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# The Law That Protects Your Online Speech Is Under Attack
- URL: https://techlore.tech/the-law-that-protects-your-online-speech-is-under-attack/
- Published: 2025-12-19T02:18:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-07T23:20:11.000Z
- Description: Techlore Surveillance Report: Weekly News for Your Digital Freedom
- Author: Henry Fisher
- Tags: Surveillance Report

This week's Surveillance Report covers the internet's free speech protections under attack as a US Senator moves to repeal Section 230\. Plus: ransomware attacks escalate with React2Shell exploitation, India orders government access to encrypted messaging, AI "superintelligence" fear is being used to justify actual corporate manipulation happening right now, and Apple still refuses to comply with EU law.

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#### Episode Timestamps

00:00 Welcome to Surveillance Report  
00:40 Highlight Story: Section 230 Under Attack  
09:00 React2Shell Updates  
10:58 More Surveillance Attempts in India  
16:38 Our Sponsor: EasyOptOuts!  
18:12 AI Hype Explained  
26:38 Apple is Breaking EU Law  
27:16 Global Attacks on Privacy Compilation  
31:44 The Defense Bulletin

#### Episode Sources

****Highlight: US Senator Moves to Repeal Section 230**

- <https://www.livemint.com/news/us-news/us-senator-moves-to-file-section-230-repeal-what-is-the-law-how-will-a-ban-affect-your-free-speech-on-the-internet-11765605040550.html>
- <https://www.eff.org/issues/cda230>

****Story 1: React2Shell Now Being Used in Ransomware Attacks**

- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-links-more-chinese-hacking-groups-to-react2shell-attacks/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-react2shell-flaw-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/>

****Story 2: India Orders Government Access to Encrypted Messaging**

- <https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/14/whatsapps-biggest-market-is-becoming-its-toughest-test/>

****Story 3: AI Hype Weaponized to Justify Manipulation and Extraction**

- <https://www.noemamag.com/the-politics-of-superintelligence/>
- <https://www.consumerreports.org/money/questionable-business-practices/instacart-ai-pricing-experiment-inflating-grocery-bills-a1142182490/>
- <https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/shady-data-center-deals-doom-americans-to-higher-energy-bills-senators-say/>

****Story 4: Apple Still Breaking EU Interoperability Law**

- <https://blog.crypt.ee/apple-is-still-breaking-eu-law-together-with-proton-threema-20-organizations-we-signed-an-open-letter-calling-it-out/>

****Story 5: Global Attacks on Privacy**

- <https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/12/uk-to-encourage-apple-and-google-to-put-nudity-blocking-systems-on-phones/>
- <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/eff-open-rights-group-big-brother-watch-and-index-censorship-call-uk-government>
- <https://www.wired.com/story/warnings-mount-in-congress-over-expanded-us-wiretap-powers/>
- <https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/us-social-media-requirements-foreign-visitors-could-have-chilling-effect-travel-2025-12-15/>
- <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/trends-watch-california-legislature>
- <https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/12/reddit-high-court-challenge-social-media-ban-australia-under-16s>
- <https://apnews.com/article/denmark-social-media-ban-australia-1e96a3df3276cc2033a6f04effb89f51>

****The Defense Bulletin**

- <https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/12/google-and-apple-roll-out-emergency-security-updates-after-zero-day-attacks/>
- <https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/12/browser-extensions-with-8-million-users-collect-extended-ai-conversations/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ghostposter-attacks-hide-malicious-javascript-in-firefox-addon-logos/>
- <https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/12/data-breach-at-credit-check-giant-700credit-affects-at-least-5-6-million/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/coupang-data-breach-traced-to-ex-employee-who-retained-system-access/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-10-000-docker-hub-images-found-leaking-credentials-auth-keys/>
- <https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/12/home-depot-exposed-access-to-internal-systems-for-a-year-says-researcher/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/france-interior-ministry-confirms-cyberattack-on-email-servers/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyberattack-disrupts-venezuelan-oil-giant-pdvsas-operations/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/soundcloud-confirms-breach-after-member-data-stolen-vpn-access-disrupted/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/askul-confirms-theft-of-740k-customer-records-in-ransomhouse-attack/>
- <https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/12/flaw-in-photo-booth-makers-website-exposes-customers-pictures/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-one-battle-after-another-torrent-hides-malware-in-subtitles/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-fines-lastpass-over-2022-data-breach-impacting-16-million-users/>
- <https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/hacking-group-says-its-extorting-pornhub-after-stealing-users-viewing-data/>
- <https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/>
- <https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/mozillas-new-ceo-says-ai-is-coming-to-firefox-but-will-remain-a-choice/>
- <https://9to5linux.com/system76-launches-first-stable-release-of-cosmic-desktop-and-pop%5Fos-24-04-lts>
- <https://www.mullvad.net/en/blog/2025/12/15/final-reminder-for-openvpn-removal/>
- <https://blog.torproject.org/new-alpha-release-tor-browser-160a1/>
- <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kali-linux-20254-released-with-3-new-tools-desktop-updates/>
- <https://blog.notesnook.com/notesnook-and-tuta/>
- <https://blog.notesnook.com/notesnook-v3.3.6/>
- <https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/google-is-shutting-down-dark-web-reports-in-january-because-they-werent-helpful/>
- <https://ente.io/blog/rewind-2025/>
- <https://tuta.com/blog/tutanota-translation-project>
- <https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/the-ars-technica-guide-to-dumb-tvs/>