Meta Clashes With Apple, Google Over Child Age Check Legislation July 25, 2025 By Emily Birnbaum The biggest tech companies are warring over who’s responsible for children’s safety online, with billions of dollars in fines on...
Musk’s X Sues New York to Halt Reports on Handling of Problematic Posts June 23, 2025 By Jennifer Peltz Elon Musk ‘s X sued Tuesday to try to stop New York from requiring reports on how social media platforms...
Musk’s X Aims to Soothe EU Regulators With Blue Check Disclaimer June 4, 2025 By Samuel Stolton Elon Musk’s social network X is showing users a prominent disclaimer about the platform’s blue checkmark program in a bid...
UK Revisits Social Media Regulation After Far-Right Riots August 12, 2024 By Martin Coulter The British government is considering changes to the Online Safety Act designed to regulate social media companies, following a week...
New York Readies Bill Giving Parents Some Control Over Kids’ Social Media Feeds June 7, 2024 By Carolyn Thompson New York lawmakers on Tuesday said they were finalizing legislation that would allow parents to block their children from getting...
New York Bills Seek to Protect Kids From Social Media’s Mental Health Harms October 12, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Citing research showing increased rates of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and self-harm associated with children and young adults’ social media...
New York Online Hate Speech Law Challenged by Thiel-Backed Rumble December 2, 2022 By Chris Dolmetsch A New York law prohibiting hate speech on social media was challenged by the Volokh Conspiracy legal blog and the...
Federal Court Rules in Favor of Texas Law on Social Media Regulation September 20, 2022 By Paul Weber A federal appeals court Friday ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and...
UK Warns Facebook Executives to Keep Users Safe or Risk Criminal Charges November 5, 2021 By Nate Lanxon UK Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries warned Facebook Inc. and its chiefs are on course for criminal prosecution for failing 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...