Stop the Child Censorship Bill in the Senate! (April 12, 2026)
Wednesday, the Massachusetts House amended S.2581 to add a ban social media use by children under 14. The bill would require parental consent…
Category: Freedom of Speech
Tell the Mass. House Today: Don’t Censor Kids! (April 7, 2026)
Yesterday, WCVB reported that the Massachusetts House will vote on a bill to ban social media use by children under 14 and would…
Pirate News: Snow Job (February 23, 2026)
Steve and James discuss our upcoming events, the current Pirate Council election, New Hampshire’s turn towards censorship and the latest snow storm. Stay…
Happy Public Domain Day 2026! (January 1, 2026)
Since 2019, every January 1st, the public domain frees more works that copyright laws kept locked up. On this glorious Public Domain Day,…
Pirate News: Section 230 Repeal? No! (December 22, 2025)
Steve and James discuss a new bipartisan effort to sunset CDA Section 230, a Trump DOJ memorandum the claims recording ICE agents is…
We oppose efforts to change Section 230 protections (August 5, 2025)
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA230), specifically section 230(c) which reads: (c)Protection for “Good Samaritan” blocking and screening of offensive material…
TODAY: Micky Metts shares stories of her Pirate life (May 2, 2025)
TODAY JOIN fellow Pirate Micky Metts at 6PM @ the Artisan’s Asylum in Allston, to hear her share stories of her life of…
Trump Disappears People (April 8, 2025)
Last week ICE seized Fulbright scholar Rümeysa Öztürk on the streets of Somerville for co-writing this oped. Last month, DHS agents seized Mahmoud Khalil,…
Free Mahmoud Khalil! (March 11, 2025)
Statement approved at our 3/23/2025 member meeting. Thank you to all who helped write it. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents seized Mahmoud…
Tuesday, BPL discusses book banning and censorship (September 23, 2024)
Tuesday, September 24th, 6-7 pm, noted authors Cory Doctorow and Leah Johnson, as well as the Executive Director of the Prison Book Program,…