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FILE – The setting sun illuminates the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 10, 2023. The Supreme Court on Friday, Jan. 13, agreed to consider what employers must do to accommodate religious employees, among eight new cases it added. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) WX105 WX105

January 23, 2023 at 3:35 pm

Supreme Court asks Biden administration to weigh in on social media case

At stake is the constitutionality of Florida and Texas laws that restrict platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube from blocking or limiting speech.

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The scene outside the U.S. Capitol after Trump supporters breached the complex on Jan. 6. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Bonnie Jo Mount.

January 17, 2023 at 9:56 am

What the Jan. 6 probe found out about social media, but didn’t report

The Jan. 6 committee's huge report offered few details of social media's role in the Capitol riot. Transcripts and an unreleased memo show the panel...

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December 3, 2022 at 5:04 pm

Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter Files’ ignite divisions, but haven’t changed minds

Even some conservatives were grumbling that it was a dud, producing no smoking gun showing that the tech giant had bent to the will of...

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November 8, 2022 at 9:02 am

Election workers brace for threats: ‘I KNOW WHERE YOU SLEEP’

Elections experts say the threats are a direct result of the false narratives about the 2020 elections that have catapulted once obscure officials to the...

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October 30, 2022 at 1:54 pm

Women of color running for office face higher rates of violent threats online

Less than four hours after Kentucky state Rep. Attica Scott (D) announced last year that she planned to run for Congress, an email calling her...

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September 21, 2022 at 1:01 pm

Florida brings battle over social media regulation to the Supreme Court

Florida's attorney general asked the court to determine whether the First Amendment prohibits states from regulating social media moderation policies.

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August 23, 2022 at 2:06 pm

Lawmakers investigate Twitter security chief’s whistleblower allegations

WASHINGTON - Top Democrats and Republicans in Congress are investigating a former Twitter security chief's explosive new whistleblower complaint, instigating new political scrutiny of the...

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August 19, 2022 at 10:36 am

Lawmakers demand social media data about threats against law enforcement

The lawmakers sent letters to the executives of eight social media companies, including Facebook parent company Meta and the fringe right-wing platform Gab.

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May 11, 2022 at 3:00 pm

Alvaro Bedoya confirmed for FTC, breaking long deadlock

The Senate confirmed Alvaro Bedoya to the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday. The move gives FTC Chair Lina Khan the power to act to rein...

May 6, 2022 at 3:50 pm

Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Twitter

The lawsuit, which former President Trump initially filed last year along with suits targeting Google and Facebook, was viewed as part of a broader strategy...

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