TikTok addressed the revelation that employees tracked the physical location of at least one U.S. journalist.
The NTIA is seeking comment in light of the quickly growing potential of generative AI chatbot technology.
Many small to mid-sized platforms operate on a business model that relies on content moderation.
House lawmakers presented a united front against TikTok as calls for a national ban gain momentum.
States are considering measures ranging from age verification to a “duty of care.”
People will migrate from platforms with too stringent content moderation measures.
The “Project Texas” initiative ensures that all of TikTok’s U.S. data security operations are overseen by independent parties.
Panelists discussed the recent oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google.
With millions of pieces of content generated daily, platforms are increasingly relying on AI for moderation.
Summit moderators will set the stage for timely discussions on content moderation, privacy and competition.
Court decisions on Texas and Florida “must-carry” laws disagreed on whether online platforms should be regulated as common carriers.
While generally supportive of a federal privacy law, some experts warned it could harm competition.
Former President Trump will face heightened penalties for future, repeated violations of Facebook's and Meta's policies.
Panelists disagreed over the merits of Section 230’s protections and the extent to which they apply.
The court has not yet agreed to hear the cases, but multiple justices have commented on their importance.
The summit, live in Washington, will address Biden’s recent challenges to Big Tech: Section 230, privacy and competition.
The Supreme Court will soon hear two blockbuster cases asking if tech companies can be held liable for terrorist content on their platforms.
Biden's call for federal privacy legislation aims to address an increasingly splintered state privacy landscape.
The announcements closely echo tech platforms’ response to the U.S. Capitol riots.
Many, particularly conservatives, have expressed outrage over Taibbi and Weiss’s revelations.
The musician recently announced a 2024 bid for the presidency.
The merger, delayed by a federal probe, has left Truth Social without expected funding.
Two information technology industry groups are trying to stall implementation of Texas’ social media law.
The White House released a "comprehensive framework" for the regulation of digital assets.
Some agreed there is egregious information that should be downranked on search platforms.
This is New Hampshire’s second round of Treasury Department's Capital Projects Funds, following a $50 million award in June.
One professor said it is the only way to solve the harmful content problem without encroaching on free speech rights.
The bill is intended to prohibit product preferences on tech platforms, with some saying it could harm small companies dependent on those platforms.
The debate on what government should -- or shouldn't -- do with respect to liability protections for platforms continues.
Cost of moderation another factor as to why some experts say standardized content moderation policies may not work for all.
Dozens of bills regulating internet content moderation have been proposed in at least 30 state legislatures, and one in Utah […]
March 16, 2021 – A member of Facebook’s Oversight Board, which was created to provide content moderation decisions for the […]
February 22, 2021 – Panelists at a communications research conference on Thursday were divided about how to reconcile free speech […]
January 7, 2021 — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced in a statement posted to his personal page Thursday that […]
December 29, 2020 — On Sunday evening, President Donald Trump signed into law a major coronavirus stimulus package, barely avoiding […]
A lawsuit filed Wednesday by a coalition of ten Republican state attorneys general, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, […]
The White House announced Monday, in a notice sent to the Senate, that it was withdrawing the nomination of Mike […]
July 28, 2020 — Senators on Tuesday remained broadly divided on the extent and direction that changes to Section 230 […]
July 27, 2020 — The U.S. Commerce Department under the Trump administration on Monday followed through on the president’s orders […]
July 13, 2020 — Social media moderation will inevitably be biased to some degree, said Jeff Kosseff, assistant professor of […]
