Russian court fines Google $2 decillion for blocking YouTube content
“Barron's Roundtable” panelists Jack Huff, Al Root and Megan Leonhart discuss this week's top three headlines. A Russian court has reportedly slapped a $2 billion fine on Menlo Park, California-based Google for blocking content on YouTube, with penalties increasing daily for nonpayment. Russian state news agency TASS reported that Google owes the Russian government the […]
House Republican presses Meta on censoring political content
Texas Rep. August Pflueger (R) expressed concern in a letter to Meta on Tuesday about the platform's decision to automatically opt out of users from political content, saying the platform's users should He argued that they should be able to make that decision. “I write this letter to reiterate my concerns about Meta Platforms, Inc.'s […]
‘We Lose Total Control’ if We Don’t ‘Moderate and Monitor’ Social Media Content
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on CNN's “Smerconish” on Saturday that if we don't tighten regulations on social media content, we will “lose complete control.” “We need national action, but sadly Congress is dysfunctional when it comes to addressing these threats to our children,” Clinton said. So you're completely right. This should be […]
Hillary Clinton says social media companies need to moderate content or ‘we lose total control’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday that social media companies must moderate the content on their platforms or they “lose complete control.” Clinton told CNN host Michael Smerconish that while some steps have been taken at the state level to regulate social media, she would like to see the federal government do more […]
Newsom signs bills protecting earnings of child influencers, content creators
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) signed a pair of bills Thursday that protects the income of child influencers and expands current laws to provide financial protection for minors working as content creators. Governor Blue signed SB 764, introduced by.sSen. Steve Padilla (D) will provide legal and financial protections for minors recorded in monetized online videos […]
Deebo Samuel training to be an F1 driver with Lando Norris is incredible content
NFL Game Recognition Game The series pairs stars from around the league with players and teams from other sports to put NFL stars to the test outside of football. In a previous series, Deebo Samuel was paired with Antoine Griezmann. Atletico Madrid in Skill Challengeand Buffalo Bills Lineman Dion Dawkins Hockey vs. Lacrosse vs. Football […]
Blue State Bans ‘Addictive’ Social Media Content For Minors, Notifications During School Hours
California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, on Friday signed into law a bill banning “additive” social media content for minors. The Protecting Children from Social Media Addiction Act would prohibit social media companies from “knowingly providing addictive feeds to minors without parental consent.” According to According to a press release from the Governor's Office: Law It […]
*** GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING *** Hundreds of Hezbollah Members Wounded When Pagers Explode
On Tuesday, simultaneous pager explosions believed to have been hacked injured hundreds of people believed to be members of the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah in Beirut and across Lebanon. Reuters Reported: Hundreds of people, including Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fighters and medical workers, were seriously injured on Tuesday when a pager they were using for […]
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. identifying NFL teams is tremendous content
With the 2024 NFL season just around the corner, fans around the world are preparing for the return of football. This includes friends of the Ferrari F1 team. The team shared a video on social media of drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. performing a test asking them to distinguish between real and fictional […]
Elon Musk’s X Wins Appeal Against California’s Social Media Content Moderation Law
In a major victory for Elon Musk's social media platform X, a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco partially blocked a California law that requires social media companies to disclose their policies for combating misinformation, harassment, hate speech and extremism. Reuters Reports The ruling overturns a lower court decision […]