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Why We’re Hitting Pause (But Not the Off Switch)
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The American Sunlight Project
Last Week in Censorship: July 6-12, 2025
The Trump administration escalates its war on critics by sanctioning UN officials, investigating former intelligence leaders, and redefining protest…
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Benjamin Shultz
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The American Sunlight Project
Bad Actors are Grooming LLMs to Produce Falsehoods
Our research shows that even the latest "reasoning" models are vulnerable
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Sophia Freuden
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Nina Jankowicz
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Gary Marcus
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Last Week in Censorship: June 29-July 5, 2025
The Trump administration threatens to prosecute CNN for reporting on an ICE tracking app, and forces Penn to retroactively strip a transgender swimmer's…
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Benjamin Shultz
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The American Sunlight Project
Substack Leadership (Hopefully) Wakes Up
After a Substack writer was deported, the site’s leaders seem to recognize that Trump isn’t actually fighting for free speech.
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Nina Jankowicz
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The American Sunlight Project
Last Week in Censorship: June 22-28, 2025
Maryland federal judiciary hit with unprecedented lawsuit, tourist denied entry over political meme, and university president resigns under federal…
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Benjamin Shultz
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The American Sunlight Project
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June 2025

Last Week in Censorship: June 15-21, 2025
Student visa applicants must face social media surveillance, French lawmaker denied entry and FIFA abandons anti-racism messaging.
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Benjamin Shultz
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The American Sunlight Project
To Reason or Not To Reason: LLMs and the Streamlining of Influence Operations
Competing papers from Apple and Anthropic debate whether LLMs are capable of reasoning, while malign actors continue using them to shift their influence…
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Benjamin Shultz
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The American Sunlight Project
Last Week in Censorship: June 8-14, 2025
Trump threatens protesters with "heavy force," the entire Fulbright board resigns over political interference, and police systematically target…
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Benjamin Shultz
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The American Sunlight Project
Six months of partnership with you—time to resubscribe!
A look back over the last six months, and a look towards the rest of 2025. Re-enter your payment info to avoid a subscription lapse!
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The American Sunlight Project
Last Week in Censorship: June 1-7, 2025
The Trump administration steps up its war on academic freedom, strips civil rights heroes from Navy ships, and weaponizes antitrust law against media…
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Benjamin Shultz
The Romanian Far-Right Received a Massive Boost from MAGA on X
Dozens of MAGA influencers went all-in for the Romanian election, gaining nearly a billion views on X while promoting conspiracies aimed at undermining…
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Benjamin Shultz
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