Twitter, Facebook, Alphabet Executives to Defend Liability Shield Before Senate October 28, 2020 By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose The chief executives of Twitter Inc., Facebook and Alphabet Inc. will tell U.S. lawmakers at a hearing on Wednesday that...
FCC Says It Has Authority to Change Social Media Liability Shield October 22, 2020 By David Shepardson The top lawyer at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Wednesday the telecommunications regulator has legal authority to redefine...
FCC Chief Vows to Advance New Social Media Company Liability Rules October 16, 2020 By David Shepardson Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai said Thursday the agency will move forward to set new rules to clarify the...
No Action Yet on Trump Social Media Liability Proposal October 8, 2020 By David Shepardson The Federal Communications Commission has given no indication it will move quickly on an effort by President Donald Trump to...
Justice Department Set to Unveil Plan to Limit Internet Firms’ Liability Protections September 23, 2020 By David Shepardson The U.S. Justice Department will unveil later on Wednesday a proposal that seeks to limit legal protections for internet platforms...
Republican Senators Eye Law Shielding Internet Firms From Liability for Postings September 9, 2020 By Nandita Bose Three Republican U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced the latest legislation targeting a federal law that largely exempts tech platforms such...
4 Republican Attorneys General Back Trump Social Media Liability Move September 8, 2020 By David Shepardson Four Republican state attorneys general led by Texas backed President Donald Trump’s push to narrow the ability of social media...
Internet Companies Urge FCC to Reject Trump Rules on Social Media Liability September 3, 2020 By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose A group representing major internet companies including Facebook Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Wednesday urged the Federal...
FCC Seeks Comments on Trump Plan to Weaken Internet Firms’ Liability Protection August 4, 2020 By Todd Shields The Federal Communications Commission will take comments for 45 days on President Donald Trump’s proposal to weaken liability protection for...
GOP Senator Wants to Tie Internet Firms’ Liability Immunity to Curb on Behavioral Ads July 28, 2020 By Nandita Bose Republican Senator Josh Hawley on Tuesday introduced legislation that would penalize large tech companies that sell or show targeted advertisements...