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Social media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rules

  Social media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rules A federal judge struck down part of a Texas law known as the Scope Act. karissa bell   Tue, Sep 3, 2024 A federal judge has ruled that social media companies can’t be required to block certain types of … Continue reading Social media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rules

Federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law

Google illegally monopolized search and search advertising markets especially by paying $20 billion annually for default search status on iPhones. Anu Adegbola on August 5, 2024   A federal judge ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly in search and advertising markets, marking a significant victory for the Department of Justice. This is the first major … Continue reading Federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law

Google tells antitrust judge government trying to punish company for Search success

Google claims the U.S. Government is trying to penalize it for being successful in a post-trial brief submitted to a DC Judge. Nicola Agius on February 26, 2024 Google accused the U.S. government of wanting to punish it for being more successful than its competitors. The company made the comments in an unsealed post-trial brief … Continue reading Google tells antitrust judge government trying to punish company for Search success

Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech

Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech ‘The reports required by AB 587 are purely factual,’ the judge wrote. Will Shanklin   Fri, Dec 29, 2023 Slaven Vlasic via Getty Images A federal judge in California has shot down Elon Musk’s attempt to invalidate a state social media law, … Continue reading Federal judge rejects X’s claim that California’s content moderation law violates free speech

TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rights

TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rights This was just one month away from the start date. Richard Lai   Updated Fri, Dec 1, 2023 REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Montana’s unprecedented state-wide ban of Chinese short-video app, TikTok, was supposed to take effect on January 1, 2024, but as reported by Reuters, … Continue reading TikTok ban in Montana blocked by US judge over free speech rights

Mind blown! Angie Judge on the reaction to her LinkedIn post on SaaS and customer success

Why SaaS vendors, including martech vendors, need to focus on customer success and not just the subscription renewal. Kim Davis on August 30, 2023 Just a week ago, Angie Judge, CEO of Dexibit, a platform that provides data and analytics for visitor attractions, lit a fire on LinkedIn. She had canceled a SaaS subscription the … Continue reading Mind blown! Angie Judge on the reaction to her LinkedIn post on SaaS and customer success

Judge Throws Out RNC Suit Against Google Over Spam Filters

Judge Throws Out RNC Suit Against Google Over Spam Filters by Wendy Davis  @wendyndavis, August 25, 2023 A federal judge has thrown out the Republican National Committee’s lawsuit against Google for allegedly sending fundraising messages into Gmail users’ spam folders. In a decision issued Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Calabretta in the Eastern District … Continue reading Judge Throws Out RNC Suit Against Google Over Spam Filters

Canadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreement

Canadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreement   Lawrence Bonk A Canadian judge has ruled that the popular “thumbs-up” emoji not only can be used as a contract agreement, but is just as valid as an actual signature. The Saskatchewan-based judge made the ruling on the grounds that the courts … Continue reading Canadian judge rules the thumbs up emoji counts as a contract agreement

Judge blocks federal officials from contacting tech companies

Senate appoints former NSA official as head of US cybersecurity agency   Mariella Moon   @mariella_moon A former NSA and White House official has been appointed to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at a time when ransomware and other kinds of cyberattacks are on the rise. The Senate has named Jen Easterly … Continue reading Judge blocks federal officials from contacting tech companies