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close Video Sen. Cruz challenges Zuckerberg over Facebook's neutrality Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg responds to questions from Texas Senator Ted Cruz about whether Facebook is a neutral public forum or a biased tool for political advocacy and whether or not the CEO requires new employees to share political views. Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg told lawmakers Tuesday that he was "not specifically aware" of any instance where the social network had removed content posted by liberal groups amid concerns that the platform is biased against conservatives. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told Zuckerberg that "a great many Americans" are "deeply concerned that Facebook and other tech companies are engaged in a pervasive pattern of bias and political censorship." Cruz then ticked off a list of conservative content that he claimed had been "suppressed" by Facebook, "including stories about [2012 GOP presidential candidate] Mitt Romney [and] stories about the Lois Lerner IRS … [Read more...] about Zuckerberg says he’s unaware of Facebook pushback for liberal groups after conservative targeting

close Video Cruz challenges Zuckerberg about silencing conservatives Did the Facebook CEO have a good answer? The American Spectator Jeffrey Lord weighs in on 'The Ingraham Angle.' When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before a Senate Judiciary Committee and Commerce Committee joint hearing Tuesday, I asked a relatively simple question: does Facebook consider itself a neutral public forum? Zuckerberg said that Facebook is a “platform for all ideas,” but declined to give a “yes” or “no” answer. The problem is, this is not merely an academic distinction between words. Facebook’s answer to the question could affect millions of users, and attract (or prevent) a lot of attention from federal regulators. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) states: "No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content … [Read more...] about Sen. Ted Cruz: Facebook has been censoring or suppressing conservative speech for years

Every year, we see stories and musings about the death of blogging. Yet we keep finding new law blogs to pour into our directory. Even after we delete defunct and lapsed blogs, we count more than 3,000 in our listings. So for now, at least, reports that blogging is on its way out are greatly exaggerated.That’s especially true for blogs written with personality, passion and enthusiasm. New niche blogs pop up all the time—and those that are smartly written, teach us something and introduce us to new perspectives will catch and keep our attention.In our 4th annual Blawg 100, we organized a bit differently and created some new categories. Yet we know that many blogs defy categories. We have a “lighter fare” grouping, but you can find witty and funny blogs in any category. More of our readers had a hand in the selections this time around: We received more than 1,250 blawg amici, or friend-of-the-blawg, nominations; you’ll see some of the testimonials on the … [Read more...] about The 4th Annual ABA Journal Blawg 100

THE LIGHTBULB Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the Senate Environment Committee in January. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) First one shoe dropped. Then another. Then another and another and another and another. The controversies surrounding Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's spending and management practices are only growing. But Republicans are divided on what to do about it.  Do they back Pruitt, whose mission to roll back regulations is widely popular within the GOP? Or do they condemn the Cabinet official after reports he rented a Capitol Hill condo for only $50 per night from an energy lobbyist and sidelined at least five EPA employees after they raised questions about the administrator's high-spending habits?  As lawmakers return to Washington this week, the pressure to take a stand will only intensify. So far, some Republicans are urging him to fight to … [Read more...] about The Energy 202: Republicans are deeply divided as Scott Pruitt’s troubles mount

By Casey Tolan | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: May 8, 2018 at 9:10 pm | UPDATED: May 8, 2018 at 9:13 pm SAN JOSE — The candidates for California governor sparred over immigration policy, their liberal and conservative credentials, and extramarital affairs at a vigorous debate on Tuesday that could be their last faceoff before the June 5 primary. As the candidates rushed to fit their attacks and applause lines into the 30-second answer limit, the forum felt at times like a contest of who could speak fastest. The motormouthing was a sign of the debate’s high stakes. The one-and-a-half hour forum, at the lavish California Theatre in downtown San Jose, was the first time the top contenders have appeared on the same stage since February — and the first since absentee voting kicked off this week. And while attacks went back and forth in several directions, there didn’t appear to be any knockout punches — including against … [Read more...] about California governor candidates spar at San Jose debate