Tech Companies Sign Accord to Combat AI-Generated Election Trickery

The accord outlines methods the tech companies will use to try to detect and label deceptive AI content when it is created or distributed on their platforms.

First Amendment Challenge to Maryland’s Digital Ad Tax Clears Legal Hurdle

A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed with a lower federal court’s decision to dismiss the challenge on First Amendment grounds.

Colorado Court Upholds Search of Google Keyword History to Identify Arson Suspects

Critics say the approach creates a digital dragnet that threatens people’s privacy and constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.

Key Takeaways of Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Gonzalez v. Google

During almost three hours of oral arguments Feb. 21, the U.S. Supreme Court discussed for the first time a case that questions Section 230 protections. The case looks at the liability of social media platforms and search engines regarding speech hosted on their sites, and if recommendation algorithms could be responsible for aiding terrorist activity.

Trump Sues Facebook, Twitter, and Google–Claims Companies are State Actors

On July 7th, former President Donald Trump filed three separate class action lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter, and Google’s YouTube, claiming that the social media platforms censor him and other conservatives. 

Federal Judge Blocks Florida’s Social Media Law

On June 30th, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida Tallahassee Division granted a request for a preliminary injunction barring Florida from enforcing a new law that substantially limits social media companies' ability to moderate their platforms.

D.C. Circuit Rejects Laura Loomer’s First Amendment Lawsuit Against Tech Giants

The D.C. Circuit refused to revive a lawsuit filed by the conservative blogger Laura Loomer against Twitter, Facebook, Apple, and Google for allegedly conspiring to censor conservative views.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Dismisses Censorship Suit Against YouTube

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed a lawsuit filed against YouTube and its parent company, Google, for alleged First Amendment violations. Prager University (PragerU), a nonprofit educational and media organization that espouses right-wing views, sued YouTube in October 2017 after the company either restricted or removed third-party ads on some of its videos.