TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicySCOTUS Declines to Hear Reddit Child Sex Abuse Case, Handing Big Tech a WinExperts say the court's decision to dance around tech liability in recent cases shows justices would rather punt…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMay 30, 2023Comments (17)
TechTech PolicyTechTech Policy‘Are We Waiting for S**t to Hit The Fan?’: Former Google Safety Lead Warns of AI Chatbots Writing NewsSmartNews Trust and Safety Lead Arjun Narayan says news organizations must develop "first principles" and assure…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMay 29, 2023Comments (11)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyTikTok Sues Montana to Reverse App BanTikTok says Montana's law banning downloads of the app in the state is illegal and would crush local users' freedom…ByMack DeGeurinUpdatedMay 22, 2023Comments (4)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicySCOTUS Says It Won't Mess With Section 230, for NowThe court said it did not need to reinterpret tech's biggest liability shield to resolve a pair of terrorism suits…ByMack DeGeurinUpdatedMay 18, 2023Comments (5)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyChatGPT Creator Tells Congress He Wants an AI Regulatory AgencySam Altman tried to convince skeptical lawmakers to pursue light-handed AI reforms that give OpenAI room to stay…ByMack DeGeurinUpdatedMay 16, 2023Comments (20)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyInstagram and Facebook Are Using Fears of a TikTok Ban to Poach InfluencersMeta is fanning the flames of a possible TikTok ban and boosting its own short-form video tools in an effort to lure…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMay 13, 2023
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyDiscord Is Forcing Users to Pick New UsernamesDiscord said its case-sensitive usernames and four-digit discriminators meant that half its users failed to connect…ByNikki MainPublishedMay 4, 2023Comments (3)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyThese New Yorkers Want to Stop Landlords From Using Facial RecognitionAt a raucous city council hearing, lawmakers and activists alike argued in favor of bills banning biometric tech in…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMay 3, 2023Comments (12)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyTech Companies Allegedly Conspired to Game the H1-B Visa Lottery SystemSome tech companies are reportedly filing multiple H1-B visa applications for prospective employees.ByNikki MainPublishedApril 28, 2023Comments (1)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicySenator Takes the First Step Towards Federal AI RegulationSen. Michael Bennet's AI task force would identify privacy and civil liberties risks presented by AI and issue…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedApril 28, 2023Comments (2)
TechTech PolicyTechTech Policy6 Key Moments From House Republicans' Hearing on Warrant-Free FISA SurveillanceLawmakers inspecting Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act were left with more questions than…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedApril 28, 2023Comments (1)
TechTech PolicyTechTech Policy‘Our Free Will Is Being Taken’: Montana TikTokers Caught in Legal Limbo After State’s Unprecedented BanTikTokers in Big Sky Country say the state's first-in-the-nation ban will upend their communities, their businesses,…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedApril 27, 2023Comments (80)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyColorado Farmers Just Won a Historic Right-to-Repair BattleThe first-of-its-kind legislation will force manufacturers to provide parts, manuals for diagnostic software, and…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedApril 13, 2023Comments (14)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyChina’s Great Firewall Comes for AI Chatbots, and Experts Are WorriedThe country's top censor says chatbots like Baidu's Ernie should not "undermine national unity" in what experts call…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedApril 13, 2023Comments (3)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyIndia Says It Won't Regulate AIThe country's Ministry of Electronics said it "is not considering bringing a law or regulating the growth of…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedApril 6, 2023Comments (6)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyCops Are Mad at Ron DeSantis Because He Forces Crappy Made-in-USA Drones on ThemFlorida lawmakers and police are concerned a ban on DJI and other foreign drones forces officers to use inferior…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedApril 5, 2023Comments (29)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyRand Paul Warns That a TikTok Ban ‘Will Stick to Republicans More’ Than DemocratsThe Kentucky Senator called Republicans hypocrites for trying to "censor" the app and said doing so would be…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMarch 29, 2023Comments (22)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyWhy TikTok Needed to Pay for Influencers to Attend Anti-Ban RallyThe company paid for the travel, hotel, meal, and shuttle expenses for 30 influencers protesting a national TikTok…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedMarch 24, 2023Comments (18)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyUnderage Posters Get a Legal Bedtime as Utah Bans Social Media After 10:30 PMAmerica gets its first state-run internet bedtime. Utah may also force tech companies to scan driver's licenses.ByThomas GermainPublishedMarch 24, 2023Comments (31)
TechTech PolicyTechTech PolicyCongress Browbeats TikTok's CEO in Brutal 5-Hour HearingAs Congress pushed around TikTok CEO Shou Chew, one representative played a video that threatened the committee, and…ByMack DeGeurin and Thomas GermainUpdatedMarch 23, 2023Comments (12)