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Push to ban data centers continues
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (834+ words) The Windward Planning Commission on Thursday deferred action until October on a bill intended to ban artificial intelligence data centers. Bill 170 was forwarded to Planning Director Jeff Darrow and both the windward and leeward commissions by the Hawaii County Council’s…...
Amazon sued by FTC, 22 US states over ad sales practices
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (318+ words) Amazon.com illegally raised prices for advertisers by surreptitiously raising the minimum price required to place ads that promote their products, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission alleged in a lawsuit filed in federal court Monday. Advertisers suffered billions of dollars in…...
Instagram head Mosseri denies encouraging suppression of child social media risks
1+ week, 4+ day ago (367+ words) OAKLAND, Calif. — The top executive at Instagram denied encouraging employees or knowing of a company policy to keep negative information away from the public, testifying at a trial on Tuesday over whether Meta Platforms designed Instagram and Facebook to addict…...
Meta rejects claims it sought to hook children to Facebook, Instagram as landmark trial begins
2+ week, 4+ day ago (340+ words) Four lead states — California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey — accused Meta of designing Facebook and Instagram to hook young users, fueling anxiety, depression and even suicide, and misleading consumers about the platforms’ safety. All 29 states accused Meta of violating federal…...
Americans are angry about data centers. Politicians are feeling the pressure
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (467+ words) A view of the "Saline Barn" Data Center under construction in Saline Township, Michigan, U.S. June 29, 2026. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow speak to reporters following a "People Over AI" Town Hall in…...
New York becomes the first state to impose a data center moratorium
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (764+ words) FILE — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul during a news conference in Albany on Jan. 20, 2026. Hochul signed an executive order on July 14 pausing the construction of the largest data centers for one year while the state assesses their effects on the…...
Legislation targets data centers in Hawaii County
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (864+ words) A Hawaii County Council Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved forwarding a bill banning industrial-scale data centers on the island after hearing testimony from nearly a dozen supporters. The Policy Committee on Planning, Land Use and Economic Development voted 8-0 to send…...
Florida sues TikTok, claiming it violates state child safety law
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (416+ words) Florida’s attorney general sued TikTok on Monday over claims it is violating the state’s law barring social media platforms from allowing children under age 14 to create accounts. In the lawsuit, filed in state court in St. Lucie County, Florida Attorney…...
New cellphone limits coming for Hawaii students
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (983+ words) Close up shot, group of children hands busy using smartphone at school corridor - concept of social media, playing games, technology and education. Hawaii parents will begin receiving notices from their children’s schools about a new statewide cellphone policy that will…...
Doom-scrolling dangers are a worthy legal target
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (232+ words) What if the next time you doom-scrolled through Instagram, X or TikTok, you reached an end point? It’s hard to imagine. The so-called infinite scroll has become such a fixture of social media that our dopamine receptors have come to…...