There’s a big Section 230-sized elephant in the room. One of the earliest internet speech laws, this section has built much of the present online ecosystem. It’s what protects everyday online businesses from being held liable for the comments of their users, and helps ensure free speech for creators. But, in the age of organized …
Tag Archives: Supreme
Supreme Court decides not to tear down Section 230
Today, the Supreme Court released its rulings in two landmark cases about speech on the internet, essentially upholding the statute that protects big tech from liability. Section 230 is the massive shield that protects companies from being sued for what users post on their websites and was at the heart of both cases. The Supreme …
Continue reading “Supreme Court decides not to tear down Section 230”
When Will the Supreme Court Rule on Student Loan Forgiveness?
Source: Marielam1 / Wikimedia Commons When will the Supreme Court make a decision regarding student loan forgiveness? Is it going to be resolved any time soon? Here’s what we know so far. It seems like an eternity ago that the U.S. government decided to put a pause on federal student loan payments amidst the heat …
Continue reading “When Will the Supreme Court Rule on Student Loan Forgiveness?”
Questlove Continues To Conquer All Mediums By Winning A Major Award For His ‘Questlove Supreme’ Podcast
Getty Image Questlove is always hyping up others, whether that be Lil Yachty for his idiosyncratic new album Let’s Start Here or Meg White from The White Stripes after she received criticism on social media. He’s gotten recognition of his own, too: The Roots have won three Grammys and Questlove picked up a Best Documentary …
What You Should Know About The Student Loan Supreme Court Showdown
Getty Image/Ralph Ordaz When President Biden authorized a sweeping 400 billion dollar Student Loan Forgiveness Program, mayhem erupted around the nation. Not only did millions of eligible recipients quickly apply for relief but swaths of (mostly Republican) lawmakers raced to halt the action. Those efforts proved successful. Since October, the program has been blocked by …
Continue reading “What You Should Know About The Student Loan Supreme Court Showdown”
Supreme Court leans toward Twitter’s argument it did not knowingly aid ISIS terrorists
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in Twitter v. Taamneh, a case that considers whether internet services are liable for terrorism-related content on their platforms. The arguments dove into several rabbit holes over what, precisely “aiding and abetting” terrorist groups means for social media companies, including questions over ISIS’s exact use of Twitter. The …
Supreme Court’s 230 decision hangs by a thumbnail
The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today in Google v. Gonzalez, a landmark case about Section 230 and content on the internet. Section 230 protects platforms from being held liable for content users post on their sites. Although a number of observers worried about how the court might handle the case—potentially upending how websites …
Continue reading “Supreme Court’s 230 decision hangs by a thumbnail”
The Supreme Court could dismantle big tech—or keep them free from repercussions forever
The future of the open internet is now in the hands of the Supreme Court, as next week it will hear arguments on a landmark case that could upend life online. Gonzalez v. Google, as well as a sister case, is set to be heard by the Court on Feb. 21. And although it will …
‘Who is buying this?’: TikToker slams Taco Bell that charges $10 for a Crunchwrap Supreme
Fast food locations are getting called out on social media every day for price increases, however one Taco Bell franchise is purportedly charging almost double for its menu items, and is receiving a ton of slander on TikTok for the upcharges. The @bloombrats_botanical account slammed the Queen Anne, Seattle location for its astronomically high prices, …
‘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 …