TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyIndia Says It Won't Regulate AIThe country's Ministry of Electronics said it "is not considering bringing a law or regulating the growth of…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedApril 6, 2023Comments (6)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyCops Are Mad at Ron DeSantis Because He Forces Crappy Made-in-USA Drones on ThemFlorida lawmakers and police are concerned a ban on DJI and other foreign drones forces officers to use inferior…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedApril 5, 2023Comments (29)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyRand Paul Warns That a TikTok Ban ‘Will Stick to Republicans More’ Than DemocratsThe Kentucky Senator called Republicans hypocrites for trying to "censor" the app and said doing so would be…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMarch 29, 2023Comments (22)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyWhy TikTok Needed to Pay for Influencers to Attend Anti-Ban RallyThe company paid for the travel, hotel, meal, and shuttle expenses for 30 influencers protesting a national TikTok…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMarch 24, 2023Comments (18)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyUnderage Posters Get a Legal Bedtime as Utah Bans Social Media After 10:30 PMAmerica gets its first state-run internet bedtime. Utah may also force tech companies to scan driver's licenses.ByThomas GermainPublishedMarch 24, 2023Comments (31)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyCongress Browbeats TikTok's CEO in Brutal 5-Hour HearingAs Congress pushed around TikTok CEO Shou Chew, one representative played a video that threatened the committee, and…ByMack DeGeurin and Thomas GermainUpdatedMarch 23, 2023Comments (12)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyCalifornia Poised to Battle Google and Facebook Over 'Journalism Usage Fees'A new bill would charge Google and Facebook fees when advertising is sold alongside local news articles appearing on…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMarch 22, 2023Comments (3)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyTikTok's CEO Has a Message for Congress: America Needs This AppTikTok has a new tack ahead of its CEO getting grilled in Congress: arguing the app is vital to 150 million…ByMack DeGeurin and Thomas GermainPublishedMarch 21, 2023Comments (12)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyFacebook and Instagram Threaten to Pull the Plug on News in CanadaMeta and Google are on a collision course with lawmakers over the Online News Act, which would force them to pay…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMarch 13, 2023Comments (24)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyHouse Republicans Just Passed a Tech Censorship Bill That's Pure NonsenseThe hastily written bill would ban federal employees from "advocating for censorship" by tech companies. Opponents…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMarch 10, 2023Comments (13)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyDemocrats Band Together to Try Yet Another Federal Facial Recognition BanA new Congressional bill, supported by 16 senators, would ban facial recognition and biometric tech for federal…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMarch 8, 2023Comments (4)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyThe Top Antitrust Cop Says Big Tech Looks a Lot Like Standard OilRecent speeches from DOJ Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter invoke a historical precedent that's bad news…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMarch 6, 2023Comments (18)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyRepublican Bill That Gives Biden Power to Completely Ban TikTok Passes House Committee Super FastThe Republican bill would let Joe Biden block TikTok or other foreign apps involved in the alleged transfer of…ByMack DeGeurinUpdatedMarch 1, 2023Comments (22)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyMeta Is Making It Harder to Wind Up in Facebook JailFacebook's parent says it will provide more explanations for low-level violations and reserve 30-day suspensions for…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedFebruary 24, 2023Comments (14)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyWe Could Soon Open a Pandora’s Box of Impossible Speech LawsExperts say social media platforms could face dozens of unworkable, contradictory speech laws if the Supreme Court…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedFebruary 23, 2023Comments (68)
TechTech PolicyTechTech Policy10 Key Moments From Google and Twitter's Historic Week at the Supreme CourtA pair of terrorism cases against Google and Twitter could open them up to new legal worries and fundamentally alter…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedFebruary 23, 2023Comments (2)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyBin Laden, Burglars, and Banks: The Supreme Court Considers Twitter's Role in TerrorismThe justices heard arguments to determine whether or not the recommendation of ISIS-related content on Twitter…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedFebruary 22, 2023Comments (1)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyActually, Everyone Loves Censorship. Even You.How we all secretly like the silencing we claim to hate.ByThomas GermainPublishedFebruary 22, 2023Comments (38)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicySupreme Court Justices Admit They Don't Know Much About Social MediaDuring oral arguments of a crucial online speech case, Google v. Gonzalez, Supreme Court justices roasted themselves…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedFebruary 21, 2023Comments (45)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyWill the Supreme Court End Social Media as We Know It This Week?The court will determine if the same protections apply to social networks' algorithmic recommendations as to…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedFebruary 21, 2023Comments (49)