2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (127+ words) Texas can't require proof of age to download a smart phone app, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, striking down a statute set to take effect Jan. 1 that supporters say would shield children from harmful online material. Texas can't require proof…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (217+ words) Someone who conducts general, unprotected internet searches, like on Google, lacks an expectation of privacy in the records generated by those requests, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday ... Someone who conducts general, unprotected internet searches, like on Google, lacks…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (108+ words) The US is proposing that foreign visitors provide their social media history over the last five years to enter the country, including those from Australia, Germany, Japan and the UK who can now enter without a visa. The US is…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago  (133+ words) Supreme Court justices grappled for a middle ground in a billion-dollar music-piracy dispute Monday, trying to avoid the extreme outcomes pushed by the parties on when broadband providers can be liable for serving serial infringers. Supreme Court justices grappled for…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (267+ words) The US Supreme Court weighed giving internet providers a stronger shield from legal liability when customers pirate copyrighted works, questioning a $1 billion music industry copyright lawsuit against Cox Communications Inc. Justice Samuel Alito indicated he viewed the ruling as imposing…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (135+ words) ChatGPT, social-media platform X and NJ Transit were among the websites blocking users" access on Tuesday as the web security firm Cloudflare Inc. worked to address a widespread, worldwide networking outage. ChatGPT, social-media platform X and NJ Transit were among…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (209+ words) NetChoice LLC, a trade group representing major internet providers, filed a lawsuit Monday challenging Virginia's new law imposing parental-consent and age-verification requirements on social-media platforms. NetChoice LLC, a trade group representing major internet providers, filed a lawsuit Monday challenging Virginia's…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (128+ words) Walt Disney Co. and YouTube TV reached an agreement to restore channels such as ABC and ESPN to the online video service. Walt Disney Co. and YouTube TV reached an agreement to restore channels such as ABC and ESPN to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (129+ words) Google was accused in a lawsuit of using its Gemini AI assistant to unlawfully track the private communications of users of its Gmail, instant messaging and videoconference programs. Google was accused in a lawsuit of using its Gemini AI assistant…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (125+ words) Meta Platforms Inc.s messaging service WhatsApp will face stricter rules under the European Unions content moderation rulebook, as the bloc increases scrutiny of social media. Meta Platforms Inc.s messaging service WhatsApp will face stricter rules under the European…...