censorship

Ruling: White House Can’t ‘Coerce’ Social Platforms Over COVID Content
Ruling: White House Can’t ‘Coerce’ Social Platforms Over COVID Content
September 10, 2023  |  Legal

A federal appeals court has upheld a ruling limiting how the White House can communicate with social media platforms. The ruling Friday (Sept. 8) by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court...

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FTC Chair Lina Khan Faces Republican Scrutiny Over Budget Increase
FTC Chair Lina Khan Faces Republican Scrutiny Over Budget Increase
July 13, 2023  |  Regulation

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan faced scrutiny from Republicans at a Thursday (July 13) House Judiciary Committee Oversight hearing. Under Khan, the FTC’s budget has...

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Musk Says He’ll Reverse Twitter’s ‘Morally Bad’ Ban on Trump
Musk Says He’ll Reverse Twitter’s ‘Morally Bad’ Ban on Trump
May 10, 2022  |  Politics

Elon Musk said he would reverse the Twitter ban of former President Donald Trump, calling it “not correct” and a “morally bad decision,” according to...

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US Govt. Reviewing TikTok’s $1B Musical.ly Acquisition
US Govt. Reviewing TikTok’s $1B Musical.ly Acquisition
November 01, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

The United States government is investigating China-based ByteDance Technology, the company that owns popular video app TikTok, according to Reuters. The investigation is mainly centered...

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India Considers Censoring Netflix, Amazon Streaming Platforms
India Considers Censoring Netflix, Amazon Streaming Platforms
October 17, 2019  |  Regulation

India is considering censoring streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, Reuters reported on Thursday (Oct. 17). An anonymous senior government official in India...

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White House Calls For FCC To Regulate Social Media Content
White House Calls For FCC To Regulate Social Media Content
August 09, 2019  |  Regulation

The White House has drafted an executive order that would put the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in charge of what large tech companies choose to...

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Google CEO Denies Data Privacy Breach, Bias
Google CEO Denies Data Privacy Breach, Bias
December 11, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

U.S. Congress grilled Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai on Tuesday (Dec. 11) about how the company approaches privacy and whether it has political bias,...

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Tech Giants See AI As China Strategy
Tech Giants See AI As China Strategy
September 19, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

As U.S. technology giants deal with strict censorship rules in China — and the threat of a trade war — some are turning to artificial intelligence (AI)...

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China Says Facebook, Google Will Have To Live With Censorship
China Says Facebook, Google Will Have To Live With Censorship
December 19, 2017  |  Regulation

If Google and Facebook want to operate in China and access its 751 million internet users, it will have to operate within China’s cybersecurity rules....

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