WENDY DAVIS
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- LinkedIn To Pay $6.6M To Settle Erroneous Ad Metrics Suit in
MediaDailyNews on
07/26/2024
If approved, the deal will resolve a class-action lawsuit stemming from LinkedIn's 2020 disclosure that it "may have overreported" ad impressions and video views on some campaigns.
- Google Search Advertiser Wants Appeals Court To Revive Antitrust Battle in
MediaDailyNews on
07/26/2024
The search advertiser - California Crane School - will ask a federal appellate court to reinstate a lawsuit alleging that Google conspired with Apple to avoid competing in the paid-search business.
- Amazon Prime Subscribers Battle Company Over Video Privacy in
MediaDailyNews on
07/25/2024
"Once consumers are in the Amazon system, Amazon amasses data profiles for consumers with little regard for protecting their privacy," lawyers for subscribers say in new court papers.
- Senate Advances Kids Online Safety Bill in
MediaDailyNews on
07/25/2024
The Interactive Advertising Bureau is among a broad array of groups to express concerns that the bill would limit free speech online.
- Cameo Settles Charges Over Paid Endorsements in
MediaDailyNews on
07/24/2024
Cameo, valued at $1 billion in 2021, will pay $100,000 to settle allegations that it failed to ensure celebrity endorsements included ad disclosures.
- FTC Tells Businesses: Identifiers Are Not Anonymous in
MediaDailyNews on
07/24/2024
"Companies should not act or claim as if hashing personal information renders it anonymized," the FTC said Wednesday.
- Lawmaker Seeks Probe Of X Over @KamalaHQ Throttling in
MediaDailyNews on
07/23/2024
Rep. Jerry Nadler is calling for an investigation into reports that X prevented some users from following Kamala Harris's presidential campaign account, @KamalaHQ.
- Utah's Social Media Law Doesn't Conflict With Section 230, Judge Rules in
MediaDailyNews on
07/23/2024
The Utah Minor Protection in Social Media Act requires platforms to limit minors' ability to communicate with other users.
- Judge Sides With Google In Fight Over Health Data in
MediaDailyNews on
07/22/2024
A federal judge has dismissed a privacy lawsuit alleging that the company's analytics tool collected sensitive data from health care sites.
- X Blasts User's Bid To Revive Battle Over Ad-Targeting Blunder in
MediaDailyNews on
07/22/2024
X Corp. wants a federal appeals court to reject an attempt to revive claims that the company violated an "anti-pretexting" law by asking users to provide contact information for security purposes, then harnessing that information for ad targeting.
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- Bill That Would Outlaw Behavioral Advertising Advances To House Floor
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
07/20/2022)
Here's the most recent version of the bill: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF00/20220720/115041/BILLS-117-8152-P000034-Amdt-1.pdf
- Court Sides With Devin Nunes -- Again -- In Battle Over Journalist's Tweet
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Wendy Davis
(Red, White & Blog on
11/23/2021)
Thanks for catching that. It's been fixed
- Bill Seeks To Strip Websites Of Protections For False COVID-19 Information Posted By Users
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Wendy Davis
(PolicyBlog on
07/22/2021)
The piece mentions that Biden later softened his remarks about Facebook
- FCC Chairman Pai To Exit In January
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
11/30/2020)
Are you confident the Senate will approve Biden's FCC pick?
- House Republicans Want Tech CEOs To Testify About 'Censorship' Policies
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
10/20/2020)
Here's what Biden campaign spokesperson Andrew Bates told The New York Times: “We have reviewed Joe Biden’s official schedules from the time and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place.”
- New York Lawmaker Proposes Data Tax
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
01/22/2020)
As currently written, the proposed bill would impose a tax of 5% "on gross income upon every corporation which derives income from the data individuals of this state share with such corporations."
- Facebook Prevails In Battle With Russian 'News' Agency
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
01/15/2020)
Thank you for catching that! The dismissal order was "with prejudice." The sentence has been corrected.
- Sen. Markey Unveils Bill To Restore Net Neutrality
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
03/06/2019)
The article should have said the proposal drew the support of 52 Senators last year. Thanks for catching!
- ANA Cheers Supreme Court Order In Fight Over Cell Phone Radiation Warnings
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
06/28/2018)
@Cynthia Franklin -- The Supreme Court granted CTIA's petition, vacated the earlier ruling, and sent the case back to the appellate court for reconsideration. While today's order doesn't explicitly invalidate the Berkeley ordinance, the decision to remand for a new hearing leaves CTIA in a better position than before, because the group can now argue its case again -- and this time, can draw on this week's ruling involving the crisis pregnancy centers. The headline has been revised to reflect the ANA's reaction to the order.
- FCC Passes Broad Privacy Rules, Limits Behavioral Advertising By Broadband Providers
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Wendy Davis
(Daily Online Examiner on
10/27/2016)
The rules are very broad, and go beyond a prohibition on selling data. While the FCC hasn't yet published the full regulations, a fact sheet released today specifies that opt-in consent is required before ISPs can "use" or "share" data about consumers' "sensitive" data -- which the FCC says includes Web browsing and app usage history.
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