YouTube TV is thriving, and its rivals want a piece of the action. Recently, media ratings giant Nielsen confirmed that YouTube is now not only the most-watched streaming service in the United States, but also the...more
7/23/2025
/ Censorship ,
First Amendment ,
Foreign Students ,
Free Speech ,
Mental Health ,
Metaverse ,
Political Campaigns ,
Pornography ,
Social Media ,
Telecommunications ,
Television ,
Texas ,
TikTok ,
Warning Labels ,
YouTube
President Donald Trump has signed the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a new federal law aimed at curbing the spread of non-consensual AI-generated pornography. The law makes it a criminal offense to create or share explicit deepfake images...more
5/23/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consent ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deep Fake ,
First Amendment ,
New Legislation ,
Online Platforms ,
Pornography ,
Privacy Laws ,
Revenge Porn ,
Social Media
CONGRESS MOVES TO BLOCK ALL STATE AI LAWS -
In a late-night addition to a sweeping budget proposal, the House Energy and Commerce Committee inserted a provision in a large reconciliation package that would block state and...more
OHIO SOCIAL MEDIA LAW STRUCK DOWN -
On April 16, 2025, a federal judge in Ohio ended the state’s ambitious plan to severely limit social media access for minors. The court permanently blocked Ohio’s Attorney General from...more
California’s attempt to impose content moderation transparency requirements on social media platforms has suffered a significant setback. Last month, the state reached a settlement with X Corp. (formerly Twitter), effectively...more
If you want the perfect illustration of the high-stakes world of tech acquisition, look no further than the mad scramble for TikTok. Alexis Ohanian, Reddit’s wunderkind co-founder, has joined Frank McCourt’s Project Liberty...more
3/24/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Arbitration ,
California ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
First Amendment ,
Mergers ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Social Media ,
TikTok
In a rare unanimous decision, on January 17, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law that bans TikTok in the United States on national security grounds so long as it has its current ownership structure. TikTok chose to make the...more
1/23/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
China ,
Data Collection ,
Executive Orders ,
First Amendment ,
Google ,
National Security ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Laws ,
SCOTUS ,
Social Media ,
TikTok ,
Trump Administration ,
User-Generated Content ,
YouTube
Sick of the “very demure, very mindful” social media trend yet? The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office probably is too. Our national nightmare began on August 5 when TikToker Jools LeBron uploaded a video of herself...more
9/25/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Conspiracies ,
Data Collection ,
EU ,
First Amendment ,
Minors ,
Money Laundering ,
Music Industry ,
Social Media ,
State Attorneys General ,
TikTok ,
Trademark Registration ,
USPTO ,
Warning Labels ,
Wire Fraud