WENDY DAVIS
Wendy Davis is a Senior Writer at MediaPost. You can reach Wendy at wdavis@mediapost.com
- Meta Seeks To Appeal Ruling In Battle Over Mobile Tracking in
MediaDailyNews on
06/11/2026
Meta wants to immediately appeal a decision requiring it to face claims by Android users who said they were secretly tracked on mobile websites.
- Groups Petition To Halt Texas Law Restricting App Downloads in
MediaDailyNews on
06/11/2026
"Each day SB 2420 is in force, minors are denied access to news, educational content, and platforms for creative expression," students argue in an emergency petition to the Supreme Court.
- Judge Rejects Meta And Google Bid To Overturn 'Addiction' Verdict in
MediaDailyNews on
06/10/2026
A judge rejected requests by Meta and Google's YouTube to overturn a verdict finding the companies liable for harming a young woman's health by designing their services to be addictive.
- Authors Seek To Appeal Pro-Meta Ruling Over AI Training in
MediaDailyNews on
06/10/2026
Ta-Nehisi Coates, Junot Diaz, Laura Lippman and other authors are asking a federal judge to authorize an appeal of his pro-Meta ruling in a dispute over the tech company's alleged use of pirated books
to train Llama.
- Tech Group, Students To SCOTUS: Block App Download Restrictions in
MediaDailyNews on
06/09/2026
The Computer & Communications Industry Association and advocacy organization Students Engaged in Advancing Texas expect to ask the Supreme Court to block a state law requiring app marketplaces to
verify users' ages and prevent minors under 18 from downloading apps or making in-app purchases, without parental consent.
- Ohio Appeals Court Sides With Google In Battle Over Search Results in
MediaDailyNews on
06/09/2026
An Ohio appellate court rejected former state Attorney General David Yost's bid to revive a lawsuit alleging that Google wrongly gives preferential treatment to its own products and services in search
results.
- NAD Refers Kalshi To FTC Over Influencer Ads in
MediaDailyNews on
06/08/2026
The NAD says online prediction platform Kalshi failed to participate in a review of ads posted to social media by influencers.
- Massachusetts House Passes Sweeping Privacy Bill in
MediaDailyNews on
06/08/2026
Lawmakers unanimously approved a privacy bill that would ban the sale of precise location data, give residents the right to opt out of ad targeting, and allow consumers to sue over violations.
- Watchdogs: Louisiana Law Unconstitutional, Poses Security Risks in
MediaDailyNews on
06/03/2026
If Louisiana's social media restrictions take effect, "all users will lose their ability to speak anonymously online and face increased risks of privacy invasions and data breaches," digital rights
advocates say.
- Musk To FTC: Cancel Ad-Targeting Snafu Order in
MediaDailyNews on
06/03/2026
X Corp. says the settlement terms were "imposed on a company that no longer exists."
- Bill That Would Outlaw Behavioral Advertising Advances To House Floor
by
Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
07/20/2022)
Here's the most recent version of the bill: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF00/20220720/115041/BILLS-117-8152-P000034-Amdt-1.pdf
- Court Sides With Devin Nunes -- Again -- In Battle Over Journalist's Tweet
by
Wendy Davis
(Red, White & Blog on
11/23/2021)
Thanks for catching that. It's been fixed
- Bill Seeks To Strip Websites Of Protections For False COVID-19 Information Posted By Users
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Wendy Davis
(PolicyBlog on
07/22/2021)
The piece mentions that Biden later softened his remarks about Facebook
- FCC Chairman Pai To Exit In January
by
Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
11/30/2020)
Are you confident the Senate will approve Biden's FCC pick?
- House Republicans Want Tech CEOs To Testify About 'Censorship' Policies
by
Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
10/20/2020)
Here's what Biden campaign spokesperson Andrew Bates told The New York Times: “We have reviewed Joe Biden’s official schedules from the time and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place.”
- New York Lawmaker Proposes Data Tax
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
01/22/2020)
As currently written, the proposed bill would impose a tax of 5% "on gross income upon every corporation which derives income from the data individuals of this state share with such corporations."
- Facebook Prevails In Battle With Russian 'News' Agency
by
Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
01/15/2020)
Thank you for catching that! The dismissal order was "with prejudice." The sentence has been corrected.
- Sen. Markey Unveils Bill To Restore Net Neutrality
by
Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
03/06/2019)
The article should have said the proposal drew the support of 52 Senators last year. Thanks for catching!
- ANA Cheers Supreme Court Order In Fight Over Cell Phone Radiation Warnings
by
Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
06/28/2018)
@Cynthia Franklin -- The Supreme Court granted CTIA's petition, vacated the earlier ruling, and sent the case back to the appellate court for reconsideration. While today's order doesn't explicitly invalidate the Berkeley ordinance, the decision to remand for a new hearing leaves CTIA in a better position than before, because the group can now argue its case again -- and this time, can draw on this week's ruling involving the
crisis pregnancy centers. The headline has been revised to reflect the ANA's reaction to the order.
- FCC Passes Broad Privacy Rules, Limits Behavioral Advertising By Broadband Providers
by
Wendy Davis
(Daily Online Examiner on
10/27/2016)
The rules are very broad, and go beyond a prohibition on selling data. While the FCC hasn't yet published the full regulations, a fact sheet released today specifies that opt-in consent is required before ISPs can "use" or "share" data about consumers' "sensitive" data -- which the FCC says includes Web browsing and app usage history.