Data Center
Data Centers Are on the Ballot. Here Are the Races and Groups to Watch
From Ohio's Senate race to local ballot measures, the 2026 campaign has turned a fight over electricity, land and local control into a national political issue
Social Media
Court Orders Ohio Restrictions on Kids’ Use of Social Media Restored
A divided Sixth Circuit panel ruled the parental-consent law constitutional, reversing an earlier enforcement block.
AI
Is it Easy or Tricky to Defend Big Tech in the Second Trump Administration?
One group always standing the corner of the technology industry is the Computer and Communications Industry Association.
Energy
Tech Giants Are ‘Gobbling Up’ Grid Capacity, Consumers Are Getting the Bill
Democratic lawmakers push back as tech giants avoid paying their share of grid infrastructure costs.
BEAD
Uncertain Reactions to the Executive Order on AI and BEAD Non-Deployment Funds
Experts said tying the funding to favorable state AI laws could raise legal issues, but states weren’t certain to litigate.
Free Speech
Trump Expected to Name White House Economic Aide Ryan Baasch to FTC
A former Texas litigator, Baasch has taken on social media companies over content moderation.
Social Media
Court Permits Mississippi's Social Media Age Verification Law to Go Into Effect
A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overruled a decision by a federal district judge to block the 2024 law.
Social Media
Tech Industry Group Sues Arkansas Over New Social Media Laws
The measure also would require social media companies to ensure their platform 'does not engage in practices to evoke any addiction or compulsive behavior.'
Broadband's Impact
Mississippi Online Age Verification Law Sent Back to Lower Court for Review
Fifth Circuit orders deeper review of the law’s First Amendment impact.
Social Media
Judge Strikes Down Ohio Law Limiting Kids’ Social Media as Unconstitutional
'This court finds, however, that the Act as drafted fails to pass constitutional muster and is constitutionally infirm.'
Social Media
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Utah Social Media Law Aimed at Protecting Children
Judge Robert Shelby blocked a law that would have required social media companies to verify the ages of their users.
Public Safety
Regulators, States, Private Sector Urge Solution to Child Safety Online
Two federal efforts aimed at protecting children online have stalled as Congress went on a six-week recess without a vote.
AI
GOP Base Remains Skeptical Toward AI
GOP delegates want AI threats taken seriously, despite Trump’s softer approach to the technology
Social Media
Supreme Court Sends Back Challenges to State Social Media Laws
Justices did not rule on the merits of the cases, but made clear they think the laws were unlikely to survive.
Biden-Harris Administration
Supreme Court Seeks Biden Administration’s Input on Texas and Florida Social Media Laws
The court has not yet agreed to hear the cases, but multiple justices have commented on their importance.
Broadband Live
Broadband Breakfast on June 1, 2022 — The Supreme Court, Social Media and the Culture Wars
The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked a Texas law banning social media companies from removing posts based on views expressed.
