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West Virginia Bill Sets Sights on Social Media Censorship Can the government regulate information shared by social media companies during an election? According to one West Virginia lawmaker, the answer is "yes." The ACLU, however, says not so fast. Shutterstock/klevo A new West Virginia bill proposes regulations against censorship of information by social media companies during an election, with some “criminal and civil penalties" depending on the nature of the violation.  Known as House Bill 3307, the legislation looks to create two things: 1) the Social Media Integrity a...

Cybersecurity Could Get $31M Infusion from Florida House Cybersecurity projects led by the Florida Digital Service and other state agencies could soon receive up to $31 million in funding. However, it all hinges on the passage of House Bill 1297. Shutterstock/ranjith ravindran Cybersecurity initiatives led by the Florida Digital Service (FDS) and other state agencies could soon receive an influx of $31.6 million for a range of projects, audits and software procurements, according to Florida’s proposed House budget. However, there’s a slight catch.  The project list, which ...

Oregon Lawmakers Introduce Privacy and Data Security Bill Oregon legislators have proposed a bill to establish guidelines outlined by the state’s CIO office to address data privacy concerns. Other state legislatures are looking at similar laws. Shutterstock/LuckyStep Oregon senators are considering a bill that would incorporate privacy and data security measures within shared IT services in state government, making Oregon one of several states to introduce legislation to address privacy concerns.  Senate Bill 293 would call for the appointment of a privacy officer within the s...

Mississippi CISO Has a New Title, But the Same Job CISO, or data services director? The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services recently updated its website, a source told Government Technology, resulting in department officials having two titles. Mississippi State Capitol (Pieter van de Sande/Unsplash) Chief information security officer, or data services director? The Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services website listed Jay White, the department’s current CISO, as data services director last Friday. However, when asked to confir...

As expected, the Maryland law that created an online advertising tax is facing legal opposition from lobbying groups backed by Amazon, Google and Facebook. The groups argue the law violates the commerce clause.