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• Meta Defeats Privacy Suit Over 'Voiceprints' in MediaDailyNews on 09/18/2026
  

  A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by a California resident who claimed Meta violated an anti-hacking law by allegedly collecting his "voiceprint" when he used Messenger.

• Montana Deepfake Law Likely Unconstitutional, Judge Rules in MediaDailyNews on 09/18/2026
  

  The law requires disclaimers on negative political ads with AI-generated content.

• Judge Urged To Halt FCC Probe Of ABC in MediaDailyNews on 09/17/2026
  

  "The Commission's actions here signal a retaliatory effort to punish ABC-owned-and-operated stations for speech the administration dislikes," ex-FCC Chairs and other former officials argue.

• Newsom Signs Law Requiring Disclosure Of AI-Generated Performers In Ads in MediaDailyNews on 09/17/2026
  

  The ad industry opposed the law, arguing it "places severe burdens on ordinary commercial speech."

• Hearst Battles App User Over Video Privacy Law in MediaDailyNews on 09/15/2026
  

  Counsel for a man who downloaded Hearst's WMUR app this week urged an appellate panel to revive a lawsuit claiming that Hearst violated the Video Privacy Protection Act by sharing identifiable information about his video viewing history with Google and the engagement platform Braze.

• Watchdogs, Experts: Algorithmic Recommendations Protected By First Amendment in MediaDailyNews on 09/15/2026
  

  "The First Amendment protects judgments about both what to say and how to say it, including whether individual messages fit together in a specific compilation," the dean of UC Berkeley Law and other professors argue to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

• NetChoice Sues To Strike Illinois Tax On Targeted Ads, Social Platforms in MediaDailyNews on 09/14/2026
  

  The tech industry group NetChoice says the new tax laws are unconstitutional and violate the 1998 Internet Tax Freedom Act.

• Maryland Seeks To Reinstate Digital Ad Tax in MediaDailyNews on 09/14/2026
  

  Maryland late last week appealed an agency ruling that struck down a 2021 law imposing taxes on digital ad sales.

• Platforms Push Court To Block Recommendation Restrictions in MediaDailyNews on 09/11/2026
  

  Google, Meta and TikTok on Thursday pressed a court to block enforcement of a California law prohibiting the companies from algorithmically recommending posts to minors under 18 without the consent of a parent or guardian.

• TikTok Violated Texas Consumer Protection Law, Judge Rules in MediaDailyNews on 09/11/2026
  

  TikTok made misleading statements about its efforts to prevent minors from viewing "inappropriate" content, a state judge ruled Thursday.

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• Writers Union Sues To Block Paramount-WB Merger by Wendy Davis (MediaDailyNews on 07/14/2026)
  

  The article should have said $110 billion. Thanks for catching that!

• 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 by 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 by 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.

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