Justice Department Outlines Proposed Overhaul of Social Media Immunity June 19, 2020 By Ben Brody and Chris Strohm The Justice Department on Wednesday outlined a broad overhaul of legal protections for online platforms such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google...
Trump Administration to Unveil Proposal for Changing Immunity for Tech Platforms June 17, 2020 The U.S. Justice Department will propose legislation as soon as Wednesday to try to remove protections that big tech platforms...
Lawmakers to Introduce Bipartisan Bill Aimed at Internet Firms’ Liability Shield February 21, 2020 By Nandita Bose U.S. legislation will be introduced in the coming weeks that could hurt technology companies’ ability to offer end-to-end encryption, two...
Attorney General Barr: Should Tech Giants Still Be Free From Liability for Content? February 20, 2020 By Nandita Bose and Raphael Satter U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday questioned whether Facebook, Google and other major online platforms still need the immunity...
Justice Department Targets Internet Firms’ Liability Shield February 19, 2020 By Ben Brody Attorney General William Barr is taking aim at a legal shield enjoyed by companies such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and...
Justice Department Sets Meeting on Internet Liability January 31, 2020 By Nandita Bose and Mark Hosenball The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it will hold a public meeting on Feb. 19 to discuss the future...
Key House Member Eyes Internet Liability Changes Before Election January 29, 2020 By Ben Brody and Rebecca Kern Representative Jan Schakowsky has asked her staff to examine changes to a liability shield that protects tech platforms such as...
Internet Firms’ Liability Shield on Justice Department Meeting Agenda January 27, 2020 By Mark Hosenball The U.S. Justice Department is planning to hold a conference to discuss the future of a federal law which largely...
Bipartisan Group Calls for Pulling Internet Firms’ Liability Immunity October 17, 2019 By Naomi Nix and Rebecca Kern A bipartisan group of lawmakers is stepping up efforts to have U.S. trade officials eliminate a legal liability shield that...
Why Big Internet Firms Think They Should Remain Shielded from Content Liability October 16, 2019 By David Shepardson A 23-year-old law giving technology companies legal protection from lawsuits over user-generated content remains critical to the internet’s future, Alphabet...