Justices Lift Restrictions on Biden Admin Contacts With Social Media Companies
Supreme Court
Justices Lift Restrictions on Biden Admin Contacts With Social Media Companies
2023-10-23 15:37:45
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Friday lifted a pair of lower court rulings that barred the Biden administration from communicating with social media companies while litigation over the government’s effort to thwart misinformation online winds its way through... Read More

GOP Bill Seeks to Stop Alleged Social Media Censorship
Congress
GOP Bill Seeks to Stop Alleged Social Media Censorship
2023-01-12 21:38:49
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — House Republicans put more pressure on social media companies Thursday by introducing a bill that would block the Biden administration from trying to remove certain kinds of information from their websites. Republicans who introduced the bill said they... Read More

Congressmen Criticize State Laws Censoring Education on Controversial Issues
Education
Congressmen Criticize State Laws Censoring Education on Controversial Issues
2022-05-19 19:55:14
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Teachers and students warned a congressional panel Thursday that recent state laws clamping down on politically volatile instruction in schools are likely to backfire by breeding intolerance. Seventeen states passed laws in the past two years intended to... Read More

Big Tech Industry Group Criticizes Hong Kong’s Vague Data Rules
Technology
Big Tech Industry Group Criticizes Hong Kong’s Vague Data Rules
2021-07-06 15:23:12
by Dan McCue

An industry group representing Google, Facebook and other Internet companies warned Hong Kong’s government that changes to the city’s data-protection laws could dramatically curb the companies’ ability to provide services to it. The problem, the letter says, is vaguely worded... Read More

Ted Cruz Takes Aim at China, Accusing Hollywood of Bowing to Its Censors
Geopolitics
Ted Cruz Takes Aim at China, Accusing Hollywood of Bowing to Its Censors
2020-05-21 20:36:01
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Sen. Ted Cruz on Thursday introduced a bill on the floor of the Senate that could have a profound effect on American movie studios as it aims to stop Chinese censorship of Hollywood films. American studios have long... Read More

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