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. [...]
FOR RELEASE: July 31, 2024 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., July 31, 2024 – Restoring confidence in First Amendment values championed by James Madison and enhancing trust in the media are especially important in this election year, says Stuart N. Brotman in a new essay released today by The Media Institute’s [...]
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 [...]
Lifetime Achievement Award for Institute Chairman Richard E. Wiley at Oct. 29 Event FOR RELEASE: July 15, 2024 Contact: Richard T. Kaplar The Media Institute 703-506-8030 Vienna, Va., July 15, 2024 – The Media Institute will honor legendary First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams and long-time media executive Patrick Butler of APTS at its annual “Free Speech [...]
By Cristiano Lima-Strong, washingtonpost.com, 7-9-24 Federal regulators have for the first time banned a digital platform from serving users under 18, accusing the app – known as NGL – of exaggerating its ability to use artificial intelligence to curb cyberbullying in a groundbreaking settlement. An app popular among children and teens, NGL aggressively marketed to [...]
By Will Oremus, Cat Zakrzewski, and Justin Jouvenal, washingtonpost.com, 7-1-24 The Supreme Court on July 1 ordered lower courts to take a second look at a pair of laws in Texas and Florida that would have prevented social media companies from removing certain political posts or accounts, saying the courts had not fully addressed the [...]
By Adam R. Jacobson, Radio Ink, 6-30-24 Twin 6-3 decisions in late June by the U.S. Supreme Court could usher in a new era at the FCC when it comes to how it interprets ambiguous congressional laws. The first decision (Loper Bright) erases “Chevron deference,” a practice stemming from a 40-year-old Supreme Court ruling [...]