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MembersA Privacy Law Built for Videotapes Enters the Tracking Era
A law born from public embarrassment now confronts private data sharing at industrial scale.
Florida’s Digital ID Checkpoint For Social Media Is Back In Force
Florida’s age gate now has a judicial green light, at least while the larger speech fight keeps moving.
EU Chat Control Reports Processed With Palantir Software
Palantir says little here, while the unanswered questions do plenty of talking.
MembersHow Meta Muse Profiles People Who Never Used It
You can avoid Meta. It doesn't mean it avoids you.
Employee Data Is Being Sold to Train AI Models
The AI boom has found a remarkably convenient source of raw material: other people's working lives.
The Social Reckoning Wants the Speech Referees Back
Facebook spent years censoring plenty. The movie says the problem was that it didn’t censor enough.
Florida Seeks Meta ID Checks For All Users
Florida is asking the court to make privacy the price of admission for Meta’s platforms.
UK Court Hears Tech Platforms’ Challenge To Ofcom’s Speech Powers
The companies say this is oversight gone granular, costly, and potentially endless.
Ofcom Investigates Meta Over Instagram Instants as It Moves From Policing Speech to Policing Features
The story is not really that Ofcom is worried about disappearing posts. It is that Britain’s online speech regulator now sounds increasingly comfortable treating itself as part of the launch process.
New Mexico Found a Way to Fine Platforms for Speech It Didn't Delete
Lying about user data is one thing. Leaving up speech a state doesn't like is supposed to be protected.
Rand Paul Blocks Rushed Attempt To Pass KOSA Without A Vote
For a measure framed as child protection, KOSA spends an intriguing amount of time imagining an identity system.
Pennsylvania Wants Proof of Age Before Letting Users Browse
Pennsylvania joins the national scramble to make the web card everyone at the door.