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Senate bill would hold AI companies liable for harmful content
A Senate bill would prevent AI companies from using Section 230 to avoid liability for content.
Supreme Court rules in Twitter and YouTube's favor in terrorism liability cases
The Supreme Court has issued two rulings in favor of tech companies that will continue to shield them from liability for what users post on their platforms.
Two Supreme Court cases could upend the rules of the internet
This week, the Supreme Court will hear two cases, Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh, that give it an opportunity to drastically change the rules of speech online.
Bipartisan bill would require that social networks have 'clear' content policies
Senators have introduced a bill that would make social networks provide clearer content moderation policies.
Hitting the Books: Raytheon, Yahoo Finance and the rise of the 'cybersmear' lawsuit
That time Raytheon subpoenaed Yahoo! to get it to give up the names of three anonymous Y! Finance message board users so it could sue them too.
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.
Congress quizzes Facebook whistleblower on potential Section 230 reforms
Frances Haugen, the former Facebook employee turned whistleblower, testified in Congress for the second time in less than two months.
Congress will hold a hearing on potential Section 230 reforms this week
On Wednesday, December 1st, the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on communications and technology will hold a hearing dedicated to discussing potential “targeted reforms” to Section 230 of The Communications Decency Act.
House bill would limit Section 230 protections for 'malicious' algorithms
House Democrats are introducing a bill that limits Section 230 protections for companies that 'recklessly' use algorithms to recommend harmful content.
Zoom will pay $85 million to settle lawsuit over privacy and 'zoombombing'
Zoom has agreed to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit over both privacy and 'zoombombing.'
Senate bill would create exception to Section 230 to limit health misinformation
On Thursday, Senator Amy Klobuchar introduced a bill that would carve out Section 230 to make tech companies liable for spreading misinformation during a health crisis.
Snapchat is removing its speedometer filter amid legal issues
Snap says it's nixing the feature because it's 'barely used.'
Florida governor signs state's social media 'deplatforming' bill into law
Now that it’s in place, Senate Bill 7072 will bar companies from banning Florida politicians.
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.
Reddit sued for failing to pull child sexual abuse content
Reddit has been sued for allegedly refusing to pull child sexual abuse material despite repeated attempts.
Mark Zuckerberg proposes a 'thoughtful reform' of Section 230
He said platforms should have to prove they have systems in place to identify and remove unlawful content.
Senate Democrats introduce a bill to limit Section 230
The SAFE TECH Act would make platforms more liable for content that users post.
FCC head Ajit Pai won't reform Section 230 before he leaves office
After announcing that he planned to “clarify” the meaning Section 230 free speech internet rules back in October 2020, FAA chairman Ajit Pai has now backed away from that idea.
Congress wants Facebook and Twitter to change. It can’t agree how.
Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg testified for the second time in less than three weeks.
The Senate's section 230 hearing was partisan and predictable
Today's Senate Commerce Committee hearing featured Twitter's Jack Dorsey, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai of Alphabet, and addressed the very law that's foundational to free-flowing user content. Democrats, meanwhile, blamed their colleagues across the aisle for scheduling the hearing in the run-up to an election, characterizing it as a way to intimidate platforms into permitting dubious information to spread.
