During oral arguments, SCOTUS justices seemed reluctant to strike down Texas' and Florida's social media laws, but raised concerns about companies' 1A rights
Update Tim Wu / New York Times : Big Tech's Latest Power Grab: the Constitution Washington Post : A roundup of the oral arguments made in the Supreme Court for two cases involving Florida's and Texas'...
A look at Counterman v. Colorado, a cyberstalking case SCOTUS is set to consider on April 19 that could have sweeping consequences for online speech writ large
being heard by SCOTUS on Wednesday — a case that could inadvertently strike down a bunch of important protections against online stalking https://www.fastcompany.com/ ... Issie Lapowsky / @issielapows...
Pinterest confirms it is facing a probe by California's Civil Rights Department, which has contacted Ifeoma Ozoma and other former staff as possible witnesses
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Twitch's “hate raid” lawsuit raises questions about when tech platforms should unmask their own anonymous users and sue them for violating their speech policies
It isn't hard to figure out who the bad guys are in Twitch's latest lawsuit against two of its users. Tweets: @issielapowsky and @protocol Tweets: Issie Lapowsky / @issielapowsky : NEW: Why Twitch's l...
Following Texas' abortion law, tech companies could face suits over providing on-demand rides to clinics, subpoenas requesting user data, and more
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Q&A: Facebook Oversight Board director Thomas Hughes on upholding Trump's ban, why the Board isn't a PR stunt, Facebook refusing to answer its questions, more
Nicholas Suzar who “loved” a comparison between Trump & Hitler —Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei, a member of George Soros' Open Society Initiative —Jamal Greene who fantasized about Trump being shot 🤔 Dan P...
During Senate hearing, Spotify and Match said Apple abuses its power over app developers, leveraging its user base; Spotify said the goal is to hurt rivals
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A CA bill aims to let workers under NDA gags speak out about any discrimination, not just sexual harassment; ex-Pinterest employee Ifeoma Ozoma helped draft it
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A Washington, DC judge struck down a key 2018 Trump admin H-1B visa requirement on Tuesday that IT companies deemed onerous and caused a spike in visa denials
Issie Lapowsky / Protocol : Tweets: @protocol , @issielapowsky , and @protocol . Thanks: @emilydreyfuss Tweets: @protocol : A judge ruled that onerous requirements the White House placed on H-1B visa...
Checkr, a background check engine for Uber, Lyft, and others, has faced ~80 lawsuits since 2015 for erroneous checks that severely disrupted gig worker incomes
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