Report: The Case for Using Section 301 to Retaliate Against Discriminatory EU...
Interesting report from ITIF today: The transatlantic alliance constitutes a central pillar for both the United States and Europe. But alliances do not imply acquiescence. When one partner adopts...
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Early feedback from lawyers on the Adam Smith Institute’s UK Free Speech Bill
In advance of Wednesday’s expected publication of the UK Free Speech Bill proposal, I wanted to offer some clarifications ahead of time to those of you who have read the proposal. For those of you who...
View ArticleOn the So to Speak podcast with Nico Perrino
I was on FIRE’s podcast, “So to Speak,” with Nico Perrino talking about foreign censorship. Recorded last week, out today. Ep. 266: How foreign censors target American speakersGovernments around the...
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The UK Free Speech Act 2026. The team has been cooking pic.twitter.com/cRdEXDQCBS— Preston Byrne (@prestonjbyrne) March 8, 2026
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The Diet GRANITE Act
Our experience in Wyoming – getting the full GRANITE Act passed by the Wyoming House of Representatives 46-12 – made us want to get a version of a censorship shield that would pass 62-0. Accordingly,...
View ArticleBREAKING: Wyoming GRANITE Act PASSES in the Wyoming House of Representatives,...
BREAKING: the Wyoming GRANITE Act, America's first-ever foreign censorship shield bill, has PASSED the Wyoming House of Representatives, 46-12! On to the Wyoming Senate!— Preston Byrne...
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The GRANITE Act: How Congress Can Strike Back Against Foreign Censors
Please find below the draft text of the GRANITE Act, a bill I have offered to New Hampshire legislators for consideration for enactment in that state. It could serve as a template for a U.S. fightback...
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The Ofcom Files: Exposing the UK’s Attempt to Destroy the First Amendment
Below is relevant enforcement correspondence sent by the UK Office of Communications, known by the Orwellian portmanteau “Ofcom,” to my client, 4chan, in relation to its Online Safety Act fines,...
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The Law of the Webserver is the Law of the Website: a Trans-Atlantic Free...
As some of you may know, I am counsel to the plaintiffs, together with my co-counsel Ron Coleman, in the case 4chan Community Support LLC and Lolcow LLC dba Kiwi Farms vs The UK Office of...
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A Proposal for a New British Constitution
Last month, I invited Britons to think about how to lawfully rewrite their constitution. Michael Reiners, @MCRReiners on X, a Cambridge-educated lawyer and founder of the Restorationist Institute, has...
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UK Lawyers: Be Not Afraid
Free speech won’t defend itself. That’s our job. Since writing my first-ever Substack post, on the UK censorship regime, last week, I’ve had a lot of inbound from lawyer colleagues in England saying...
View ArticleTo Win Back Free Speech, Britain Needs a New Constitution
Decided to publish my first post on Substack. To Win Back Free Speech, Britain Needs a New Constitution. America has the strength to resist British censorship. Britain must find the courage to end it....
View ArticleAI, not Tariffs, is the Future of U.S. Economic Dominance
Preston Byrne is a Senior Fellow of the Adam Smith Institute. The Trump administration’s insane obsession with tariffs, which started as serious policy, has gradually degenerated into something of a...
View ArticleEurope should consider the Militia Option
From yesterday’s FT: In a world where the United States is no longer offering security guarantees, Europe faces some hard choices. Standing armies are unbelievably expensive, and Europe has, for the...
View ArticleMadison Budget Madness
This is a follow-up to my piece on the Madison Academy Community Center Project. Academy update. First, on the topic of the conversion of the derelict Academy building into a community center, one...
View ArticleRemarks to the Free Speech Union, February 12th, 2025
This is the opening statement I will be delivering for the opposition on the motion “A Bill of Rights Would Not Protect Free Speech” in a debate hosted by the UK Free Speech Union on Wednesday, 12...
View ArticleWe Will Be Welcomed As Liberators
Five days ago, on February 7th, I wrote the following on the subject of the UK’s attempts to use the Investigatory Powers Act to cripple Apple’s cryptography: This is the latest in a long line of...
View ArticleUK Government Tech Policy Must Become Very Libertarian, Very Quickly
Friday’s edition of the Washington Post reveals that the United Kingdom has served Apple with a secret order, a so-called capability notice under the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, demanding that Apple...
View ArticleThoughts from a private citizen on the Madison Academy Community Center proposal
Hi. I’m Preston and I live in a small town called Madison, CT. I work in advanced technology fields including AI, crypto and social media. I first moved to Madison when I was 12 years old, left town to...
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