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.
Policy // Civilization & Discontents
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.
Google never agreed it wouldn’t copy Genius’ song lyrics, US official says
SCOTUS unlikely to review Genius' unusual case against Google.
48 states sue phone company that allegedly catered to needs of robocallers
Avid Telecom routed billions of illegal robocalls despite warnings, AGs allege.
Widespread FBI abuse of foreign spy law sets off “alarm bells,” tech group says
Section 702 debate rages after another FISA Court opinion is unclassified.
Netflix crackdown on account sharing hits US with $8 fee for each extra user
"Your Netflix account is for you and the people you live with," email tells users.
Fake Pentagon “explosion” photo sows confusion on Twitter
Incident shows weakness of Twitter's verification system, speed of misinformation.
Google bans Downloader app after TV firms complain it can load a pirate website
"It's a ridiculous claim and abuse of the DMCA," Downloader app developer says.
Meta has no choice but to sell Giphy at $262M loss to Shutterstock
With UK forcing a sale and GIFs losing popularity, Meta was bound to take a hit.
TikTok sues to stop Montana from enforcing its “unconstitutional” ban
Unless legal challenges succeed, Montana's ban will take effect in 2024.
Biden picks new FCC nominee to fill seat that’s been empty for over two years
Biden nominates US official Anna Gomez after Senate refused to confirm Gigi Sohn.
Facebook hit with record €1.2 billion GDPR fine for transferring EU data to US
Meta to appeal, claims order sets "dangerous precedent" for EU/US data transfers.
China bans Micron’s products from key infrastructure, citing security risk
US Commerce Department strongly opposes the action, saying it has "no basis in fact."
France is fighting to save your iPhone from an early death
French prosecutors have launched an investigation into the scourge of planned obsolescence.
