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Republican Attorneys General back Texas and Florida social media regulations at US Supreme Court
Social media companies should be treated as utilities such as telephone or telegraph companies, a group of states led by Republican attorneys general told the US Supreme Court. In a friend-of-the-court brief, 19 states and the state legislature of Arizona wrote that the Supreme Court should uphold laws passed by Texas and Florida that restrict companies including Meta, YouTube, X and others fro
White House orders federal agencies to shore up cybersecurity, warns of potential exposure (CNN)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Fri, 08/18/2023 - 14:13More than 20 million Americans enrolled in a federal program for subsidized internet access
More than 20 million US households are now receiving discounts on internet service as part of Federal Communications Commission's Affordable Connectivity Program. The program has continued to gain more than half a million new households a month since February 2023.
Portable hotspots arrive in Maui to bring internet to residents and tourists
Portable mobile hotspots have arrived in Maui (HI) to help bring internet service to the thousands of people who may have been unable to call for help since the wildfires started to rage out of control on the island. Verizon is currently deploying the first batch of satellite-based mobile hotspots at evacuation sites in areas of greatest need, particular
Senators press Google, Meta and Twitter on whether their layoffs could imperil 2024 election (CNN)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 06/23/2023 - 12:52From ChatGPT to executive orders: Inside the White House’s urgent push to regulate AI (CNN)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 06/21/2023 - 06:37Supreme Court shields Twitter from liability for terror-related content and leaves Section 230 untouched (CNN)
Submitted by dclay@benton.org on Thu, 05/18/2023 - 13:03Arkansas governor signs sweeping bill imposing a minimum age limit for social media usage
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) has signed a sweeping bill imposing a minimum age limit for social media usage, in the latest example of states taking more aggressive steps intended to protect teens online. The legislation appeared to contain vast loopholes and exemptions benefiting companies that lobbied on the bill and raising questions about how much of the industry it truly covers. The legislation, known as the Social Media Safety Act and taking effect in September 2023, is aimed at giving parents more control over their kids’ social media usage, according to lawmakers.