California AG Rob Bonta leads a push to block a potential merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. Charlie Gasparino analyzes the regulatory battle, while actor Mark Ruffalo urges officials to stop the deal.
AFL and attorney John W. Howard have filed a lawsuit arguing that California's "Stop Nick Shirley Act" unlawfully restricts journalistic freedoms and violates constitutional rights.
AFL and attorney John W. Howard have filed a lawsuit arguing that California’s “Stop Nick Shirley Act” unlawfully restricts journalistic freedoms and violates constitutional rights. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: America First Legal (AFL) and attorney John W. Howard filed a lawsuit against California on Friday to challenge the “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” a state law they argue unlawfully restricts journalistic activities. The lawsuit notes the law was created to target independent journalist Nick Shirley, whose investigative reporting into Somali-run daycares and other businesses defrauding the government generated massive public attention. DETAIL: The lawsuit alleges that the law constitutes viewpoint-based discrimination,…Open
Through a series of executive orders, the President has sought to stop what he claims to be widespread voter fraud - a claim unsupported by facts. A federal judge found that the White House’s rule that would make the USPS act as electoral oversight and force it not to deliver mail-in ballots in states that do not share their voter data was “likely unconstitutional.” The President – who himself votes by mail – has called the process, “mailed-in cheating.” “If vote-by-mail is inherently corrupt and inherently cheating,” says California Attorney General Rob Bonta, “then he is inherently corrupt and inherently a cheater because he votes by mail time and time again.”
Tech giants like Meta, the company that owns social media platforms Facebook and Instagram, could face steep penalties if they are found to have caused harm to children if a bill that passed the legislature Friday is signed into law.
Our reporter Cecilia Kang explains Meta’s settlement of a lawsuit claiming that the company’s social media platforms had harmed teenage users.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, joined Morning Joe to discuss Meta’s $17.1 billion settlement with dozens of states over claims it built addictive products harmful to children and misled the public about it. As part of the settlement, Meta is strengthening child safety measures, which Bonta says will “reduce harm” and “provide a blueprint” for other social media companies.
Meta has agreed to a settlement to pay up to $17.1 billion to dozens of states over claims that it built addictive and harmful products for children and then misled the public about them. As part of the landmark settlement, Meta will enforce stronger child safety measures, including time limits and muted notifications during school hours. The Morning Joe panel discusses the latest with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, whose office was part of the bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General that investigated Instagram’s impact on young people, which formed the basis of the initial lawsuit.
After Democratic-led states sue to block the United States Postal Service from implementing new Trump administration rules for mail-in ballots, MS NOW’s Lawrence O’Donnell examines what California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls "this perilous moment in history" as Donald Trump attempts to illegally seize control of our elections. Lawrence says, “if our right to vote survives, it will be thanks to Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and California Attorney General Rob Bonta” and other state attorneys general now “fighting for the most important thing that any state attorneys general have ever fought for.”
California Attorney General Rob Bonta outlined some of the enhanced safety measures Meta agreed to enact after reaching a $16.68 Billion dollar settlement over claims brought by states across the country that the company designed Facebook and Instagram to addict children, misled consumers about their safety and improperly collected the personal data of children who used its platforms.
Meta and a coalition of state attorneys general reached a settlement in the high-profile trial accusing the company of designing its platforms to be addictive for young users, according to court filings published Wednesday. The proposed settlement, later announced by California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D), will require Meta to make various changes to its apps, such as Facebook and Instagram, and pay up to $17 billion to the states over 10 years. Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/6051476-meta-settlement-youth-addiction-lawsuit/ #Meta #MarkZuckerberg #Zuckerberg #Instagram #SocialMedia