A US judge dismisses Ethan Zuckerman's lawsuit against Meta; Zuckerman sought to stop Meta from suing him over a tool to let users unfollow everyone on Facebook
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The US DOJ sues Adobe for allegedly harming “consumers by enrolling them in its default, most lucrative subscription plan without clearly disclosing” plan terms
Amid a flurry of tech news yesterday … Kevin Okemwa / Windows Central : US government sues Adobe for ‘deceptive’ business tactics and hiding steep subscription cancellation charges to ‘trap’ its custo...
A preview of the NetChoice cases to be argued at SCOTUS on February 26, about the constitutionality of Texas and Florida laws regulating social media content
but conservatives may have already won David McCabe / New York Times : What to Know About the Supreme Court Arguments on Social Media Laws Tech Policy Press : Review of Amicus Briefs Filed in NetChoic...
Sources: the Biden administration is exploring mounting a campaign against Alibaba Cloud, Huawei Cloud, and other Chinese cloud companies over security concerns
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The fight for a Montana bill to ban TikTok, which passed in the Senate and will likely pass in the House, previews the legally perilous road for a federal push
A state rep asked if “this generation” was, through TikTok, choosing the CCP “as their new god” — AT&T talked its way out of having to block the app — TikTok quietly used campaign-style tactics to ral...
Sources: The White House has given feedback on a draft bipartisan TikTok bill and is considering asking Congress for more legal powers to police certain apps
Banning tiktok doesn't do anything meaningful. Data brokers will happily sell your data to tiktok. … Tweets: Karl Bode / @karlbode : gizmodo is one of the only outlets consistently pointing out that ...
On Friday, SCOTUS may discuss whether to hear two cases challenging social media laws in Texas and Florida and plans to hear two Section 230 cases in February
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A look at the growing bipartisan scrutiny of TikTok in the US; email: House officials told staff they did not recommend using the app, citing security concerns
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A look at efforts by 50+ countries to control digital data produced by citizens, governments, and businesses, driven by privacy concerns, economics, and more
Nations are accelerating efforts to control data produced within their perimeters, disrupting the flow of what has become a kind of digital currency. Tweets: @wbm312 , @vickerysec , @profcarroll , @da...
After leaving Meta, Brandon Silverman, co-founder of Facebook-acquired CrowdTangle, has helped craft a bipartisan bill to boost social networks' transparency
The co-founder of CrowdTangle has been working with Congress on legislation to make tech companies disclose their inner workings. Tweets: @benyt , @lauraedelson2 , @apmckay , @elipariser , @aaschapiro...