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Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech
A federal judge in California has shot down Elon Musk’s attempt to invalidate a state social media law. The state’s AB 587 requires social companies to publish their content moderation policies, something Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) claimed violated the First Amendment.
Elon Musk begins unbanning some high-profile Twitter accounts, starting with Jordan Peterson and Kathy Griffin
Twitter has lifted bans on some of its more controversial users, although it hasn't decided on Trump.
Florida asks Supreme Court to decide fight over social media regulation
Florida has petitioned the Supreme Court to rule on whether states can make social media platforms host speech.
Meta's first human rights report defends the company's misinformation strategy
Meta has unveiled its first human rights report, and it focuses heavily on justifying Facebook misinformation policies.
EU warns Elon Musk that Twitter must follow local content rules to avoid ban
An EU official has warned Elon Musk that Twitter still has to follow content rules in the region.
How messy might Twitter get under Musk?
Elon Musk has purchased Twitter for $44 billion on Monday and Engadget's editorial staff has some predictions as to how that might work out for the rest of us.
Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $43 billion
Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for $43 billion, telling the SEC in a filing that the deal would be good for free speech.
Twitter asks judge to throw out Trump's lawsuit over ban
Twitter has asked a judge to throw out Trump's lawsuit over his ban, calling it a threat to free speech.
Donald Trump sues to get his Twitter account back
The former president has filed suit under a controversial Florida law.
Supreme Court rules that ‘F--- school’ is free speech in student Snapchat case
The Supreme Court ruled today that a high school in Pennsylvania violated a student's First Amendment rights by suspending her from the cheerleading team, following Snapchat posts where she criticized the school with expletives.
President Biden revokes Trump order limiting social media protections
President Biden has revoked a Trump executive order that let the federal government intervene when companies cracked down on social media posts.
Homeland Security's warning system combs social media for terrorist threats
Homeland Security is debuting a warning system that looks for signs of terrorist threats in social media posts, although there's a worry it will chill free speech.
Twitter creates an entity in Turkey to obey a social media law
Twitter has set up a legal body in Turkey to comply with a social media law, but there are concerns this might have consequences for privacy and freedom of speech.
Clubhouse is blocked in Oman, but the exact reason is unclear
A regulator said the app lacks a permit, though critics claim the move is an attack on free speech.
Parler withdraws its lawsuit against Amazon for kicking it off AWS
Parler has dropped a lawsuit accusing Amazon of taking the site offline to help Twitter.
Twitter says it won't block activists, journalists and politicians in India
Twitter has said in a blog post that it won’t block the accounts of politicians, journalists and activists in India, despite being ordered to do so by the Modi government.
India's government threatens to jail Twitter employees unless they block critics
India’s government has warned Twitter that it must obey its orders to remove “inflammatory content” or employees will face potential jail time.
DoJ asks Congress to limit protections for social media companies
The Department of Justice (DoJ) is asking Congress to adopt a new law that would make Facebook, Google and Twitter liable for the way they moderate content, The Washington Post reports. The legislation would alter the controversial Section 230 so that tech companies would be accountable when they “unlawfully censor speech and when they knowingly facilitate criminal activity online.” “For too long Section 230 has provided a shield for online platforms to operate with impunity,” Attorney General William Barr said in a statement.
Google may pull 'fediverse' Android apps for allegedly enabling hate speech (updated)
Google has pulled multiple 'fediverse' Android apps from the Play Store for allegedly enabling access to hate speech, but critics say it's overreaching.
Reddit has banned nearly 7,000 hateful subreddits since June 29th
Reddit has banned nearly 7,000 hateful subreddits since its new content policies went into effect.
