Tech Savvy or Tech Addicted? Older Adults Are Stuck on Screens, Too
By: Wall Street Journal Date: July 16, 2022 As families gather this summer, kids and their parents might be surprised to find how tech-obsessed the grandparents have become. A recent report from AARP, the advocacy organization for older adults, found that the tech habits older people developed during the pandemic are enduring. Americans ages 65 and […]
Parents of Two Children Sue TikTok After Alleging They Died From Doing ‘Blackout Challenge’
By: Wall Street Journal Date: July 7, 2022 The parents of two children have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against TikTok, alleging that the minors died from participating in the “blackout challenge” after seeing it on the app. Lalani Erika Renee Walton, an 8-year-old girl from Temple, Texas, and Arriani Jaileen Arroyo, a 9-year-old girl from Milwaukee, […]
An Irish Regulator Puts Facebook Data Policies Back in the Spotlight.
By: The New York Times Date: July 7, 2022 A draft decision by Irish regulators on Thursday threatened to block Facebook and Instagram from moving data about European Union users to the United States, the latest round in a yearslong dispute about protecting the data of European citizens from American spying. The order from […]
Battle Over Big Tech Bills Goes Down to the Wire
By: The Hill Date: July 5, 2022 Lobbying both for and against legislation to crack down on U.S. tech giants is intensifying as the Senate enters a critical month for the antitrust bills. All eyes are on Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), who will need to decide whether to prioritize measures to regulate […]
EU Lawmakers Approve Sweeping Digital Regulations
By: The Wall Street Journal
Date: July 5, 2022
European lawmakers approved two sweeping new pieces of digital regulation, paving the way for clashes between regulators and some of the world’s biggest tech companies over how the rules should be applied.
The European Parliament on Tuesday voted its stamp of approval for the two laws—one focused on anticompetitive behavior, the other on content deemed illegal in Europe—after reaching an agreement on them with European Union member states in the spring.
Leaked Videos Show Disney Is the Biggest Ad Tech Giant You’ve Never Heard Of
By: Vice Date: July 5, 2022 The Muppets’ Bunsen and Beaker are best known for science experiments gone wrong while they’re explaining the nature of the universe; in videos obtained by Motherboard, however, they’re explaining something else altogether: Targeted online advertising. “I’m tickled pink to announce a solution to all of your digital ad […]
Ruling Could Dampen Government Efforts to Rein in Big Tech
By: AP News Date: July 3, 2022 The Supreme Court’s latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the tech industry, which went largely unregulated for decades as the government tried to catch up to changes wrought by the internet. In the 6-3 decision that was narrowly tailored to the Environmental Protection […]
What Porn Does to Teen Brains—and How to Keep It Off Their Devices
By: Wall Street Journal Date: July 2, 2022 In the pre-internet days, teens stashed Playboy magazines under their beds or sneaked peeks at late-night movies on cable. Pornography was in limited supply, even for the most curious kids. The world is different now. Many parents have expressed to me their concerns about how easily kids […]
With Clock Ticking, Battle over Tech Regulation Intensifies
By: Washington Post Date: June 27, 2022 The left-leaning advocacy group Fight for the Future watched as tech companies blanketed the airwaves with ads urging millions to tell their senators to block major antitrust bills winding their way through Congress. Trying to make the most of its significantly smaller budget for counter messaging, the […]