How Sex Trafficking Became Battleground in Fight Over Big Tech Immunity November 9, 2017 By Joshua Brustein During last week’s hearings about the industry’s role in the 2016 presidential election, one ominous moment for Big Tech came...
In Age of Twitter, Libel Insurance Isn’t Just for Journalists Anymore June 8, 2017 By Polly Mosendz Courtney Love spent almost six years in litigation, accused of libeling her former attorney in a Twitter post that was...
Judge Dismisses Lawsuits Claiming Facebook Liable for Supporting Terrorists May 18, 2017 A federal judge on Thursday dismissed two lawsuits seeking to hold Facebook Inc. liable for supporting terrorist groups by letting...
Facebook, Twitter, Google Sued by Families of San Bernardino Shooting Victims May 4, 2017 By Dan Whitcomb Family members of three victims of the December 2015 shooting rampage in San Bernardino, California, have sued Facebook, Google and...
Israel’s ‘Facebook Law’ Targets Content ‘Liable to Incite’ Terrorism December 27, 2016 By Gwen Ackerman Israeli courts could demand that companies such as Facebook Inc. remove content deemed as incitement, under a bill that that...
Twitter, Google, Facebook Sued by Orlando Shooting Victims’ Families December 21, 2016 By Brendan O'Brien The families of three men killed at Orlando’s Pulse gay nightclub have sued Twitter Inc., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook...
Google, Facebook, Twitter Sued by Father of Victim of Paris Terrorist Attack June 21, 2016 By Barbara Ortutay The father of a young woman killed in the Paris massacre last November is suing Google, Facebook and Twitter, claiming...