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Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey reportedly gave a deposition Tuesday for the ongoing lawsuits between the company and Elon Musk.

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, claimed to have accidentally allowed Republican and Democrat firms to dip into each other’s target audiences for political ads. 

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld Texas's “free speech” law on Friday.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that he signed a bill that will radically change how social media companies are required to disclose certain policies.

Despite contentious legal battles, Twitter’s shareholders approved Elon Musk’s deal to purchase the platform for $44 billion.

Twitter reportedly paid a whistleblower $7 million for his silence on company operations. Bloomberg News reported Thursday that Tesla CEO Elon Musk is citing the payment to bolster his claims that Twitter misled him and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the deal to purchase the platform for $44 billion.

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger says the company did not purchase Twitter because of “bots” on the platform. On Thursday, the New York Post reported that Iger told attendees at the Vox Code Conference that “hate speech” and “bots” were large factors in the decision not to purchase the platform.

Big Tech companies often don’t prioritize child safety, and parents know it.

A Washington state court judge ruled last week that Meta intentionally violated campaign finance laws.

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director (CISA) Jen Easterly is reportedly upset that social media platforms don’t censor enough.

Meta is reportedly launching a customer service group to address user complaints about content removal.

Twitter announced Thursday that it is testing an “edit” button feature in the U.S. The company released a statement noting the feature would be available to the platform’s team first and then to “Twitter Blue” subscribers. “Twitter Blue” is a subscription service a user can purchase in exchange for early access to new features.

California is one step closer to passing an Internet privacy law that aims to make the internet safer for children.

Elon Musk sent yet another letter giving Twitter notice that he intends to cancel the deal. According to a filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Musk’s legal team sent the company another letter after it challenged Musk’s original cancellation letter. He originally agreed to purchase the platform for $44 billion.