The EU fines X €120M for breaching online content rules, the first fine under the DSA, citing issues like its deceptive blue checkmarks, after a two-year probe
‘Impose Sanctions...’ The Verge : EU fines X $140 million over ‘deceptive’ blue checkmarks Inc : Why Elon Musk's X Was Slapped With a $140 Million Fine Eva Terry / Deseret News : European Union fines ...
California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes SB 771, which would've fined social media companies up to $1M if their algorithms promoted violent or extremist content
To the Members of the California State Senate: I am returning Senate Bill 771 without my signature. Sophia Bollag / GovTech : California Governor Signs New Artificial Intelligence Laws Anabel Sosa / S...
US FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson announces an inquiry into “Big Tech censorship”, which he calls “un-American” and “potentially illegal”, and seeks public comment
including ‘shadow banning’ Sean Burch / The Wrap : Trump-Appointed FTC Chair Launches Big Tech Inquiry for ‘Bullying’ and Censorship Sean Burch / TVNewsCheck : Trump-Appointed FTC Chair Launches Big T...
SCOTUS signals it is likely to uphold the TikTok divest-or-ban law, as a majority of justices suggested they see national security overriding free speech issues
TikTok went before the Supreme Court on Friday for one last attempt to put an end to the impending ban. Stephen Schenck / Android Authority : It may be time to start accepting that the US TikTok ban i...
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 …
Incoming FCC chairman Brendan Carr's censorial agenda, which is couched in the language of free speech, may be the biggest threat to the 1A in quite a long time
www.techdirt.com/2024/11/27/ b... Tim Karr / @timkarr.bsky.social : Where one of the bigger threats to free speech under the coming Trump admin, says the private entity NewsGuard “is under investigati...
How the SCOTUS NetChoice ruling on social media platforms' First Amendment rights could affect a host of tech legislation, including kids' online safety laws
Here's what the SCOTUS decision might mean for everything from kids online safety laws to the TikTok ‘ban.’
SCOTUS orders lower courts to take another look at Texas' and Florida's social media laws, saying neither lower court conducted proper analysis of 1A challenges
The First Amendment was written in the 18th century … The Hill : Morning Report — Is a Trump election interference trial off the table? CCIA : Supreme Court Issues Ruling in CCIA, NetChoice Challenge ...
Eight TikTok creators sue the US government over the law forcing a sale or ban of TikTok, arguing the move violates their First Amendment rights
Trump defense goes after Cohen; Alsobrooks beats Trone Benzinga : TikTok Creators Challenge Biden's Divestment Law In Court, Argue Platform Gives ‘A Unique And Irreplaceable Means To Express’ Meera Na...
TikTok sues the US government over law forcing a sale or ban, alleging it violates users' First Amendment rights and divestiture is “simply not possible”
The social media company and its Chinese parent, ByteDance, sued to challenge the new law, saying it violated users' First Amendment rights.