Elon Musk’s Dumb Advertiser Lawsuit Dismissed With Prejudice

Elon Musk's lawsuit against advertisers for failing to advertise on his platform has ended in predictable failure.

https://www.freezenet.ca/elon-musks-dumb-advertiser-lawsuit-dismissed-with-prejudice/

#LawAndTechnology #News #advertisers #court #ElonMusk #lawsuit #Twitter #X

Social Media Ruling Leads to Spike in Mainstream Media Misinformation

A court verdict about "addictive" social media features has led to a wave of broadcast misinformation on platforms.

https://www.freezenet.ca/social-media-ruling-leads-to-spike-in-mainstream-media-misinformation/

#Censorship #LawAndTechnology #News #Google #journalism #Meta #misinformation #SocialMedia #YouTube

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LAW AND TECHNOLOGY explores how law can guide innovation while protecting human rights & defending digital freedoms ⚖️💻

📆 Thurs Mar 26
🕙 10 AM PT
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🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/book-talk-law-and-technology-with-ryan-calo-and-danielle-citron/

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CRTC Sued a Sixth Time Over Online Streaming Act

A university professor has become the latest party to file a lawsuit against the CRTC over the Online Streaming Act.

https://www.freezenet.ca/crtc-sued-a-sixth-time-over-online-streaming-act/

#Censorship #LawAndTechnology #News #BillC11 #Canada #CRTC #FederalCourtOfAppeal #lawsuit #OnlineStreamingAct

someone smarter than me might need to comment, but I don't see how these age verification laws are enforceable as it applies to Linux distros... how are you going to compel a distributed set of developers to comply with it? And even if you could track down US based contributors, wouldn't that be compelled "speech" (writing code)?

again, someone smarter than me should tell me what I'm missing. I am not a lawyer! #linux #ageverification #lawandtechnology

🚨 Upcoming #booktalk! 🚨

Join us for Ryan Calo’s LAW AND TECHNOLOGY, exploring a clear framework for governing tech ⚖️💻 and defending rights in the digital age. Ryan will be in conversation with legal expert Danielle Citron.

📆 Thurs Mar 26
🕙 10 AM PT
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🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/book-talk-law-and-technology-with-ryan-calo-and-danielle-citron/

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OfCom Proposes Additional Fines for 4Chan for Failing to Implement Imaginary Age Verification Technology

4Chan lawyers have responded to the age verification fine by suggesting they will pay the fine with equally imaginary money.

https://www.freezenet.ca/ofcom-proposes-additional-fines-for-4chan-for-failing-to-implement-imaginary-age-verification-technology/

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AI Hallucination Sinks Yet Another Court Case

The long storied tradition of AI being absolutely terrible at everything continues with a hallucination in a court document.

https://www.freezenet.ca/ai-hallucination-sinks-yet-another-court-case/

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CRTC Sued a Fifth Time Over the Online Streaming Act

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) is adding to the litigation pile against the CRTC with a lawsuit of their own.

https://www.freezenet.ca/crtc-sued-a-fifth-time-over-the-online-streaming-act/

#Censorship #LawAndTechnology #News #BillC11 #Canada #CMPA #CRTC #lawsuit #OnlineStreamingAct