State Department confirms federal censorship shield law incoming
created: Jan. 28, 2026, 11:22 p.m. | updated: Jan. 29, 2026, 12:20 a.m.
10/18/2025: The GRANITE Act, a foreign censorship shield law, is proposed here, by yours truly, on this blog.
11/20/2025: Wyoming GRANITE Act finalized and filed for numbering with the Wyoming legislature, as reported exclusively on this blog.
It is a deal-breaker, it is a red line.” She adds that a federal censorship shield law is also under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives.
12/5/2025: United States Senator Eric Schmitt announces, on X, that he is also working on foreign censorship shield legislation.
1/15/2026: final version of the Wyoming GRANITE Act published, right here on this blog.
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