Aurich Lawson | Getty Images reader comments 97 with Debate continues to rage over the federal Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which seeks to hold platforms liable for feeding harmful content to minors. KOSA is lawmakers’ answer to whistleblower Frances Haugen’s shocking revelations to Congress. In 2021, Haugen leaked documents and provided testimony alleging that ..
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reader comments 75 with Last Friday, Illinois became one of the few states to pass an anti-doxxing law, making it possible for victims to sue attackers who “intentionally” publish their personally identifiable information with intent to harm or harass them. (Doxxing is sometimes spelled “doxing.”) The Civil Liability for Doxing Act, which takes effect on ..
Enlarge / A crew of six passengers, including former professional football player and television anchor Michael Strahan, stroll past the Blue Origin New Shepard booster they rode into space in December 2021. reader comments 123 with In 2004, Congress passed a law that established a moratorium on federal safety regulations for commercial astronauts and space ..
Enlarge / Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) reader comments 128 with Share this story Last month, a declassified FBI report revealed that the bureau had used Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to conduct multiple unlawful searches of a sitting Congress member’s personal communications. Wired was the first to report the abuse, but ..
reader comments 43 with 0 posters participating Share this story TikTok will no longer be allowed on any device managed by the US House of Representatives. On Tuesday, the House’s Chief Administrative Office announced the ban of the popular video-sharing app, a move that comes just a week after legislation that would bar TikTok from ..
reader comments 208 with 0 posters participating Share this story In September, President Joe Biden announced that TikTok would remain accessible in the US once a deal could be worked out to assuage national security concerns. At that time, Biden said it would take months for his administration to weigh all the potential risks involved ..
Enlarge / A technician works on the Orion spacecraft, atop the SLS rocket, in January 2022. reader comments 227 with 128 posters participating, including story author Share this story NASA Inspector General Paul Martin serves as an independent watchdog for the space agency’s myriad activities. For nearly the entirety of his time as inspector general, ..
Enlarge / At some point, this must stop. A recent congressional hearing left us no closer to figuring out when that point will be reached. reader comments 73 with 44 posters participating, including story author Share this story Thursday, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform held hearings on the role of oil companies in ..
Enlarge / Maybe this textbook is from the Ma Bell era? #ThanksStockGettyImages designer491 / Getty Images reader comments 97 with 56 posters participating Share this story Josh Hawley had some questions about how Apple came up with the money to buy back $58 billion in stock over the past year. “I just want to focus ..
Enlarge / There was no fancy Hill hearing room for this all-virtual event, so Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey dialed in from… a kitchen. reader comments 48 with 35 posters participating Share this story A trio of major tech CEOs—Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey—once again went before Congress this week to ..