The Supreme Court Handed Google and Twitter a New Line of Defense May 19, 2023 By Emily Birnbaum The US Supreme Court handed social media companies a new line of defense as they face an increasing number of...
Supreme Court Leaves Intact Social Media Liability Shield in Win for Google, Twitter May 18, 2023 By Greg Stohr and Emily Birnbaum The US Supreme Court left in place a broad liability shield for social media companies for content posted by users,...
TikTok Found Not Liable in Death of Girl in Strangulation Challenge October 28, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Federal communications law shields the video-sharing site TikTok Inc. from responsibility for the death of a 10 year-old girl who...
Facebook Whistleblower Tells Congress ‘Time Is of Essence’ in Social Media Law Reform December 3, 2021 By Marcy Gordon Ex-Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen implored lawmakers Wednesday to avert the usual congressional stalemates as they weigh proposals to...
Searching for Realistic Ideas That Could Help Tame Big Tech November 2, 2021 By Marcy Gordon Break up Big Tech? How about shrinking the tech companies’ shield against liability in cases where the content they push...
Lawmakers Introduce Liability, Competition Bills Targeting Giant Internet Firms October 18, 2021 By Anna Edgerton and Rebecca Kern The biggest U.S. tech companies would face new constraints under two bills announced Thursday after a month of revelations from...
If Facebook Is the Problem, Is a Social Media Regulator the Fix? October 6, 2021 By Elizabeth Culliford and Diane Bartz Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen told Congress on Tuesday that one option for making social media less harmful would be to...
U.S. Lawsuit Could Open ‘Giant Can of Worms’ in Amazon’s Fight Against Product Recalls July 23, 2021 By Martina Barash A U.S. safety regulator’s decision last week to sue Amazon.com Inc. could bring clarity to a question that has long...
Senators Add Vaccine Misinformation as Reason to Alter Tech Firms’ Liability Protection July 23, 2021 By Nandita Bose Two Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday will add to the stack of bills going after Section 230 – a law...
Short-Term Rental Firms Move to Tighten Safety for Travelers June 30, 2021 By Olivia Carville Expedia Group Inc.’s short-term rental business Vrbo has banned hosts who use its platform from leaving house keys in public...