Medill on the Hill
  • Home
  • Business
  • Education
  • Health
  • Living
  • Politics
  • National Security
  • Environment
  • Reporters
Select Page
As Section 230 turns 30, AI emerges as new fault line in online speech debate

As Section 230 turns 30, AI emerges as new fault line in online speech debate

by André Hiroki | Feb 27, 2026 | Business, Featured

WASHINGTON — As Section 230 marks its 30th anniversary, legal and technology experts warned Thursday that excluding generative artificial intelligence from the law’s protections could dramatically reshape online speech. Enacted as part of the Communications Decency...
Advocates Call on Congress to Pass Laws to Protecting Children Online

Advocates Call on Congress to Pass Laws to Protecting Children Online

by Edward Cruz and Jeremy Fredricks | Feb 25, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — Brandon Guffey’s 17-year-old son Gavin died by suicide in 2022 after a sexual predator blackmailed him online. The father and Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives sprang into action over the next year and spearheaded the...
Congress seeks new regulation and judicial reform on big tech companies

Congress seeks new regulation and judicial reform on big tech companies

by Anson Zhang | Mar 31, 2023 | Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON – Lawmakers called for tighter regulation of big tech companies in the U.S. at a congressional hearing on Tuesday, addressing the intensifying debate over the growing influence social media platforms have on society.  Bob Latta (R-Ohio), Chairman of the...
Facebook whistleblower urges Congress to hold Big Tech accountable

Facebook whistleblower urges Congress to hold Big Tech accountable

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...

Medill on Twitter

Tweets by medillonthehill

Medill Today – February 11, 2026

Error! You must specify a value for the Video ID, Width, Height and Anchor parameters to use this shortcode!

© 2025 Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University

Medill School of Journalism

Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
www.medill.northwestern.edu

Northwestern University

www.northwestern.edu

Search Stories

Latest Stories

  • Trump administration plays favorites as antitrust cases climb in value March 20, 2026
  • WATCH: Pop-ups become D.C.’s new path to storefronts March 19, 2026
  • Dems want ICE to wear body cameras, but there’s no guarantee that will change their conduct March 18, 2026

Special Reports

  • Campaign 2024
  • Cybersecurity

About Medill on the Hill

Medill on the Hill is part of Medill News Service, the Washington Program of the Medill School of Journalism. Undergraduate journalism students report on Congress, the White House and federal policy and politics in a real-time environment. Their stories appear on this website and in news outlets that partner with Medill.

Medill is widely recognized as one of the leading schools of its kind in the world. For more than 100 years, the school has trained generations of highly respected journalists and advertising and IMC professionals.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Google
  • RSS

Medill School of Journalism ©2016-2020 | Northwestern University