California
Darnell Hicks, falsely accused of shooting two cops in viral posts online, sues Facebook and Twitter
Sued for defamation and false light.
Judge orders Apple to let developers promote alternative payment methods in apps
Slowly chipping away at Apple’s competitive practices.
LAPD officers are collecting social media information from citizens they stop
Eyebrows are raised over privacy violations.
San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral to require vaccine passports for entry
Even for religious services.
Twitter locked out Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety, forced it to delete tweet
Twitter continues to insert itself between public institutions and the public.
Utah AGs file amended complaint in state antitrust case against Google
More specific claims. Fewer redacted parts.
Religious leaders told to brace for more Big Tech censorship
A roundtable discussion on the problems religious conversations face on Silicon Valley platforms.
YouTube censors Gavin Newsom critic, Errol Webber
The Oscar-winning filmmaker’s video was suppressed.
Google paid phone manufacturers to ditch third-party app stores
New monopolistic revelations.
Courts can’t decide if embedding photo and video tweets could constitute copyright infringement
Not all courts are going with the “server test.”