Lawmakers to Introduce Bipartisan Bill Aimed at Internet Firms’ Liability Shield February 21, 2020 By Nandita Bose U.S. legislation will be introduced in the coming weeks that could hurt technology companies’ ability to offer end-to-end encryption, two...
Attorney General Barr: Should Tech Giants Still Be Free From Liability for Content? February 20, 2020 By Nandita Bose and Raphael Satter U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook, Google and other major online platforms still need the immunity...
In an About-Facebook, Zuckerberg Likes Internet Regulation As Way to Win Public Trust February 18, 2020 By Natalia Drozdiak For years, Facebook Inc. lobbied governments against imposing tough regulations, warning in some cases that they could harm the company’s...
Facebook, Twitter, Other Internet Firms to Be Responsible for Content Under UK Plan February 12, 2020 By Paul Sandle Britain said it would force social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Snap to do more to block or...
Justice Department Sets Meeting on Internet Liability January 31, 2020 By Nandita Bose and Mark Hosenball The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it will hold a public meeting on Feb. 19 to discuss the future...
Facebook to Pay $550M to Settle Biometric Privacy Violation Claims January 30, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson In what the plaintiffs’ lawyers are calling the largest cash settlement ever resolving a privacy related lawsuit, Facebook has agreed...
Internet Firms’ Liability Shield on Justice Department Meeting Agenda January 27, 2020 By Mark Hosenball The U.S. Justice Department is planning to hold a conference to discuss the future of a federal law which largely...
Bipartisan Group Calls for Pulling Internet Firms’ Liability Immunity October 17, 2019 By Naomi Nix and Rebecca Kern A bipartisan group of lawmakers is stepping up efforts to have U.S. trade officials eliminate a legal liability shield that...
Why Big Internet Firms Think They Should Remain Shielded from Content Liability October 16, 2019 By David Shepardson A 23-year-old law giving technology companies legal protection from lawsuits over user-generated content remains critical to the internet’s future, Alphabet...
Amazon Should Be Held Partially Responsible for Third Party Sellers: Viewpoint July 26, 2019 By Scott Duke Kominers One day in January 2015, Heather Oberdorf took her dog for a walk, using a $20 retractable leash she had...