Failed insurrection aside, Biden is going to be president in two weeks. What does it mean for tech policy?
Comment We may finally get that privacy legislation, net neutrality
07 Jan 2021
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Trump's overhaul of Section 230 stalls, Biden may just throw the web legal shield on the bonfire anyway
FCC won't mull law reform this month
05 Jan 2021
Cloudflare, Dropbox, Reddit and friends launch Section 230 compromise coalition as change seems inevitable
De-FAAMG'd tech outfits fear being steamrolled
15 Dec 2020
FCC sucked deeper into partisan politics, Trumpism: Nominated commissioner sparks conflict-of-interest row
Analysis Will Section 230 become the new net neutrality?
11 Nov 2020
US Supreme Court Justice flames lower courts for giving 'sweeping immunity' to Facebook, YouTube, etc when it comes to harmful content
Analysis Clarence Thomas reckons web giants need to do more to curb abuse
14 Oct 2020
Uncle Sam's legal eagles finally make up their mind on internet giants' Get Out Of Jail Free card – and it's not as bad as you may fear
Analysis Proposed Section 230 overhaul shockingly free of hyperbole
23 Sep 2020
US senators propose yet another problematic Section 230 shakeup: As long as someone says it on the web, you can't hide it away
Analysis Three Republicans take stab at 'objective reasonableness'
10 Sep 2020
Hold on to your hats, Net Neutrality version 2 is on its way courtesy of Trump and the FCC's moves on Section 230
Comment Astroturfing, political posturing, invective. Exactly what internet policy needs
02 Sep 2020
With the US election coming up, when better to petition regulators for a controversial way to chill online speech?
Guess what? Literally everyone thinks this is a terrible idea
28 Jul 2020
Section 230 authors despair of Trump, Barr, Biden, US Congress’ aggressive ignorance of critical tech law
Look, we wrote it! You're all wrong!
25 Jun 2020
For years, the internet giants have held on dear to their get-out-of-jail-free card. Here are those trying to take that away
Analysis Soon it'll be known as Section 230 because there are 230 suggested solutions to overhaul it
18 Jun 2020
Section 230 supporters turn on it, its critics rely on it. Up is down, black is white in the crazy world of US law
Meanwhile Facebook appears to have shot itself in the foot
13 Nov 2019
Malwarebytes back to square one as appeals court rules blocking rival antivirus maker isn't on
Section 230 has legal eagles split over censorship
13 Sep 2019
IBM torches Big Tech's get-out-of-jail-free card, says websites should be held responsible for netizen-posted content
Analysis Make life hell for cloud giants hiding behind Section 230 – oh sh... did we say that out loud, says Big Blue
11 Jul 2019
Backpage.com execs cling to First Amendment in court over sex trafficking case
Oral arguments on Tuesday in case that broke Section 230
08 Jul 2019
Facebook won't nuke deepfakes? OK, let's tear up those precious legal protections from user-posted content, then
Lawmakers threaten to rewrite rules that shield sites from netizens' dodgy uploads
13 Jun 2019
At last, sex trafficking brought to an end with US House vote on new internet law (Yeah, right)
Analysis It's a dog's dinner that could cripple websites
28 Feb 2018
Congress battles Silicon Valley over upcoming US sex trafficking law
Crunch hearing reveals wide gulf in views, evildoer is Backpage
19 Sep 2017
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