European Union officials reached an agreement on a set of new rules aimed at protecting internet users by forcing big tech companies like Google and Facebook to step up their efforts to curb the spread of illegal content. Michel Euler/AP hide caption toggle caption Michel Euler/AP European Union officials reached […]
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E.U. Takes Aim at Social Media’s Harms With Landmark New Law
The European Union reached a deal on Saturday on landmark legislation that would force Facebook, YouTube and other internet services to combat misinformation, disclose how their services amplify divisive content and stop targeting online ads based on a person’s ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. The law, called the Digital Services […]
Tech group ask Supreme Court to freeze Texas social media law : NPR
An industry group representing major tech companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, is asking the Supreme Court to stop a Texas social media law from going into effect. DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption DENIS CHARLET/AFP via Getty Images An industry group representing major tech companies, including […]
Labor Law: Employment discrimination and artificial intelligence, employers beware | Local Business News
By KAREN MICHAEL Special correspondent Employers continue to find new ways to automate business practices, including using software programs that provide for artificial intelligence (AI) in a variety of employment practices, including recruitment. These new technologies, while promising in many respects, have garnered the attention of the Equal Employment Opportunity […]
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton tells the Supreme Court state social media law should stand
Placeholder while article actions load Texas on Wednesday filed a petition calling on the Supreme Court to reject an emergency application seeking to block a state law regulating content moderation decisions at large social media companies. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton argued that the state law, which bars platforms from […]
Appeals Court Revives Texas Law Targeting Social Media Companies
A Texas law prohibiting large social media companies from removing political speech became the first of its kind to take effect on Wednesday, posing complicated questions for major web platforms about how to comply with the rules. The law, which applies to social media platforms in the United States with […]
Tech groups ask Supreme Court to throw out Texas social media law
Placeholder while article actions load Two Washington-based groups representing Google, Facebook and other tech giants filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court on Friday, seeking to block a Texas law that bars social media companies from removing posts based on a user’s political ideology. The Texas law took effect […]