by Casey He | Nov 7, 2023 | Business, Featured
WASHINGTON – Testimony from a Meta whistleblower on the company’s reluctance to act on online safety and privacy led to a rare bipartisan push for legislation to protect children’s online safety and privacy Tuesday. “Meta knows the harm kids experience on their...
by Emiliana Betancourt | Feb 27, 2023 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Last week the U.S. Supreme Court considered two cases that could drastically change how social media platforms function. On Tuesday, the court heard Gonzalez v. Google LLC, which could rewrite Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, taking away...
by Ali Bianco | Feb 15, 2022 | Featured, Immigration, Topics
WASHINGTON – When Evelyn Marroquin went to work last week at Montgomery County Public Schools, she walked up to her employers and told them that she would be out next Monday. “Ah,” they said, “It must be because of the Super Bowl.” But this wasn’t about a game....
by Zachary Miller | Feb 1, 2022 | Business, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Elderberries claiming to boost immune response. Empty storefronts posing as testing clinics. Contact tracing calls that are actually from identity fraudsters. Bootleg hand sanitizer from Mexico, fake KN95 masks from China and $60 rapid tests from...
by Ali McCadden | Dec 3, 2021 | Business
WASHINGTON — Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before Congress for the second time on Wednesday, warning lawmakers that getting caught up in partisan battles over legislation to hold digital platforms accountable for causing harm to users is just what...
