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...
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...
Trump Administration Wants FCC to Write Rules on Liability for Social Media Content July 28, 2020 By David Shepardson A U.S. Commerce Department agency on Monday petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to reinterpret a 1996 law to require transparency...
Twitter Offers Some Details on How Hackers Accessed Data July 20, 2020 Twitter Inc. said on Saturday that hackers were able to download account information for up to eight accounts involved in...
Adviser to EU Judges Says Online Platforms Not Liable for User Copyright Violations July 16, 2020 By Marine Strauss Google’s YouTube and other online platforms are not liable when users illegally upload copyrighted works onto their platforms, but rightholders...