Sep 30, 2022
Tech sector asks Fifth Circuit to stop Texas’s social media law from taking effect
The State of Texas’s social media law which stops tech companies from taking down hate speech and misleading information has reached the Fifth Circuit in a motion that this organization – WashingTech – has participated...
Sep 26, 2022
Mark Brennan: Sephora (Privacy Case Study)
In late August, the California Attorney General’s office issued its first public, monetary penalty against cosmetics giant Sephora, for violating the California Privacy and Protection Act (CCPA), which went into effect in 2018 and is one of several state-level privacy laws
Sep 23, 2022
Hey everybody, I’m Joe Miller and here’s what’s going on in the world of tech law & policy.
ADL Report: Spotify has a white supremacist problem
References to Hitler, Pepe the Frog, Tucker Carlson talking about the “great replacement” anti-immigration theory — it looks like songs that contain them...
Sep 19, 2022
Spandana Singh: Content Moderation Beyond the US
Social media platforms have played a central role in recent crises in the U.S., such as the Capitol Hill insurrection of 2021, and in Europe, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These developments underscore the power that unelected, big technology companies wield on...
Sep 17, 2022
Hey everybody, I’m Joe Miller and here’s what’s going on in the world of online safety and free speech this week.
Sen. Wyden: CBP has massive trove of American’s cellphone data
Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus on Thursday revealing that CBP has a...