By Tom Butts, TVtechnology.com, 1-16-25 With one day left in her term, outgoing Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel leveled heavy criticism at the incoming Trump administration over the First Amendment and denied four current complaints filed against broadcasters. The complaints against WPVI Philadelphia, WCBS New York, WNBC New York, and WTXF Philadelphia had all [...]

By Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN.com, 12-14-24 BC News will pay $15 million to a “presidential foundation and museum” in a settlement reached with President-elect Donald Trump in his defamation suit against the network and anchor George Stephanopoulos. The settlement, which was filed publicly Dec. 14, reveals the network will also pay $1 million [...]

By InsideRadio.com, 9-18-24 Efforts to keep AM radio in the dashboards of vehicles took a step forward in the House Sept. 18 as the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 45 to 2 to send the proposed AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act (H.R. 8449) to the full House for a vote. “It’s been a [...]

By Kelsey Ables and Gerrit De Vynck, washingtonpost.com, 9-18-24 California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed into law a raft of artificial intelligence bills Sept. 18, aimed at curbing the effects of deepfakes during elections and protecting Hollywood performers from their likenesses being replicated by AI without their consent. There is growing worry about deepfakes [...]

By Haeluya Hadero, Associated Press, 8-15-24 TikTok on Aug. 15 pushed back against U.S. government arguments that the popular social media platform is not shielded by the First Amendment, comparing its platform to prominent American media organizations owned by foreign entities. Last month, the Justice Department argued in a legal brief filed in a [...]

By Eva Dou and Gerrit De Vynck, washingtonpost.com, 8-5-24 A federal court has found that Google illegally abused its market power to quash competition in Internet search, handing the Justice Department a landmark victory against Big Tech. “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” Judge Amit P. [...]

By Gerrit De Vynck, research by Will Oremus, washingtonpost.com, 7-30-24 Tech giant Microsoft is calling on Congress to pass laws that make it illegal to use AI-generated voices and images to defraud people and require AI companies to build tech to identify fake AI images made with their products. The recommendations came as part [...]

By Cristiano Lima-Strong, washingtonpost.com, 7-30-24 The Senate overwhelmingly passed a pair of bills to expand online privacy and safety protections for children on July 30, delivering a major win for parent and youth activists who have clamored for action against tech companies they say are endangering the well-being of kids. The legislation, approved 91-3, [...]

By Cristiano Lima-Strong, washingtonpost.com, 7-25-24 Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said this week that he expects a pair of bills boosting online privacy and safety protections for children to clear the chamber “by a very large vote,” with initial consideration set for as early as Thursday, July 25. Schumer, who has faced months [...]

By Will Oremus, washingtonpost.com, 7-24-24 Weeks after the Supreme Court rejected a conservative-led push to block contacts between the U.S. government and social media companies, a new report from the Justice Department’s inspector general found that intelligence agencies’ communications with the companies have sometimes been undisciplined. The 53-page report, published July 24 by Justice Department [...]