WENDY DAVIS
Wendy Davis is a Senior Writer at MediaPost. You can reach Wendy at wdavis@mediapost.com
- 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.
- Trump Admin Battles ICEBlock Creator Over App Store Ouster in
MediaDailyNews on
03/04/2026
The Trump administration is urging a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit by ICEBlock creator Joshua Aaron, who accused government officials of coercing Apple into removing the app from its
marketplace.
- Virginia AG Seeks To Restore Social Media Time Limits in
MediaDailyNews on
03/04/2026
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has appealed an order blocking enforcement of a law requiring social platforms to verify users' ages and prohibit minors under 16 from accessing social media for
more than one hour a day without parental consent.
- School Ticketing Platform Fined $1.1 Million Over Alleged Privacy Violations in
MediaDailyNews on
03/03/2026
Ticketing platform PlayOn Sports, which sells tickets to school events, has agreed to pay a $1.1 million fine for allegedly violating California's privacy law.
- SCOTUS Won't Revive Copyright Battle Over AI Generated Art in
MediaDailyNews on
03/03/2026
The Supreme Court turned away computer scientist Stephen Thaler, who wanted to copyright the picture "A Recent Entrance to Paradise," which was produced by a generative artificial intelligence
platform he developed.
- Ad Biz To Virginia Governor: Veto Location Privacy Bill in
MediaDailyNews on
03/02/2026
"This sweeping ban would unnecessarily disrupt data practices that allow companies to reach consumers with relevant content and advertising," the ANA, 4As and others write in a veto request.
- Judge Blocks Virginia Time Limits For Social Media in
MediaDailyNews on
03/02/2026
"Virginia does not have the legal authority to block minors' access to constitutionally protected speech," Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles wrote.
- Virginia Bill Banning Sale Of Location Data Nears Final Passage in
MediaDailyNews on
02/27/2026
Lawmakers in Virginia's house unanimously passed a bill that would ban businesses from selling data that can pinpoint residents' locations within a 1,750-foot radius.
- Advocates: Prohibit Admin From Censoring ICE Reporting Tools in
MediaDailyNews on
02/27/2026
"The First Amendment protects rights to observe, record, and disseminate information about what law enforcement does in public," advocates argue in a request to enjoin the Trump administration from
"continuing to coerce" tech companies.
- 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
by
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
by
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
by
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
by
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
by
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.