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The Supreme Court may have a shot to strike down Section 230 after a child's death was blamed on a 'blackout challenge' seen on TikTok
A family sued TikTok alleging a 10-year-old died due to a "blackout challenge" seen on her FYP. If …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Mike Huckabee is the unlikely avenger of deep-faked celebrities
Oprah, Taylor Smith, Tom Hanks, and Jennifer Aniston don't run to court when they're deepfaked. Mik…
Laura Italiano
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New lawsuits against TikTok mirror those against Big Tobacco and Purdue Pharma
14 state lawsuits filed last week accused TikTok of creating an algorithm that is harmful to childr…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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AI is amplifying social media disinformation — and making Big Tech civilly liable may be the key to stemming it
A legal expert proposes amending US law to hold social media companies civilly liable when their sa…
Natalie Musumeci
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Barack Obama said social media is 'turbocharging some of humanity's worst impulses' and called for reform to Section 230
"I am convinced the trends that we're seeing will get worse," Obama said in a speech at Stanford Un…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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2 Democrat Senators want to make Big Tech companies liable when their algorithms promote health misinformation
The bill comes after Facebook fought with the Biden administration over whether misinformation on i…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Facebook failed to protect against teen sex trafficking, court rules, paving the way for tech companies to be held liable when they're used for criminal activity
The Texas Supreme Court's ruling is the first to indicate that tech companies aren't always shielde…
Katie Canales
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Online misinformation about the US election fell 73% after Trump's social media ban
Trump blasted out baseless claims of election fraud before and after losing the fight to President-…
Shona Ghosh
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There's a basic problem with calling Facebook and Twitter 'platforms' - and it took Trump for us to see it
Referring to these tech companies as platforms, rather than media publishers, falsely acknowledges …
Adam Lashinsky
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Parler claims in antitrust lawsuit that Amazon said it was 'definitely in this journey' with the controversial social media platform until Capitol riots
Parler pushed back on Amazon's claims that it put the app on notice back in November, claiming Amaz…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Facebook hides the branded hoodies as 2021 brings the first cataclysm of Marc Andreessen's tech prophecy
In this week's Insider Tech newsletter we look at the battle over free speech that's put Twitter an…
Alexei Oreskovic
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Amazon hits back at Parler's antitrust lawsuit with extensive examples of its violent content, including death threats against politicians, tech CEOs, and BLM supporters
Amazon cited Section 230 to dismiss Parler's claims it conspired with Twitter to hurt Parler's busi…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Trump tried tweeting from the official POTUS account despite Twitter's ban, but the tweets were immediately removed
Trump railed against Twitter, Democrats, and Section 230, and said he would consider starting his o…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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Here's what could happen to Section 230 - the internet law Donald Trump hates - now the Democrats have both Houses
The Section 230 internet law is still under threat, even though the Democrats have both Houses. Big…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Big Tech got a big win as the Supreme Court stayed out of the Section 230 fight, leaving intact the legal shield Trump raged against
Donald Trump frequently criticized Section 230, which gives Big Tech companies legal protection ove…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Marc Benioff and Stewart Butterfield are now united, with a mutual Microsoft grudge
This week's Insider Tech newsletter takes a look at the Salesforce and Slack mega-deal, as well as …
Alexei Oreskovic
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Trump is threatening to veto $740 billion in military spending unless Congress revokes Section 230 — the internet law he hates
Section 230, which President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized, grants broad legal protections…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Biden's top technology advisor has a history of cracking down on Big Tech, and he may land a major role in the new administration
Bruce Reed, who has helped draw up strict privacy legislation, will reportedly take a "major role" …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are about to appear in front of Congress for a hearing on content moderation — here's how to watch
Republicans will likely slam the CEOs over how Facebook and Twitter handled a New York Post story a…
Katie Canales
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Barack Obama said social media should be regulated and treated as publishers, as Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms face potential Section 230 revisions
"They are making editorial choices, whether they've buried them in algorithms or not," former Presi…