These Grieving Parents Want Congress to Protect Children Online NYT: Technology 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. Β© Amanda Lucier for The New York TimesKristin Bride, a member of ParentsSOS, next to an apple tree she planted after her son Carsonβs suicide in 2020. The appleβs variety is Sweet Sixteen, Carsonβs age when he died.
TikTok Lays Out Past Efforts to Address U.S. Concerns Over Potential Ban NYT: Technology 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. Β© Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesTikTok 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 NYT: Technology Adam Satariano 16 May 2024 at 14:13 The American tech giantβs platforms, Facebook and Instagram, may βexploit the weaknesses and inexperience of minors,β the European Commission said. Β© Olivier Matthys/EPA, via ShutterstockβWe are sparing no effort to protect our children,β Thierry Breton, the European Unionβs internal markets commissioner, said in a statement.
Senators Propose $32 Billion in Annual A.I. Spending but Defer Regulation NYT: Technology 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. Β© Kenny Holston/The New York TimesFrom 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 NYT: Technology 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 usersβ First Amendment rights. Β© Rozette Rago for The New York TimesTikTokβs 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 Wonβt Back Down NYT: Technology Sapna Maheshwari 3 May 2024 at 14:04 Hundreds of marketers and ad agency types flocked to TikTokβs annual sales presentation after a new law put its future in question. Β© Olivier Anrigo/Getty ImagesBlake Chandlee, TikTokβs president of global business solutions, last June. In Manhattan Thursday, he said: βWe believe the facts and the law are clearly on our side and that we will ultimately prevail.β
The Judge Deciding Googleβs Landmark Antitrust Case NYT: Technology 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. Β© Illustration by Andrei Cojocaru; Photographs by Jim Wilson/The New York Times and Getty Images
TikTok Broke the Tech Law Logjam. Can That Success Be Repeated? NYT: Technology 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. Β© Haiyun Jiang for The New York TimesExperts on tech legislation say that the unique speed of the passage of the TikTok legislation is highly unlikely to be repeated.