The Supreme Judicial Court became the first statewide high court to decide that a 1996 federal law shielding internet platforms from liability over user-posted content does not render Meta immune to allegations that its design exploited young users.
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Senate moves to crack down on ‘Wild West’ of data collection
Consumers would gain more control over their data under a new bill set for Senate approval that would also ban targeted advertising to minors.
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SJC: Healey can continue pursuing Facebook documents
MASSACHUSETTS’ HIGHEST COURT gave Attorney General Maura Healey a green light to continue pursuing internal documents from Facebook, as she investigates whether the company misused the personal data of users. […]
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Healey signs onto anti-Facebook lawsuit
MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL Maura Healey has signed onto a massive lawsuit against Facebook that has the potential to restructure one of the country’s biggest and most powerful technology companies. Healey […]
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SJC considers Healey’s demand for Facebook documents
MASSACHUSETTS’S HIGHEST COURT will decide whether Attorney General Maura Healey can demand internal information from Facebook to investigate whether the company misused users’ personal data. In March 2018, news outlets […]
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Social media maelstrom
Facebook’s billionaire founder Mark Zuckerberg finally stepped out yesterday to try to stanch the bleeding that has his empire under full-scale assault after revelations that information on 50 million users […]