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These Grieving Parents Want Congress to Protect Children Online

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By: Cecilia Kang
22 June 2024 at 05:03
A group is using the Mothers Against Drunk Driving playbook, sharing personal tragedies, to lobby for the Kids Online Safety Act.

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Kristin Bride, a member of ParentsSOS, next to an apple tree she planted after her son Carson’s suicide in 2020. The apple’s variety is Sweet Sixteen, Carson’s age when he died.

TikTok Lays Out Past Efforts to Address U.S. Concerns Over Potential Ban

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By: Sapna Maheshwari
20 June 2024 at 16:43
The company said the disclosures support its argument that a law signed by President Biden in May is unconstitutional.

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TikTok creators gathered for a news conference with members of Congress in March. TikTok has said that a ban of the app would violate the First Amendment.

EU Investigates Facebook and Instagram Over Addictive Effects on Children

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By: Adam Satariano
16 May 2024 at 14:13
The American tech giant’s platforms, Facebook and Instagram, may “exploit the weaknesses and inexperience of minors,” the European Commission said.

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“We are sparing no effort to protect our children,” Thierry Breton, the European Union’s internal markets commissioner, said in a statement.

Senators Propose $32 Billion in Annual A.I. Spending but Defer Regulation

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By: Cecilia Kang and David McCabe
15 May 2024 at 05:00
Their plan is the culmination of a yearlong listening tour on the dangers of the new technology.

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From left, the senators behind a plan for federal legislation on artificial intelligence: Martin Heinrich, Todd Young, Chuck Schumer and Mike Rounds.

TikTok Sues US Government Over Potential Ban

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By: Sapna Maheshwari and David McCabe
7 May 2024 at 16:03
The social media company and its Chinese parent, ByteDance, sued to challenge the new law, saying it violated users’ First Amendment rights.

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TikTok’s office in Culver City, Calif. The company has said a new U.S. law requiring its sale is essentially a ban.

TikTok, Facing US Ban, Tells Advertisers It Won’t Back Down

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By: Sapna Maheshwari
3 May 2024 at 14:04
Hundreds of marketers and ad agency types flocked to TikTok’s annual sales presentation after a new law put its future in question.

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Blake Chandlee, TikTok’s president of global business solutions, last June. In Manhattan Thursday, he said: “We believe the facts and the law are clearly on our side and that we will ultimately prevail.”

The Judge Deciding Google’s Landmark Antitrust Case

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By: Steve Lohr
2 May 2024 at 05:03
Amit P. Mehta, a judge in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, will issue a landmark antitrust ruling.

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TikTok Broke the Tech Law Logjam. Can That Success Be Repeated?

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By: Cecilia Kang
25 April 2024 at 08:57
For years, federal lawmakers have tried to pass legislation to rein in the tech giants. The TikTok law was their first success.

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Experts on tech legislation say that the unique speed of the passage of the TikTok legislation is highly unlikely to be repeated.
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