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Kindergarten boy looking at laptop computer during first day of virtual learning online school

What To Know About the Kids Online Safety Act and Its Chances of Passing

Proponents say the bill is a necessary first step in regulating tech companies in order to protect children from harmful online content, but opponents fear the bill would violate the First Amendment.

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Supreme Court Keeps on Hold Efforts in Texas, Florida To Regulate Social Media Platforms

The justices returned the cases to lower courts in challenges from trade associations for the companies, which claimed that the laws violated the platforms’ speech rights.

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Supreme Court Rejects Musk Appeal Over Social Posts That Must Be Approved by Tesla

Musk, who acquired Twitter in 2022, complained that the requirement amounts to “prior restraint” on his speech in violation of the First Amendment.

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Infowars host Alex Jones testifies during his defamation trial in Austin, Texas, Aug. 2, 2022

Elon Musk Restores X Account of Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones

It poses new uncertainty for advertisers, who have fled X, formerly Twitter, over concerns about hate speech appearing alongside their ads.

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'X' logo is seen on the top of the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter

Musk’s X Sues Liberal Advocacy Group Media Matters Over Its Report On Hate Groups’ Posts

Advertisers have been fleeing the site formerly known as Twitter over concerns about their ads showing up next to pro-Nazi content and hate speech on the platform.

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IBM Pulls Ads From Elon Musk’s X Following Report on Antisemitic Posts on the Platform

Musk has faced accusations of tolerating antisemitic messages on X, and the content on the platform has gained increased scrutiny since the war between Israel and Hamas began.

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