Free Speech & Big Tech

Protecting free expression online and off against censorship by government or Big Tech.

Advancing American Freedom on Free Speech & Big Tech: 3 policy memos, 3 op-eds, 4 press releases, 6 legal filings.

Featured research

• The GRANITE Act, John Peluso, October 26, 2026. H.R. 10174, The Guaranteeing Rights Against Novel International Tyranny and Extortion (GRANITE) Act is a necessary step for the protection of First Amendment rights on the internet.
• NRSC v. FEC Report, Hans von Spakovsky, February 20, 2026

Policy memos on Free Speech & Big Tech

• The GRANITE Act (October 26, 2026). H.R. 10174, The Guaranteeing Rights Against Novel International Tyranny and Extortion (GRANITE) Act is a necessary step for the protection of First Amendment rights on the internet.
• NRSC v. FEC Report (February 20, 2026)
• Don’t Believe Everything You See On Social Media: Senator Paul’s Bad Takes on TikTok Bill (March 14, 2024)

Op-eds and commentary

• How the FTC and Congress can stop fake foreign social media accounts, Eugene Kontorovich, Washington Examiner (October 2, 2026)
• First Amendment wins at Supreme Court to the horror of liberal justices, Hans von Spakovsky / Connor Bolster, Washington Examiner (July 7, 2026)
• New Mexico Says To Enjoy Free Speech, Group Must Dox Donors, Marc Wheat, Mitchell Bahnsen, The Federalist (June 30, 2026)

Press releases

• AAF Continues Leadership Against CCP Social Media TikTok (December 23, 2024)
• AAF Defends Student Free Speech and Use of Pronouns (December 19, 2024)
• AAF Files Amicus Fighting Conservative Censorship on Social Media (February 8, 2024)
• AAF Files Amicus in South Dakota Backing First Amendment Associational Rights for Students for Life Action (November 1, 2023)

Legal filings and amicus briefs

• AAF Files Amicus Brief Defending Free Speech and Association in Alaska (August 20, 2026)
• AAF Applauds the Supreme Court’s Ruling Defending First Amendment Freedoms in Federal Elections (June 30, 2026)
• AAF Stands with Babylon Bee Against California Censorship (March 18, 2026)
• AAF Stands for First Amendment Freedoms in Federal Elections (August 28, 2025)
• AAF Stands for First Amendment Rights in NRA v. Vullo  (July 18, 2025)
• AAF Fights for Free Speech, Free Association, and Life (February 24, 2025)