If you hate Section 230, just look at what they’re doing in Brazil

A recent court decision in Brazil makes social media platforms liable for speech, meaning censorship and deplatforming will be the norm. In February, Democratic and Republican Senators, led by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), introduced a bill known as the STOP CSAM Act which would not only target encrypted messaging services but would also sunset the […]

Texas HB 186 Falls Short on Consumer Choice & Parental Authority

AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Senate just advanced House Bill 186 out of committee, a dramatic piece of legislation that would place unprecedented limits on how young people under 18 interact with the internet and social media platforms. “At the same time the Texas legislature is greenlighting legislation to force age verification on all app downloads, as […]

Virginia Governor Youngkin’s All or Nothing Approch to Social Media

For years, one topic has consistently managed to unite lawmakers from both sides of the aisle: social media and its effects on kids. In Virginia, bipartisan momentum led to a workable proposal—one that would have automatically limited screen time for users under 16 unless a parent opts out. Importantly, the bill stopped short of banning […]

INTERDICTION DU « INFINITE SCROLL » SUR LES RÉSEAUX SOCIAUX : DU PATERNALISME PUR ET DUR ?

Face à l’addiction numérique qui gagne du terrain, les législateurs européens envisagent l’interdiction de certaines fonctions « addictives » des réseaux sociaux. Il y a environ un an, le Parlement européen s’est à nouveau penché sur la question désormais courante de la dépendance des réseaux sociaux, affirmant que des fonctions telles que le « infinite scroll » et la lecture automatique […]

DOJ vs. Google: An Insult To Consumers

October 10, 2024, WASHINGTON, DC – This week, the legal team representing the Department of Justice and several state attorneys general filed a preliminary “remedy framework” in their case against the search giant Google, following an August ruling by Judge Amit P. Mehta’s which erroneously declared the American company a “monopolist”. The proposed remedies attack Google’s past, present, and […]

The New TikTok Lawsuit Targets All Social Media App Experiences

Over a dozen states are suing TikTok, according to news reports breaking today, in a fresh bipartisan move against the massively popular social media app. This collection of lawsuits goes after TikTok’s user experience, alleging that the company misled the American public over the app’s impact on youth mental health outcomes and addictive behavior.  Stephen Kent, media […]

Social media needs fresh thinking, not warning labels

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy dropped a bombshell into the national debate over social media regulation on Wednesday with an opinion piece calling for Congress to slap health warning labels on social media apps. This marks a seismic shift in the federal government’s souring attitude toward social media at a time when states are passing their own laws on social media algorithms […]

‘Kids Online Safety Act’ is a Trojan Horse For Digital Censorship

Washington, D.C. – This week, a bipartisan cohort of US Senators unveiled a new version of the Kids Online Safety Act, a bill that aims to impose various restrictions and requirements on technology platforms used by both adults and minors. Yaël Ossowski, deputy director of the Consumer Choice Center, a consumer advocacy group based in […]