- Financial Regulator To Propose New Restrictions On Data Brokers
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, August 15, 2023
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to propose new regulations that wou ...
- Judge Inclined To Require Meta To Face Lawsuit Over Health Data
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Judge William Orrick indicated he will allow Facebook users to proceed wi ...
- Florida And Texas Content-Moderation Restrictions Unconstitutional, DOJ Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, August 14, 2023
Laws in Texas and Florida that limit social-media platforms' ability to suppre ...
- Experian Violated Can-Spam Law, FTC Charges
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, August 14, 2023
Experian Consumer Services agreed to pay $650,000 over alleged Can-Spam violations. ...
- Montana TikTok Ban Violates App Stores' Rights, Tech Industry Argues
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, August 11, 2023
The Computer & Communications Industry Association, which represents Google and Apple, bac ...
- Washington State Political Ad Disclosure Law Unconstitutional, Tech Groups Say
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, August 11, 2023
A Washington law requiring online companies to release detailed information about politic ...
- Meta Seeks New Hearing In Battle Over Former Ad-Targeting Options
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, August 10, 2023
Meta Platforms is asking a federal appellate court for a new heari ...
- FTC Health Privacy Regulations Could Address Dark Patterns, Universal Opt-Out Tool
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, August 10, 2023
The FTC is currently considering new rules that would require health-related onli ...
- Supreme Court Won't Force Apple To Immediately Allow In-App Payment Options
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Wednesday rejected Epic Games' request ...
- ANA Opposes FTC's Proposed Rules For Health Information
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, August 9, 2023
An FTC proposal that would require developers of health-related apps to noti ...
- Google Must Face Claims That It Tracked 'Incognito' Users
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, August 8, 2023
"Google's motion hinges on the idea that plaintiffs consented to Google collecti ...
- Republicans Urge Court To Ban White House From Contacting Social Media
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, August 8, 2023
A dozen Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are asking a cou ...
- California Appeals Order Delaying Enforcement Of New Privacy Regulations
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, August 7, 2023
California's privacy agency is appealing a trial judge's decision to postpone enforceme ...
- Advocates For Journalists Urge Judge To Block Montana TikTok Ban
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, August 7, 2023
"For working journalists today, TikTok is a vital tool," the Reporters Committ ...
- Web Users Battle Google Over Health Data
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, August 4, 2023
Google is urging a federal judge to reject web users' request f ...
- Google Must Face Antitrust Claims Over Search Agreements
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, August 4, 2023
Antitrust claims stemming from Google's search agreements with Apple and Mozilla invol ...
- Tech Industry Presses To Block Arkansas Restrictions On Social Media
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, August 3, 2023
NetChoice is pressing a federal judge to strike down a new Arkans ...
- RFK Jr. Sues YouTube Over 'Censorship Campaign'
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, August 3, 2023
Vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is seeking the Democratic presidenti ...
- Democrats Slam Musk For Suing Hate Speech Researchers
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, August 2, 2023
X Corp. has made "troubling decisions that appear calculated to harass, silenc ...
- Worldcoin Suspended In Kenya Over Privacy Concerns
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, August 2, 2023
The government of Kenya has suspended Sam Altman's Worldcoin project, which giv ...
- New Tool Lets Consumers Reject Ad Targeting Tied To Phone Numbers
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, August 2, 2023
The ad industry self-regulatory group Digital Advertising Alliance is launching a to ...
- X Corp. Sues Anti-Hate Speech Group, Claims It Scared Advertisers
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, August 1, 2023
X Corp. (formerly Twitter) late Monday followed through on its threat ...
- Kochava Must Face Privacy Suit In California
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 31, 2023
Mobile data broker Kochava must face a privacy lawsuit over the alleg ...
- States Back Biden Administration In Battle Over Social Media Misinformation
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 31, 2023
A New York-led coalition of 20 states and the District of Columb ...
- Twitter Threatens Suit Against Nonprofit Over Hate Speech Report
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 31, 2023
The nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate said in a report th ...
- Meta Urges Judge To Toss Privacy Suit By Online Tax Filers
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, July 28, 2023
Meta says it didn't want users' tax information, and contractually prohibited onli ...
- Epic Games Asks SCOTUS To Force Apple To Allow In-App Payment Options
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, July 28, 2023
Fortnite developer Epic Games is asking the Supreme Court to immediately reinsta ...
- Google Sued For Allegedly Overcharging 'TrueView' Advertisers
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 27, 2023
Google autoplays video ads "into the void," two advertisers allege in ...
- Senate Committee Advances Teens Online Safety Bill
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 27, 2023
The Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday advanced the controversial Kids Online Safe ...
- Teens Press To Proceed With 'Addiction' Lawsuit Against Social Platforms
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 26, 2023
"This case is about conduct, not content -- defects, not speech," lawye ...