‘Detrimental to all users’ speech online’: EFF argues against narrowing Section 230 in Supreme Court brief

Digital rights nonprofit the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed an amicus brief last Thursday urging the Supreme Court not to narrow Section 230. In the brief, EFF said the case of Gonzalez v. Google could “be detrimental to all users’ speech online” if the Court sided with the petitioners. The suit, which was launched in …

‘Detrimental to all users’ speech online’: EFF argues against narrowing Section 230 in Supreme Court brief

Digital rights nonprofit the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed an amicus brief last Thursday urging the Supreme Court not to narrow Section 230. In the brief, EFF said the case of Gonzalez v. Google could “be detrimental to all users’ speech online” if the Court sided with the petitioners. The suit, which was launched in …

Tech experts ask Supreme Court to rule that Section 230 protections apply to algorithmic recommendations

Tech experts filed an amicus brief Wednesday in a landmark Supreme Court case that could decide the future of Section 230. The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), a tech advocacy nonprofit, along with six tech experts, filed a brief in Gonzalez v. Google to argue that Section 230 should shield providers from liability for …

Biden calls for Section 230 reform, lays out big-tech agenda in op-ed

President Joe Biden called for big-tech reform in an opinion piece Wednesday, advocating for a change to Section 230 and creating more competition in the space. In the op-ed, published in the Wall Street Journal, Biden said his administration has three principles to reign in Big Tech: creating federal privacy protections, reforming Section 230, and …

‘I’ve been waiting for you to gtfo my section’: Server shares how you’ll know when a server has been waiting for you to leave the restaurant

TikTok user Mariah (@tastyriah) is going viral for sharing insight into what your server is thinking when you ask for the bill and they already have it prepared.  In the video, Mariah acted out a scenario where a customer asked for the bill, which she had already printed. She stared at the camera with an …

Trump’s first policy plank of 2024 is ending social media ‘censorship,’ gutting Section 230

In a video Wednesday, former President Donald Trump said he wants to essentially abolish Section 230 if he wins the presidency in 2024. In the video, published by far-right commentator Jack Posobiec on Twitter, Trump outlined his platform for the 2024 election, including his stance on Section 230. If he took office he said, “I …

‘Can someone please help me find my drink’: Customer loses drink in Starbucks mobile order pick-up section since there’s so many

A TikToker who wanted to easily purchase and pick up their drink via Starbucks’ mobile ordering app was in for a rude awakening after entering the store.  A short video by user @karinakovacs2 (Karina) shows her inside the store staring at a sea of mobile orders. Most drinks are around the same size and are …

‘Hunger Games in Tesco’: Customers filmed fighting over items in the reduced-price section at Tesco

The United Kingdom is currently undergoing a massive cost of living crisis. While food prices in the United States rose by 11.4% from August 2021 to August 2022, per Forbes, food price inflation recently hit a 45-year record high of 16.2% in the U.K., according to the BBC. On top of that, people living in …

‘When people are gonna stop acting like wild animals’: Target customer reveals nightmarish Halloween section inside store

A Target customer went viral on TikTok after revealing the disaster she encountered in the Halloween costume aisle at Target. In the video, TikTok user Amanda (@enchantingsunshine) stands in the Halloween custom aisle, saying, “I’m genuinely curious as to when people are gonna stop acting like wild animals when they go into the store.” Then …