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The Court's 6-3 decision did not settle the First Amendment questions around content moderation.
The children’s online safety bill that finally has bipartisan support
The Kids Online Safety Act 2.0 mandates age verification and restricts algorithmic amplification for minors.
How the FTC is building its case against the AI data pipeline
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Apple’s antitrust settlement forces it to open iOS payments to competitors
A landmark consent decree requires Apple to allow third-party payment processors in the App Store.
Congress is finally close to passing a federal privacy law — here’s what’s in it
The American Privacy Rights Act has cleared committee with bipartisan support.
The EU’s AI Liability Directive passes: what it means for every tech company with European users
The directive establishes strict liability for AI systems that cause harm.
The podcast that changed how we think about true crime — and killed the genre
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Inside the writers’ room of the most-watched show on streaming
We spent three weeks with the writers behind a streaming phenomenon.