2024-06-27
Cool to see my @politico reporting cited in the Supreme Court dissent to Murthy v Missouri decision today - https://www.politico.com/... [image]
Reuters
SCOTUS declines to impose limits on the way the Biden administration may communicate with social media platforms, overturning a lower court's 2023 decision
2024-03-08
NEW - The White House is hosting its 2nd annual creator watch party w/ 30+ creators, including TikTok influencers. Interesting timing given it's the same day House E&C passed a bill to force TikTok to separate from its Beijing-based ByteDance owner, which the WH also backed.
The Verge
TikTok sends US users a push notification saying Congress plans a total ban, with a link to find representatives, after the White House supported a TikTok bill
NEW - The White House is hosting its 2nd annual creator watch party w/ 30+ creators, including TikTok influencers. Interesting timing given it's the same day House E&C passed a bill to force TikTok to separate from its Beijing-based ByteDance owner, which the WH also backed.
Semafor
The US House Energy and Commerce Committee advances a bill that would force ByteDance to divest TikTok, after TikTok's campaign reportedly enraged legislators
Semafor Signals — Insights from The New York Times, Financial Times, and CNN — The News
2024-02-01
Covering @JudiciaryDems hearing with Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord CEOs discussing their handling of child sexual abuse material this morning. The room is full of sexual exploitation victims and families who have lost children who are holding up photocopies. room is silent [image]
TechCrunch
Microsoft and X say they support the Kids Online Safety Act; Meta, Discord, and TikTok demur, citing criticism from groups or supporting only some parts of KOSA
how much they care & the promises—are empty. It is the voices & stories of the advocates who joined me today that will create real change. We will win this fight for the Kids Onlin...
Covering @JudiciaryDems hearing with Meta, X, TikTok, Snap and Discord CEOs discussing their handling of child sexual abuse material this morning. The room is full of sexual exploitation victims and families who have lost children who are holding up photocopies. room is silent [image]
Washington Post
A recap of the US Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on kids' online safety, with testimony from the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap, and Discord
2023-11-15
Big implications of this ruling out of Northern Cali district court that found a lawsuit from 100s of families is allowed to proceed, and some of their claims that Meta, YouTube, TikTok, Snap's have defective products are not blocked by tech's Section 230 liability shield.
Reuters
A US judge rejects efforts by Alphabet, ByteDance, Meta, and Snap to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits accusing them of enticing and addicting children to their apps
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected efforts by major social media companies to dismiss nationwide litigation accusing …
2023-09-01
New - Federal judge blocks Arkansas parental consent law from going into effect tmrw (Sept. 1) saying its likely unconstitutional. Marks a big win for @NetChoice who requested an injunction, saying it violates users' First Amendment rights. On @POLITICOPro https://subscriber.politicopro.com/ ...
Associated Press
A US district judge temporarily blocks an Arkansas law requiring parental consent for minors to open social media accounts that was set to take effect on Sep. 1
If allowed to go into effect, any “new” social media profile would require independent age verification. … X: Rebecca Kern / @rebeccamkern : New - Federal judge blocks Arkansas par...
2023-07-28
NEW - @commercedems favorably reported out KOSA and COPPA 2.0 to increase kids online safety and privacy protections, on @POLITICOPro with @alfredwng https://subscriber.politicopro.com/ ...
The Verge
The US Senate Judiciary Committee advances the Kids Online Safety Act and COPPA 2.0; critics highlight issues, like forcing companies to collect more user data
2023-04-13
@b_fung Talked with Sen Tyler Dees this week - he said YouTube is exempt - https://subscriber.politicopro.com/ ...
CNN
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs a bill requiring that social media companies verify new users' ages and get a parent's consent for users under 18
2022-10-29
Interesting that @OversightBoard is offering to help Musk with their his content moderation council — will be watching! https://twitter.com/...
@elonmusk
Elon Musk says Twitter will form a content moderation council with “widely diverse viewpoints” for making major decisions about content and reinstating accounts
Twitter will be forming a content moderation council with widely diverse viewpoints. No major content decisions or account reinstatements will happen before that council convenes.
2022-09-21
Interesting timing, @Meta is announcing new features for creators on Facebook, the same day @YouTube announced it's expanding its partnerships and payments to creators.... https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
Facebook adds Pages features to let creators endorse each other, make content exclusive to top fans and subscribers, earn “rising creator” labels, and more
2022-06-05
Scoop - @FrankPallone, @cathymcmorris and @SenatorWicker have a draft federal privacy bill wherein they've compromised on preemption and a limited private right of action. They've shared it with industry and privacy advocacy groups.for @POLITICOPro. https://subscriber.politicopro.com/ ...
Washington Post
A House and Senate bipartisan data privacy bill would let users opt out of targeted ads and sue internet companies that improperly sell their data, and more
To provide consumers with foundational data privacy rights … Msmash / Slashdot : Lawmakers Reignite Battle for Federal Privacy Law Ben Brody / Protocol : Congress is actually takin...
2022-06-04
Scoop - @FrankPallone, @cathymcmorris and @SenatorWicker have a draft federal privacy bill wherein they've compromised on preemption and a limited private right of action. They've shared it with industry and privacy advocacy groups.for @POLITICOPro. https://subscriber.politicopro.com/ ...
Washington Post
A House and Senate bipartisan data privacy bill would let users opt out of targeted ads and sue internet companies that improperly sell their data, and more
The proposal, considered a step forward, still lacks the support of some key members — A bipartisan group of legislators …
2021-12-23
New in Morning Tech - @SenAmyKlobuchar and 12 other Democrats sent a letter to @Meta asking why it dissolved it Civic Integrity Team after the 2020 elections, saying remaining misinformation and disinformation on the platform helped contribute to Jan. 6/ exclusive for @politico
Engadget
In a letter, 13 Democratic senators ask Mark Zuckerberg why Facebook removed misinformation safeguards ahead of January 6, citing Frances Haugen's leaked docs
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget :
Meta says the members of the Civic Integrity Team were distributed throughout the company. And has said it didn't play a role leading up to Jan. 6
Engadget
In a letter, 13 Democratic senators ask Mark Zuckerberg why Facebook removed misinformation safeguards ahead of January 6, citing Frances Haugen's leaked docs
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget :
2021-06-25
The star of this 12-hour @HouseJudiciary hearing today? @Microsoft, which wasn't even the focus of the committee's investigation. We delve into debate if the $2 trillion company is covered by these antitrust bills from @annaedge4 @HouseInSession @business https://www.bloomberg.com/...
The Verge
After approving five major antitrust bills on Wed., House committee approves the Ending Platform Monopolies Act on Thursday; all bills now head to House floor
I'm going to sleep — This story is part of a group of stories called — After nearly two years of investigations …
The star of this 12-hour @HouseJudiciary hearing today? @Microsoft, which wasn't even the focus of the committee's investigation. We delve into debate if the $2 trillion company is covered by these antitrust bills from @annaedge4 @HouseInSession @business https://www.bloomberg.com/...
New York Times
As lawmakers advance the new antitrust bills, Democrats and Republicans are split over how far the bills should go, signaling final passage will be difficult
2021-06-23
Updated reporting wherein @RepJayapal's office said her Ending Platform Monopolies Act is trying to break up @amazon. Amazon responded that @HouseJudiciary's antitrust bills could harm hundreds of thousands small- and mid-sized businesses @business @BGOV https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Bloomberg
Washington Democrat Pramila Jayapal says bipartisan antitrust legislation, one of six bills, would force Amazon to sell its logistics division
.@amazon could be forced to sell its Fulfillment by Amazon logistics business under an antitrust bill being marked up this week from its own hometown representative - @RepJayapal for @business with @spencersoper
Bloomberg
Washington Democrat Pramila Jayapal says bipartisan antitrust legislation, one of six bills, would force Amazon to sell its logistics division
2021-06-22
.@amazon could be forced to sell its Fulfillment by Amazon logistics business under an antitrust bill being marked up this week from its own hometown representative - @RepJayapal for @business with @spencersoper
Bloomberg
Washington Democrat Pramila Jayapal says bipartisan antitrust legislation, one of six bills, would force Amazon to sell its logistics division
Bloomberg :