Australia’s social media ban shows how extreme the technology debate has become – there’s a better way
The recent decision by the Australian government to introduce a ban on social media for under-16s has been received with both praise and condemnation.
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Ownership of Twitter and Facebook is a Big Deal, Who Would Have Known?
I’m always happy when something I and others have been talking about for years makes it to the New York Times. For that ...
Student Whose Racy Social Media Posts Riled a College Gets $250,000 Settlement
The University of Tennessee threatened to expel Kimberly Diei over posts the school said were inappropriate. She sued on ...
Who Will Stand Up to Trump’s Broligarchs?
As Elon Musk and his billionaire brethren take power in Trump’s second term, the lack of legal guardrails — and the fading ...
A judge tosses social media star Yashar Ali’s defamation case against LA Magazine
Journalist and social media influencer Yashar Ali had his defamation lawsuit against Los Angeles Magazine tossed out by an ...
Top NYPD officials faulted for 'demeaning,' 'unprofessional' social media posts attacking critics
Two NYPD chiefs violated department policy when they made "demeaning" social media posts to attack civil servants and ...
Top NYPD officials faulted by investigators for 'demeaning' social media posts
A new report from an independent police monitor has found that two high-ranking NYPD officials violated department policy by ...
Immunity does not shield Trump from $83M defamation judgment, Carroll's attorney argues
Presidential immunity does not protect Donald Trump from having to pay E. Jean Carroll tens of millions of dollars for ...
Opinion
More activism, less credibility: What CNN’s defamation loss says about journalism today
CNN has been ordered to pay $5 million to Navy veteran Zachary Young and additional punitive damages for defamation, marking a shift in media standards and a decline in ratings.
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Drake Named These Internet Stars in His Lawsuit And They Are Calling Him a 'Snitch'
That Drake filed an official defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG), accusing the company of spreading the ...
CNN Settles Defamation Suit After Being Ordered to Pay $5 Million
The case, which involved a 2021 segment about a private security contractor in Afghanistan, played out as media organizations ...
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Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, Sanjay Singh get defamation notice over bribe claims
On January 13, Dikshit had filed a criminal defamation suit against Atishi and Sanjay Singh after both claimed that the Congress candidate was receiving funding from BJP for election campaigning. The ...