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BigTech Companies

Social Media’s Legal Reckoning Arrives in 2026

Major social media companies like Meta, TikTok, and YouTube face historic jury trials over allegations their platform designs harm children's…

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BigTech Companies

Google Appeals Ruling in Landmark Search Monopoly Case

Google has appealed a federal court ruling that declared it an illegal monopolist in online search, seeking to suspend court-ordered…

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AI & Tech

Elon Musk’s Ex Sues Over AI Chatbot’s Privacy Violation

The lawsuit alleges xAI's Grok chatbot created a non-consensual deepfake of Ashley St. Clair, framing it as a dangerous product…

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BigTech Companies

Major Media Giants Sue Google for Antitrust Violations

Major media companies, including Vox Media and The Atlantic, have filed new lawsuits against Google, alleging its monopolistic ad tech…

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Artificial Intelligence

Victims of nonconsensual deepfakes can now sue under new Senate bill

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the DEFIANCE Act, creating a civil legal pathway for victims to sue creators of nonconsensual,…

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BigTech Companies

Warren: Democrats Must Ditch Big Tech to Win

Senator Elizabeth Warren argues the Democratic Party must shift away from tech corporation influence and toward economic populism, prioritizing affordability…

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BigTech Companies

New York Moves to Regulate Roblox Gaming Platform

New York is proposing new regulations, led by Governor Kathy Hochul, to enhance children's digital safety on online gaming platforms…

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AI & Tech

Democrats Demand Apple, Google Ban X’s ‘Undressing’ AI App

U.S. senators are demanding Apple and Google remove the X app due to its "Grok" AI tool, which generates non-consensual…

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AI & Tech

Character.AI, Google Settle Teen Suicide Lawsuits

Character.AI and Google have reached confidential settlements with multiple families in lawsuits alleging their AI platforms contributed to teen self-harm…

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Artificial Intelligence

X’s Deepfake Tech Sparks Global Policy Outrage

X's Grok AI chatbot faces global regulatory backlash for generating nonconsensual explicit imagery, including depictions of minors, raising urgent legal…

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BigTech Companies

The Year the Government Failed

The failure to enforce the TikTok ban, despite bipartisan national security concerns and a clear legal mandate, exemplifies a breakdown…

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Business

DOJ Mishandles Redactions in Epstein Case Files

The DOJ's flawed redaction process for Epstein case documents allowed sensitive information to be revealed through a simple copy-paste method,…

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BigTech Companies

Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Judge

A federal judge has blocked a Texas law requiring app stores to verify user ages, issuing a preliminary injunction and…

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BigTech Companies

Kids’ Safety Bill Poison Pilled, Supporters Allege

A major House committee effort to create a federal child online safety framework by bundling 19 bills has stalled, facing…

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BigTech Companies

Judge Moves to Break Google’s Ad Monopoly Before Deadline

A federal judge is considering whether to break up Google's ad technology business after hearing final arguments in a landmark…

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Cybersecurity

Senators Demand Files on Right-Wing Extremism Research

The Senate Committee on Homeland Security has demanded extensive documentation from university research centers on extremism, focusing on federal watch…

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Artificial Intelligence

Lawmakers Propose Letting Users Sue Over Harmful Social Media Algorithms

The Algorithm Accountability Act, introduced by Senators Curtis and Kelly, would create a legal "duty of care" for large social…

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AI & Tech

GOP Pushes to Reinstate AI Development Moratorium

House Republicans are renewing efforts to establish a federal AI regulation standard to override state laws, potentially attaching it to…

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BigTech Companies

Judge Rules Meta Not a Monopolist

A federal judge ruled that Meta does not currently hold an illegal monopoly in the social media market, dismissing the…

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Artificial Intelligence

Google Takes on Defamation Fight Meta Abandoned

Google is defending against a defamation lawsuit from activist Robby Starbuck, who claims its AI systems falsely associated him with…

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