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TikTok sues US government over forced sale
Kyodo News, Published on 08/05/2024
» WASHINGTON - TikTok Inc and its Chinese owner ByteDance Ltd on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the United States federal government seeking to block a law that could lead to a nationwide ban on the popular short-form video-sharing platform.
Top US court mulls free speech, Facebook threats
AFP, Published on 02/12/2014
» WASHINGTON - US Supreme Court justices struggled Monday with the difficult question of whether threats made on Facebook can be prosecuted or are protected free speech.
Twitter sues over US spy agencies
AFP, Published on 08/10/2014
» WASHINGTON - Twitter sued the US government Tuesday, claiming its free speech rights are being violated by restrictions on its ability to disclose numbers of secret orders to hand over user data.
Media venture creates press litigation fund
AFP, Published on 22/07/2014
» WASHINGTON - The media venture created by entrepreneur Pierre Omidyar said Monday it was establishing a fund to help defend journalists in cases involving freedom of the press.
Warrant needed for cell phone search: top US court
AFP, Published on 26/06/2014
» In a major civil liberties test in the digital age, the US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police must obtain a warrant before searching the cell phone of a suspect.
Warrant needed to trawl cell phone: top US court
AFP, Published on 25/06/2014
» The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police must obtain a warrant before searching the cell phone of a suspect, in a major civil liberties test in the smartphone age.
ICT Ministry seeks law amendment
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/08/2013
» The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry plans to amend a section of the Frequency Allocation Act of 2010 in a bid to ease the current legal disputes between telecom regulators and operators.
Kuwait jails opposition tweeter for insulting emir
AFP, Published on 07/01/2013
» A Kuwaiti court on Sunday sentenced an opposition youth to two years in jail for writing tweets deemed offensive to the ruler of the oil-rich Gulf state, a rights activist said.
US shooting revives debate over videogame violence
AFP, Published on 19/12/2012
» The massacre of 26 people, mostly young children, at a US school has revived the perennial debate about the impact of violent videogames on the warped minds of gunmen behind such tragedies.
Facebook 'like' in court over free speech
AFP, Published on 10/08/2012
» Freedom of speech on Facebook is at the heart of an appeals court case in Virginia involving an elected sheriff who fired staff members who "liked" his rival on the social networking site.