- Ex-Ambassador Can't Force Google To Remove Telegram, Judge Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Saturday, February 19, 2022
Former U.S. ambassador to Morocco Marc Ginsberg can't proceed with a lawsu ...
- Senate Advances Bill That Could Undermine Encryption, Hinder Online Speech
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 10, 2022
Critics say the bill could subject web companies to liability for hosti ...
- 'EARN IT' Act Threatens Privacy And Cybersecurity, Critics Say
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, February 4, 2022
The "sadly misguided" EARN IT Act "will not protect children, stop t ...
- FTC Puts Review Platforms On Notice For Violations
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, February 4, 2022
Ten review management platforms were put on notice by the FTC. Lette ...
- Study Finds People More Aware Of Ads Next To Unsafe Content, A Third Hold Advertiser Responsible
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Friday, February 4, 2022
The IAS study found nearly half of social media users surveyed sa ...
- Norton LifeLock Introduces Feature To Protect Social Media Accounts
Digital News Daily, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, February 2, 2022
On Monday, software and cybersecurity company Norton LifeLock introduced a new featu ...
- High Piracy Levels Continue, 'Loki' Top Pirated TV Show
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Television and video content remains the most pirated -- totaling 67 billi ...
- Americans Cutting Back On Instagram Use To Improve Their Mental Health
Digital News Daily, Colin Kirkland - Monday, January 24, 2022
Insights agency Opinium found that 17% of users hold social media compani ...
- Snapchat Adds Safeguard For Younger Users
Digital News Daily, Colin Kirkland - Thursday, January 20, 2022
Snapchat says 88% of the drug-related content it discovers on its platfo ...
- Jan. 6 Committee Demands Information From Social Media Platforms
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 13, 2022
Federal lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol are demandi ...
- Medical Coalition Urges Spotify To Stop Rogan's COVID Misinfo, As Ads Go For Reported $1M Minimum
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, January 14, 2022
Spotify's content and advertising business chief, Dawn Ostroff, vowed to ban inaccura ...
- Twitter Fights Attempt To Unmask User Who Criticized Billionaire
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 10, 2022
Twitter is asking a federal judge to vacate a subpoena requiring t ...
- Lawsuit Against Facebook Over 'Boogaloo' Shooting Faces Hurdles
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 6, 2022
Facebook was hit with a lawsuit by Angela Underwood Jacobs, whose broth ...
- Global Consumers Frustrated By Streaming Platforms' Experience: Content, Price, Navigation
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Some 60% of global users think the content they pay for ...
- Twitter Permanently Bans Taylor Greene's Personal Account
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, January 3, 2022
Greene hit Twitter's five-strike limit with a New Year's Day post spreadi ...
- Tech Companies Mull Appeal To Supreme Court In Lawsuit Over Terrorist Bombing
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 3, 2022
Twitter, Facebook and Google may ask the Supreme Court to throw o ...
- CARU Begins Monitoring 'Child-Directed' Ads In Digital Media, Vows To Take Action To Enforce It
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, January 4, 2022
The guidelines address the growth of online platforms and new immersive for ...
- Facebook Opposes Vaccine Critic's Attempt To Reinstate 'Censorship' Claims
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 30, 2021
Facebook is urging a court to refuse to revive a lawsuit ...
- NY Lawmaker Takes Aim At Social Platforms
Social Media Insider, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 28, 2021
A state lawmaker in New York has joined the growing list ...
- Court Confirms Ruling Against Tech Companies In Suit Over Istanbul Attack
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 27, 2021
The 9th Circuit won't revisit an earlier ruling that allows a terrori ...
- Texas Law Would Force Sites To Host Terrorist Propaganda, Tech Industry Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 24, 2021
The tech industry is urging a federal appellate court to continue blocki ...
- Russia Slaps Google, Meta With Record Fines For Not Complying With Content Takedown Orders
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Sunday, December 26, 2021
A Russian court on Friday fined Google $98 million for allegedly faili ...
- Lawmakers Question Facebook Over Failure To Curb Lies About Election
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Democratic Senators are demanding answers from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg about w ...
- Twitter Sued By Journalist Alex Berenson Over Account Ban
Social Media Insider, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 21, 2021
"This case raises significant questions about private power and the state ...
- Social Platforms Can Be Forced To Host Lawful Speech, Texas AG Tells Court
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 17, 2021
Texas AG Ken Paxton is urging a federal appellate court to all ...
- Google To Scan Files In Its Cloud Services For Illegal, Harmful Content
Performance Marketing Insider, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, December 20, 2021
A Google policy announced last week gives the company permission to sc ...
- Silicon Valley Lobbying Group Internet Association To Shut Down
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 15, 2021
"The Board has made the difficult decision to close the organization ...
- Twitter Urges Judge To Nix Trump's 'Censorship' Lawsuit
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 10, 2021
"The government (and courts) cannot force the private operator of an onli ...
- FTC Should Investigate Facebook Over 'Hate Speech,' Senator Cantwell Urges
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 9, 2021
"Facebook has long made claims about the safety of its product f ...
- OpenWeb Partners With NewsGuard To Combat Misinformation
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, December 9, 2021
OpenWeb on Thursday announced a partnership with NewsGuard to help OpenWeb comb ...