Enlarge / Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), has thrown a wrench into the expected Congressional over-ride of President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act. (credit: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has thrown a wrench into Congressional approval of an increase in government stimulus relief checks from […]
Enlarge (credit: Tom Raftery | Flickr) The former owner of a computer repair shop in Delaware is suing Twitter for defamation, alleging that the platform’s choice to moderate a New York Post story that cited him as a source is tantamount to labeling him personally a “hacker.” Twitter’s “actions and statements had the specific intent […]
Enlarge (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The House of Representatives has voted to override Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a vote of 322 to 87 votes—easily exceeding the required two-thirds vote. The measure now goes to the Senate, where it must also pass by a two-to-one margin to overcome Trump’s […]
Expand / The Washington, DC skyline, such as the US Capitol, Washington Monument, and Lincoln Memorial, as observed in the Arlington, VA, facet of the Potomac through the nighttime. Which really is the good time of day Congress is {} to be operating before. (charge: Melodie Yvonne | Getty Images) As was jeopardized, so has […]
Expand / Donald Trump speaks out of the White House on Thanksgiving Day. President Donald Trump has been a vocal foe of major technology businesses. And lately, he’s focused his ire on Section 230, a supply of the 1996 Communications Decency Act that protects online programs out of liability for content submitted by its own […]
The CEOs of Facebook and Twitter agree with lawmakers on one thing: Congress should consider updating Section 230, a law that protects them from being held liable for what users post on their services. Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey reiterated their stances at Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where they were grilled for several hours […]
Our assignment to generate business better would be fueled by viewers just like you. To enjoy unlimited access to the journalism, subscribe now . President-elect Joe Biden isn’t a stranger to the issues plaguing social websites. Sometime during his campaign, he chased Facebook for never performing more to battle misinformation. After taking office in January, Biden […]
Expand (charge: Aurich Lawson / / Getty Images) A federal court in California has thrown out a suit in the voting rights group Rock the Vote. The lawsuit claimed that Donald Trump’s May executive arrangement assaulting social networking programs broken the group’s First Amendment rights. Trump’s May executive arrangement was a peculiar record. Trump was […]
Expand (charge: Getty Images | Peter Dazeley) The Federal Communications Commission’s top attorney now clarified the FCC’s concept of why it might provide President Donald Trump’s petition to get a fresh interpretation of a law that offers legal security to social networking platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. Critics of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s program […]
Expand / FCC Chairman Ajit Pai talking at a media conference in October 1, 2018, at Washington, DC. (charge: Getty Images | Mark Wilson ) Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is financing President Donald Trump’s suggestion to restrict legal protections for societal networking websites which block or alter content published by users. Pai’s perspectives […]