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June 26, 2022
A group of United States senators introduced a bill that would allow the president to block exports of data to countries that pose a national security risk.
Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the bill, Reuters reported.
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June 26, 2022
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) launched a new legal fund to protect fact-checkers that face litigation.
Poynter reported that the fund has received support from Meta and Google. Each applicant can receive up to $40,000 from the fund…
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June 28, 2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk reportedly told Twitter he needs more raw data from Twitter to determine the number of bot accounts on the platform.
Insider reported that attorneys for Musk sent a letter to Twitter and said the data it recently provided to…
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June 28, 2022
Former President Donald Trump appealed the dismissal of the lawsuit that challenged his permanent ban from Twitter.
Trump alleges that the platform violated his free speech rights when it permanently banned him after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.…
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June 30, 2022
Florida's Big Tech censorship law is blocked -- for now. But the Supreme Court could determine whether Florida’s social media law is constitutional.
Protocol reported that NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association (…
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July 3, 2022
Viral social media app TikTok reportedly claimed its employees who are based in China can access data from users in the United States.
The New York Times obtained the company’s response to an inquiry from Republican senators in the United States…
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July 6, 2022
The European Commission passed two bills that will regulate online content like never before, including censoring speech.
Protocol reported that the Digital Services Act (DSA) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) will take effect next year. The DSA…
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July 6, 2022
Liberal journalist Glenn Greenwald says Democrats are threatening social media platforms if their censorship demands are unmet.
Greenwald was involved in a Twitter discussion with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Musk asked Alex Berenson, a journalist who…
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July 8, 2022
At least one Republican senator and one Democratic senator are calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate TikTok. “There is bipartisan consensus on this threat and no excuse for inaction while Americans remain at risk,” Sen. Marco Rubio…
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July 12, 2022
Communist China-tied social media giant TikTok is “pausing” its new privacy policy that was set to roll out in Europe.
TechCrunch reported that the new policy would have discontinued the platform’s request for user consent to receive targeted…
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