Utah law requiring porn sites verify user ages takes effect
You may soon be required to prove you're older than 18 to watch porn in Utah, if adult websites comply with a law that took effect Wednesday.
May 4, 2023
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Illinois Supreme Court allows massive damages in biometric privacy cases but says lawmakers should weigh in
The Illinois Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated opinion on the state's biometric privacy law Friday, leaving the door open for massive damages when companies are found to violate residents' privacy rights but suggesting ...
Feb 21, 2023
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Big Tech defends landmark law in US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a landmark case that could transform the internet by scrapping decades-old legal protections for tech companies over harmful content on their platforms.
Feb 21, 2023
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Meta to buy VR startup Within after favorable court ruling
A federal judge has sided with Facebook parent Meta and cleared the way for the company to buy virtual reality startup Within Unlimited, the maker of the popular fitness app Supernatural.
Feb 6, 2023
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Justice Dept. sues Google over digital advertising dominance
The Justice Department and eight states filed an antitrust suit against Google on Tuesday, seeking to shatter its alleged monopoly on the entire ecosystem of online advertising as a hurtful burden to advertisers, consumers ...
Jan 24, 2023
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Boeing ordered to face MAX victims' families in US court
A US federal judge on Thursday ordered Boeing to appear in court next week to face family members of those killed in crashes of the 737 MAX who are challenging the aviation giant's prior government settlement.
Jan 20, 2023
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Biden urges US Congress to rein in Big Tech
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Republican and Democratic lawmakers to break years of political gridlock and pass laws that would rein in the power of Big Tech.
Jan 11, 2023
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Top US court backs WhatsApp suit over Pegasus spyware
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by NSO Group to block a WhatsApp lawsuit accusing the Israeli tech firm of allowing mass cyberespionage of journalists and human rights activists.
Jan 9, 2023
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Microsoft will fight US over $68.7B Activision Blizzard deal
Microsoft is headed for a battle with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the U.S. will block the tech giant's planned takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard.
Dec 23, 2022
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US sides against Google in consequential social media case
The Biden administration told the U.S. Supreme Court that social media companies in some cases can be held liable for promoting harmful speech, partially siding with a family seeking to sue Alphabet Inc.'s Google over a terrorist ...
Dec 8, 2022
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