Professor Mark Grabowski was quoted in a story published by Cybernews, analyzing Donald Trump’s 2025 executive order on censorship.
The Jan. 27, 2025 article — titled “Trump’s order on censorship: victory for free speech or assault on reality?” — draws on Grabowski’s cyber law expertise to question whether the administration’s push to “end government censorship” might instead undermine democratic discourse.
As Grabowski told Cybernews, the involvement of government in moderating speech “opens the door to a dangerous slippery slope.” He warned that what begins as an effort to curb misinformation could easily expand into suppressing dissenting viewpoints, critical journalism, or unpopular political opinions — a serious blow to free speech and public discourse.
His comments underscore ongoing concerns that new laws and regulations, even those framed as protecting free speech, may carry unintended consequences for media freedom, transparency, and democratic accountability.
The Jan. 27, 2025 article — titled “Trump’s order on censorship: victory for free speech or assault on reality?” — draws on Grabowski’s cyber law expertise to question whether the administration’s push to “end government censorship” might instead undermine democratic discourse.
As Grabowski told Cybernews, the involvement of government in moderating speech “opens the door to a dangerous slippery slope.” He warned that what begins as an effort to curb misinformation could easily expand into suppressing dissenting viewpoints, critical journalism, or unpopular political opinions — a serious blow to free speech and public discourse.
His comments underscore ongoing concerns that new laws and regulations, even those framed as protecting free speech, may carry unintended consequences for media freedom, transparency, and democratic accountability.
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