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At the center of two cases to be argued over two days is Section 230, which provides tech companies a legal shield over what users post online.

At the center of two cases to be argued over two days is Section 230, which provides tech companies a legal shield over what users post online.

Also: Capitol Hill is finally making moves to regulate stablecoins.

Credits: Photo courtesy of MIT CSAIL. Previous image Next image Strategic use of data is vital for progress in science, commerce, and even politics, but at the same time, citizens are demanding more responsible, respectful use of personal data. Internet users have never felt more helpless about how their data are being used: Surveys show that the vast majority of U.S. adults feel that they have little to no control over the data that the government and private ...

Experts from across government, the private sector and security research community will vote on the most pressing issues in the field.

Facebook’s New Oversight Board Is Deciding Donald Trump’s Fate. Will It Also Define the Future of the Company? Time 1/29/2021 © Photo-illustration by Lon Tweeten for TIME; Getty images The end of April will be a turning point for former President Donald Trump. That’s when he will learn whether he can regain control of his Facebook and Instagram accounts—and direct access to nearly 60 million followers on two of the world’s largest social media platforms. It’s not publicly electe...

Three decades ago, Tim Berners-Lee devised simple yet powerful standards for locating, linking and presenting multimedia documents online. He set them free into the world, unleashing the World Wide Web.

Tim Berners-Lee devised simple yet powerful standards for locating, linking and presenting multimedia documents online. He set them free into the world, unleashing the World Wide Web.

Tim Berners-Lee, the father of the World Wide Web, wants to help individuals take power back from the tech giants.