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...
Russia moves to designate Meta as an “extremist organization”; source says WhatsApp won't be affected as it is a means of communication
WhatsApp is the most popular messenger in Russia, it takes up nearly 60% of all messenger internet traffic. We are talking tens of millions of people having limited access to comms, and for a lot of t...
Canada proposes the creation of a digital safety commissioner role to oversee violations of new harmful online content rules and issue penalties to platforms
On this page — Module 1: A new legislative and regulatory framework for social media platforms One Degree : One Degree Friday July 30 2021 Anja Karadeglija / montrealgazette : Federal online harms bi...
The Oversight Board says it will announce its decision on Facebook's banning of Trump at 9AM ET on Wednesday, after receiving 9,000+ public responses
this would be a HUGE MISTAKE. Hugh Hewitt / @hughhewitt : The decision by @Facebook independent board on former President Trump is far less important than the debate underway on how to structure gover...
Facebook launches new initiative to support independent academic research about the impact of social media on democracy and elections
this excellent SNL parody of Zuck perfectly demonstrates why Amy Gesenhues / Marketing Land : Facebook announces election-based independent research initiative as part of its continuing hearts and min...