By Chris Morris April 27, 2023 As concerns about the effects of social media on children’s mental health continue to grow, a bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation that looks to put age limits on exactly who can log into Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok, and other sites. The Protecting Kids on Social … Continue reading A new Senate bill aims to put age limits on social media
The Justice Department is suing Google to break up its ad business Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Alongside eight states, the US Department of Justice is suing Google to break up the company’s advertising business. In a complaint filed Tuesday with a federal court in Virginia, the agency accused Google of illegally monopolizing the digital advertising … Continue reading Senate bill seeks to break up Google and Meta ad businesses
Senate Democrats introduce bill to protect your online data Kris Holt @krisholt A group of 15 Democratic senators have unveiled a bill that aims to protect your online data. They noted that banks, doctors and lawyers are all required to protect your personal information, and argue websites, apps and other online services should also have … Continue reading Senators reintroduce bill to protect personal data online
New York’s governor signs watered-down right-to-repair bill Kris Holt @krisholt Almost seven months after the state legislature overwhelmingly passed a right-to-repair bill, New York governor Kathy Hochul has signed it into law. But Hochul only greenlit the bill after the legislature agreed to some changes. Hochul wrote in a memo that the legislation, as … Continue reading New York’s governor signs a weakened right-to-repair bill
Broadcasters Push For Bill Allowing Them To Bargain With Tech Companies by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, November 29, 2022 A group of broadcasters are urging the Senate to take up a controversial bill that would allow news outlets to band together to negotiate with Facebook and Google over payment for links to news articles. “This critical … Continue reading Broadcasters Push For Bill Allowing Them To Bargain With Tech Companies
IAB And Others Want Supreme Court To Strike Down Florida Social Media Bill by Wendy Davis , Staff Writer @wendyndavis, November 23, 2022 Florida’s social media law threatens “severe harm” to social media companies as well as their users, the Interactive Advertising Bureau and other organizations are telling the Supreme Court. The bill is “designed to … Continue reading IAB And Others Want Supreme Court To Strike Down Florida Social Media Bill
By Christopher Dancy—The Conversation October 31, 2022 Despite the important and ever-increasing role of artificial intelligence in many parts of modern society, there is very little policy or regulation governing the development and use of AI systems in the U.S. Tech companies have largely been left to regulate themselves in this arena, potentially … Continue reading It’s not enforceable, but the AI Bill of Rights is a step in the right direction
By Anne Toomey McKenna August 25, 2022 Data privacy in the U.S. is, in many ways, a legal void. While there are limited protections for health and financial data, the cradle of the world’s largest tech companies, like Apple, Amazon, Google, and Meta (Facebook), lacks any comprehensive federal data privacy law. This leaves U.S. … Continue reading A bipartisan data privacy bill would give you more control over the information collected about you
By Talib Visram July 28, 2022 Thanks to an unanticipated U-turn from Senator Joe Manchin, Senate Democrats have reached a deal on a new reconciliation bill that, if passed, would offer the most funding in history to curb carbon emissions and protect energy security. It’s framed as the Inflation Reduction Act, because it … Continue reading The Inflation Reduction Act is also an enormous climate bill. What’s in it?
Mozilla Endorses Antitrust Bill Targeting Large Tech Platforms by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, June 14, 2022 Browser developer Mozilla on Tuesday endorsed a federal antitrust bill that would prohibit the largest online tech companies from giving their own products and services preferential treatment. The American Innovation and Choice Online Act, introduced last year by Senators Amy … Continue reading Mozilla Endorses Antitrust Bill Targeting Large Tech Platforms
