Biden’s cybersecurity legacy: ‘a big shift’ to private sector responsibility

Over the course of his term, Joe Biden has presided over an ambitious agenda on regulation and more, to both praise and criticism.

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Senate Intel chair warns confluence of factors make election threats worse

Sen. Mark Warner said influence operations are easy and cheap, and their social media audience is more willing to believe them.

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Supreme Court hands Trump immunity for some attacks on election system

Experts warned that Monday’s ruling hands former President Donald Trump a major victory to avoid accountability for efforts to stay in power after the 2020 election.

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Supreme Court rejects effort to limit government communication on misinformation 

An earlier ruling in the case had paralyzed communications between the government and online platforms to coordinate on mis- and disinformation.

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Defining coercion at heart of Supreme Court case on government jawboning platforms

Monday’s case has major ramifications for the relationship between the government and social media platforms and policing disinformation.

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Supreme Court clears way for WhatsApp case against NSO Group, opening spyware firm to more lawsuits

The Biden administration previously weighed in on the case between Meta and the spyware maker to recommend the court dismiss the appeal.

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White House argues platforms should be liable if algorithms promote harmful content

The Biden administration argues that companies such as Google should be responsible for harmful content their algorithms promote.

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Supreme Court poised to rewrite how social media confronts disinformation

If the Supreme Court backs state efforts to limit platforms from blocking content, online disinformation could surge.

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