FIRE is a U.S. nonprofit organization that defends freedom of speech and freedom of thought through litigation, advocacy, education, and policy reform. FIRE's Twitter Score is 51 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of September 2026, ranking #17,423 (top 5%) among 486,037 tracked accounts.
FIRE, whose full name is the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, was originally founded in 1999 as the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education by Alan Charles Kors and Harvey A. Silverglate to combat censorship and due-process violations on college campuses. On June 6, 2022, the organization broadened its scope beyond higher education and adopted its current name to reflect that expanded mission. It operates as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on civil rights and free-expression advocacy.
FIRE pursues its mission across courtrooms, campuses, and broader American culture, taking on cases and campaigns that span student and faculty speech rights, institutional censorship, and legislative threats to open expression. The account has been actively publishing free-speech advocacy content on X into 2025. FIRE has been mentioned by 167 accounts a total of 1,711 times, reflecting ongoing engagement from the free-speech and civil-liberties community. FIRE has accumulated 224,120 followers as of September 2026 and published 27,076 posts.
Who follows FIRE on X?
The accounts that follow FIRE include 187 founders, 41 angel investors, 66 influencers and 1 VCs. Among them are Elon Musk, Anthony Pompliano, Garry Tan, Jesse Powell, Mario Nawfal and Neeraj K. Agrawal.