Supreme Court of the United States Justice Clarence Thomas argues for regulating large internet platforms as common carriers ~tech internet Article 535 words 21 votes
Big Tech critic Tim Wu joins Joe Biden administration to work on US competition policy ~tech Article 419 words 9 votes
Indian government restricts foreign mapping services to one metre accuracy ~news india politics Article 856 words 5 votes
Joe Manchin's bid to pierce US tech's shield ~tech internet Article 234 words, published Feb 1 2021 4 votes
Italy takes action against TikTok following girl’s death ~tech social media Article 246 words 5 votes
US President Joe Biden's Federal Communications Commission appointment is a big step toward net neutrality's return ~tech internet Article 736 words 10 votes
Open-source developer and manager David Recordon named White House Director of Technology ~tech Article 365 words 14 votes
European Commission proposes Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act: New rules for all digital services, including social media, online marketplaces, and other platforms operating in the EU ~tech social media internet Link 10 votes
Sweden is banning equipment from Chinese telecommunication firms Huawei and ZTE from its new 5G network ~tech security.cyber Article 365 words 7 votes
EARN IT Act introduced in US House of Representatives ~tech internet security privacy Article 247 words 37 votes
President Trump is continuing his war on Section 230 and the right for the open internet to exist ~tech privacy internet social media Article 1029 words 8 votes
A crash course in CDA Section 230, and a discussion between two lawyers about the EARN IT Act and what it means for free speech and privacy online ~tech privacy security internet Video 1:08:34, published Aug 22 2020 5 votes
US phone carriers may soon be able to block all calls from robocallers' carriers ~tech Article 593 words, published Jul 17 2020 16 votes
United Kingdom to ban Huawei equipment in 2021 and remove it from 5G networks by 2027 ~tech Article 388 words 6 votes
Indian government bans fifty-nine Chinese apps for security reasons ~tech security Article 348 words 11 votes
US officials are ramping up criticism of the GDPR, which they say protects cybercriminals ~tech privacy Article 17 votes
Terrible, dangerous EARN IT act set to move forward in the senate; attack on both encryption and free speech online ~tech social media internet privacy Article 511 words 27 votes
Andrew Yang is pushing Big Tech to pay users for data ~tech internet privacy Article 606 words 18 votes
CDA Section 230 explained: The important and often-misunderstood legal foundation of the social internet ~tech social media internet Article 3539 words 6 votes
Amazon may face EU antitrust charges over merchant data in coming weeks ~finance business Article 243 words 5 votes
US President Donald Trump signs executive order designed to limit the legal protections that shield social media companies from liability for the content users post on their platforms ~tech social media Article 527 words 31 votes
Our neophobic, conservative AI overlords want everything to stay the same ~tech Article 968 words, published Jan 1 2020 11 votes
Alex Stamos on legal issues for US tech companies sharing with foreign governments ~tech social media facebook Link 5 votes
'Ban kids from loot box gambling in games,' MPs say ~games Article 622 words, published Sep 12 2019 11 votes
US Senator says Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg should face ‘possibility of a prison term’ ~tech social media Article 309 words 14 votes
Proposed US law would ban infinite scroll, autoplaying video ~tech social media Article 482 words 13 votes
GitHub restricts developer accounts based in Iran, Crimea, and other countries under US sanctions ~tech microsoft Article 612 words 6 votes
Justice Department to open broad, new antitrust review of Big Tech companies such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple ~tech google facebook amazon apple Article 67 words 10 votes
G-20 leaders resolve to prevent exploitation of Internet for terrorism ~tech social media internet Text 22 words G-20 leaders resolve to prevent exploitation of Internet for terrorism This statement was reportedly an initiative of the Australian Prime Minister. 9 votes
Maine Governor signs strictest internet protections in the US ~tech internet Article 839 words, published Jun 7 2019 8 votes
Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones ~tech facebook social media Article 412 words 9 votes
Facebook's Zuckerberg and Sandberg will disregard subpoenas to appear in front of Canada-hosted International Grand Committee on Big Data, Privacy and Democracy ~tech facebook privacy social media Article 895 words 13 votes
The only way to rein in Big Tech is to treat them as a public service ~tech privacy google facebook Article 862 words 18 votes
When a country bans social media - Sri Lanka’s ban on social media forces a question nobody wants to ask: what if a global media network is impossible? ~tech social media internet Article 529 words 5 votes
Europe’s controversial overhaul of online copyright receives final approval ~tech internet Article 373 words 48 votes
Revealed: Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws ~tech privacy facebook social media Article 1169 words 19 votes
Right to repair legislation is officially being considered in Canada ~tech Article 561 words 15 votes
The text of Article 13 and the EU Copyright Directive has just been finalised ~tech Article 1296 words 21 votes
EU Copyright reform negotiations (Article 11 and Article 13) hit a brick wall in Council ~tech Article 319 words 10 votes
Controversial Copyright Directive approved by EU Parliament ~tech internet Article 337 words 27 votes
Tomorrow, the EU will vote on the future of the internet (again) ~tech internet Article 1181 words 10 votes
California lawmakers pass nation’s toughest net neutrality law ~tech internet Article 1065 words 14 votes
There should be ‘consequences’ for platforms that don’t remove people like Alex Jones, US Senator Ron Wyden says ~tech internet social media Article 3069 words 12 votes