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Justice Thomas suggests social media platforms qualify as ‘common carriers’
The justice's suggestion that social media platforms be regulated like utilities is particularly relevant to press freedom advocates.Categorized in First Amendment
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Former intelligence contractor, charged under Espionage Act, changes plea to guilty
Daniel Hale was charged in May 2019 with leaking classified government documents about drone warfare to a reporter.Categorized in First Amendment
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Controversy over US platform bargaining proposal heats up
The debate follows Australia’s adoption of a law requiring tech companies to negotiate with news organizations over access to their content.Categorized in Policy
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How will Biden’s Justice Department handle thorny issues implicating technology and media law?
Attorney General Merrick Garland will confront cases involving WeChat and TikTok, as well as debates over Section 230.Categorized in Policy
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For Judge Merrick Garland, a quiet confirmation hearing with some positive engagement on media law
Biden's pick for attorney general signaled his attention to FOIA and the Justice Department's news media guidelines.Categorized in Policy
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Reporters Committee suggests improvements to NYPD’s proposed surveillance policies
The Reporters Committee is urging the New York City Police Department to ensure that its policies for surveillance technologies include…By Chris YoungCategorized in Policy -
Police camera surveillance threatens First Amendment interests
Warrantless, long-term, targeted surveillance can chill newsgathering and impair the ability of reporters to guarantee source confidentiality.Categorized in First Amendment
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Reporters Committee attorneys represent journalist seeking to unseal surveillance orders
Forbes and one of its reporters are petitioning federal courts in California, Pennsylvania and Washington to release the orders.Categorized in Court access
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Facebook Oversight Board issues its first decisions
Its decisions largely hinged on interpretations of Facebook's policies, though some language the Board used echoed First Amendment law.Categorized in Policy
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Do Trump’s app bans have a future under President Biden?
It now falls to the Biden administration to decide whether to keep defending Trump's orders banning TikTok, WeChat.Categorized in Policy
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