Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicySchool Surveillance Tools Are Harming Kids and Making It More Difficult to Finish Homework, Report FindsStudents and teachers alike say monitoring software and internet filtering tools are disproportionally harming LGTB+…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedSeptember 23, 2023Comments (19)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyTikTok Employees Recoil at Return-to-Office Tracker AppByteDance has deployed a new badge tracking app called MyRTO that monitors workers' days in office and asks them to…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedSeptember 18, 2023Comments (27)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyCalifornia’s Massive Right-to-Repair Law Leaves Carveout for Video Game ConsolesWhile the law mandates that companies make parts available for self-repair, Californians won't get parts to fix…ByKyle BarrPublishedSeptember 14, 2023Comments (6)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyMassachusetts Wants to Ban Gun-Wielding RobotsIf passed, a new bill would ban making, using, or selling robots with mounted weapons and prohibit police from using…ByMack DeGeurinUpdatedSeptember 14, 2023Comments (16)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyX (Twitter) Failed to Take Action on 86% of Hate Speech Posts, Researchers SayThe reported posts included content that denied the Holocaust and promoted white supremacy. In response, Musk called…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedSeptember 13, 2023Comments (23)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyDoJ Says Elon Musk May Have Violated Twitter's Privacy AgreementA DoJ court filing claims Elon Musk's excessive changes raised "too many questions" about its compliance with FTC's…ByNikki MainPublishedSeptember 13, 2023Comments (4)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech Policy'Our Kids’ Lives Are at Stake:' 100 Parents of Trans Kids Beg Lawmakers to Kill Kids Online Safety ActParents of more than 100 transgender children said the proposed law would limit kids' access to potentially…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedSeptember 12, 2023Comments (34)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyWhat You Need to Know About the New FCC CommissionerNewly confirmed FCC commissioner Anna Gomez, who has spent years in the telecom industry, was praised by both…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedSeptember 8, 2023Comments (5)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyEU Designates the Big Six 'Gatekeepers' of Tech that Need to Bow to RegulationsApple is already complaining about ‘data security risks’ from people sideloading apps on iPhone, and disagrees that…ByKyle BarrPublishedSeptember 6, 2023Comments (9)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyFacebook Supreme Court Says Posts About Abortion Are Not Death ThreatsMeta's Oversight Board rejected the initial removal of three heated posts about abortion laws, which the company…ByMack DeGeurinUpdatedSeptember 6, 2023Comments (4)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyMeta's Supreme Court Is Investigating a Nazi Squidward Meme on InstagramMeta initially refused to remove an Instagram post featuring Squidward dispensing denialist "Fun Facts About The…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedAugust 31, 2023Comments (6)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyFacebook Rejects Its Own Supreme Court's Order to Ban Cambodia's Ex-Prime MinisterMeta rejected its Oversight Board's recommendation to suspend Hun Sen's accounts, arguing doing so "would not be…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedAugust 29, 2023Comments (11)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyI Scream, You Scream: iFixit Wants to Fix McDonald's Busted Ice Cream MachinesThe popular how-to website has applied for an exemption to the DMCA, which would prevent them from distributing a…ByKevin HurlerPublishedAugust 29, 2023Comments (14)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyYouTube Gives Creators an Extra Chance When Violating Company PoliciesContent creators can now take an educational course if a video violates YouTube guidelines.ByNikki MainPublishedAugust 29, 2023Comments (6)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyGoogle Promises It Will Be More Open About Its AdsWithout much in the way of details, Google said it would update its transparency centers for EU users to show why…ByKyle BarrPublishedAugust 24, 2023Comments (2)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyThe Feds Asked TikTok for Lots of Domestic Spying FeaturesA draft agreement with a federal agency to avoid a ban would have given US agencies unprecedented access to TikTok's…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedAugust 21, 2023Comments (20)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyMontana Compares TikTok to 'Cancer-Causing Radio' in Defense of State's BanThe Montana Attorney General also said the state's ban of the app, now the subject of lawsuits, would never have…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedAugust 21, 2023Comments (7)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyYouTube's Algorithms Aren't Racist, Judge SaysA judge said nonwhite creators who sued YouTube "do not come close" to proving racially biased algorithms were…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedAugust 18, 2023Comments (1)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyNYC Bans TikTok on City DevicesThe ban prohibits downloading or using the app on government-owned devices or networks. Local agencies have 30 days…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedAugust 16, 2023Comments (6)
Tech NewsTech PolicyTech NewsTech PolicyRepublican Congressman Says China Hacked His Emails Thanks to Microsoft BugNebraska Rep. Don Bacon claims the the FBI told him his emails were hacked on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party.ByMack DeGeurinUpdatedAugust 15, 2023Comments (18)