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May 22, 2026

Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post awarded $835,000 in settlement

A retired Tennessee police officer who spent five weeks in jail after posting an anti-Trump Facebook meme has been awarded $835,000 in a settlement that dismissed his lawsuit against county officials.

Mar 26, 2026

Jury verdicts against Meta, Google tee up fight over tech liability shield

Jury verdicts this week found Meta and Google liable for harms to young users, challenging Section 230 protections, which could prompt appeals that reshape legal liability for tech companies’ platform design choices and impact broader internet content regulation.

Mar 25, 2026

U.S. settlement bars federal agencies from threatening social media penalties in Missouri case

The settlement with the Trump administration prohibits three federal agencies from threatening social media companies with penalties to remove speech, resolving a lawsuit by Missouri and Louisiana.

Oct 23, 2023

Supreme Court blocks order to limit Biden administration social media policy

The Supreme Court on Friday said it would indefinitely block a lower court order curbing Biden administration efforts to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security.

Sep 29, 2023

Supreme Court to decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate Constitution

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.

Jan 10, 2023

Seattle schools sue tech giants over social media harm

The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth.

Jul 25, 2022

How social media has changed the legal playing field

The rise of social media has created a dramatic expansion of the playing field for both the collection of evidence and its presentation to jurors as well as creating new issues for judges.

Jun 1, 2022

Supreme Court blocks Texas law on social media censorship

A divided Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law, championed by conservatives, that aimed to keep social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from censoring users based on their viewpoints.

Mar 30, 2020

Rent strike idea gaining steam during coronavirus crisis

With millions of people suddenly out of work and rent due at the first of the month, some tenants are vowing to go on a rent strike until the coronavirus […]

Feb 28, 2020

Bloomberg’s online campaign tests Facebook, Twitter rules

Mike Bloomberg’s stockpile of cash, swarm of employees and paid social media influencers are testing the abilities of online platforms — and his Democratic challengers — to keep up with […]

Feb 28, 2020

Bloomberg’s online campaign tests Facebook, Twitter rules

Mike Bloomberg’s stockpile of cash, swarm of employees and paid social media influencers are testing the abilities of online platforms — and his Democratic challengers — to keep up with […]

Dec 10, 2019

Two St. Louis police officers fired over Facebook posts

Two of nearly two dozen St. Louis police officers accused this summer by a watchdog group of posting objectionable Facebook messages have been fired. Sgt. Ronald Hasty and Detective Thomas […]