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On the day after the election, Nov. 6, X experienced its largest user exodus since Elon Musk bought the platform in 2022. NBC News spoke to six people who have joined or committed to using Threads and Bluesky in place of X after the election because of Musk. In the past five days, Wurtz said people she used to follow on X have started to trickle over to Threads. “I have a private personal account for friends and family and a public account for Taylor Swift, so nobody drowns in my Taylor Swift content,” Polo said. Currently, X users can go to the site’s settings and opt out.

Persons: Elon Musk, Don Lemon, Donald Trump, Musk, Kara Wurtz, Louis, ” Wurtz, “, I’m, Wurtz, Wurtz isn’t, Adam Mosseri, Bluesky, ”, Mosseri, David Carr, X, Polo, Swifties, Taylor Swift, ” Polo, Elon, Rory Mir, ” Mir, José Vilson, “ I’m, ” Laura Sell, Sell, “ It’s, Micah Lee, Dr, Jorge Caballero, ” Caballero, it’s Organizations: Elon, Guardian, NBC, Trump, Twitter, NBC News, Bluesky, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Duke University Press Locations: Similarweb, United States, Canada, Bluesky

☆ Elon Musk worries free speech advocates with his calls to prosecute researchers and critics
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( David Ingram | Lora Kolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

He cited X's increasing compliance with foreign governments' demands to censor content on the platform and the lawsuits against the Center for Countering Digital Hate and Media Matters. X has a pending lawsuit against Media Matters and a pending appeal in a lawsuit that X lost against the Center for Countering Digital Hate. The ACLU, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University filed an amicus brief in support of the Center for Countering Digital Hate. The feud between Musk and the Center for Countering Digital Hate has continued. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, also criticized the Center for Countering Digital Hate on Thursday, sending the organization a demand for documents related to the "Kill Musk's Twitter" language.

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Anna Moneymaker, Musk, Victoria Nuland, Nadine Strossen, Trump, Strossen, they're, Aaron Terr, Terr, there's, Michael Gerhardt, Chapel Hill, —, X, Charles Breyer, Imran Ahmed, Elon, Ahmed, Jim Jordan Organizations: Republican, State Department, Center, American Civil Liberties Union, New York Law School, SpaceX, Justice Department, Foundation, Rights, Hate, Media, NBC News, NBC, Media Matters, University of North, Chapel, Department, The Justice, District, ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Columbia University, Racket, Federal Government Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, University of North Carolina, U.S, Ohio

“Any disputes Musk has with his critics should play out in the court of public opinion, not a court of law,” Terr said. Musk and representatives at X did not respond to requests for comment on his calls for prosecution. Musk and X have sometimes found allies among members of Congress or state attorneys general who have launched investigations. “The First Amendment obviously protects both Musk and his critics in making public pronouncements about each other,” he said in an email. The feud between Musk and the Center for Countering Digital Hate has continued.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Victoria Nuland, ”, ” Musk, Donald Trump, Nadine Strossen, Trump, Strossen, they’re, ” Aaron Terr, ” Terr, there’s, Michael Gerhardt, Chapel Hill, —, X, Charles Breyer, Imran Ahmed, “ Elon Musk, “, ” Ahmed, Ahmed, Jim Jordan, Travis Brown, Brown, Aaron Greenspan, PlainSite, Greenspan, Jack Sweeney, Sweeney, Taylor Swift, he’s, “ Trump Organizations: State Department, Center, American Civil Liberties Union, New York Law School, “, SpaceX, Justice Department, Foundation, Rights, Hate, Media, NBC News, NBC, Media Matters, University of North, Chapel, Department, The Justice, District, ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Columbia University, Constitution, Racket, Twitter, Federal Government, World Federation, Internet, Wired, Washington Post Locations: University of North Carolina, U.S, Ohio, Texas, San Francisco

☆ The rise and fall of 23andMe
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

2024: Wojcicki responds to consumer concernsWojcicki said she would not consider "third-party takeover proposals." Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunchThe company's reputation took another hit in September when an SEC filing said Wojcicki "would be open to considering third-party takeover proposals." "Accordingly, in order to update my prior statement and avoid any confusion in the market, I am no longer open to considering third-party takeover proposals for the Issuer." The Atlantic reported that the sale of 23andMe could also mean the potential sale of user data. A 23andMe spokesperson told BI that Wojcicki "has publicly shared she intends to take the company private, and is not open to considering third-party takeover proposals."

Persons: Wojcicki, Steve Jennings, Wojcicki's, Anne Organizations: Getty, SEC, Electronic Frontier Foundation

☆ 23andMe users are worried about what might happen to their data. Here's what the company says.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some have called for users to delete data out of concern policies may change with new ownership. AdvertisementThe future of 23andMe is uncertain, and so is the fate of the data it has collected from millions of users. Business Insider asked the company itself, and a 23andMe spokesperson directed us to its privacy statement. The spokesperson added that 23andMe's privacy statement would apply "unless and until customers are presented with a new privacy statement by a new entity." In a different post, Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at Electronic Frontier Foundation, recommended 23andMe users request that their data be deleted.

Persons: —, Anne Wojcicki, she's, 23andMe, Anne, you've, Eva Galperin, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Electronic Frontier Foundation Locations: 23andMe

☆ 23andMe is floundering. Here is how to delete your data.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-06 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Here is how to delete your 23andMe data. A data breach notification filing in January said it took 23andMe five months to realize hackers had stolen the data. Here's how to ask 23andMe to delete your dataUsers who want their personal information removed from 23andMe can opt-out in the "23andMe Data" section in Account Settings. For users who participated in 23andMe Research, their genetic data and self-reported information won't be used in future research projects. "Deleting an account and associated data will permanently delete the data associated with all profiles within the account.

Persons: —, 23andMe, 23andMe's, Anne Wojcicki, Steve Jennings, Wojcicki, James Hazel Organizations: Service, 23andMe, Reuters, Company, Getty, Street Journal, SEC, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Research Locations: Crunchbase

☆ Apple iOS 18 update is live: These are the most important new iPhone security features to protect your private life
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Apple released the latest version of its iPhone operating system, iOS 18, on Monday, including several new security and privacy features. The rollout comes a week after Apple unveiled new versions of the iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch. Here's a rundown of some new security and privacy features and how to access them. A new Passwords app to improve on iCloud keychainApple has created a separate app for storing user passwords. AI privacy protectionsSeparately, Apple will soon be launching Apple Intelligence, an artificial intelligence platform developed by Apple.

Persons: Steve Jobs, Apple, Jodi Daniels, Thorin, Klosowski, Daniels Organizations: Apple, Steve, Apple Watch, Red Clover Advisors, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Apple Vision, Apple Intelligence Locations: Cupertino , California, U.S, Keychain

☆ Elon Musk is an imperfect mascot for free speech — but he's got a point on Brazil
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-08 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Musk's commitment to the issue of free speech, however, is otherwise spotty, if not outright hypocritical. The battle in BrazilIn Brazil, the battle got real for Musk. Starlink backed down, eventually complying with legal demands to block X in Brazil, but Musk hasn't given up. AdvertisementMusk argues in memesFor now, Musk seems to be defending free speech (and X's presence in Brazil) by publicly attacking de Moraes. "But if Elon Musk doesn't act differently, I think X or Twitter will be blocked in Brazil for a long time."

Persons: —, Elon Musk, Alexandre de Moraes, Narendra Modi, Moraes, Jair, Brazil's, Musk, de Moraes, Veridiana, Casey Newton, Donald Trump, Alex Jones, Pavel Durov, Durov, El Pais, X, Starlink, cosplaying, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter, Mariana Valente Organizations: Service, Brazilian Supreme, Business, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Bloomberg, Twitter, Brazilian, SpaceX, Bolsonaro, Elon Locations: Brazil, Turkey, India

☆ Google scraps plan to remove cookies from Chrome
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Google logo is seen in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 10, 2024. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tabCompanies Google Inc FollowAlphabet Inc FollowJuly 22 (Reuters) - Google is planning to keep third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, it said on Monday, after years of pledging to phase out the tiny packets of code meant to track users on the internet. "Advertising stakeholders will no longer have to prepare to quit third-party cookies cold turkey," eMarketer analyst Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf said in a statement. "Google's decision to continue allowing third-party cookies, despite other major browsers blocking them for years, is a direct consequence of their advertising-driven business model," Cohen said in a statement. Reporting by Yuvraj Malik and Jeffrey Dastin in San Francisco; Editing by Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Steve Marcus, they'd, Anthony Chavez, Chavez, Evelyn Mitchell, Wolf, Lena Cohen, Cohen, Yuvraj Malik, Jeffrey Dastin, Devika Organizations: REUTERS, Google, Markets Authority, European Union, General Data Protection, CMA, Office, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Thomson Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, San Francisco

☆ Biggest risks of using gen AI like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Apple Intelligence in your private life
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Many consumers are enamored with generative AI, using new tools for all sorts of personal or business matters. From OpenAI's ChatGPT to Google's Gemini to Microsoft Copilot software and the new Apple Intelligence, AI tools for consumers are easily accessible and proliferating. How is your information used and how might it be used? If you're entering a confidential document, the AI model now has access to it, which could raise all sorts of concerns. Set a short retention period for generative AI for searchConsumers might not think much before they seek out information using AI, using it like they would a search engine to generate information and ideas.

Persons: Jodi Daniels, Daniels, Andrew Frost Moroz, Frost Moroz, Jacob Hoffman, Andrews, Hoffman, you've Organizations: Microsoft, Apple Intelligence, Red Clover Advisors, Apple, Company, Aloha, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Frontier Foundation Locations: Miami , Florida

☆ Opinion: Bosses are striking back at workers who use mouse jigglers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Opinion Jeff Yang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Especially the last bit: Corporate America is obsessed with ensuring their employees are staying productive when they’re working remotely, away from the gimlet eyes of management. It’s easy to imagine the types of pretend productivity gadgets these employees might have used: “mouse jigglers,” gizmos with a questionable name that make random, small motions of a mouse or touchpad. And Wells Fargo’s crackdown on these gadgets is just the latest attempt by big business to rein in perceived slacking by remote employees. That perceptual gap reflects a vast and growing mutual distrust between workers and employers in America. They’re how workers are battling back against boardroom Big Brother, in a technological arms race that’s only getting wilder as devices get more sophisticated.

Persons: Jeff Yang, Bruce ”, “, Jeff Yang CNN, Wells, They’re, they’re, wilder, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Bloomberg, Business, Intuit, Microsoft Locations: Asian America, America, New York , Connecticut, Delaware

☆ Elon Musk may have a point in his fight against Brazil, but he's not actually helping
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Elon Musk said he would ignore the order and demanded that Brazil uphold free speech principles. Musk's voice isn't helping the country's debate on free speech, a civil liberties expert told BI. AdvertisementElon Musk is wading into a war with Brazil over orders from the country's Supreme Court to ban certain X accounts that helped spread election misinformation. However, the country's protection of free speech is not absolute, giving the federal government greater discretion to ban certain types of speech — like hate speech. And it's this type of speech that Musk is going to bat for in Brazil — speech that can have serious implications for the country.

Persons: Elon Musk, —, Elon, isn't, Musk, Alexandre de Moraes, de Moraes, De Moraes, Jair Bolsonaro, Alimonti, Bolsonaro, Donald Trump, country's, brazenly, Jack Dorsey, Charles Breyer, Musk's, Breyer Organizations: Brazilian, Court, Service, Associated Press, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Nazi, Musk, Business, X Corp, Media Matters Locations: Brazil, China, India, Turkey

☆ Searches for VPNs spike in Texas after Pornhub pulls out of the state
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“The apparent spike in VPN searches in Texas shows that these types of age verification laws aren’t just unconstitutional, they’re also silly and ineffective,” Greer said. “Similar search spikes have been reported after other states passed age verification laws, which EFF opposes,” said Hudson Hongo, a spokesperson for the group. It also highlights the running debate in statehouses nationwide about how and whether governments can require websites to perform age verification. It requires adult websites to implement “reasonable age verification” methods to ensure that pornography is not being distributed to minors. The 5th Circuit court’s latest decision formally lifts the injunction against the Texas law.

Persons: Pornhub, “, VPNs, ”, Evan Greer, they’re, ” Greer, Hudson Hongo, ” Pornhub, David Alan Ezra, Ezra, Ken Paxton Organizations: CNN, Texas, Pornhub’s, Google, Texans, Frontier Foundation, EFF, Court, Western, Western District of, Circuit, “ Locations: Texas, China, Russia, Turkey, Montana , Utah, Virginia, statehouses, Western District, Western District of Texas

☆ The TikTok ban is headed to a vote in the House. Here's what to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A bipartisan group of representatives introduced a bill on March 5 to effectively ban TikTok. The House is set to vote on the legislation on Wednesday, where it's expected to pass. The bill has faced criticism from advocacy groups, TikTok fans, and former President Donald Trump. AdvertisementThe House of Representatives is set to vote Wednesday on a bipartisan-supported bill that could decide the future of TikTok. If this bill or a similar one passes through Congress, President Joe Biden has already said he'll sign it into law.

Persons: Donald Trump, —, Mike Gallagher, Raja, " Gallagher, we've, Zuckerschmuck, ByteDance, Jeff Yass, GOP Sen, Todd Young, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, Facebook, Susquehanna International Group, Trump, New York Times, Republican, Democratic, GOP, Center for Democracy & Technology, American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Frontier Foundation Locations: United States, TikTok, Yass, Congress

☆ US Supreme Court prepares to hear landmark social media cases
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Monday’s Supreme Court showdown in NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice will determine whether states can forbid social media companies from blocking or removing user content that goes against platform rules. The Florida and Texas laws are broadly written, but officials from both states say the laws will keep social media sites from unfairly silencing conservatives. Social media platforms have insisted for years that they don’t discriminate against right-wing speech. It also allows individual social media users to sue platforms if they believe they have been unfairly censored or “deplatformed.”Florida Gov. The NetChoice cases reflect a deep divide in how many people see social media.

Persons: Paxton, Moody, Ron DeSantis, Florida’s, Carl Juste, Greg Abbott, Donald Trump, Biden, David Paul Morris, “, ”, ” David Greene Organizations: Washington CNN, Facebook, YouTube, Social, Gov, Florida Gov, Miami Herald, Texas ’, Circuit, Republican, Texas, Bloomberg, Getty, Frontier Foundation, EFF, CNN, Freedom, Press Locations: Texas, Florida, . Texas, NetChoice, Miami, Walnut Creek , California

☆ Taylor Swift threatened to sue the college student who tracks her private jet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Grace Kay | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementTaylor Swift has threatened to take legal action against the college student who tracks her private jet and manages social-media accounts that publish its flights. Sweeney told BI that he appreciates Swift's music and has no intention of harming those he tracks. Advertisement"I think the people are interested," Sweeney told BI over text. Swift has faced backlash for her private jet travel, even topping a list of celebrities whose private planes emitted the most carbon in 2022. Swift's spokesperson previously told BI the singer had purchased carbon credits to offset her jet use.

Persons: Jack Sweeney, Taylor Swift, Sweeney, Swift, —, Jack Sweeney —, stalkers, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Tom Cruise, James Slater, Slater, Tree Paine, Swift's, Mark Cuban, Musk Organizations: Service, University of Central Florida, Elon, Washington Post, Business, Post, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Federal Aviation, FAA, BI Locations: Florida

☆ Why dragging tech CEOs in front of Congress might mean something this time
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Katie Notopoulos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. But his consistent criticism of some of the real issues happening in Big Tech has sometimes reminded me of a classic Clickhole headline: "Heartbreaking: The Worst Person You Know Just Made a Great Point." Section 230 is controversial and has become a rallying point for some conservatives and others, who think it allows Big Tech to hide from criticisms that it isn't fair to all sides. Clearly, these big platforms haven't succeeded — sometimes motivated by a whole bunch of internal factors, including profit. AdvertisementBut if there were some magic bullet to stop child exploitation, I truly believe the companies would've used it by now.

Persons: —, Sen, Josh Hawley, Hawley, Mark Zuckerberg, flay, Sundar Pichai, Zuckerberg, Utah Sen, Orrin Hatch, Zuckerberg blinked, Meta, sextortion, Marsha Blackburn, Wednesday's, there's Organizations: Service, Big Tech, Republican, Business, Twitter, Google, Facebook, Street, Meta, ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation Locations: Big, Missouri, Utah, Florida, Tennessee

☆ Lawmakers to grill CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media firms at hearing on child safety
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Mark Zuckerberg, Linda Yaccarino, Evan Spiegel and other leading social media executives face a grilling on Wednesday from lawmakers concerned about child exploitation and safety on their services. Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have blasted the companies for failing to properly address what some have called a "plague of online child sexual exploitation" on social media apps. Wednesday's hearing is focused specifically on issues pertaining to child exploitation and the prevalence of child sexual abuse material on social media. The social media executives are expected to detail their efforts combating child exploitation on their platforms, which include working with law enforcement and tasks like proactively identifying potential predators. Watch: Early Meta platforms investor Brad Gerstner tackles big tech ahead of key earnings week

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Linda Yaccarino, Evan Spiegel, —, Shou Zi Chew, Jason Citron, Sen, Dick Durbin, Lindsey Graham, S.C, Citron, Meta, Brad Gerstner Organizations: Meta, U.S, Senate, Intelligence, Capitol, Washington , D.C, TikTok, Spiegel, Google YouTube, Committee, Lawmakers, Electronic Frontier Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union Locations: Washington ,, Washington, . New

☆ Senators Grilled Tech Executives on Child Safety
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Five of the country’s most prominent tech executives appeared at a hearing today on Capitol Hill, where they were berated by lawmakers for creating “a crisis in America” by ignoring the spread of child sexual abuse material on their platforms. Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee spent almost four hours needling the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, X, Snap and Discord. Some said the companies had “blood on their hands” and that users “would “die waiting” for them to make changes. The senators pressured the executives to say on the record if they support the Kids Online Safety Act, a bipartisan bill backed by dozens of senators but opposed by the A.C.L.U. Only Evan Spiegel of Snap and Linda Yaccarino of X said yes.

Persons: Evan Spiegel, Linda Yaccarino, X, Mark Zuckerberg, ” Zuckerberg Organizations: Meta, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Facebook Locations: America

☆ Amazon’s Ring to shutter video-sharing program popular with police
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Authorities seeking Ring surveillance videos must now submit a formal legal request to the company, rather than soliciting footage directly from users through the app, Ring said in a blog post Wednesday. Hundreds of law enforcement agencies have struck up partnerships with Ring, according to a tracker maintained by the consumer advocacy group Fight for the Future. But, he warned, it would not necessarily stop police from continuing to persuade Ring users to voluntarily give up their rights. Police are able to contact Ring users off the app. And Ring users can still decide if they want to voluntarily send video, sounds or images from their Ring devices to law enforcement.

Persons: ”, Evan Greer, Matthew Guariglia, Guariglia, didn’t, Ring, Massachusetts Democratic Sen, Ed Markey, “, enforcement’s Organizations: CNN, “, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Police, Fraternal, of Police, EFF, Massachusetts Democratic Locations: Massachusetts

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon-owned Ring will stop allowing police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users, marking an end to a feature that has drawn criticism from privacy advocates. In a blog post on Wednesday, Ring said it will sunset the “Request for Assistance” tool, which allows police departments and other public safety agencies to request and receive video captured by the doorbell cameras through Ring’s Neighbors app. Eric Kuhn, the head of Neighbors, said in the announcement that law enforcement agencies will still be able to make public posts in the Neighbors app. In a bid to increase transparency, Ring changed its policy in 2021 to make police requests publicly visible through its Neighbors app. Ring also maintains the right to share footage without user consent in limited circumstances.

Persons: Ring, Eric Kuhn, ” Kuhn, Matthew Guariglia Organizations: . Police, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Federal Trade Commission Locations: Guariglia

☆ Why this tech is better than passwords, and how to switch
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Jake Piazza | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

There's a safer way to log in to apps and websites that removes the need to use passwords. The move toward passkeys comes as our digital privacy gets harder to protect, particularly as people need to remember more and more passwords. A recent Pew Research survey showed that almost 70% of Americans are stressed about the number of passwords they need to remember. Bottom line: Passkeys are better than passwords at protecting your personal information. I created the passkeys using my iPhone, but you can do it from a computer or Android phone by following similar steps.

Persons: passkeys, Jacob Hoffman, Andrews, Hoffman, Steve Won Organizations: Microsoft, Apple, Google, Pew Research, Electronic Frontier Foundation, CNBC

☆ Why Meta, X and TikTok face more pressure from Europe than the U.S. on Israel-Hamas war disinformation
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Days after the Israel-Hamas war erupted last weekend, social media platforms like Meta , TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) received a stark warning from a top European regulator to stay vigilant about disinformation and violent posts related to the conflict. In that case, the AGs argued that the Biden administration was overly coercive in its suggestions to social media companies that they remove such posts. In the U.S., "we can't have government officials leaning on social media platforms and telling them, 'You really should be looking at this more closely. Under the DSA, large online platforms must have robust procedures for removing hate speech and disinformation, though they must be balanced against free expression concerns. A series of letters from New York AG Letitia James to several social media sites on Thursday exemplifies how U.S. officials may try to walk that line.

Persons: Thierry Breton, Breton, Elon Musk, Biden, David Greene, they're, Kevin Goldberg, Goldberg, Christoph Schmon, Greene, New York AG Letitia James, James Organizations: Digital Services, Republican, AGs, White, Federal Bureau of, Electronic Frontier Foundation Civil, Freedom, EFF, DSA, New York AG, Google, CNBC, YouTube, EU's, Twitter Locations: Israel, U.S, New, Europe

A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments Thursday in a case filed by TikTok and five Montana content creators who want the court to block the state’s ban on the video sharing app before it takes effect Jan. 1. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy of Missoula is not expected to rule immediately on the request for a preliminary injunction. Content creators say the ban violates free speech rights and could cause economic harm for their businesses. Chinese law allows the government to order companies to help it gather intelligence. Meanwhile, 18 attorneys generals from mostly Republican-led states are backing Montana and asking the judge to let the law be implemented.

Persons: TikTok, Donald Molloy, Montana, hasn’t, ByteDance, “, Montanans Organizations: U.S, District, U.S . State Department, Oracle, Montana Legislature, American Civil Liberties Union, Frontier Foundation, Republican Locations: Montana, Missoula, U.S, Beijing, China, . Montana

The government says the online safety bill passed this week will make Britain the safest place in the world to be online. Here's a closer look at Britain's law:WHAT IS THE ONLINE SAFETY LAW? The government says the law takes a “zero tolerance” approach to protecting kids by making platforms legally responsible for their online safety. Senior managers at tech companies also face criminal prosecution and prison time if they fail to answer information requests from U.K. regulators. The law also sets up a clash between the British government and tech companies over encryption technology.

Persons: They'll, haven’t, Meta Organizations: Google, Facebook, U.S, European Union, Services, IF BIG TECH, Companies, Ofcom, Rights Group, Electronic Frontier Foundation, U.S . Locations: Europe, U.S

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