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Social media laws head to Supreme Court |
The Supreme Court announcd Friday it will hear challenges to Texas and Florida's controversial content moderation laws. |
The laws aim to prohibit social media companies from banning users based on political views, even if users violate platform policies. The Supreme Court will consider whether the laws' content moderation restrictions and their "individualized-explanation requirements" are compliant with the First Amendment. Any outcome at the Supreme Court could have resounding implications for online speech. Two lower courts, the Courts of Appeals for 5th and 11th circuits, had conflicting opinions on blocking and upholding the two states' similar laws. Two tech industry groups, the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) and NetChoice, challenged the laws in court. They said the social media laws violate private companies' First Amendment rights to decide what speech to host. The tech groups cheered the court's decision to hear the cases. "This order is encouraging. It is high time that the Supreme Court resolves whether governments can force websites to publish dangerous content," CCIA President Matt Schruers said in a statement. NetChoice litigation director Chris Marchese said in a statement, "The internet is a vital platform for free expression, and it must remain free from government censorship. We are confident the Court will agree." Read more in a full report at The Hill.com. |
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The Supreme Court agreed Friday to take up a case asking the Federal Reserve to lower the cap on debit card "swipe fees." An amendment by Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act directed the Fed to set a "reasonable" cap on fees that banks charge merchants each time a customer swipes a debit card. Those fees must also be "proportional" to banks' costs. Implemented in 2011, the Fed capped fees for financial institutions … |
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| OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati urged the conducting of close research on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) technology as it advances to mitigate risks of it becoming addictive and dangerous. Murati, a top executive at the company behind the popular ChatGPT AI tool, warned during an interview Thursday at The Atlantic Festival that as AI advances, it can become "even more addictive" than the systems that … |
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The U.S. on Friday reportedly acknowledged a satellite launch by Iran amid tensions between the two countries. Iran claimed Wednesday that its Revolutionary Guard successfully launched the Noor-3 satellite. The imaging satellite's launch was similar to others the U.S. has said is helping the country’s ballistic missile program. On Friday, data from the website space-track.org, which gets its information from the 18th … |
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Spotify to add auto-generated podcast transcripts |
Spotify listeners will soon be able to read auto-generated, time-synced transcripts while listening to podcasts, Mashable reports. |
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Disney+ begins crackdown on password sharing |
Disney+ is beginning to crack down on password sharing, starting in Canada this November, The Verge reports. |
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Upcoming news themes and events we're watching: |
- The Federal Trade Commission will host a roundtable discussion about the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on the creative economy Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET.
- The Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution will host a conversation with Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan and Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter on antitrust enforcement on Thursday at 10 a.m. ET.
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HANGZHOU, China (AP) — South Korea’s League of Legends team beat Taiwan on Friday at the Asian Games despite being without its star player, capturing not only the gold medal but also winning an exemption from military service at home. In South Korea, the law exempts athletes, classical and … |
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Nearly two dozen House Republicans voted against a short-term government funding bill proposed by Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday, part of the … Read more |
| Congress has less than 36 hours to fund the government, and a shutdown is looking all but inevitable. House Republicans early Friday morning rolled … Read more |
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