Despite its “resounding” victory against Epic Games Monday, Apple is exploring legal options in response to the one antitrust claim the company lost before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the company said in a statement Tuesday (docket 21-16506) (see 2304240060).
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The Supreme Court on Monday granted review of two cases concerning questions about whether it's constitutional for public officials to block critics on social media.
District courts have jurisdiction to hear lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of administrative law judge proceedings at the FTC and other federal agencies, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Friday in dockets 21-86 (see 2211070049) and 21-1239 (see 2211070062).
If the U.S. Supreme Court opens online platforms to liability for algorithms through a narrow interpretation of Section 230, it could mean a less consumer-friendly internet and entrench dominant platforms further, tech experts said Tuesday.
Thursday’s hearing on alleged collusion between tech and Biden administration officials was a “disgrace” because Republicans refused to allow cross-examination of two witnesses, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) and Sen. Eric Schmitt (R), Democrats said during a hearing before House Judiciary Committee members.
It’s disappointing the FTC failed to block Meta’s acquisition of Within, but the ruling against the agency could help the FTC bring other competition cases involving digital markets, FTC Chair Lina Khan said Monday.
The FBI was right to censor Twitter’s transparency report due to national security concerns, a three-judge panel for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday, affirming a district court decision and rejecting the company’s First Amendment claims in docket 20-16174.
California’s age-appropriate social media design law should be thrown out because it’s preempted by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) (see 2212140063 and 2301310034), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce told the U.S. District Court for Northern California in an amicus brief Friday in support of NetChoice (docket 5:22-cv-08861).
The Supreme Court appeared to side with Google and Twitter in two days of oral argument last week, but the justices will likely set new precedent for Communications Decency Act Section 230 and social media liability when rulings come down, legal experts said in interviews. The high court heard oral argument in Gonzalez v. Google (docket 21-1333) (see 2302210062) and Twitter v. Taamneh (docket 21-1496) (see 2302220065). Rulings are expected in June.
The Supreme Court further explored whether a social media platform can be held liable for aiding and abetting terrorists if it turns a blind eye to known terrorists’ accounts, during oral argument Wednesday in Twitter v. Taamneh (docket 21-1496) (see 2301120061). A day earlier it heard oral argument in Gonzalez v. Google (docket 21-1333) (see 2302210062).