Xu Yuan

6 days ago | mlex.com | Xu Yuan

By Xu Yuan ( April 18, 2025, 18:32 GMT | Insight) -- Amid a streak of wins in its challenges of state social media laws, Big Tech industry group NetChoice suffered a setback as an appeals court sent remanded its lawsuit against a Mississippi age-verification law due to a lack of detailed factual analysis of its application.Amid a streak of wins in its challenges of state social media laws, Big Tech industry group NetChoice suffered a setback yesterday as an appeals court sent remanded its...

1 week ago | mlex.com | Xu Yuan

By Xu Yuan ( April 16, 2025, 01:03 GMT | Insight) -- A US federal judge imposed wide-ranging restrictions on WhatsApp and NSO, the owner of the spyware Pegasus, over what evidence they are allowed to use in an upcoming trial to determine how much NSO owes for illegally installing its software to spy on WhatsApp users.A US federal judge today imposed expansive restrictions on WhatsApp and NSO, the owner of spyware Pegasus, over what evidence they are allowed to use in an upcoming trial to...

1 week ago | mlex.com | Xu Yuan

By Xu Yuan ( April 14, 2025, 22:19 GMT | Comment) -- Despite ongoing legal scrutiny of digital taxes targeting social media companies, some US states continue to push the idea for purposes including boosting state revenue and remediation for harm caused by excessive online time.Despite ongoing legal scrutiny of digital taxes targeting social media companies, some US states continue to push the idea in order to boost state revenue and to pay for remediation of harms caused by spending too much...

2 weeks ago | mlex.com | Xu Yuan

By Xu Yuan ( April 8, 2025, 22:13 GMT | Insight) -- Bills introduced in the US state of Arkansas aimed at shielding children and teenagers from online harm have been making progress, despite a recent setback in court that saw a similar law in the state permanently blocked.Bills introduced in the US state of Arkansas aimed at shielding children and teenagers from online harm have been making progress, despite a recent setback in court that saw a similar law in the state permanently blocked....

3 weeks ago | mlex.com | Xu Yuan

By Xu Yuan ( March 31, 2025, 23:13 GMT | Comment) -- Taking leads from Colorado and California, multiple US states are now considering legislation seeking to establish privacy protections for neural data to stay ahead of the fast-moving technology.Following such actions by Colorado and California, multiple US states are considering legislation seeking to establish privacy protections for neural data to stay ahead of the fast-moving technology....