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Meta loses bid to wriggle out of billionaire’s crypto scam ad lawsuit

DIGIT — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 03:03:25 +0000

Meta cited a section of a 1996 federal law in an attempt to escape a crypto ad lawsuit from Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, but a U.S. federal judge said it wasn’t enough.

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A Supreme Court case could kill Facebook and other socials — allowing blockchain to replace them

DIGIT — Sat, 10 Dec 2022 23:49:40 +0000

If the Supreme Court decides to strike down Section 230, it’s going to become considerably more difficult for centralized social media companies to operate.

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No Backdoor on Human Rights: Why Encryption Cannot Be Compromised

DIGIT — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 09:30:30 +0000

In April 2019, the UK issued an Online Harms White Paper to announce its campaign to rein in “harmful speech” on social media sites such as Facebook and TikTok. The public consultation period has ended and a full consultation response is expected in Spring 2020. (Initial Consultation Response here.) Legislation to criminalize freedom of speech […]

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