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The Twitter decision is about more than the internet
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Twitter v. Taamneh is important for journalists, writes RCFP's Gabe Rottman.
May 30, 2023
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Gabe Rottman
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Content Restrictions
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Supreme Court seems hesitant to transform online discourse
The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh.
February 27, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
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Content Restrictions
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Supreme Court pushes Texas, Florida social media cases down the road
The Supreme Court asked the solicitor general to weigh in on whether it should hear the social media cases.
January 30, 2023
By
Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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Will the Supreme Court break the internet?
A case before the U.S. Supreme Court could transform the internet and have major implications for journalists.
January 23, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
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Content Restrictions
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Google uses a lot of water in Oregon’s city of The Dalles. Soon we’ll know how much.
The Oregonian, represented by an RCFP attorney, reached an agreement with The Dalles to disclose how much water Google uses.
December 15, 2022
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
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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.
March 22, 2021
By
Grayson Clary
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Policy
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Movement in Washington on Section 230
There's growing interest in the nation's capital in revising Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
November 2, 2020
By
Mailyn Fidler
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Policy
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This Week in Technology + Press Freedom: April 26, 2020
Here’s what the staff of the Technology and Press Freedom Project at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press…
April 27, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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Policy
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Europe’s high court rules against applying ‘right to be forgotten’ worldwide
Google and other search engines can’t be required to take down links worldwide that have been delisted in the EU.
September 24, 2019
By
Reporters Committee
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Newsgathering
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Is Google Like Gas or Like Steel?
By Bruce D. Brown and Alan B. Davidson
January 7, 2013
By
Bruce D. Brown
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Content Restrictions
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