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VOICE ARCHIVE

Nora Benavidez

@attorneynora
63 posts
2025-09-30
California is leading the way on regulating tech & AI, passing the most significant AI law in the country.  We know tech is too big to regulate itself, and this is a critical step towards more responsible innovation to protect digital rights & expression: www.gov.ca.gov/2025/09/29/g...
2025-09-30 View on X
Politico

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs SB 53 into law; the first-in-the-nation AI safety law requires AI companies to disclose their safety testing regimes

“California has proven that we can establish regulations to protect our communities while also ensuring that the growing AI industry continues to thrive.

2024-12-29
Too bad these folks dislike free expression for all.  Otherwise I'd say the stripping of their Twitter verification is an anemic corporate bully action motivated by a desire to retaliate against speech Musk doesn't like. #freespeech #firstamendment www.mediaite.com/tech/elon-mu...
2024-12-29 View on X
New York Post

Trump supports H-1B visas, saying “I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I've been a believer in H-1B”, siding with Musk in the MAGA debate on the issue

President-elect Trump told The Post Saturday he supports immigration visas for highly skilled workers …

Too bad these folks dislike free expression for all.  Otherwise I'd say the stripping of their Twitter verification is an anemic corporate bully action motivated by a desire to retaliate against speech Musk doesn't like. #freespeech #firstamendment www.mediaite.com/tech/elon-mu...
2024-12-29 View on X
Axios

Some conservative critics of Elon Musk allege censorship and claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging his views on H-1B visas

The fight between Ketamine Boy and the MAGAts is definitely a time to root for injuries … David Ingram / NBC News : Elon Musk accused of censoring conservatives on X who disagree w...

2024-12-28
Too bad these folks dislike free expression for all.  Otherwise I'd say the stripping of their Twitter verification is an anemic corporate bully action motivated by a desire to retaliate against speech Musk doesn't like. #freespeech #firstamendment www.mediaite.com/tech/elon-mu...
2024-12-28 View on X
Axios

Some conservative critics of Elon Musk allege censorship and claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging his views on H-1B visas

- Since Musk purchased Twitter and implemented sweeping staff cuts, it's often been difficult to get answers as to whether …

2024-10-13
I've studied platform policies, staffing, moderation asymmetries for yrs. @tiktok_us is part of what I call Big Tech Backside — worst is this retreat comes less than a month before the US election. As if the values of the company don't align w/ democracy.https://www.wsj.com/ ...
2024-10-13 View on X
Reuters

TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees globally, including less than 500 in Malaysia, as it shifts focus towards a greater use of AI in content moderation

to Replace Them With AI Katie Scott / Tech.co : AI Moderation Leads to Layoffs at TikTok Sarah Kearns / Hypebeast : TikTok Cuts Hundreds of Jobs in Move Towards AI Content Moderati...

2024-10-12
I've studied platform policies, staffing, moderation asymmetries for yrs. @tiktok_us is part of what I call Big Tech Backside — worst is this retreat comes less than a month before the US election. As if the values of the company don't align w/ democracy.https://www.wsj.com/ ...
2024-10-12 View on X
Reuters

TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees globally, including less than 500 in Malaysia, as it shifts focus towards a greater use of AI in content moderation

Social media platform TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia …

2024-08-29
HUGE WIN: 3rd Circuit finds TikTok's algorithm is not shielded by Section 230 from liability for harm to users. We're sweeping the courts to reach accountability for bad actors and harmful behavior by platforms: https://www.law360.com/...
2024-08-29 View on X
Reuters

A US court rules TikTok must face a lawsuit over a 10-year-old's death and the “blackout challenge”, saying algorithmic curation isn't protected by Section 230

www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/ 21... Daphne Keller / @daphnek.bsky.social : Now the 3rd Circuit is engaging in the absurd pretense that the Court actually decided this issue in Mo...

2024-08-18
Breaking news: the Ninth Circuit just ruled that California Age appropriate Design Code likely facially violates the First Amendment. I am pleased with this victory. @NetChoice
2024-08-18 View on X
Washington Post

A US appeals court largely upholds a ruling blocking the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, finding parts of the law likely violate the First Amendment

making decisions based on evidence, not claims.https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Nora Benavidez / @attorneynora : Breaking news: the Ninth Circuit just ruled that California Age ...

2024-08-17
Breaking news: the Ninth Circuit just ruled that California Age appropriate Design Code likely facially violates the First Amendment. I am pleased with this victory. @NetChoice
2024-08-17 View on X
Washington Post

A US appeals court largely upholds a ruling blocking the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act, finding parts of the law likely violate the First Amendment

The court found key parts of the landmark law probably violate the First Amendment, largely siding with an industry challenge.

2024-07-14
The illusion of parity among presidential candidates here is merely Meta paying lip service to its own policy compliance, of which it hasn't bolstered nor been faithful. A dangerous game to play and a tip that platforms are rarely neutral actors. https://www.axios.com/...
2024-07-14 View on X
Axios

Meta says it will soon roll back restrictions on Donald Trump's Instagram and Facebook accounts to ensure parity among candidates ahead of the 2024 election

It's making the change to ensure parity among presidential candidates leading up to the 2024 election More on @axios https://www.axios.com/... Forums: r/technology : Exclusive: Met...

2024-07-13
The illusion of parity among presidential candidates here is merely Meta paying lip service to its own policy compliance, of which it hasn't bolstered nor been faithful. A dangerous game to play and a tip that platforms are rarely neutral actors. https://www.axios.com/...
2024-07-13 View on X
Axios

Meta says it will soon roll back restrictions on Donald Trump's Instagram and Facebook accounts to ensure parity among candidates ahead of the 2024 election

- While those penalties were designed to limit any public figure's accounts during civil unrest, Donald Trump's accounts …

2024-07-02
Supreme Court has vacated the NetChoice cases. A slight sigh of relief for our First Amendment. Government regulation should have no business dictating private speech. Statement from us at @freepress pending.
2024-07-02 View on X
CBS News

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, ...

2024-02-27
SCOTUS heard arguments today abt whether state officials can mandate platforms keep up content. Yes platforms should bolster content-moderation, but the First Amendment is clear: It's not the govt's role to impose rules on how companies should do this:https://www.freepress.net/ ...
2024-02-27 View on X
Bloomberg

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 ...

2024-02-17
Whether these tech giants actually do the work of better detecting, labeling and debunking AI-generated disinformation remains to be seen. Lofty principles & promises like those expressed in this accord are nice, but the rubber meets the road when it comes to implementation. 10/
2024-02-17 View on X
Associated Press

Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, TikTok, X, and 11 other companies sign a voluntary accord to fight deepfakes that deliberately trick voters

we need to do more to fight this.https://apnews.com/... Nora Benavidez / @attorneynora : Voluntary promises like the one announced today simply aren't good enough to meet the globa...

Voluntary promises like the one announced today simply aren't good enough to meet the global challenges facing democracy. Every election cycle, tech companies pledge to a vague set of democratic standards and then fail to fully deliver on these promises. 7/
2024-02-17 View on X
Associated Press

Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, TikTok, X, and 11 other companies sign a voluntary accord to fight deepfakes that deliberately trick voters

we need to do more to fight this.https://apnews.com/... Nora Benavidez / @attorneynora : Voluntary promises like the one announced today simply aren't good enough to meet the globa...

While the accord touts AI's beneficial ability to flag deceptive content across languages, the signing co's don't commit to staffing up in-language teams needed to ensure that the tech isn't flagging false positives or missing imp. nuance only a human moderator could detect. 15/
2024-02-17 View on X
Associated Press

Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, TikTok, X, and 11 other companies sign a voluntary accord to fight deepfakes that deliberately trick voters

we need to do more to fight this.https://apnews.com/... Nora Benavidez / @attorneynora : Voluntary promises like the one announced today simply aren't good enough to meet the globa...

This is not a drill: we are in one of the most consequential election yrs ever. Tech co's need to show that their policy guardrails are back on the books, that critical election-integrity teams are staffed & trained up, & well-trained and resourced ppl oversee the robots. 16/
2024-02-17 View on X
Associated Press

Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, TikTok, X, and 11 other companies sign a voluntary accord to fight deepfakes that deliberately trick voters

we need to do more to fight this.https://apnews.com/... Nora Benavidez / @attorneynora : Voluntary promises like the one announced today simply aren't good enough to meet the globa...

2024-01-27
Spoke w/ @TaylorLorenz re tools that spit out copycat social media language for ppl to post on Israel/Palestine issues: “These tools upend authenticity ... People may feel like the language is indicative of a growing sentiment” — which is not actually real.https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
2024-01-27 View on X
Washington Post

Supporters of Israel are using apps to mass report pro-Palestinian content online, raising questions for tech platforms over “citizen-led propaganda” campaigns

which is not actually real.https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... Eileen Clancy / @clancynewyork : This level of organization only exists on one side of the conflict," said Emerson T....

2024-01-26
Bombshell report comes amid congressional scrutiny & Federal Trade Commission crackdown on data brokers. But still not enough is happening. We need federal law to limit govt purchase of our data & we need @FTC rules to allow simple consumer opt-out:https://www.nytimes.com/ ...
2024-01-26 View on X
New York Times

An NSA letter to Sen. Ron Wyden reveals the agency buys logs related to Americans' domestic internet activities from commercial data brokers without warrants

The disclosure comes amid congressional scrutiny and a Federal Trade Commission crackdown on commercial data brokers.

2023-07-17
Practically, by the time platform content has reached the level of a public safety, national security or election interference threat, it's likely already gone viral and it is dangerously late in the game to mitigate visibility and real-world harm.
2023-07-17 View on X
Reuters

A US appeals court temporarily blocks a lower July 6 court order sharply limiting US government officials' and agencies' contacts with social media companies