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SCOTUS Will Hear Texas Age-Gating Case

July 2, 2024

This morning, the Supreme Court granted cert in a case challenging the constitutionality of a Texas law that requires users to verify their ages before accessing websites where more than one-third of the available material is sexually explicit.
- Age Assurance
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- Proposed U.S. Legislation
- Social Media Privacy
- The First Amendment
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
Supreme Court Deals Blow to Big Tech’s Campaign to Immunize Itself from Regulation

July 1, 2024

The Supreme Court’s decision in the NetChoice cases is a huge loss for NetChoice. NetChoice's shoot-for-the-moon strategy failed miserably. The Big Tech trade group sought a pronouncement that platform design choices are wholly protected expression, but the Court refused to take the bait. Instead, the Court took the approach that EPIC advocated in its amicus brief: to the extent that the decision recognizes any protected editorial judgment for platforms’ decisions about whether and how to display content, it is narrowly confined to decisions that reflect a company’s judgements about the content, and does not include content-neutral design decisions.
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Platform Accountability & Governance
- Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
- Privacy Laws
- Proposed U.S. Legislation
- Social Media Privacy
- The First Amendment
- U.S. Privacy Laws
- U.S. State Privacy Laws
- Updates
Senate AI Roadmap Fails to Recognize or Address AI Harms

May 15, 2024
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- Government AI Use
- Social Media Privacy
- Web Scraping
- Updates
EPIC-Led Coalition Applauds FCC Classifying ISPs as Common Carriers, Urges Immediate Privacy Rulemaking

December 15, 2023

EPIC, Public Knowledge, Consumer Federation of America, and Demand Progress Education Fund submitted comments to the FCC applauding the agency's proposal to re-classify broadband providers as common carriers subject to Title II of the Communications Act.
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Cybersecurity
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Data Security
- Location Tracking
- Robocalls
- Social Media Privacy
- Updates
EPIC Provides Feedback to Colo. AG on Possible Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms

December 12, 2023

EPIC commented on Colorado UOOM applications, and highlighted considerations that the AG and Department of Law should consider across all applications.
- Communications Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Location Tracking
- Social Media Privacy
- Updates
EDPB Clarifies Ban on Meta’s Processing of Personal Data for Targeted Advertising

December 8, 2023

On December 7th, the EDPB clarified that a contract is not a legitimate purpose for Meta’s processing of personal data, striking down the subscription service model.
- AI Policy
- Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
- Big Data
- Commercial AI Use
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- Social Media Privacy
- Updates
EDPB Orders Stop to Meta’s Behavioral Advertising

November 2, 2023

On October 27, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted an urgent binding decision that the Irish Data Protection Authority (DPA) must ban Meta from behavioral advertising in the European Economic Area by November 10th.
- Big Data
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Enforcement of Privacy Laws
- International Privacy
- International Privacy Laws
- Privacy Laws
- Social Media Privacy
- Updates
FTC Moves to Block Meta From Monetizing Children’s Data, Impose New Privacy Safeguards

May 3, 2023

ts on the personal data practices of Meta (previously Facebook), including a ban on monetizing the data of children and restrictions on the company’s use of facial recognition technology.
- Children's Privacy
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Social Media Privacy
- Updates
Meta Fined €390M Over Targeted Advertising, Ordered to Comply With GDPR

January 4, 2023
- Consumer Privacy
- Privacy Laws
- Proposed U.S. Legislation
- Social Media Privacy
- Updates
EU Board Rules Meta Can’t Forcibly Collect Personal Data for Behavioral Advertising

December 8, 2022
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Protection
- Social Media Privacy
- Updates

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