# ![@prestonjbyrne Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::151936663.png) @prestonjbyrne Preston Byrne

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### Social Influence

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[the first](/topic/the-first) 10.69%, [if you](/topic/if-you) 8.4%, [new hampshire](/topic/new-hampshire) #167, [history](/topic/history) 4.58%, [business](/topic/business) 3.82%, [social media](/topic/social-media) 3.82%, [books](/topic/books) 3.82%, [fine](/topic/fine) #1742, [the most](/topic/the-most) 3.05%, [united states](/topic/united-states) 3.05%

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Foreign governments remain free to do what they want on their own soil. What GRANITE does is it stops foreign governments from communicating threats to persons w a Wyoming nexus by making those threats toothless in Wyoming and by imposing a high cost for making the threats"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2017254194852286882)  2026-01-30T15:10Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The most interesting q about Moltbook legally is who is liable for the content if anyone. Section [---] suggests it's unlikely to be Moltbook. The big question: whether turning on an agent and letting it run is protected expression. One day there will be litigation over this. [--] hours ago a new agent "Shellraiser" went live on Moltbook It manipulated the reputation system to inflate the number of comments + upvotes on its post to 300k This drove its 'Karma' to 292k & top of the leaderboard It then used this attention to launch a token Market https://t.co/KU40TmbAYC [--] hours ago a new agent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2017599566254625216)  2026-01-31T14:03Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The Section [---] issue will also get pretty thorny with social networks that host their own AIs like Grok or AI services that deploy their own social networks like OpenAI is rumored to be planning"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2017610586750677398)  2026-01-31T14:47Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


""Its core mechanism creates a powerful private right of action: any Wyoming resident business or US person with servers in the state can sue a foreign government for attempting to enforce a censorship demand with penalties starting at $1 million.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2018561994593640873)  2026-02-03T05:47Z 76.5K followers, [---] engagements


"How is it possible that one US website operating lawfully in the U.S. manages to get hit by every single European and censorship regulator at the same time Are there no other worse websites in the world Of course we know the answer to this already. Its targeted. 🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 UK Information Commissioner (Data Watchdog) has announced an investigation into @elonmusk X. Both John Edwards the Information Commissioner and Dame Melanie Dawes Chief Executive of OFCOM serve on the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum. UK collusion. 🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 UK Information Commissioner (Data Watchdog)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2018693510933733628)  2026-02-03T14:30Z 76.4K followers, 369.2K engagements


"If you presume Starlink will have global reach and will be the default for global communications it will be possible to - operate a social media company globally - while having no physical presence outside the United States"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2018712426493993246)  2026-02-03T15:45Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"This will not just be true for X. It will be true for literally any other American service that is accessible via satellite internet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2018712603602698526)  2026-02-03T15:46Z 76.5K followers, [---] engagements


"At the moment big social networks rely on local CDNs to reduce latency which creates a jurisdictional hook. It is settled international law that no nation governs space"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2018712973376635175)  2026-02-03T15:47Z 76.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The printing press is incompatible with a healthy monarchy - England in the not too recent past Social media is becoming incompatible with a healthy democratic system. Social media is becoming incompatible with a healthy democratic system"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019048087822451119)  2026-02-04T13:59Z 76.1K followers, 54.7K engagements


"On the Wyoming GRANITE Act: If you want this bill to happen the time to make your voice heard is RIGHT NOW. Introduction of this bill hinges on an introductory vote which happens before a committee assignment. In order to get it past that hurdle Representative Singh will need 2/3 of the chamber to vote for it. He will have a total of two minutes to make the case for the introductory vote. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019177090323787783 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2019177090323787783"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019177090323787783)  2026-02-04T22:31Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The Wyoming GRANITE Act serves two functions: 1) Getting a foreign censorship shield up immediately 2) Serving as a backup in case the federal process for whatever reason stalls or fails to deliver Critical for America that we get it done"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019214563204616677)  2026-02-05T01:00Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"If you're wondering how we had a bill ready to rock two days after X got raided by French police and the UK ICO opened a file on X it's because I don't represent X. I represent four other companies the UK's censors went after. We have been working on this problem for a year"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019241576212656622)  2026-02-05T02:48Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"My clients were the test cases. X Meta Google and other U.S. companies are the main event. The Wyoming GRANITE team (self @Arceris_btc and @RepDanielSingh) saw the problem early moved early and moved fast. Kind of like a startup mentality but for free speech"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019242507054510503)  2026-02-05T02:51Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"@Arceris_btc @RepDanielSingh Foreign censors did not expect the test cases to be represented. That's why they brought those cases first. The entire team has been working pro bono in our spare time to develop this legislative response and the record to justify it. @RonColeman too on the litigation side"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019243393126396412)  2026-02-05T02:55Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Very glad to learn that Congress is actively considering backing up the GRANITE Act efforts in Wyoming and New Hampshire. BREAKING: Congress is considering stripping sovereign immunity of EU censorship officials prohibiting social media from enforcing censorship orders and enabling private lawsuits against foreign entities says @Jim_Jordan echoing remarks made by @UnderSecPD and @DarrellIssa https://t.co/AKjfbBJql9 BREAKING: Congress is considering stripping sovereign immunity of EU censorship officials prohibiting social media from enforcing censorship orders and enabling private lawsuits"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019459842285371413)  2026-02-05T17:15Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


""House Bill [--] (the GRANITE Act) is the first state-level effort in the U.S. to shield citizens from the enforcement of foreign censorship laws that conflict with U.S. constitutional protections." https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/wyoming-bill-seeks-to-stop-foreign-censorship/article_dc411bf8-d78c-440e-b885-0ec6b81cd039.html https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/wyoming-bill-seeks-to-stop-foreign-censorship/article_dc411bf8-d78c-440e-b885-0ec6b81cd039.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019486201175027881)  2026-02-05T19:00Z 76.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Fun fact Calvin Beaulier is the reason the GRANITE Act exists. Cal: "Anything we can do to help you fight Ofcom" Preston: "Hmm. Let me think about that." Thought about the issue for three hours on the drive home. Started typing it up as soon as I got back to my desk. No New Hampshire citizen or business should ever kowtow to a foreign government. Freedom of speech is non-negotiable and we will never allow unconstitutional foreign censorship to violate our liberty No New Hampshire citizen or business should ever kowtow to a foreign government. Freedom of speech is non-negotiable and we will"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019512114583634170)  2026-02-05T20:43Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Will the EU or UK have the political mandate to set up a Soviet style content control bureau Probably not. GRANITE tells them that deputizing Americans wont work anymore so if they want the censorship theyll have to go all the way or abandon the project"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019524966342095350)  2026-02-05T21:34Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"@Arceris_btc @RepDanielSingh @RonColeman Defiance is fun but it's not scalable. We have an entire country and a multi-trillion-dollar technology industry to protect. We need new laws. https://x.com/Phil44Traum/status/2019245429704257950s=20 @prestonjbyrne @Arceris_btc @RepDanielSingh @RonColeman Frankly I prefer straight-up defiance to legal dancing. Just ignore the EU. Let them land on our shores to collect their fines. Don't dignify their BS with legislation. https://x.com/Phil44Traum/status/2019245429704257950s=20 @prestonjbyrne @Arceris_btc @RepDanielSingh @RonColeman Frankly I prefer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019542778460663817)  2026-02-05T22:44Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"@RobSchneider Weve got a foreign censorship shield bill in Wyoming the GRANITE Act which could be law in less than a month and will begin the process of fighting back against foreign censors. Grateful for a boost The Wyoming GRANITE Act HB0070 the first foreign censorship shield bill in U.S. history a bill that would completely neuter laws like the EU DSA and UK Online Safety Act has been formally introduced in the Wyoming Legislature. https://t.co/oXvDXErrfF The Wyoming GRANITE Act HB0070 the first foreign censorship shield bill in U.S. history a bill that would completely neuter laws like"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019564379843489816)  2026-02-06T00:10Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"@RobSchneider The big push needs to happen ASAP as the first votes to move this bill forward will happen in Wyoming next week. The U.S. could have new laws to end foreign censorship within our borders within [--] *weeks.* The GRANITE Act extends its protections to anyone running servers in Wyoming. Legislative session starts on Feb 9th. If you want this shield on the books the time to push is NOW. The U.S. could have new laws to end foreign censorship within our borders within [--] *weeks.* The GRANITE Act extends its protections to anyone running servers in Wyoming. Legislative session starts on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019564665962213561)  2026-02-06T00:11Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The updates at the beginning of the blog post I wrote on October 18th setting out the GRANITE Act concept for the first time are now longer than the original post itself. https://prestonbyrne.com/2025/10/18/the-granite-act-how-congress-can-strike-back-against-foreign-censors/ https://prestonbyrne.com/2025/10/18/the-granite-act-how-congress-can-strike-back-against-foreign-censors/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019590269969264912)  2026-02-06T01:53Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"tl;dr - We now have two state processes underway: WY and NH. - A bill is introduced in Wyoming HB [--]. That process will wrap one way or another by March 1st. - NH is going to try to amend HB [----] the compute freedom bill to include GRANITE. - Congress hinting sth is coming"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019590995609030760)  2026-02-06T01:56Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The GRANITE Act also nukes Chat Control. DSA OSA Chat Control AI Act DeFi bans anything that would lay a finger on an American's free speech rights emanating from abroad. If a foreign state even communicates a threat to us about it the American can answer with a lawsuit. EU dreigt via 'vrijwillige' ChatControle https://t.co/PA1skLXRXg alsnog te verplichten ongericht jouw appjes te scannen: https://t.co/qnnRt6ywJX Kom in actie: https://t.co/YhRL38EYdF Contact Europarlementarirs via https://t.co/o5ufojHEZC #EU #ChatControl #privacy https://t.co/GXEtuZSWdk EU dreigt via 'vrijwillige'"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019760658355556631)  2026-02-06T13:10Z 76.4K followers, [----] engagements


"The objective of the GRANITE Act is to make the act of *attempting* to censor a US citizen so perilous that the foreign state will never initiate the attempt. Basically the Internet's general operating principle in [----] or so"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019761186913345653)  2026-02-06T13:12Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"This also violates the First Amendment and would be blocked by the GRANITE Act Platforms have the right to exercise their editorial discretion as they see fit Today we issue new guidelines under Art. [--] of the European Media Freedom Act. The aim is to better protect media providers from unfair moderation practices by Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs). Discover more: https://t.co/WEDUNyUrg7 #EMFA https://t.co/cW93vPOcPX Today we issue new guidelines under Art. [--] of the European Media Freedom Act. The aim is to better protect media providers from unfair moderation practices by Very Large"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019765822961389683)  2026-02-06T13:31Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"@JackPosobiec Here's the Wyoming GRANITE Act bill Mike is talking about. Any boost you can provide would be greatly helpful - the whole nation needs to let Wyoming's state reps know that they have a chance to save the country when the first votes happen next week https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019211306306605058 The U.S. could have new laws to end foreign censorship within our borders within [--] *weeks.* The GRANITE Act extends its protections to anyone running servers in Wyoming. Legislative session starts on Feb 9th. If you want this shield on the books the time to push is NOW."  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019772931287486760)  2026-02-06T13:59Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"@Arceris_btc @RepDanielSingh @RonColeman My clients don't do business in Brazil but they keep getting letters from Brazil. It is the strangest thing. https://x.com/Gmcw73/status/2019580569294651579s=20 @prestonjbyrne @Arceris_btc @RepDanielSingh @RonColeman Create all the new laws you think you need. Just don't forget that to do business in Brazil a company has to follow Brazilian laws to do business in France it has to follow French laws and in Australia Australian laws. https://t.co/FXpRQmcgjv https://x.com/Gmcw73/status/2019580569294651579s=20 @prestonjbyrne @Arceris_btc @RepDanielSingh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019807692186128668)  2026-02-06T16:17Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


""Judiciary Committee Chair @Jim_Jordan also confirmed to @Shellenberger that he would look into the GRANITE Act. The GRANITE Act is proposed legislation to protect U.S.-based individuals and platforms from foreign censorship and extraterritorial content regulation.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019882513670275345)  2026-02-06T21:14Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"@Jim_Jordan @shellenberger I add that GRANITE does not require full datacenter relocation - just that protected speech targeted by a foreign order is hosted on a Wyoming server. Some very light functionality or even a site mirror could be moved to a state with a GRANITE shield in order to invoke it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019889210375692327)  2026-02-06T21:41Z 76.5K followers, [---] engagements


".@realDailyWire COVERS THE GRANITE ACT: "Bill Would Give American Victims Of Foreign Censorship Power ToSue" https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-would-give-american-victims-of-foreign-censorship-power-to-sue https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-would-give-american-victims-of-foreign-censorship-power-to-sue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019907522828628453)  2026-02-06T22:54Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"I find TikTok utterly boring. Dont even have an account. This is just the government choosing what people can and cant see. We have announced our preliminary finding that TikTok is in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design. More info: https://t.co/WCchTYE4zE https://t.co/1sK9FW0tGa We have announced our preliminary finding that TikTok is in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design. More info: https://t.co/WCchTYE4zE https://t.co/1sK9FW0tGa"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019931313223176351)  2026-02-07T00:28Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The GRANITE Act has been surgically designed to both (1) shield Americans from foreign censorship and (2) make foreign censorship schemes break by forcing foreign censorship agencies to bear the political and technical implementation costs of running them. 🚨      They are also examining the GRANITE Act as a possible counter to EU laws. Read more: https://t.co/3Vg5BOvmGV 🚨      They are also examining the GRANITE Act as a possible counter to EU laws. Read more: https://t.co/3Vg5BOvmGV"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020096027085377820)  2026-02-07T11:23Z 76.2K followers, 10.5K engagements


"You would have to ask him. The bill is designed to shield every single U.S. technology company large or small from foreign speech regulatory overreach forever. The ambition is to end the foreign censorship overreach in one swift strike. https://x.com/baselayerso/status/2020097084544999819s=20 @prestonjbyrne Why isn't @finkd personally backing this https://x.com/baselayerso/status/2020097084544999819s=20 @prestonjbyrne Why isn't @finkd personally backing this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020097869844205781)  2026-02-07T11:30Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"The bill is written so that a U.S. company could spin up a non-essential CDN in Wyoming and raise the shield. Foreign governments would not know whether Wyoming-situs content is being targeted. A national shield law would be better but we wait for Congress to move on that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020099096401383444)  2026-02-07T11:35Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"I am with @MikeBenzCyber on this one - I think there is a narrow window where a shield law can be enacted. We need to move fast at the national level to get a shield raised. Congress knows about the proposal and is considering it. Let's git 'r done. https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-would-give-american-victims-of-foreign-censorship-power-to-sue https://www.dailywire.com/news/bill-would-give-american-victims-of-foreign-censorship-power-to-sue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020099855306096879)  2026-02-07T11:38Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"@FranconianG X's application in Europe is run out of Ireland. They should move it to Switzerland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020101628058054805)  2026-02-07T11:45Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"This provision of the German Network Enforcement Act has only been enforced twice: once vs Gab who lawfully exercising its rights refused the order and Telegram. Germany has been trying to enforce this rule vs this one US target without success since [----]. Just got a letter from the German government with a [-----] Euro fine for refusing to censor Gab on their behalf. (Not paying it.) https://t.co/Do8ByiFosK Just got a letter from the German government with a [-----] Euro fine for refusing to censor Gab on their behalf. (Not paying it.) https://t.co/Do8ByiFosK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020108754746749299)  2026-02-07T12:13Z 76.5K followers, [----] engagements


"As it happens I have been handling this case for [--] years. Germany's letter is an admission of defeat. After using the MLAT procedure for these orders for [--] years Germany sent its last correspondence. by air mail. Which means the DOJ isn't serving their letters anymore"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020109902916587852)  2026-02-07T12:18Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"And the purpose of our litigation and media campaign vs UK Ofcom was (a) to show that the moment of decision had arrived (b) illustrate to Congress the nature of the problem and (c) propose again to Congress the legislative solution to that problem - the GRANITE Act"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020125568440717358)  2026-02-07T13:20Z 76.1K followers, [---] engagements


"If elected representatives in any state that is not Wyoming or New Hampshire want to get a foreign censorship shield law on your state's books the WY and NH teams are effectively operating as a single unit. We'll be happy to welcome you aboard. Ping me or @Arceris_btc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020138792753979604)  2026-02-07T14:13Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Foreign censorship regimes are already unpopular and stretching their governments' political mandates to the limit. If Congress enacts a US shield law many of these foreign states are unlikely to have spare political capital to adapt to it. Polands DSA Veto Shows How National Politics Can Stall EU Tech Rules https://t.co/OWEuxl0x6J Polands DSA Veto Shows How National Politics Can Stall EU Tech Rules https://t.co/OWEuxl0x6J"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020184790931329192)  2026-02-07T17:16Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Dudes like Spains PM make it sound like America is a post-apocalyptic wasteland. In reality we have the most vibrant digital economy in the world. And thats because we have free speech. Pedro Snchez: No podemos permitir que nuestros jvenes vivan en un mundo digital en el que no hay ley solo violencia bulos y desinformacin https://t.co/k6NRQAfrXF Pedro Snchez: No podemos permitir que nuestros jvenes vivan en un mundo digital en el que no hay ley solo violencia bulos y desinformacin https://t.co/k6NRQAfrXF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020201888499806540)  2026-02-07T18:23Z 76.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Foreign censorship regimes over the Internet are tottering. One good push from America and theyll fall over. 🚨BREAKING: Poland's President Karol Nawrocki REJECTS the EU "Digital Services Act" "The state is supposed to GUARANTEE freedom not RESTRICT it" https://t.co/2bDOWITb3G 🚨BREAKING: Poland's President Karol Nawrocki REJECTS the EU "Digital Services Act" "The state is supposed to GUARANTEE freedom not RESTRICT it" https://t.co/2bDOWITb3G"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020214906138542188)  2026-02-07T19:15Z 76.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Ofcom's attempt to censor my client inspired me to propose a shield law the GRANITE Act that will utterly ruin foreign censors. The first procedural votes to enact a law derived from that proposal the Wyoming GRANITE Act will occur on Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. @Ofcom Can we get an update on how things are going with 4chan too @Ofcom Can we get an update on how things are going with 4chan too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020523923641700360)  2026-02-08T15:43Z 76.4K followers, [----] engagements


""You can't just ban social media like our enemies do." - @ZelenskyyUa Zelenski: Las redes sociales no se pueden prohibir: eso es abandonar el mundo moderno. Ests tan solo en el iceberg. No puedes renunciar a ello. https://t.co/J8NpBEVEiK Zelenski: Las redes sociales no se pueden prohibir: eso es abandonar el mundo moderno. Ests tan solo en el iceberg. No puedes renunciar a ello. https://t.co/J8NpBEVEiK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020552069501898866)  2026-02-08T17:35Z 76.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Tomorrow the bill for the Wyoming GRANITE Act begins its journey into possibly becoming the first internet foreign censorship shield law in American and as far as I am aware human history. Gonna be a long three weeks waiting to see if we get this thing over the line"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020627082087112743)  2026-02-08T22:33Z 76.3K followers, [----] engagements


"It is impossible to understand how the UK doesn't publish all of its court dockets given how centralized the country's judicial system is. This should be easy. Having used Courtsdesk basically every day court reporting has been made far harder since HMCTS began to cut off records. Now they have closed it down entirely. Huge shame and the lack of willingness to find a solution by Govt is disappointing. https://t.co/7ygG6Q44qE Having used Courtsdesk basically every day court reporting has been made far harder since HMCTS began to cut off records. Now they have closed it down entirely. Huge"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020891165264949316)  2026-02-09T16:02Z 76.5K followers, 33.9K engagements


"Overseas regulators must have turned the screws on Discord hard. I will simply stop using Discord over this. Congress - could we get moving on a federal shield law please This is outrageous and it's almost certainly downstream of a foreign regulatory threat. 🚨JUST IN🚨 Discord plans to mandate biometric face scans or ID verification globally for full platform access claiming it is necessary for teen safety. SOURCE: The Verge https://t.co/RIlLFEXNgu 🚨JUST IN🚨 Discord plans to mandate biometric face scans or ID verification globally for full platform access claiming it is necessary for teen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020899226788487278)  2026-02-09T16:34Z 76.6K followers, 33.1K engagements


"The GRANITE Act shields U.S. companies from foreign orders such as the ones Discord is likely trying to avoid here. GRANITE-style laws will allow Discord to afford its users the full measure of anonymity and freedom of speech they're legally entitled to. https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2017224826008564002 The Wyoming GRANITE Act HB0070 the first foreign censorship shield bill in U.S. history a bill that would completely neuter laws like the EU DSA and UK Online Safety Act has been formally introduced in the Wyoming Legislature. https://t.co/oXvDXErrfF"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020902579517976628)  2026-02-09T16:48Z 76.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@unredacted_org We can fight those in court. Much harder to fight foreign censors in court"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020903112173568178)  2026-02-09T16:50Z 76.2K followers, [---] engagements


"No way. The amount of UX friction this will create is unbelievable. There's no way they did this except to avoid an even bigger regulatory problem. https://x.com/Foiblaet/status/2020912927272734921s=20 @prestonjbyrne i think this might be more their own idea unfortunately similar with google and meta who were themselves pushing for this kind of thing https://x.com/Foiblaet/status/2020912927272734921s=20 @prestonjbyrne i think this might be more their own idea unfortunately similar with google and meta who were themselves pushing for this kind of thing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020924980503118332)  2026-02-09T18:17Z 76.3K followers, [----] engagements


"They actually fined them a few years ago. Germany has been reduced to sending the demands by air mail. Ergo legally invalid. We are guessing that after we notified Congress about the German abuse of the MLAT procedure the DOJ started to refuse to retransmit their letters. Germany just fined a US company with no German presence [-----] ($37700) for violating its speech law. The target is Gab a free speech platform operating under US law. The penalty comes from Germanys NetzDG which forces platforms to maintain local compliance offices and Germany just fined a US company with no German presence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020976500024148009)  2026-02-09T21:42Z 76.4K followers, 36.9K engagements


"@RyanSAdams Way ahead of you. This is working its way through the Wyoming legislature as we speak New Hampshire and possibly federal Congress to follow soon "A production-ready version of a law I freedrafted right here on my blog in October [---] days ago the GRANITE Act was introduced in Wyoming today. This is easily the most important legal work I have ever done and will likely ever do." https://t.co/G2OFMDJDbw "A production-ready version of a law I freedrafted right here on my blog in October [---] days ago the GRANITE Act was introduced in Wyoming today. This is easily the most important"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021005639116521803)  2026-02-09T23:37Z 76.4K followers, [----] engagements


"I don't get it either. The foreign censorship shield laws we've been working on the Wyoming and New Hampshire GRANITE Acts make no distinction between left and right - they're about carving out a safe space for the First Amendment online for everybody. As socialist I'm used to being disaffected but the total non-reaction to the dismantling of internet freedom from most of my fellow leftists has been genuinely blackpilling. We're really gonna get a surveilled state controlled internet over some stupid culture war about phones. As socialist I'm used to being disaffected but the total"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021009858154180708)  2026-02-09T23:54Z 76.4K followers, [----] engagements


"I mean they keep teasing federal GRANITE but why wait Me and my nimbly bimbly buddies in Wyoming and New Hampshire are just gonna keep shipping shield laws https://x.com/marcusx191/status/2021010817777533313s=20 @prestonjbyrne Don't forget there's a FEDERAL version of the GRANITE Act in the works as well https://x.com/marcusx191/status/2021010817777533313s=20 @prestonjbyrne Don't forget there's a FEDERAL version of the GRANITE Act in the works as well"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021011163824492616)  2026-02-09T23:59Z 76.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Tonight's project with @Arceris_btc: doing free work for @RepKeithAmmon @cantbesilentcal @travis4nh and @JoeSweeneyNH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021033900466897283)  2026-02-10T01:30Z 76.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Making some amendments to the bill which address a couple of points Ofcom raised in its reply brief in our DC lawsuit on the 19th of Jan + suggesting joint & several liability for EU member states if the European Commission carries out the censorship on their behalf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021048369540628936)  2026-02-10T02:27Z 76.4K followers, [---] engagements


"I often see people ask "why not just ignore foreign censors' letters" Because if you take them on you smoke them out and see what defenses they're going to use. This has allowed us to learn their tactics and draft proposed legislation accordingly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021050196940280072)  2026-02-10T02:34Z 76.4K followers, [---] engagements


"@Arceris_btc Ah yes and cleaned up the revenue language a bit to make it look a little more state-shaped. Now over to WY and NH's elected representatives for their consideration"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021090368062722416)  2026-02-10T05:14Z 76.4K followers, [---] engagements


"It is a little late to get this in for the introductory vote of the WY bill (this will have to be brought up in Committee). NH team hoping to get these amendments in the very near future (days not weeks)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021092197353873698)  2026-02-10T05:21Z 76.4K followers, [---] engagements


"As the Wyoming GRANITE Act foreign censorship shield bill proceeds to its first vote this AM the New Hampshire GRANITE Act shield bill is moving forward too. I offered this v0.3 of the New Hampshire GRANITE Act to NH elected officials this morning: https://prestonbyrne.com/2026/02/10/current-working-draft-of-the-new-hampshire-granite-act/ https://prestonbyrne.com/2026/02/10/current-working-draft-of-the-new-hampshire-granite-act/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021227334909518292)  2026-02-10T14:18Z 76.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Wyoming legislators: the United States has a national emergency. Foreign governments are trying to take Americans' First Amendment rights away online. The GRANITE Act shield bill is a critical first step in solving that emergency. Please vote for its introduction today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021248124325335178)  2026-02-10T15:41Z 76.5K followers, [----] engagements


"First Wyoming then New Hampshire then DC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021296451268088147)  2026-02-10T18:53Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@shellenberger tyvm New Hampshire on deck watch this space"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021353330719752599)  2026-02-10T22:39Z 76.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Now. Is that what I want to see No. I think KOSA is unconstitutional. But KOSA is not the problem I have chosen to work on hence why I dont write about it much. Foreign censorship is my pet problem my lane and the GRANITE Act is what I think will end that problem"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021468015553020020)  2026-02-11T06:15Z 76.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@NaschterraP People who I look forward to the opportunity to try to convince to vote for the bill if they want to discuss it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021468742421786746)  2026-02-11T06:17Z 76.5K followers, [---] engagements


"@MadinahForDE Hey Madinah Absolutely Ill DM you now. Heres a markdown version of New Hampshires bill - Wyoming has to do one round of amendments to get to this but this is the standard. https://prestonbyrne.com/2026/02/10/current-working-draft-of-the-new-hampshire-granite-act/ https://prestonbyrne.com/2026/02/10/current-working-draft-of-the-new-hampshire-granite-act/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021564236552638545)  2026-02-11T12:37Z 76.5K followers, [---] engagements


"bad thing happens on social media we must censor social media for everyone Americans don't lose our right to creative or anonymous speech on "safety" rationales. The Constitution has some pretty strong opinions on this topic. It's not permissible. Trick question - what do a teenagers suicide lawsuit terrified tech titans in court and politicians finally acknowledging the obvious problem all have in common The reckoning has started. Big Tech hears the footsteps coming to fundamentally change how our kids adolescence https://t.co/ybQIMYfECt Trick question - what do a teenagers suicide lawsuit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021586851845247129)  2026-02-11T14:07Z 76.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@TradFidiGuy Pirate Bay's letter is the lodestar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021633668742070537)  2026-02-11T17:13Z 76.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Bitcoin and digital signatures. Every message needs to be signed by a key you have preapproved. If a message is unsigned it doesnt get through. Hard UX problem. https://prestonbyrne.com/2024/01/22/how-crypto-can-solve-the-joe-biden-ai-deepfake-problem/ Prediction: In less than [--] days all channels that we thought were safe from spam & automation will be so flooded that they will no longer be usable in any functional sense: iMessage phone calls Gmail. And we will have no way to stop it. https://prestonbyrne.com/2024/01/22/how-crypto-can-solve-the-joe-biden-ai-deepfake-problem/ Prediction: In"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021678434934530319)  2026-02-11T20:11Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Either that or you meter emails like [--] wanted to back in the day and you and your regulars just bop payments back and forth to keep the channels open with periodic rebalancing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021678656582770701)  2026-02-11T20:12Z 76.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Three words "Delaware GRANITE Act""  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021727835035926706)  2026-02-11T23:27Z 76.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@yayonusznik @McNolf @TradFidiGuy hang it in the Louvre"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021757181779997171)  2026-02-12T01:24Z 76.5K followers, [---] engagements


"@Paul_Taske We literally just sent them one letter being like "lol please serve us using the MLAT" and instead they judge jury and executioner'd us with a finding of guilt for First Amendment protected speech. Fuel for the GRANITE fire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021761439581491355)  2026-02-12T01:41Z 76.5K followers, [----] engagements


"When AI agents start doing DeFi stuff like dex trading and vault curation crypto is going to get crazy 13k AI agents registered on Ethereum in a single day. ERC-8004 went live on mainnet last week. it gives agents portable identities and a trust layer on-chain. The surge was mostly coordinated bulk onboarding. Most agents have claimed identities but aren't active yet. That's https://t.co/o7zLrEFVfZ 13k AI agents registered on Ethereum in a single day. ERC-8004 went live on mainnet last week. it gives agents portable identities and a trust layer on-chain. The surge was mostly coordinated bulk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021837245552935009)  2026-02-12T06:42Z 76.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Explaining: 1) Ofcom's original demand in August Ofcom originally sent 4chan a demand to explain its content moderation practices. That demand was refused on 1st 4th and 5th Amendment grounds; 4chan is not required to explain its content moderation decisions is not required to hand over internal information without a warrant and cannot be compelled to be a witness against itself. That was the subject of our DC case. Ofcom has no lawful power in the United States to compel my client to surrender these rights. Ofcom has renewed its demand from August in this latest notice. Ofcom has also now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021792716963659988)  2026-02-12T03:45Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


""Ofcom claims authority to direct compliance measures at an American entity yet asserts immunity when asked to defend that authority in an American courtroom." UK Regulator Ofcom Proposes Second Fine Against US Platform 4chan https://t.co/v37k1dqF39 UK Regulator Ofcom Proposes Second Fine Against US Platform 4chan https://t.co/v37k1dqF39"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022139950029004855)  2026-02-13T02:45Z 76.6K followers, 16.5K engagements


"GRANITE isn't law yet but assuming for sake of argument that it makes it one wonders if legal hacking on GitHub might be the way that legislation is developed in the future"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022207538624930274)  2026-02-13T07:13Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"I have also supplied the bill sponsor in WV with the expected proposed amendments/improvements Wyoming will be making in committee. We want to avoid a state patchwork if we can so all bills are identical. You know what would also avoid a patchwork A federal bill The Mountain State of West Virginia has Introduced their Version of the GRANITE Act - SB923. If You live in WV Make it Clear that this should be made LAW. Foreign Censorship will not have a Foothold anywhere in the U.S. #WestVirginia #SB923 #GRANITEAct The Mountain State of West Virginia has Introduced their Version of the GRANITE Act"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022334817564799273)  2026-02-13T15:39Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Daniel was one of the first guys in the UK to grok our defense strategy in the 4chan case immediately on contact and completely. I can't wait to grab a pint with him when this is all over. @theobertram Absolute nonsense and you know it. Can you imagine China Korea Russia or Iran complying with UK laws The mere fact a site is on the internet doesn't mean the UK can enforce fines against a US company. They can send them a piece of paper - but good luck enforcing it. @theobertram Absolute nonsense and you know it. Can you imagine China Korea Russia or Iran complying with UK laws The mere fact a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022410399535321293)  2026-02-13T20:39Z 76.6K followers, 10.9K engagements


"Theyre going to be so mad Imagine the GRANITE Act in action 😂😂 https://t.co/Vr2N9w75ot Imagine the GRANITE Act in action 😂😂 https://t.co/Vr2N9w75ot"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022681333986922765)  2026-02-14T14:36Z 76.6K followers, 17.2K engagements


"@dshensmith knew it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022799086898893276)  2026-02-14T22:24Z 76.6K followers, [---] engagements


"This move by Discord is almost certainly downstream of regulatory pressure from Australia and/or the UK. Democrats should look to Wyoming where a foreign censorship shield bill the Wyoming GRANITE Act is being advanced as we speak. Bring that bill to Congress. There are a ton of Democratic and Leftist organizers who use Discord to coordinate amongst large groups in an accessible way and potentially housing all of their identification especially during an opposing admin with outright fascistic behaviors is absolutely terrifying. There are a ton of Democratic and Leftist organizers who use"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020901219175137512)  2026-02-09T16:42Z 76.6K followers, 23.8K engagements


"The GRANITE Act is designed to do this: 1) it imposes a penalty for even threatening an American citizen 2) since the DSA/OSA systems assume theyll be able to deputize Americans ergo talk to us GRANITE breaks those systems forces censors to go back to the drawing board. If the U.S. does not go after the DSA system itself then it is game over: free speech is gone and our censors are European. Read here https://t.co/SPkCqNDKYd If the U.S. does not go after the DSA system itself then it is game over: free speech is gone and our censors are European. Read here https://t.co/SPkCqNDKYd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019524275208609823)  2026-02-05T21:31Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


""Hard as a Rock: Why Wyomings New GRANITE Act Could Be the Beginning of a Free-Speech Revolution" by @Babygravy9 https://www.infowars.com/posts/hard-as-a-rock-why-wyomings-new-granite-act-could-be-the-beginning-of-a-free-speech-revolution https://www.infowars.com/posts/hard-as-a-rock-why-wyomings-new-granite-act-could-be-the-beginning-of-a-free-speech-revolution"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2020849224439533809)  2026-02-09T13:16Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"It is conceivable that Congress could enact both KOSA and federal GRANITE Act at the same time and there would be zero conflict between them. The laws are philosophically poles apart. But they address different problems and GRANITEs protections are rooted in the Constitution"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021467079707328663)  2026-02-11T06:11Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"I was pleased to provide comment to @aarontmak for this article on the GRANITE Act and what I hope Americans can learn from our clashes with foreign censorship rules: https://archive.is/zNZZt We must not import foreign censorship rules to America. Read more at Digital Future Daily on why Online Speech Codes being passed in the U.S. mirror censorship laws in the UK and EU by @aarontmak @politico featuring @Paul_Taske. https://t.co/3UHVXARUzs https://archive.is/zNZZt We must not import foreign censorship rules to America. Read more at Digital Future Daily on why Online Speech Codes being passed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022077405263953935)  2026-02-12T22:36Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The GRANITE Act - or at least a federal version - can only be ignored if your country doesnt want access to U.S. dollar clearing @ArkTic666 @AllAboutCyc1ing @prestonjbyrne Bless you for thinking the Granite act overrules other country's laws hahaha The granite act is basically nothing and can be completely ignored @ArkTic666 @AllAboutCyc1ing @prestonjbyrne Bless you for thinking the Granite act overrules other country's laws hahaha The granite act is basically nothing and can be completely ignored"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022087884489269713)  2026-02-12T23:18Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Some guy in Wyoming said that GRANITE Act was a "dark money" project but that isn't true at all - I've been doing this for fun. It was open-source law. I published v0.1; @Arceris_btc forked it built it out; we've been hacking on it in public for months"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022206752939552799)  2026-02-13T07:10Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"When a federal shield law is on the books and this whole thing is over as I expect will be the case in the fairly near future I hope the people responsible for this fiasco take some time to reflect on why they thought America would tolerate being pushed around like this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022295561626407109)  2026-02-13T13:03Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"One interesting point to note about the West Virginia bill: I had absolutely nothing to do with it. Caught me totally by surprise. The GRANITE Act idea is moving entirely under its own power now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022320571468358033)  2026-02-13T14:42Z 76.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@PryvitKyle You could use that to raise a GRANITE shield by proving Wyoming origin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022403866843910481)  2026-02-13T20:13Z 76.6K followers, [--] engagements


"The Wyoming GRANITE Act HB0070 the first foreign censorship shield bill in U.S. history a bill that would completely neuter laws like the EU DSA and UK Online Safety Act has been formally introduced in the Wyoming Legislature. https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0070 https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HB0070"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2017224826008564002)  2026-01-30T13:14Z 76.6K followers, 184.7K engagements


"4chan has First Amendment rights in the United States to communicate with the UK essentially without restriction. The 1A would bar any U.S. court from enforcing a UK order that says otherwise. The GRANITE Act is designed to make that rule unambiguous. https://x.com/ApolloEvid3029/status/2022243902955380741 @prestonjbyrne Do you have a First Amendment Right when publishing in the UK https://x.com/ApolloEvid3029/status/2022243902955380741 @prestonjbyrne Do you have a First Amendment Right when publishing in the UK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022364340624453937)  2026-02-13T17:36Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The two best legal commentators/thinkers in the UK on cross-border free speech issues - by a mile - are @Cyberleagle and @Terrorwatchdog. This piece from @cyberleagle today was a fantastic read on the topic and I recommend it. https://www.cyberleagle.com/2026/02/extraterritoriality-and-transatlantic.html https://www.cyberleagle.com/2026/02/extraterritoriality-and-transatlantic.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021716556732867045)  2026-02-11T22:42Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The purpose of the GRANITE Act is to ensure that no American company will ever be threatened with a 10% global revenue fine for their constitutionally protected speech or conduct ever again. Simple as that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022129301488108004)  2026-02-13T02:02Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"I can also provide the current likely final version in markdown format if anyone else is looking to introduce a bill in their state. We have supplied that version to Delaware and New Hampshire"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022311917147004957)  2026-02-13T14:08Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"It's all politics between nations. If the USA erects shield laws vs UK censors that allow Americans to sue the UK for hefty damages political reality is that the UK needs unfettered access to US dollar clearing more than it needs to censor 4chan. That's how this dispute ends"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022352579334639992)  2026-02-13T16:50Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"RT @Paul_Taske: Honestly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022482626687426957)  2026-02-14T01:26Z 76.6K followers, [--] engagements


"The U.S. could have new laws to end foreign censorship within our borders within [--] *weeks.* The GRANITE Act extends its protections to anyone running servers in Wyoming. Legislative session starts on Feb 9th. If you want this shield on the books the time to push is NOW. The Wyoming GRANITE Act HB0070 the first foreign censorship shield bill in U.S. history a bill that would completely neuter laws like the EU DSA and UK Online Safety Act has been formally introduced in the Wyoming Legislature. https://t.co/oXvDXErrfF The Wyoming GRANITE Act HB0070 the first foreign censorship shield bill in"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019211306306605058)  2026-02-05T00:47Z 76.6K followers, 254.1K engagements


""We expect that if the GRANITE Act were enacted that large U.S. Internet companies being targeted by foreign censorship agencies would begin relocating servers to Wyoming data centers immediately to prepare for its entry into force." https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/us-lawmakers-weigh-visa-restrictions-sanctions-on-eu-over-alleged-censorship-5981836 https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/us-lawmakers-weigh-visa-restrictions-sanctions-on-eu-over-alleged-censorship-5981836"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2019881634666106926)  2026-02-06T21:11Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Are you pissed off about Discord is doing (which is driven by foreign censorship laws) You may be interested to learn that Wyoming is moving forward with a shield law that would allow Discord to sue the crap out of any foreign regulator that tried to enforce those laws. Hard as a Rock: Why Wyomings New GRANITE Act Could Be the Beginning of a Free-Speech Revolution https://t.co/NArfY4hxjL Hard as a Rock: Why Wyomings New GRANITE Act Could Be the Beginning of a Free-Speech Revolution https://t.co/NArfY4hxjL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021007776965599488)  2026-02-09T23:46Z 76.6K followers, 39.1K engagements


"SLAM DUNK: the Wyoming GRANITE Act which if enacted would be the first foreign censorship shield law in history has passed its introduction vote 57-5. Foreign censors enjoy coming after Americans while you still can - because your time to do so is running short. The Wyoming GRANITE Act has passed its first hurdle a introduction vote 57-5 @RepDanielSingh @prestonjbyrne The Wyoming GRANITE Act has passed its first hurdle a introduction vote 57-5 @RepDanielSingh @prestonjbyrne"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021285910155853988)  2026-02-10T18:11Z 76.6K followers, 130.7K engagements


"BREAKING: the UK's Internet censorship agency Ofcom is fining 4chan. Again. They are refusing to send us the decision before they publish the outcome so as to deny us the opportunity for a public rebuttal. This is their e-mail and our reply"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021599606841172352)  2026-02-11T14:58Z 76.6K followers, 107.4K engagements


"The UK's censorship agency Ofcom has fined 4chan a US company with no UK presence [------] ($709300) for engaging in speech and conduct which is perfectly legal - and constitutionally protected - in the United States. Not happening Ofcom. Sorry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021949320455442662)  2026-02-12T14:07Z 76.6K followers, 104.9K engagements


"Provisionally fined I should say. As Ofcom is judge jury and executioner I view the "provisional fine" as final as any reply we might formally send would be. unapologetic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021957614587064724)  2026-02-12T14:40Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Their letter informing us of their decision and our response. They gave us ten days to make representations in our reply. We did not need even one. All docs have been provided to federal officials and elected reps in Wyoming New Hampshire and Delaware"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2021961592590745699)  2026-02-12T14:56Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"According to Ofcom if you assert your First Amendment rights and require Ofcom to follow U.S. rules around domesticating foreign judgments in an American court they'll punish you for it by fining you even harder"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022163922170900545)  2026-02-13T04:20Z 76.6K followers, 63K engagements


"These letters are [--] pages long. [--] page of Oi you got your Innnernet loicense Comical. No we do not have our Internet licence. We dont need one. If you want to change that Ofcom I just looked out my window and I do not see a British fleet parked off our coast. Prezza knows he is on to a real winner here. Not only in terms of fees which are the basic level of win but in his potential to be the ultimate guardian of all American business against EU/UK over reach. I hope he gets super rich and super famous. Ofcom are using the same Prezza knows he is on to a real winner here. Not only in terms"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022289659154305418)  2026-02-13T12:40Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Also in terms of how much insane exercise has cost Ofcom it cost them [---] million to stand up and their burn rate is [--] million a year for online safety. They have [---] people trying to do one thing right now: get 4chan. 4chan: lol nope https://www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article/new-online-safety-regime-will-cost-169m-ofcom-says https://www.civilserviceworld.com/news/article/new-online-safety-regime-will-cost-169m-ofcom-says"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022294253951414750)  2026-02-13T12:58Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"They should also reflect on how they spent a half a billion pounds on regulatory architecture that got trashed by a handful of determined American lawyers who saw the emperor had no clothes and refused to play ball. The UK wont understand until the federal shield is up"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022296881829724336)  2026-02-13T13:08Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"THE WEST VIRGINIA GRANITE ACT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED. That brings the total number of state GRANITE efforts to [--] - Wyoming NH Delaware and WV. Note to states: WY is going to have some small but important amendments. Keep a close eye on the WY bill https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1970507 https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1970507"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022309233463591190)  2026-02-13T13:57Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Right. One of the consequences of Ofcom's continuing failure to understand or even acknowledge the existence of private international law is that their demands have as much binding legal force on my clients as Harry Potter fan fiction. To wit none. https://x.com/0xpers3phern/status/2022186453183476017 @prestonjbyrne oh i guess they mean "significant aggravating factor" will make the fine increase to $0 up from $0 because that is all they are going to get https://x.com/0xpers3phern/status/2022186453183476017 @prestonjbyrne oh i guess they mean "significant aggravating factor" will make the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022337891037516130)  2026-02-13T15:51Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Ill bite. Please tell me where in the UK 4chan operates. Please point to it on a map. You can't just say we're an American company so we'll operate US rules globally and ignore every other country's laws. If you won't comply with the rules in a country then don't provide the service there. You can't just say we're an American company so we'll operate US rules globally and ignore every other country's laws. If you won't comply with the rules in a country then don't provide the service there"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022338950321553639)  2026-02-13T15:55Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"4chan's view on where its business operates - i.e. where its servers exist - is more consistent with pre-2023 English law than Ofcom's view. The Online Safety Act is a rejection of traditional English law principles for Soviet-style content control rules. h/t @legalstyleblog"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022395616626905255)  2026-02-13T19:41Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Two reasons I decided to take on Ofcom pro bono 1) Had to be done 2) When we win it will prove that the entire censorship apparatus could be beaten for $0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022457757782413483)  2026-02-13T23:47Z 76.6K followers, 27.6K engagements


"The whole "we're going to let Europe control our Internet" thing is the closest thing to "The Emperor's New Clothes" I've ever seen The obvious solution was always refusal to comply + targeted application of U.S. power. In [----] we got the former. In [----] we will get the latter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022462355079340307)  2026-02-14T00:06Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Targeted application of U.S. power doesn't even need to be offensive power. Forbearance - the withdrawal of protection - is enough: "if you come after our people on our territory we will not protect you with the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. You're on your own.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022488309998465207)  2026-02-14T01:49Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


""Online" is not a place where things happen. It is not a domain into which EU sovereignty extends. It's not a big truck you can put stuff on. It's a telecommunications system. The American Internet is governed by American rules. EU's von der Leyen doubles down: "Our digital sovereignty is our digital sovereignty." "What is forbidden offline is forbidden online." https://t.co/tLNyMkI3ee EU's von der Leyen doubles down: "Our digital sovereignty is our digital sovereignty." "What is forbidden offline is forbidden online." https://t.co/tLNyMkI3ee"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022792438335611164)  2026-02-14T21:57Z 76.6K followers, 11K engagements


"Connecticut's Chief Innovation Officer has just asked X to bypass New York by getting a CT bank charter. Outstanding work. Now if only we can figure out how to get X to see it. @elonmusk should look at CT. We worked with Visa to develop our innovation banking charter one of the only of its kind in US Reports say X has a Visa partnership and moneytransmitter licenses in 40+ U.S. states with New York oversight still a hurdle https://t.co/4smQtKvAcO @elonmusk should look at CT. We worked with Visa to develop our innovation banking charter one of the only of its kind in US Reports say X has a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022793105032827112)  2026-02-14T22:00Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Hey @elonmusk want to solve X's censorship and New York money transmitter issues in one stroke Ping Colin. @prestonjbyrne X should just come to Wyoming. @elonmusk I can put you in touch with the right people here and with GRANITE we'd be the most welcoming state in so many ways. @prestonjbyrne X should just come to Wyoming. @elonmusk I can put you in touch with the right people here and with GRANITE we'd be the most welcoming state in so many ways"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022799338053779619)  2026-02-14T22:25Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"RT @jd_pressman: So we're down to three hypothesis: 1) Panspermia. 2) We're very early. 3) We're fucked and the great filter approaches"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022805816877740155)  2026-02-14T22:51Z 76.6K followers, [---] engagements


"State of Wyoming brutally speechmoggs globalistmaxxing britbong Office of Communications causing irreversible cortisol spike. The Wyoming GRANITE Act has passed its first hurdle a introduction vote 57-5 @RepDanielSingh @prestonjbyrne The Wyoming GRANITE Act has passed its first hurdle a introduction vote 57-5 @RepDanielSingh @prestonjbyrne"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022816321558270315)  2026-02-14T23:32Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"I should have saved this post for when the bill actually passes but Ill just rework it slightly and repost it then as new Joke will not be old two weeks from now with any luck"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022817413318824075)  2026-02-14T23:37Z 76.6K followers, [---] engagements


"RT @AStuttaford: More disinformation from VDL. But if the EU feels that strongly about this issue it should ban the social media it so d"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022845401833898216)  2026-02-15T01:28Z 76.6K followers, [--] engagements


"For America "digital sovereignty" is about using power to force countries who want us to play along with censorship into making politically unattractive choices. "You want to censor your Internet Go ahead (using domestic levers only)." They won't. https://x.com/ApolloMars6/status/2022818135405990054 @prestonjbyrne if the EU sovereignty is not reflected in the digital space American sovereignty doesn't mean anything too. You just game the best excuse to rule the internet stricter than public free speech because it is just a telecommunications system not a public space."  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022847263677034909)  2026-02-15T01:35Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"That's what the GRANITE Act does. GRANITE is pretty simple: it says foreign orders don't work in America and foreign countries face serious consequences if they even try to control American speech. Doesn't stop them from doing unilateral blocks at home. But will they"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022847631941120200)  2026-02-15T01:37Z 76.6K followers, [---] engagements


"It's always fun to see hits from places like Hong Kong Singapore and Japan on my website analytics. I often wonder how brash American solo style free speech lawyering translates for those readers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022859085176033510)  2026-02-15T02:22Z 76.6K followers, [----] engagements


"RT @AdrianDittmann: In that case the EU should respect the digital sovereignty of others and keep to its geographical borders (both offl"  
[X Link](https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/status/2022866725834809453)  2026-02-15T02:53Z 76.6K followers, [--] engagements

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