- Texas AG Seeks To Lift Block On Social Media 'Censorship' Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Texas AG Ken Paxton on Monday asked a federal judge to li ...
- D.C.'s AG Sides Against Facebook In Battle Over 'Hate Speech'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 6, 2021
"Immunizing defendants from liability merely because their misleading statements addressed their conte ...
- Discovery, WarnerMedia Merger: 30 Democrats Urge Deep Antitrust Review By Justice Dept.
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, December 7, 2021
The lawmakers urged the DoJ to "conduct a thorough review of th ...
- Texas Transformed Social Media Platforms Into 'Common Carriers,' AG Argues
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and other large platforms no longer have the Fir ...
- Facebook Defeats Claims It 'Censored' Name Of Supposed Ukraine Whistleblower
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 22, 2021
"Unless certain exceptions apply, the First Amendment only restricts government action," 9 ...
- Study Finds Social Users Seek Inspiration, Many Plan To Unfollow Undesirable Accounts
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Key takeaways of the study include users' increased screen time over t ...
- Study: When It Comes To News, Twitter Is A Mixed Bag
Digital News Daily, Colin Kirkland - Monday, November 15, 2021
Pew's analysis covers areas including privacy, on-platform abuse and Republicans' and Democrat ...
- Florida Social Media Law Threatens Online Safety, Groups Say
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 15, 2021
"The Act will affirmatively harm Floridians by exposing them to a ran ...
- House Bill Would Require Platforms To Offer Opt-Outs From Personalized Content
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The bipartisan "Filter Bubble Transparency Act" would require platforms to allow use ...
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Battles Facebook Over Removal Of Vaccine Posts
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 29, 2021
A group founded by RKF Jr. is urging a federal appellate cou ...
- Analysis Reveals A Thousand Active Harmful Misinformation Facebook Groups
Digital News Daily, Colin Kirkland - Monday, November 1, 2021
Facebook's major rebrand to Meta is distracting. Media Matters for America, ...
- Judge Sides With Twitter, Sends Trump's Lawsuit To California
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Siding with Twitter, a federal judge in Florida has transferred former Preside ...
- Google Lets Kids Request Removal Of Self-Images In Search
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Google introduced a tool Wednesday to give minors more control of self-imag ...
- News Anchor's Lawsuit Will Have 'Far Reaching Consequences,' Facebook Warns
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 22, 2021
A recent court ruling that revived Philadelphia news anchor Karen Hepp's lawsu ...
- Senate Bill Threatens Web Companies With Lawsuits Over Recommendations
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 20, 2021
The "Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act" would allow people to s ...
- Judge Dismisses QAnon Suit Against YouTube Over Takedowns
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Siding with Google, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by membe ...
- Digital Media Brand Risk Dropped Drastically In 1H, Led By Display
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, October 18, 2021
Thanks to wider use of sophisticated brand suitability and risk prevention strategie ...
- Father Of Slain Reporter Asks FTC To Investigate Facebook Over Videos
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 12, 2021
The father of a journalist killed on the air is urging t ...
- Texas Social Media Law Unconstitutional, EFF Argues
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 11, 2021
Editorial decisions about what content is permissible on social media platforms a ...
- Texas Social Media Law An 'Acute Threat' To Free Speech, Advocates Say
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 8, 2021
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, ACLU and other grou ...
- Trump Seeks To Force Facebook To Restore Account
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 7, 2021
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday asked a federal court to ord ...
- Facebook Whistleblower Blasts 'Moral Bankruptcy,' Calls For New Laws
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Former Facebook employee Frances Haugen blasted the company's practices at a Sena ...
- Twitter's Trump Ban Doesn't Violate Free Speech, Digital Rights Group Says
Social Media Insider, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Shortly after Twitter banned former President Donald Trump, California real estate brok ...
- YouTube Clamps Down On Anti-Vax Videos
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, September 29, 2021
In a new crackdown on vaccine misinformation, YouTube on Wednesday removed vid ...
- Right-Wing Advocacy Group Urges Supreme Court To Nix Texas Billboard Restrictions
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Americans for Prosperity argues that the ordinance should be struck down ...
- IPG Urges Ad Community To Pressure Platforms That Enable Misinformation
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, September 29, 2021
The report argues that brands should assess how well each platform alig ...
- Court Sides With Vimeo In Lawsuit Over Video Takedowns, But Ducks Section 230
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, September 24, 2021
For the third time, a federal appellate panel sided with Vimeo ...
- Tech Groups Sues Texas Over Law Banning 'Censorship' By Social Media Platforms
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, September 22, 2021
The law "will prohibit platforms from taking action to protect themselves, the ...
- Facebook Sharpens Focus On Safety, Security To Address 'WSJ' Allegations, Launches Consumer Products
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, September 21, 2021
After spending $13 billion on "safety and security" since 2016, Facebook ...
- Texas Urges Court To Turn Away Twitter In Battle Over Content Moderation Probe
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, September 17, 2021
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says his investigation of Twitter's policies doesn ...