The controversial Section 230, protecting social media companies, may be under threat even with the incoming Biden/Harris administration.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Will Resign in January
Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has announced he will step down on January 20.
DOJ Proposal Limits Immunity For Search and Social
If certain thresholds aren’t met they would then be subject to losing their immunity from lawsuits for user content that was granted to them as part of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996.
Trump Blasts Amazon Yet Again, Says eCommerce Giant Uses USPS as Its ‘Delivery Boy’
President Donald Trump once again attacked Amazon and the Washington Post in some of his recent tweets. In his latest Twitter rant against the company, the President railed that the Washington Post “has gone crazy against me” since Amazon lost…
Twitter Gets Rid of 70 Million Fake Accounts in May and June, Cracks Down on Trolls
Twitter has been aggressively suspending false accounts in a bid to curtail the spread of fake news. The company’s massive crackdown on trolls and bots have resulted in one million dubious accounts being deleted or suspended per day. According to…
Donald Trump Attacks Amazon on Twitter for Not Paying Enough Taxes
Donald Trump once again used social media to attack Amazon. This time, Trump accused the online retailer of being a threat to small businesses as well as “paying little or no taxes.” By now, everyone is probably aware that Trump…
How Will Trump’s NAFTA Proposal Impact eCommerce?
With the renegotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) almost at hand, various groups within the three members of the trading block– Canada, Mexico, and the United States– are already busy lobbying their diverging positions on anticipated issues…
President Trump Touts U.S. Economic Growth at Meeting With Small Business Owners
President Donald Trump hosted a White House event last Tuesday where he revealed a rosy future for American businesses and the nation’s economy in general. Attended by 100 small business owners from all over the country, the President praised those…
Oculus Founder Palmer Luckey Wants To Build Donald Trump a Virtual Border Wall
If Donald Trump can’t build his wall across the border to Mexico, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey will build him one—at least in the virtual sphere. Luckey, who is a known Trump supporter, has been putting his genius and resources…
Tech Titans Meet With Trump: Video, Pics and Opening Transcript
The tech titans of Silicon Valley (and a few other places) met with President Elect Donald Trump at his request today. Notably, Trump said that any of them could call him directly if their companies needed help. He said that…