Zuck/Musk cage match canceled; tech billionaires blame each other
"I don't want to keep hyping something that will never happen," Zuckerberg says.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
The Kids Online Safety Act isn’t all right, critics say
Critics warn KOSA could trigger widespread censorship, privacy concerns.
Illinois just made it possible to sue people for doxxing attacks
States crack down on doxxing, but there's still no federal law.
Musk dumps remaining Twitter-branded stuff in auction
Most coveted item at Twitter's last auction went for $100,000.
Biden administration: We never coerced Big Tech into suppressing speech
Conservative-leaning judges to decide if Biden can resume talks with platforms.
Twitter held in contempt, fined $350K over Trump data delay
Trump accused the DOJ of "secretly attacking" his Twitter account.
Amazon won’t stop sending tortured woman unwanted boxes of shoes
Fifty unwanted Amazon packages arrived in two months, mostly containing shoes.
Banks fined $549M after senior execs found secretly texting on Signal, WhatsApp
Banks have been fined more than $2.5 billion for violating record-keeping laws.
Amazon gets “last rites” from FTC as antitrust complaint looks imminent
FTC's lawsuit is likely to be filed in federal court this month.
Zoom has “Zoom fatigue,” requires workers to return to the office
Zoom surprisingly decides its teams are more effective working in-office.
Minn. Gov. vetoes pay raise for drivers after Uber, Lyft threaten price hikes
Governor had no conversations with drivers before vetoing bill, senator says.
TikTok—banned or not, it’s probably here to stay, an Ars Frontiers 2023 recap
Experts discussed the legal impossibility of a nationwide TikTok ban.
OpenAI CEO raises $115M for crypto company that scans people’s eyeballs
Worldcoin investor insists "Orb" iris scanner is not a "dystopian nightmare."
DeSantis/Musk event didn’t break the Internet, but it did break Twitter
Half of DeSantis’ audience ditched his glitchy Twitter Spaces campaign launch.
