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Supreme Court sends Texas and Florida social media regulation laws back to lower courts
The Supreme Court on Monday vacated two judicial decisions concerning Republican-backed laws from Florida and Texas aimed at limiting social media companies’ ability to moderate content on their platforms. The…
Forget the debate, the Supreme Court just declared open season on regulators
If the FCC is not empowered to settle this ambiguity in a very old law that was written well before Friday’s broadband and mobile networks, who is?
Supreme Court rejects claim that Biden administration pressured social media firms into removing misinformation
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a Republican-led challenge to the Biden administration’s communication with social media companies to combat online misinformation on topics related to COVID-19 and the 2020…
The Supreme Court could decide the future of content moderation
The Supreme Court is considering the fate of two state laws that limit how social media companies can moderate the content on their platforms. In oral arguments on Monday, the…
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What’s at stake in the Supreme Court’s landmark social media case
The Supreme Court is poised to decide whether a pair of state laws are allowed to reshape the ability of social media companies to control what does — and doesn’t — appear on their platforms. Last week, the Supreme Court decided that it would hear the pair of cases, which…
App Store payment rules won’t change as Apple’s battle with Epic Games heads to Supreme Court
Apple’s current App Store rules will continue to stand, as its case with Fortnite maker Epic Games heads to the Supreme Court — meaning developers won’t be able to redirect…
Supreme Court arguments this week could reshape the future of the internet
The Supreme Court is examining a short but potent law this week that, if altered, could rearrange the modern internet. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields internet companies…
Section 230 of the Communications Act, which prevents online platforms from being liable for the content posted by their users, will be evaluated by the Supreme Court in the coming…
This Week in Apps: Apple’s event brings a ‘Dynamic Island,’ new widgets and iOS 16
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. Global app spending reached…
Cycle-focused femtech startup, 28, grabs backing from Thiel Capital
Meet 28: A U.S.-based femtech startup founded by a wife and husband team that’s scored $3.2 million in seed funding in a round led by Thiel Capital with a fitness…
Google workers call on the company to expand abortion and privacy protections
A group of more than 600 Google employees is pressing the company to expand worker health benefits, divest itself of some political ties and bolster user privacy in light of…
LOT, the anti-patent-troll group, launches Adapt to tackle inclusion in the world of IP
Patent trolling, critics say, is guided by one principle alone: money. Yet tackling it remains a complex task with many angles. Today, a consortium called LOT — set up to…
If it walks like a dog and barks like a dog, perhaps it’s actually a digital asset security
Crypto exchange Coinbase is facing an SEC probe into whether it illegally sold securities. So did it?
Lawmakers ask Facebook and Instagram to explain why they removed abortion posts
In a letter to Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren expressed alarm that abortion-related content is receiving strange treatment on…
Biden order fortifies data privacy ahead of state-by-state legal battle over abortion
An executive order signed by President Biden places the White House’s weight firmly behind states where access to abortion is guaranteed, urging the FTC and other executive entities to examine…
TechCrunch+ roundup: Overinflated valuations, equity crowdfunding, SCOTUS v. climate tech
All valuations are hypothetical, so bear that in mind the next time you’re reviewing an offer letter.
This Week in Apps: Period tracking app privacy, Snapchat’s paid subscription, calls for TikTok ban
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues…
The U.S. was delivered a setback in its efforts to mitigate climate change. Investors are dismayed but still optimistic.
US Supreme Court says EPA can’t regulate carbon pollution under Clean Air Act
The 6-3 decision makes it increasingly likely that an act of Congress will be required to rein in planet-warming emissions.
Facebook and Instagram are removing posts offering to mail abortion pills
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, some Facebook and Instagram users planning to help distribute legal abortion pills are finding themselves censored. According…
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Period tracker Stardust surges following Roe reversal, but its privacy claims aren’t airtight
Period tracking app Stardust surged to the top of the U.S. Apple App Store in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade after the app promised it will encrypt its users’ private data to keep it out of the hands of the government. But TechCrunch…
Consumers swap period tracking apps in search of increased privacy following Roe v. Wade ruling
Consumers are ditching their current period tracking apps in favor of what they perceive to be safer options in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that…
Tech companies respond to US Supreme Court abortion decision
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a major decision on abortion today, overturning Roe v. Wade and declaring that the U.S. Constitution doesn’t guarantee the right to abortion. While the outcome…
Echoing Elon Musk, Texas AG is investigating Twitter over bots
As Elon Musk tries to squirm out of his commitment to buy Twitter, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is running interference for the newly minted Texan. Paxton just announced that…
Supreme Court pauses controversial Texas social media law
Tech companies got their way in Texas on Tuesday. The Supreme Court just blocked a controversial law that allows Texas residents and the attorney general to sue social media companies…
DOJ says it will no longer prosecute good-faith hackers under CFAA
The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday it will not bring charges under federal hacking laws against security researchers and hackers who act in good faith. The policy for the first…
The New York Times edits Wordle answer list after Roe v. Wade leak
Perhaps you played the Wordle this morning and encountered a pretty ordinary five-letter word. But if you haven’t refreshed your page over the last week, you could’ve encountered the solution…
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Chipping away at the problems of reproductive healthcare, one patient at a time
One in eight couples, single parents by choice and much of the LGBTQ+ population in the United States seek out fertility services.
Starry’s SPAC part of Chet Kanojia’s mission to shake up broadband
The internet service provider’s approach involves beaming broadband speed internet through the air using millimeter waves.
Uber to shutter most of its service in Belgium tomorrow after court ruling
Uber will halt its ride-hailing service in most of Belgium tomorrow following a court ruling Wednesday that extends a 2015 order banning its p2p UberPop service to also cover professional…
