A US judge dismisses X's lawsuit against CCDH, saying the suit had been brought as a means toward “punishing the defendants for their speech”; X plans to appeal
in a win for free speech. https://storage.courtlistener.com/ ... Mastodon: Jeff Jarvis / @jeffjarvis@mastodon.social : Good. Musk does not support free speech. He supports his speech and tries to us...
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen will give evidence to the UK Parliament's Online Safety Bill committee on October 25
Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower who accuses the technology giant of putting profit ahead of safety, will give evidence to the UK Parliament later this month. Tweets: @onlinesafetycom , @rus...
Adam Mosseri says Instagram is pausing work on Instagram Kids, after criticism from parents, experts, regulators, policymakers, and others
Good morning! This Tuesday, Facebook says Instagram isn't bad for teens … Ben Lyons / Gamereactor UK : Development of Instagram Kids has been paused Barbara Ortutay / NBC Bay Area : EXPLAINER: Why Fa...
Australia says Facebook agreed to reinstate news content in Australia in the coming days after the government promised amendments to its proposed media bill
but what was lost along the way? Micky : Facebook versus Australia: the government hands Facebook a free pass Max Willens / Digiday : Cheat sheet: Facebook brings news back to platform in Australia - ...
Facebook poaches Tony Close, director of content standards at Ofcom, as director of content regulation; Ofcom is preparing to regulate social media companies
Matthew Moore / The Times : Tweets: @mattkmoore , @mrharrycole , @janinegibson , @tim2040 , @damiancollins , and @jbenton See also Mediagazer Tweets: Matthew Moore / @mattkmoore : Tony Close was plac...
WhatsApp now limits forwarding of viral messages, forwarded five or more times, to one group at a time, to fight the spread of misinformation
but I'll take it https://twitter.com/... Chris Moran / @chrismoranuk : ‘If a user receives a frequently forwarded message - one forwarded more than five times - under the new curbs, they will only be ...
Report: betting companies had access to a UK Department for Education database with records of 28M children, after a third-party gave access without permission
Charlie Osborne / ZDNet : Tweets: @libertyhq , @dannyjpalmer , @damiancollins , @ineqegroup , and @carolecadwalla Tweets: Liberty / @libertyhq : This data was collected from students by trusted educa...
Google's limits on microtargeting of political ads for state and federal candidates shakes up ad plans and frustrates both Democrats and Republicans
but it's a secret April Glaser / Slate : Will Google's Changes to Political Ads Hurt Democrats or Republicans More? Washington Post : Google's new political ad rules unite Democratic and Republican ca...
Google's limits on microtargeting of political ads for state and federal candidates shakes up ad plans and frustrates both Democrats and Republicans
limiting microtargeting will F over the little guys @longhornderek : This is a really dumb move. Candidates running in primaries are now supposed to advertise to people who aren't even in the party th...
Mark Zuckerberg calls for global regulations in four areas: policing harmful content, election integrity, a GDPR-like privacy framework, and data portability
but some experts are questioning his motives Nick Gillespie / Hit & Run : Mark Zuckerberg: ‘I Believe We Need a More Active Role for Governments and Regulators’ David McCabe / Axios : Zuckerberg start...