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Arkansas social media age verification law blocked by federal Judge

  Arkansas social media age verification law blocked by federal Judge The state passed the controversial law in 2023. karissa bell   Tue, Apr 1, 2025   NurPhoto via Getty Images An Arkansas law requiring social media companies to verify the ages of their users has been struck down by a federal judge who ruled … Continue reading Arkansas social media age verification law blocked by federal Judge

Some small business owners are relieved after an overtime pay rule was blocked

A federal judge in Texas blocked a new rule from the Biden administration that would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers across the U.S. BY Associated Press Small business owners have had a mostly positive reaction to a judge’s decision to strike down an overtime rule that would have qualified more … Continue reading Some small business owners are relieved after an overtime pay rule was blocked

Overtime pay for millions of workers has been blocked by a Texas judge

November 18, 2024 Overtime pay for millions of workers has been blocked by a Texas judge The Labor Department estimated that an additional 4 million lower-paid salary workers would become eligible for overtime protections in the first year under the new rule. BY Associated Press A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from … Continue reading Overtime pay for millions of workers has been blocked by a Texas judge

Russia and Venezuela have blocked encrypted messaging app Signal

  Russia and Venezuela have blocked encrypted messaging app Signal Affected users are encouraged to turn on its “censorship circumvention” feature. danny gallagher Updated Sat, Aug 10, 2024   NurPhoto via Getty Images Both Russia and Venezuela have blocked access to the encrypted messaging app Signal, The Verge reports. The Russian news service Interfax broke … Continue reading Russia and Venezuela have blocked encrypted messaging app Signal

Microsoft, Other Search Engines Blocked From Indexing Reddit Content

Microsoft Blocked From Reddit Content, Declined To Play By Rules by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 25, 2024 Reddit recognizes that its user-generated content and the ideas behind it have become a valuable source of information for millions — similar to the awareness of what user-generated content could lead to in the early days … Continue reading Microsoft, Other Search Engines Blocked From Indexing Reddit Content

X confirms it blocked Taylor Swift searches to ‘prioritize safety’

X confirms it blocked Taylor Swift searches to ‘prioritize safety’ The move comes after nonconsensual pornographic deepfakes of the singer went viral last week. Cheyenne MacDonald   Sun, Jan 28, 2024 Reuters / Reuters X has confirmed it’s preventing users from searching Taylor Swift’s name after pornographic deepfakes of the artist began circulating on the … Continue reading X confirms it blocked Taylor Swift searches to ‘prioritize safety’

TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rights

TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rights This was just one month away from the start date. Richard Lai   Updated Fri, Dec 1, 2023 REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Montana’s unprecedented state-wide ban of Chinese short-video app, TikTok, was supposed to take effect on January 1, 2024, but as reported by Reuters, … Continue reading TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rights