Starlink is refusing to comply with Brazil’s X ban
After the country’s Supreme Court ordered internet service providers to block access to X, the platform was largely unavailable in the country by Sunday night. The...
Brazil bans X for refusing to comply with Supreme Court order
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered the nation’s internet service providers to block the social media platform X. The New York Times reports...
Kamala Harris announces AI Safety Institute to protect American consumers
Just days after President Joe Biden unveiled a sweeping executive order retasking the federal government with regards to AI development, Vice President Kamala Harris announced at...
The Supreme Court will hear social media cases with immense free speech implications
On Friday, the US Supreme Court agreed to take on two landmark social media cases with enormous implications for online speech, as reported by The Washington...
The IRS wants to phase out most IRL tax documents by 2025
Most taxpayers will have the option of going entirely paperless starting with the 2024 filing season. The IRS said today that it aims to “achieve paperless...
Hitting the Books: How SNAP’s digital services became an online quagmire
Nobody said dragging one of the largest government bureaucracies to ever exist into the digital era was going to be easy but the sheer scale and...
The FTC plans to slap companies with hefty fines for using fake reviews
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a formal ban on fake reviews and testimonials. Companies would also be prohibited from using phony followers and views...
Meta test will limit news posts for Facebook and Instagram users in Canada
Last year, Facebook parent Meta said it may stop Canadians from sharing news content in response to the country’s proposed Online Sharing Act. Now, the company...
House bill would demand disclosure of AI-generated content in political ads
At least one politician wants more transparency in the wake of an AI-generated attack ad. New York Democrat House Representative Yvette Clarke has introduced a bill,...
California will require half of heavy truck sales to be electric by 2035
California will require more than half of all heavy trucks sold in the state to be electric by 2035. The rule received approval from the Biden...