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Former President Barack Obama on Thursday put his stamp on the debate over how to stem the spread of disinformation online, calling for more transparency from social media companies and more government oversight and regulation of "toxic content" distributed on their platforms.

The defendants party to a class action brought by putative classes of California and Alabama residents said that the right-to-publicity suit pending

CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – Montserado County District #6 Representative, Samuel R. Enders has introduced a bill before the House of Representative, authorizing the police and other state security actors as well as community watch team members to search

House Republicans say they will target Big Tech censorship and will pass legislation to boost the nation's lagging energy production if they win back the House majority in November.

Even if you remove the liability shield of Section 230, you will still need another tool—a sword—that lets you hold digital platforms liable for their conduct.

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The Supreme Court justice recently hinted that Section 230 could soon be in the highest court’s crosshairs.

Congressional Republicans want to pass legislation taking aim at the legal shield that protects tech platforms from liability for the content users post. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is making clear he hopes they do.

Given these hurdles, US lawmakers, social media companies, and experts of the ubiquitous information environment must make a concerted effort to collaborate and think creatively about how to balance protections for online free discourse with the public interest of curbing dangerous information.

Social media (and other Internet communication) can so easily debase today’s political dialogue.