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The Supreme Court building in Washington in 2021.

Biden administration takes content moderation order to Supreme Court

By Michael Macagnone
Posted September 14, 2023 at 2:30pm
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry testifies during a March hearing of the House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government on the case over allegations the government is directing social media companies to censor and suppress Americans' free speech.

Appeals court weighs order on social media content moderation

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted August 10, 2023 at 5:37pm
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, pushed to include a provision in the fiscal 2023 appropriations bill on tracking US investment into China's tech sector.

Biden bans US investment into China’s tech sectors

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted August 9, 2023 at 5:59pm
Mark Zuckerberg, then the CEO of Facebook, testifies remotely during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in 2020 on "Censorship, Suppression, and the 2020 Election."

House Judiciary panel plans contempt vote for Zuckerberg

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted July 25, 2023 at 5:25pm, Updated at 4:02pm
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law Subcommittee on May 16.

Companies have pledged safe AI development, White House says

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted July 21, 2023 at 9:14am
People walk on the plaza of the Supreme Court ahead of oral arguments Wednesday.

Supreme Court sounds skeptical on Twitter liability for terror attack

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 22, 2023 at 3:24pm
The Supreme Court building in January.

Supreme Court cautious during arguments on internet liability law

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 21, 2023 at 4:15pm
The facade of the Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court to hear arguments on social media immunity laws

By Michael Macagnone
Posted February 17, 2023 at 1:16pm
Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Richard Blumenthal have slammed social media companies' treatment of children.

Social media companies put profits over children, senators say

By Ryan Tarinelli
Posted February 14, 2023 at 6:00pm
Judiciary Committee member Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., was one of four senators who proposed legislation in the last Congress that would require social media platforms to provide data to researchers on the companies’ decision-making processes. The bill didn't advance out of Judiciary.

Court cases test opposing views of online content moderation

By Gopal Ratnam
Posted January 30, 2023 at 10:37am