A judge blocks parts of California's SB 976, finding it may infringe on First Amendment rights, but allows a provision banning “addictive feeds” for minors
Parts of the law will still take effect Wednesday. — SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge on Tuesday barred …
CA State Assembly approves a bill letting parents sue social media companies if children become “addicted” to the companies' products; bill needs a final vote
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon hold social media companies responsible for harming children …
DOJ asks court to block California net neutrality law despite FCC's attempt to preempt state laws being overturned in October 2019
DOJ and ISPs sue Calif. despite court vacating FCC's bid to preempt state laws. — The Trump administration and broadband industry are resuming their fight …
Former Yahoo engineer has pleaded guilty to hacking into the accounts of about 6,000 Yahoo users in search of sexual photos and videos
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A former Yahoo software engineer has pleaded guilty to hacking into the accounts of some 6,000 Yahoo users in search of sexual photos and videos.
Rep. Devin Nunes is suing Twitter and some of its users for defamation, alleging Twitter is shadow banning conservatives, seeks $250M+ in damages
House Intelligence Committee ranking member and former chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) is suing Twitter and a number of its users for more than $250 million.
Democratic AGs from NY, California, Washington, and elsewhere say they have not been invited to DOJ meeting on tech companies allegedly stifling free speech
including those in tech hubs like Calif. — so far haven't been invited. People are pissed. http://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
Backpage.com CEO pleads guilty to federal and state charges of conspiracy and money laundering; Texas AG says the company pleaded guilty to human trafficking
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The chief executive of a website that authorities have dubbed a lucrative nationwide “online brothel” …
Amazon files first-ever suit over fake product reviews, alleges Calif. man sold fraudulent praise
Todd Bishop / GeekWire : … Amazon has filed suit against the alleged operator of several sites that offer Amazon sellers the ability to purchase fake 4- and 5-star customer reviews of their products.