The EU opens an investigation into X over hosting disinformation tied to Hamas' Israel attack and sends X a formal request for information under the DSA
'In this particular case, the Commission services are investigating X's compliance with the #DSA, including with regard to its policies and practices regarding notices on illegal content, complaint ha...
Thierry Breton says he sees a “strong willingness” from Twitter to comply with the EU's DSA and that the company was the first to undergo the law's stress test
The EU's top tech enforcer warned Elon Musk on Thursday that Twitter must have enough resources to moderate dangerous content by August 25 or risk being in violation of the bloc's landmark rules to re...
The White House unveils six proposals for tech policy reform aimed at competition, algorithms, and safety on social platforms, and suggests Section 230 changes
for a Good Reason Alfonso Maruccia / TechSpot : White House consults experts, lays down a six-point plan to increase Big Tech accountability GovTech : White House Outlines Guiding Principles for Big T...
As the EU prepares its third landmark tech law in the past few years, the US has enacted only two narrow federal tech laws in the past 25 years
one for children's privacy and the other for ridding sites of sex-trafficking content —in the past 25 years.” https://www.nytimes.com/... Chris O'Brien / @obrien : EU policymakers, while not perfect, ...
EU Parliament passed Digital Services Act, including provisions banning targeted ads based on highly sensitive personal data, limiting dark patterns, and more
and it goes by the name #DSA. [Modified clip from a Clint Eastwood film] @greensefa : We have long campaigned for a fairer internet with less power in the hands of tech giants. Today's result on the @...
Bipartisan Senate legislation announced Thursday would ban tech companies from self-preferencing and anti-competitively discriminating against businesses
because @EnergyCommerce Dems still don't understand how #Section230 works https://twitter.com/... Alex Harman / @citizenalex3 : The bipartisan American Innovation and Choice Online Act from @SenAmyKlo...
Ahead of House hearing, Mark Zuckerberg calls for Section 230 reform that makes protections conditional on platforms' ability to identify and remove content
Want this newsletter delievered to your inbox? — Good evening, Aaron Mackey / Electronic Frontier Foundation : Facebook's Pitch to Congress: Section 230 for Me, But not for Thee Russell Brandom / Th...
Sources: CEOs of Facebook, Google, and Twitter to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee on October 28; Twitter has confirmed Jack Dorsey will testify
less than a week before the US Presidential Election. It must be constructive & focused on what matters most to the American people: how we work together to protect elections Lauren Feiner / @lauren_f...