Maryland Joins Virginia in Tightening Data Center Rules With New Accountability Framework
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, D, signs an executive order establishing a statewide review process
Virginia
Gov. Spanberger Moves to Rein In Virginia’s Data Center Boom Without a Moratorium
Plan would eliminate automatic local approval for any data center using more than 25 megawatts of power
Big Tech
U.S. Tech Platforms Falling Behind Non-U.S. Tech Platforms on Data Transparency, Event Hears
New America said in a report that non-U.S. platforms are ahead of U.S. platforms in their data accountability and transparency.
AI
Content Moderation Experts Discuss Future of Section 230 in Broadband Breakfast Live Online Event
July 6, 2020 — The role of a content moderator is to be both a judge and a janitor of the internet, according to Alex Feerst, general counsel at Neuralink. In a Broadband Breakfast Live Online event on Wednesday, a panel of content moderation experts joined moderator Drew Clark, editor and publisher
EU
Panelists Call for Stakeholder Collaboration to Establish Trust in Content Moderation Processes
June 24, 2020 — Four members of the Transatlantic High Level Working Group on Content Moderation Online and Freedom of Expression detailed the group’s newly released report entitled “Freedom and Accountability: A Transatlantic Framework for Moderating Speech Online,” on a Tuesday webinar hosted by t
