- Bill Seeks To Strip Websites Of Protections For False COVID-19 Information Posted By Users
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 22, 2021
President Joe Biden recently accused Facebook of "killing people" by allowing false information about the COVID-19 vaccines to spread on the platform. ...
- Biden Taps Google Critic To Lead DOJ Antitrust Enforcement
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 21, 2021
If confirmed by the Senate, Kanter will lead the federal government's antitrust lawsuit against Google, which accuses the company of illegally monopolizing the search market. ...
- Local Media Ad Revenues Forecast To Hit $142B In 2021, But Traditional TV Falters
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 22, 2021
Although traditional TV platforms will decline this year, local TV stations' digital efforts will make some gains. ...
- 2022 Political Ad Revenues Will Remain At Presidential Levels
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Digital, connected TV -- political advertising rises ever upward. ...
- Seattle Counter-Sues 'The Seattle Times' In Public Records Access Case
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, July 16, 2021
The Seattle Times sought texts from Mayor Jenny Durkan and other officials over last year's protests, but the messages were missing. ...
- Twitter Reveals Greater Demand To Remove Publisher Content
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, July 16, 2021
The number of legal demands to remove content from the verified accounts for 199 journalists and news outlets on Twitter rose 26% from the first half of 202 to ...
- Florida Wants Appellate Court To Reinstate Law Banning 'Deplatforming'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Florida officials will ask a federal appellate court to lift a block on a state law that imposes sweeping restrictions on social media companies' ability to moderate content. ...
- 'Newsweek' Debuts Podcast Series Featuring 'Debate' On Issues
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, July 13, 2021
The first "rollout" episode tackles sexual mores in the post #MeToo era. ...
- Texas Governor Pushes Unconstitutional Crackdown On Social Media
Social Media Insider, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, July 13, 2021
A proposed Texas social media bill would prohibit large platforms from blocking, banning or demonetizing users based on their political opinions. ...
- Texas AG Agrees To Stop Blocking Critics
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 12, 2021
Ken Paxton has unblocked critics on Twitter, and has agreed that he won't again block people from his account based on their political views. ...
- Biden Urges FCC To Restore Net Neutrality, FTC To Regulate 'Surveillance Practices'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, July 9, 2021
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a broad executive order that includes provisions encouraging the FCC to restore the former net neutrality rules, and the FTC to issue new regulatio ...
- Clearview's 'Faceprinting' Not Protected By First Amendment, Watchdogs Argue
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, July 9, 2021
An Illinois biometric privacy law requiring companies to obtain consent before collecting and storing peoples' faceprints doesn't violate the First Amendment, a digital rights group argues. ...
- Toyota Halts Donations To Insurrectionist Lawmakers
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Saturday, July 10, 2021
The decision to reverse its stance comes after the automaker was targeted by the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump political action committee. ...
- News Corp. Gives Up on Knewz, Closes News Aggregator
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, July 9, 2021
The service started in 2020 and has been shut down because it wasn't profitable, company says. ...
- InterActive Corp CEO Predicts Apple Next In Line For U.S. Antitrust Crackdown
Around the Net in Search Marketing, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, July 9, 2021
IAC CEO Joey Levin told CNBC on Friday that he believes Apple will become the focus on the next antitrust crackdown in the U.S. He said Apple is worse th ...
- Trump Sues Social Platforms For 'Censoring' Him
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Former President Donald Trump has sued Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for allegedly violating the First Amendment by suspending his account after the January 6 riot in Washington, D.C. ...
- House Republicans Propose Fast-Tracking Antitrust Suits Against Tech Platforms
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee want to require judges to handle antitrust lawsuits against tech companies quickly, and allow the cases to be appealed directly to the Supreme Co ...
- Ousted 'Teen Vogue' Editor Returns To 'Axios'
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Monday, July 5, 2021
Alexi McCammond will cover the 2022 midterm elections for "Axios." ...
- Supreme Court Strikes Down California Disclosure Requirement Opposed By ANA
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 1, 2021
In a move urged by the ad industry, the Supreme Court Thursday struck down a California policy that required charities to disclose donors' identities to the state attorney general. ...
- Judge Throws Out Vaccine Critics' 'Censorship' Lawsuit Against Facebook
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 1, 2021
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr's Children's Health Defense against Facebook over its policies regarding vaccine-related posts. ...
- Judge Blocks Florida Restrictions On Social Media Platforms
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 30, 2021
A federal judge largely blocked enforcement of a new Florida law that would have imposed sweeping restrictions on social media companies, including a prohibition on banning politicians. ...
- Consumers See Rise In 'Toxic' UGC, Hold Brands Responsible For Policing It
Marketing Politics Weekly, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, June 29, 2021
More than half of Americans have observed a rise in fake and/or "toxic" user-generated content on social media since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, and much of ...
- Judge Sides With Rep. Boebert Over Twitter Block
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, June 25, 2021
A federal judge in Colorado has refused to order Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert to unblock a former state lawmaker on Twitter. ...
- DOJ Arrests, Charges First Person With Assault On News Media On Jan. 6
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, June 25, 2021
Shane Allen Woods knocked a cameraman to the ground and assaulted a member of law enforcement, prosecutors allege. ...
- Mailchimp Cancels Conservative Site Babylon Bee, Then Is Cancelled As Provider: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, June 25, 2021
Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon said the site is "moving on to an email service provider that doesn't make these 'mistakes.'" ...
- German Publishing Chief Issues Blunt Warning To Employees Who Oppose Raising Of Israeli Flag
Around the Net In Publishing, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Mathias Doepfner, chairman of German publisher Axel Springer, told employees that anyone who opposed the raising of the Israeli flag following antisemitic demonstrations, should “look for a new job.” T ...
- Florida Defends Social Media Law, Says Tech Companies Can Be Forced To Host Politicians
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 22, 2021
State officials argue that the new social media law law advances the goals of the First Amendment by attempting to prevent tech companies from suppressing speech. ...
- Court Revives Some Claims Against Social Media Platforms Over Terrorist Bombing
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 22, 2021
A federal appellate court Tuesday refused to revive lawsuits against Twitter, Google and Facebook over terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, but reinstated some claims against the companies ov ...
- Tech Industry Groups Blast House Antitrust Proposals
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, June 21, 2021
Two antitrust bills unveiled earlier this month would "prevent Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft from offering integrated tech conveniences to consumers," 13 groups say in a letter to lawmak ...
- House Bill Seeks To Shore Up Local Journalism
Publishers Daily, Ray Schultz - Friday, June 18, 2021
The bipartisan bill would provide tax credits to newspapers, subscribers and advertisers. ...
