Supreme Court hears arguments on First Amendment cases
The US Supreme Court is hearing a case on Biden administration's communication with social media companies during Covid-19 pandemic and free speech violation.
The legal question revolves around whether the US government unconstitutionally pressured social media platforms to censor users' speech by flagging posts. [ more ]
Google, Meta, Snap and TikTok must face teen addiction claims, federal judge rules
A federal judge denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against major social media companies, allowing allegations of addiction and mental health harms to proceed.
Claims that the companies failed to implement effective parental controls and violated children's privacy laws can also move forward. [ more ]
Social media CEOs won't stop their products from harming kids until they're forced to
CEOs of social media companies testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on child safety measures, but their actions were questioned.
The amount of money allocated to child safety efforts by these companies was relatively small compared to their overall revenue and other expenditures. [ more ]
Mark Zuckerberg says sorry to families at Senate hearing
Executives from top social media companies faced tough questioning from the US Senate Judiciary Committee regarding their handling of online child exploitation and abuse.
Both Republicans and Democrats criticized the social media CEOs for their failure to adequately address these issues. [ more ]
Robust mechanisms' will fight AI deepfakes before election, minister says
The UK Government is working with social media companies to combat AI-generated disinformation before the next general election.
The rise of generative AI has made it easier for people to create sophisticated misleading content and amplify the risk of online disinformation. [ more ]