What could happen if we fail to properly regulate AI?

The Communications Decency Act of 1996 included a provision exempting tech companies from liability for content on their ...
JD Supra

Fifth Circuit Holds Section 230 Likely Preempts Texas Social Media Content-Filtering Requirement

In Computer & Communications Industry Association v. Paxton, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act likely preempts portions of Texas ...

‘The Social Reckoning’ Depicts ‘The Facebook Files’—What Happened After?

The Social Reckoning’ dramatizes Frances Haugen and 'The Facebook Files,' which sparked lawsuits, an $18B settlement and new laws—but radicalization remains unresolved.
The New Yorker

“The Social Reckoning” Leaves Out the Human Element

In Aaron Sorkin’s overwritten sequel to “The Social Network,” inspired performances by Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White ...
The Thomas B. Fordham InstituteOpinion

Apply premises liability principles to ed tech

This essay is an entry in Fordham’s 2026 Wonkathon, which asked contributors to answer this question: “What rules should ...

Anti-Zuckerberg movie 'The Social Reckoning' takes critical heat on both sides of political aisle

Aaron Sorkin's "The Social Reckoning" faced blistering critiques from both conservatives and liberals, currently sitting at ...

‘The Social Reckoning’ review: Sorkin effectively attacks an algorithm

The new film “The Social Reckoning” doesn’t play like a sequel to the acclaimed David Fincher-directed, Aaron Sorkin-penned ...
The Metropolitan

Fighting Disinformation, One Conversation at a Time: David Levitt’s Movement for Truth

By James Berreth Editor in Chief In an era when Americans increasingly struggle to agree not only on political issues, but on ...
JD Supra

FTC Seeks Public Comment on Whether to Update Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses to Address Platforms’ Role in Promoting Impersonation Scams

On September 24, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) considering whether to update ...

TikTok reaches $100M settlement with Alabama over youth addiction claims ahead of landmark trial

Alabama said on Friday it had reached a settlement with TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, days before a scheduled trial over allegations that they made the platform addictive and ...

TikTok allegedly fueling teen mental health crisis will be focus of first US trial against platform

An Alabama jury will hear the state’s claims that TikTok and ​its Chinese parent company ByteDance made the platform addictive to young users and misled consumers about its safety, in the ‌first case ...

AI Is Going Rogue. Who Should Be Held Responsible?

Many think artificial intelligence companies should be held liable for their runaway technology. But legal scholars say applying existing law could be messy.