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Congress Takes Aim at the Algorithms
A new crop of Section 230 reform proposals focuses on amplification, not content moderation. But the devil is in the ... -
This Facebook Whistleblower Hearing Will Be Different
Congress has been grilling the company’s executives for years. This time, Frances Haugen, the former employee behind an unprecedented leak ... -
What Social Media Needs to Learn From Traditional Media
Government regulation will never fix everything wrong with online discourse. The industry needs to develop professional norms—just as journalism once ... -
Tech Companies Wade Into Abortion Politics in Texas
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The Antitrust Case Against Facebook Is Very Much Alive
A judge dealt the Federal Trade Commission a setback this week in its quest to break the company up—but also ... -
The US Government Is Finally Moving at the Speed of Tech
Lina Khan’s ascendance to the top of the FTC, and a set of bipartisan antitrust proposals, shows just how much ... -
Finally, an Interesting Proposal for Section 230 Reform
A new bill directly targets the most egregious excesses of online platform immunity. http://www.wired.com/ -
Big Tech Can’t Ban Its Way Out of This
Platforms are scrambling to avoid being used by right-wing extremists targeting the inauguration. But the seeds of this crisis were ... -
Even Mark Zuckerberg Has Had Enough of Trump
By freezing the president’s accounts, social media platforms finally drew a line. It only took a violent insurrection in the ... -
Texas Accuses Google and Facebook of an Illegal Conspiracy
A new antitrust case against Google alleges that the two companies made a deal to reduce competition in online advertising. ...
