Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Biden Administration’s Contacts With Social Media Companies
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Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Biden Administration’s Contacts With Social Media Companies

The case, one of several this term on how the First Amendment applies to technology platforms, was dismissed on the ground that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue.
As China’s Internet Disappears, ‘We Lose Parts of Our Collective Memory’
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As China’s Internet Disappears, ‘We Lose Parts of Our Collective Memory’

The number of Chinese websites is shrinking and posts are being removed and censored, stoking fears about what happens when history is erased.
Ad for Lactation Cookies Returns to Times Square
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Ad for Lactation Cookies Returns to Times Square

After Clear Channel, which manages many of the advertisements in the area, said a provocative billboard for a Molly Baz recipe was “flagged for review,” two companies stepped in to offer new space.
YouTube Blocks ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ in the City
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YouTube Blocks ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ in the City

Responding to a court order, YouTube and its sister company, Google, will block viewers in the region from viewing videos of the song, “Glory to Hong Kong.”