SCOTUS rejects NetChoice's emergency appeal to block a Mississippi law that requires age verification and parental consent for teens to join social networks
Also: There are other big pending applications. Gabriel Malor / @gabrielmalor : It's absurd. SCOTUS has held that even temporary violations of the First Amendment constitute irreparable harm. — So ...
SCOTUS signals it is likely to uphold the TikTok divest-or-ban law, as a majority of justices suggested they see national security overriding free speech issues
TikTok went before the Supreme Court on Friday for one last attempt to put an end to the impending ban. Stephen Schenck / Android Authority : It may be time to start accepting that the US TikTok ban i...
SCOTUS orders lower courts to take another look at Texas' and Florida's social media laws, saying neither lower court conducted proper analysis of 1A challenges
The First Amendment was written in the 18th century … The Hill : Morning Report — Is a Trump election interference trial off the table? CCIA : Supreme Court Issues Ruling in CCIA, NetChoice Challenge ...
A look at Twitter v. Taamneh and the US Supreme Court's struggle to determine whether social media companies can be held responsible for aiding terrorism
depending on how you count the Justices? Would be a 5-4 decision, Thomas, Jackson, Kagan, Sotomayer & Alito. Josh Gerstein / @joshgerstein : For 2nd day in a row, tech seems likely to get a reprieve f...
A US federal appeals court upholds the Texas social media content moderation law, lifting an injunction that blocked it and remanding it back to the lower court
Justice Department Appeals Parts of Judge's Ruling on Documents Seized at Trump's Mar-a-Lago David McCabe / New York Times : A federal court clears the way for a Texas social media law. Rebecca Kern /...
The 5th Circuit federal court's ruling to uphold the Texas social media content moderation law is based on a misrepresentation of how Section 230 actually works
from the batshit-crazy dept — As far as I can tell, in the area the 5th Circuit appeals court has jurisdiction … Tweets: @ngrossman81 , @steve_vladeck , @jeffjarvis , @mschruers , @fernandorgallo , ...
The 5th Circuit federal court's ruling to uphold the Texas social media content moderation law is based on a misrepresentation of how Section 230 actually works
from the batshit-crazy dept — As far as I can tell, in the area the 5th Circuit appeals court has jurisdiction … Tweets: @ngrossman81 , @steve_vladeck , @ericowensdc , @fernandorgallo , @jeffjarvis ...
Donald Trump sues Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, as well as Zuckerberg, Dorsey, and Pichai, claiming the companies have violated his First Amendment rights
Taking on Big Tech ‘censorship’ can be a winning argument even if it loses in court. Mat Smith / Engadget : The Morning After: Trump announces lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube BBC : Trum...
Facebook Oversight Board upholds Trump's suspension, but asks Facebook to review the decision within six months to determine a penalty consistent with its rules
For Now Kari Paul / The Guardian : Facebook ruling on Trump renews criticism of oversight board Donald J. Trump : Donald Trump calls the actions of “corrupt social media companies” like Facebook, Twit...
Trump threatens to “take a look” at Google for alleged China ties, in a tweet that cited claims Peter Thiel made at a conference and repeated on Fox News
Subscribe — Top of the Morning — Hi Peter. Julie Bort / Business Insider : The cofounder of Palantir just called Google ‘an unpatriotic company.’ … Chris White / The Daily Caller : Facebook's Form...