TECH POLICY

The police recognizes the importance of cybersecurity research in the modern era.

Republicans, who oppose common carrier rules for telecom, learned to embrace them for tech.

The filing escalates a battle between Paxton and industry groups representing some of the country’s most powerful social media firms, which have turned to the Supreme Court after a surprise ruling at the 5th Circuit court last week allowed the law to take effect.

In an interview, the exec calls virtual safety a "philosophically, technologically and legally different phenomenon."

Facebook has come under pressure by lawmakers in Washington. But the company has a loud and aggressive defender: American Edge, a Facebook-funded political advocacy group that has launched a full-throated advertising campaign to fight back.

By funding minority interest groups, conservative think tanks and small business groups American Edge creates the appearance of grassroots opposition to antitrust regulation, absent Facebook's fingerprints.

Financial watchdogs are zeroing in on stablecoins, the subset of cryptocurrencies meant to offer traders a safe harbor from the wild swings of the wider crypto market

Carlson’s gain is one of several early signs that Musk’s takeover is already shifting the dynamics of one of the most influential social networks in the country. A Washington Post analysis of hundreds of Twitter accounts found that right-leaning accounts, including Republican members of Congress, received a surge in followers since the deal was announced last month, even as their Democratic counterparts’ followings flatline.

NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association filed an emergency request for a stay, seeking to overturn an appeals court ruling that allowed Texas's social media law to take effect.

‘Everybody who thinks they have been canceled now has access to the courts’

Under a bill introduced by Sen. Michael F. Bennet (D-Colo.) the commission would be able to interrogate the algorithms that power major tech platforms and set new rules to force greater transparency of social media.

The bill represents a growing awareness that the federal government is consistently outmatched in resources and tech skills when examining massive Silicon Valley companies.

The move could have a "domino effect" on other platforms, said one researcher.

His display of support for companies' Internet pricing moves ignores lobbying, advocates say.

The uproar over the "Disinformation Governance Board" could be a sign of things to come.

Elon Musk has promised to rid Twitter of bots. But he's been the frequent beneficiary of bot accounts.

The judge’s dismissal comes after Elon Musk announced his plans to buy Twitter, taking issue over content moderation decisions he views as limiting free speech — and raising speculation that Trump could return to the platform.

A slew of states are poised to deem abortion an illegal activity, which platforms ban in ads.