Section 230
Senators Grill Tech CEOs Over Child Sexual Exploitation, Section 230
The CEOs defended their platforms, arguing that they are taking actionable steps to protect minors.
Section 230
The CEOs defended their platforms, arguing that they are taking actionable steps to protect minors.
Artificial Intelligence
Markey also urged Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to halt the release of an AI-powered chatbot.
Social Media
Threads is intertwined with Meta’s Instagram, and may have the ability to link the personal with the professional.
Millions of users have already signed up for the Twitter alternative.
Artificial Intelligence
Several leading tech companies have rushed to integrate their own AI-powered applications
The FTC voted to pursue blocking the virtual reality deal.
The lawsuit comes years after Facebook was found to have been used to harvest personal data for political purposes.
International alert warns about Russian cyberattacks.
FCC
The new partnership aims to enlist state attorneys general in the effort to stop abusive robocalls.
Kinetic, a Windstream business, is plowing millions for broadband expansion in Georgia.
The former FCC chairman said mapping issues need to be resolved before money leaves the door.
Big Tech
The former Facebook employee-turned-whistleblower said the company must be accountable for the social harm it causes.
Social Media
Letter follows Wall Street Journal story that reports Facebook knew about mental health damage Instagram has on teens.
Antitrust
A federal judge tossed the FTC’s antitrust case against Facebook out of court Monday.
Big Tech
Congress may need another big tech breach to move earnestly on regulation, says consultant.
Senate
October 23, 2020 — Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee boycotted Thursday’s executive meeting, during which the committee, led by a Republican majority, advanced Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to be a justice on the Supreme Court. Additionally, the committee voted to authorize subpo