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A flood of online harassment has targed election workers for the last two years, and election officials expect those threats to continue after the midterm elections. → Read More
Study finds women of color are four times more likely to be targeted for abuse → Read More
The FTC's rare decision to put Drizly CEO under order signals a new approach to privacy enforcement under Chair Lina Khan. → Read More
As the Jan. 6 committee studies the role social media played in the insurrection, threats to kill or injure key witnesses fester on 4chan and the .win forums. → Read More
The state attorney general filed a petition to the Court on Wednesday, after two lower courts split on decisions about social media laws. → Read More
The judges ruled that while the First Amendment guarantees every person’s right to free speech, it doesn’t guarantee corporations the right to “muzzle speech.” → Read More
The announcements reflect a growing push from the Biden administration to examine the link between online rhetoric and mass shootings. → Read More
California’s social media transparency law could face challenges from the tech industry, which has sued to block laws on content moderation in some states. → Read More
Twitter whistleblower Peiter "Mudge" Zatko's responses to lawmakers could provide further evidence that could add to Twitter's legal and political problems. → Read More
The subpoena signals that whistleblower Peiter Zatko's allegations could factor into the ongoing litigation between Musk and Twitter. → Read More
Peiter Zatko will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee next month pursuant to a subpoena. → Read More
Leading Democrats and Republicans say they are reviewing a whistleblower complaint in which former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko alleges Twitter has “extreme, egregious deficiencies” in its cybersecurity defenses. → Read More
Legal scholars say the proposal is likely a harbinger of other state measures, which could have a chilling impact on First Amendment-protected speech. → Read More
Khan's ability to follow through on her big promises to transform tech regulation and improve the agency hinges on the morale of her staff. → Read More
A new bipartisan bill would allow employees to speak out about sexual harassment even if they signed NDAs or confidentiality agreements. → Read More
Mike Brown, who’s leaving his job as the Defense Department’s emissary to Silicon Valley, says the Pentagon needs to do more. → Read More
A task force is the administration's most significant effort to address harassment across the internet. → Read More
The long-awaited launch has taken on greater urgency in the wake of mass shootings where alleged gunmen had a history of online extremism and threats against women. → Read More
“It’s fair to say that the best is yet to come,” FTC chair Lina Khan said in her first interview with The Washington Post since taking office. Her first year has been marred by a series of challenges, from a lengthy deadlock at the agency to internal dissent. → Read More
Twtter accepts fine for deceptively using data. → Read More