia

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Elon Musk allows white supremacist Nick Fuentes back on X — again

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Nick Fuentes and Elon Musk.

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SCOTUS is hearing 2 cases about political censorship on social media that could change how the internet works forever

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Substack takes a halfsies approach to banning Nazis

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Substack is facing criticism for not removing or demonetizing Nazi blogs.

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