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States act to curtail kids online, raising pressure on Congress

WASHINGTON — Several states are pushing legislation that would curtail online access and social media use by kids, setting up yet another potential confrontation between states and Congress on technology policy.

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States act to curtail kids online, raising pressure on Congress - Roll Call

State laws and proposed legislation to curb kids' online activity could result in social media companies collecting more data.

Roll Call

California bill would force Big Tech to pay for news content

In the latest attempt by legislators to rein in Silicon Valley, a measure has been introduced in California that would force tech companies such as Facebook and Google to pay publishers for news content from which their platforms profit.

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NetChoice Seeks Injunction Against California's Disastrous Internet Law

The trade association says the overbroad and vague A.B. 2273 places unconstitutional burdens on speech.

Reason

Any of These Supreme Courts Cases Could Crush the Internet

The Court’s decisions in Gonzalez and subsequent cases could lead to impossible, incompatible consequences.

Reason

Justice Department sues Google over digital advertising tech - Roll Call

The DOJ filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google on Tuesday that accuses the tech giant of thwarting competition in digital advertising.

Roll Call

White House, House GOP take aim at Big Tech, but see different targets

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Republican lawmakers last week launched yet another effort to confront thorny issues relating to Big Tech and social media platforms that have bedeviled previous administrations and Congress, but the path to progress this time around is just as murky.

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White House, House GOP take aim at Big Tech, but see different targets - Roll Call

President Biden and House Republicans are both eyeing legislation on Big Tech, but they part ways on what should be done.

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Abolish the Supreme Court Shadow Docket

Justice Kagan is right.

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Big Tech, free speech advocates join to oppose journalism bill

WASHINGTON — Top social media companies and free speech advocates, groups that usually take opposing views over tech policy, are coming together to oppose a measure that would allow journalism organizations to jointly negotiate with tech companies.

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Big Tech, free-speech advocates join to oppose journalism bill - Roll Call

Big tech companies and free-speech groups oppose a bill that would require social media platforms to negotiate with news producers.

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Elon Musk and Matt Taibbi Reveal Why Twitter Censored the Hunter Biden Laptop Story

The Twitter Files are interesting but contain few true surprises. A mix of incompetence and partisanship got the site in trouble.

Reason

Thoughts on Internet Content Moderation from Spending Thousands of Hours Moderating Volokh Conspiracy Threads

Of possible relevance to the Fifth Circuit's recent decision in Netchoice v. Paxton.

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Court rules in favor of Texas law on social media regulation

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and Twitter

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Elena Kagan's Valid Critique of the Supreme Court's 'Shadow Docket'

“Without full briefing and argument,” Kagan objects, the Court is quietly resolving major disputes.

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The 3-3-3 Court on the Merits Docket and the Shadow Docket

On June 18, 2021, I wrote, "We don't have a 6-3 Conservative Court. We have a 3-3-3 Court." I'm not sure if I was the first person to coin the phrase 3-3-3 Court, but I was one of the first. And I elaborated on this theme in a Newsweek column,…

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SCOTUS blocks Texas social media law

Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh join liberals to block "free speech" law that limits free speech

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Texas Can't Start Enforcing Social Media Law, Says SCOTUS

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US Supreme Court blocks Texas social media law against political speech removal

Tech industry groups say law could make social media platforms ‘havens of the vilest expression’

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court blocks Texas law that seeks to protect conservatives on Facebook and Twitter

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court Tuesday put on hold a Texas law that targets “Big Tech” and authorizes the state to sue Facebook, Twitter and other popular social media websites if they “censor” or “discriminate against” conservatives.

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Florida court blocks conservative social media 'censorship' law again

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Republicans Defend Texas Social Media Law—and Compelled Speech

Plus: Twitter defends user anonymity, Oklahoma legislature approves abortion ban, and more...

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Big Tech rallies against Texas 'anti-conservative bias' law

Lobbying groups representing Google, Facebook, Amazon, and TikTok have filed an application with the Supreme Court.

Benzinga

Big Tech Urges US Top Court To Block Social Media Law Curbing Political Opinion

Lobbying groups representing Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Google, and other tech companies filed an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court, Reuters reports. The groups looked to block a Texas law prohibiting sizeable social media platforms from banning users based on their political views. Also Read: Google, Facebook Restrict…

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Fifth Circuit Panel Lifts Stay of the Texas Social Media Law

There's no opinion yet, and I don't know when one would be forthcoming, so it's hard to figure out what exactly will happen; but I thought I'd pass along the news. The law itself is here. https://twitter.com/RMFifthCircuit/status/1524488034657484800

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