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Since its inception in 2011, Snapchat has become one of the most popular social media platforms, with over 190 million daily active users. While the app is mostly used for sharing photos and videos with friends, many people also use it for messaging. However, unlike other messaging apps, such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, Snapchat […]

Eight years ago telecommunications carriers were common carriers with no responsibility to monitor network traffic or block calls. The legal backbone of our nation’s telecom infrastructure is found in Section 201 of the Communications Act.

From Twitter banning Trump and to his battle over managing Twitter and Square together, here is all you need to know about Jack Dorsey

House Democrats proposed their own bill to amend Section 230 to remove absolute immunity in some cases. Specifically, where a platform makes a “personalized recommendation of content supplied by a user the platform may be held responsible for harm caused by that content.

New York AG’s office named the platform that was used to send robocalls: Message Communications, Inc. along with its apparent owner Robert Mahanian–as co-conspirators in its complaint against Mssrs. Wohl and Burkman sending out robocalls designed to prevent certain folks from voting.