Republicans Eye ‘Jackhammer’ to Reform Tech Liability While Democrats Grab ‘Scalpel’ October 30, 2020 By Nandita Bose Big Tech’s decisions to block some posts and videos while letting other content viewed as inflammatory proliferate have drawn the...
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...
Big Tech Lobby Seeks EU Liability Cover to Tackle Hate Speech, Illegal Content October 26, 2020 By Natalia Drozdiak Big technology platforms are calling on the European Union to protect them from legal liabilities for removing hate speech and...
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...
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...
EU Wants Better Self-Regulation by Facebook, Google, Twitter; Plans Liability Changes September 11, 2020 By Foo Yun Chee Two years after agreeing to a self-regulatory code of practice to tackle disinformation, Facebook, Alphabet’s Google, Twitter and other tech...
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...
Trump Seeks Dismissal of Legal Challenge to Executive Order by Social Media Firms August 14, 2020 By Nandita Bose The Trump administration has filed a motion asking a court to dismiss a lawsuit against the president’s executive order targeting...