Autumn Johnson
Contributing Writer

Autumn is a practicing attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. When not working, Autumn enjoys reading, writing, playing video games, and spending time with her cats.

Autumn Johnson | 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…

Autumn Johnson | 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…

Autumn Johnson | 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…

Autumn Johnson | 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…

Autumn Johnson | 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…

Autumn Johnson | 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…