The Meta Settlement: What It Means for Your Speech and Privacy
Under the teen safety provisions is a court-supervised identity system for every Facebook and Instagram user.
Warner Bros. DMCA Takedowns Hit Lanterns Spoiler Discussion
Attn: Warner Bros. Discussing spoilers is not copyright infringement.
Retired Police Officer Fined £1,000 Over Bacon Meme in UK
There is no blasphemy offence in England and Wales. There is Section 127, and it turns out to be roomy.
America Presses South Korea on "False Information" Law
The offense goes undefined, so the cheapest way to comply is to delete every post a court might someday dislike.
Brussels Has Opinions About Your Social Media Feed
The same law that polices what Europe can post online now polices how the apps are built, and Meta is the test case.
How Britain Plans to Lock Legacy Media Into People’s Feeds
The public spent years drifting away from legacy broadcasters, so the state plans to algorithmically drag them back.
Germany Fines Citizens a Month’s Wages for Insulting Chancellor Merz on Facebook
The fine isn’t really about the money, it’s about teaching everyone else to never criticize power.
Germany Considers Law to Force Social Media Algorithm Boost for State-Approved News
The regulators who would decide what counts as “reliable” news are appointed through a chain that starts with the same politicians whose coverage they’d be curating.
Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Fails: 73% Ignore It
Compliance sits at 27% and the model says it has further to fall.
Judge Blocks Government Pressure on Apple, Meta Over ICE Tracking
The order stops federal officials from leaning on the platforms but leaves Apple and Facebook free to keep the deletions in place.
EU Launches Age Verification App
The Commission built the app on the same architecture as its planned continental digital identity wallet. That’s not a coincidence.
Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem Are Sued Over Pressure on Apple and Facebook to Remove ICE-Tracking Platforms
The legal question is centered around how the idea of safety is used to let the government delete speech that breaks no laws.
