Policy / Civilization & Discontents

  1. Judge calls foul on Venu, blocks launch of ESPN-Warner-Fox streaming service

    Upcoming launch of $42.99 sports package likely to "substantially lessen competition."

  2. ISP to Supreme Court: We shouldn’t have to disconnect users accused of piracy

    Cox tries to get contributory infringement ruling in Sony lawsuit overturned.

  3. Popular AI “nudify” sites sued amid shocking rise in victims globally

    “Nudify” sites may be fined for making it easy to “see anyone naked,” suit says.

  4. AT&T and Verizon ask FCC to throw a wrench into Starlink’s mobile plan

    Carriers allege Starlink/T-Mobile will interfere with existing mobile networks.

  5. New Zealand official signs extradition order to send Kim Dotcom to US

    12 years after Megaupload shutdown, Dotcom will keep fighting extradition to US.

  6. Artists claim “big” win in copyright suit fighting AI image generators

    Artists prepare to take on AI image generators as copyright suit proceeds.

  7. Disney fighting restaurant death suit with Disney+ terms “absurd,” lawyer says

    Disney wants to force suit over restaurant allergy death into arbitration.

  8. ISPs worry that killing FCC net neutrality rules will come back to haunt them

    Telcos want it both ways, urging SCOTUS to block federal rules and state laws.

  9. Florida’s ban on lab-grown meat challenged as unconstitutional

    Attorney: “Florida’s law has nothing to do with protecting health and safety."

  10. Elon Musk went judge shopping in ad lawsuit and didn’t get the judge he wanted

    Judge who had stock in Tesla and Unilever drops X case over alleged ad boycott.

  11. 5th Circuit rules geofence warrants illegal in win for phone users’ privacy

    Court rules geofence warrants are illegal searches under Fourth Amendment.

  12. Ex-Twitter staffer wins $600K over Musk’s click-yes-or-resign ultimatum

    Elon Musk’s 24-hour email ultimatum unfairly dismissed Twitter staff, court says.

  1. EU warned Elon Musk about “disinformation” before Trump interview on X

    X was reminded to not spread "content that promotes hatred or disorder."

  2. Google abruptly shuts down AdSense in Russia as tensions with Kremlin escalate

    Russia-based YouTubers, in particular, will likely lose significant revenues.

  3. RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine group can’t sue Meta for agreeing with CDC, judge rules

    Meta can censor “distasteful” anti-vaccine views, appeals court rules.

  4. Push alerts from TikTok include fake news, expired tsunami warning

    News-style notifications include false claims about Taylor Swift, other misleading info.

  5. AT&T rebuked over misleading ad for nonexistent satellite phone calling

    AT&T reluctantly adds disclaimer: "Satellite calling is not currently available."

  6. Dozens injured, pets killed in fires causing Samsung to recall 1.1M stoves

    Samsung is currently offering free knob locks and covers to prevent fires.

  7. Elon Musk’s lawsuit over alleged X ad boycott “a very weak case,” professor says

    Law is unfavorable to X, but Musk filed suit in potentially friendly Texas court.

  8. FTX to pay $12.7B to victims of Sam Bankman-Fried’s massive scheme

    US commodities trading agency claimed its largest recovery ever for FTX victims.

  9. Ad industry initiative abruptly shuts down after lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X

    Global Alliance for Responsible Media disputes X lawsuit but stops operations.

  10. Amazon defends $4B Anthropic AI deal from UK monopoly concerns

    Amazon risks heavy fines if Anthropic deal violates UK's latest competition law.

  11. Google and Meta ignored their own rules in secret teen-targeting ad deals

    Project disregarded Google rules barring personalizing and targeting ads to minors.

  12. All the possible ways to destroy Google’s monopoly in search

    What the future of search could look like as DOJ seeks to end Google's monopoly.

  1. Microsoft says Delta’s ancient IT explains long outage after CrowdStrike snafu

    "Delta, unlike its competitors... has not modernized its IT infrastructure."

  2. Elon Musk declares “it is war” on ad industry as X sues over “illegal boycott”

    "We tried peace for 2 years, now it is war," Musk writes.

  3. Illinois changes biometric privacy law to help corporations avoid big payouts

    Possible damages payments dramatically lowered by change to 2008 Illinois law.

  4. Return-to-office mandates hurt employee retention, productivity, survey says

    Survey of 4,400 US employees who are at least 18 years old.

  5. Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrike’s bogus DMCA takedown

    Parody site ClownStrike defended the "obvious" fair use.

  6. Google loses DOJ’s big monopoly trial over search business

    Google's exclusive deals maintained monopolies in two markets, judge ruled.

  7. Court blocks net neutrality, says ISPs are likely to win case against FCC

    It's not over, but three judges said ISPs "are likely to succeed on the merits."

  8. Elon Musk sues OpenAI, Sam Altman for making a “fool” out of him

    Elon Musk asks court to void Microsoft’s exclusive deal with OpenAI.

  9. Data centers demand a massive amount of energy. Here’s how some states are tackling the industry’s impact.

    States that offer tax exemptions to support the industry are reconsidering their approach.

  10. Memo to the Supreme Court: Clean Air Act targeted CO2 as climate pollutant, study says

    New paper digs into congressional archives to settle a legal debate.

  11. DOJ sues TikTok, alleging “massive-scale invasions of children’s privacy”

    Even TikTok's Kids Mode violates COPPA, DOJ alleged.

  12. Sam Altman accused of being shady about OpenAI’s safety efforts

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pushed to explain recent changes to safety efforts.