WENDY DAVIS
Wendy Davis is a Senior Writer at MediaPost. You can reach Wendy at wdavis@mediapost.com
- Political Commentator, Lawmaker Press Challenge To Minnesota's 'Deep Fake' Ban in
MediaDailyNews on
03/11/2026
Elon Musk's X is also challenging the law, which prohibits "realistic" deep fakes of politicians.
- FTC Revisits 'Click-To-Cancel' Rules in
MediaDailyNews on
03/11/2026
The FTC is once again considering whether to issue rules that could make it easier for consumers to cancel recurring subscriptions for cable television, gyms, newspapers and other products and
services.
- Judge Bans Perplexity Shopping Agent From Amazon in
MediaDailyNews on
03/10/2026
Perplexity likely violated a 40-year-old anti-hacking law by accessing Amazon users' accounts without Amazon's authorization -- even though the company had users' permission, a federal judge ruled.
- Virginia AG Petitions To Enforce Social Media Time Limits in
MediaDailyNews on
03/10/2026
The law "strikes a careful balance between access to social media and overuse," the attorney general argues in papers filed Monday with the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Social Media Researchers Sue Trump Admin Over 'Campaign Of Censorship' in
MediaDailyNews on
03/09/2026
The administration is unconstitutionally targeting green card holders and other noncitizens for criticizing content moderation on X, a new lawsuit claims.
- Judge Advances Google's $135M Settlement Over 'Hijacked' Cellular Data in
MediaDailyNews on
03/09/2026
If finalized, the settlement will resolve a 2020 lawsuit alleging that Google misappropriated Android users' cellular data allowances.
- Maine Senate Passes Broad Privacy Bill in
MediaDailyNews on
03/06/2026
"If enacted, LD 1822 would make the state's approach to privacy an outlier in ways that would harm consumers and businesses of all sizes," the ANA, 4As and other ad groups argued to state lawmakers.
- Trump Administration Sued Over TikTok Deal in
MediaDailyNews on
03/06/2026
A startup law firm is suing the Trump administration for approving the sale of a U.S. version of TikTok to a joint venture of Oracle and other companies, including the China-based ByteDance.
- House Committee Advances Kids Safety Package in
MediaDailyNews on
03/05/2026
A House committee approved a bill that would require social platforms to tackle content that could pose harms to minors, and a bill that would restrict minors' ability to download apps.
- Senate Passes Bill Prohibiting Ads Targeting Minors Under 17 in
MediaDailyNews on
03/05/2026
The Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act would expand the current federal children's privacy law by prohibiting website and app operators from serving behaviorally targeted ads to users
under 17.
- Bill That Would Outlaw Behavioral Advertising Advances To House Floor
by
Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
07/20/2022)
Here's the most recent version of the bill: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF00/20220720/115041/BILLS-117-8152-P000034-Amdt-1.pdf
- Court Sides With Devin Nunes -- Again -- In Battle Over Journalist's Tweet
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Wendy Davis
(Red, White & Blog on
11/23/2021)
Thanks for catching that. It's been fixed
- Bill Seeks To Strip Websites Of Protections For False COVID-19 Information Posted By Users
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Wendy Davis
(PolicyBlog on
07/22/2021)
The piece mentions that Biden later softened his remarks about Facebook
- FCC Chairman Pai To Exit In January
by
Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
11/30/2020)
Are you confident the Senate will approve Biden's FCC pick?
- House Republicans Want Tech CEOs To Testify About 'Censorship' Policies
by
Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
10/20/2020)
Here's what Biden campaign spokesperson Andrew Bates told The New York Times: “We have reviewed Joe Biden’s official schedules from the time and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place.”
- New York Lawmaker Proposes Data Tax
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
01/22/2020)
As currently written, the proposed bill would impose a tax of 5% "on gross income upon every corporation which derives income from the data individuals of this state share with such corporations."
- Facebook Prevails In Battle With Russian 'News' Agency
by
Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
01/15/2020)
Thank you for catching that! The dismissal order was "with prejudice." The sentence has been corrected.
- Sen. Markey Unveils Bill To Restore Net Neutrality
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
03/06/2019)
The article should have said the proposal drew the support of 52 Senators last year. Thanks for catching!
- ANA Cheers Supreme Court Order In Fight Over Cell Phone Radiation Warnings
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
06/28/2018)
@Cynthia Franklin -- The Supreme Court granted CTIA's petition, vacated the earlier ruling, and sent the case back to the appellate court for reconsideration. While today's order doesn't explicitly invalidate the Berkeley ordinance, the decision to remand for a new hearing leaves CTIA in a better position than before, because the group can now argue its case again -- and this time, can draw on this week's ruling involving the
crisis pregnancy centers. The headline has been revised to reflect the ANA's reaction to the order.
- FCC Passes Broad Privacy Rules, Limits Behavioral Advertising By Broadband Providers
by
Wendy Davis
(Daily Online Examiner on
10/27/2016)
The rules are very broad, and go beyond a prohibition on selling data. While the FCC hasn't yet published the full regulations, a fact sheet released today specifies that opt-in consent is required before ISPs can "use" or "share" data about consumers' "sensitive" data -- which the FCC says includes Web browsing and app usage history.