Category: liability

DoJ asks Congress to limit protections for social media companies

Post author By Randall
Post date September 23, 2020
Categories In accountable, censorship, congress, content moderation, department of justice, doj, free speech, gear, legislation, liability, News, section 230, Social Media, Tech, Trump, trump administration, william barr

[ad_1] Politicians have been poking at Section 230 for months. The DoJ doesn’t typically weigh in on legislation, but now, Barr is asking Congress to roll back critical aspects of Section 230. Not only is that unusual, it could add to speculation that some politicians are attempting to “bully tech companies into political submission,” as […]

Facebook will be liable for future Cambridge Analytica-style scandals

Post author By Randall
Post date April 9, 2019
Categories In ad targeting, adtargeting, cambridge analytica, cambridgeanalytica, Facebook, gear, google+, liability, Politics, Privacy, services, targeted ads, targeted advertising, targetedads, targetedadvertising, Tech, terms and conditions, termsandconditions, Twitter, user data, userdata

[ad_1] Under the updated terms and conditions, which Facebook confirmed to TechCrunch will apply worldwide, the company is also amending its policy on the limitation of liability. It “now acknowledges its responsibility in case of negligence, for instance in case data has been mishandled by third parties.” Essentially, it’s on the hook for any future […]