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Parler Loses Early Effort to Gain Reinstatement on Amazon Web Services Updated: Published by:

A federal judge found that the social network had not provided adequate evidence to support its complaint of antitrust and other business violations by hosting provider Amazon Web Services.

Lawsuit Filed by Capitol Riot Participant Alleges That the 117th United States Congress Is Illegitimate Updated: Published by:

On Monday, January 18, 2021, Paul MacNeal Davis, a participant in the January 6th U.S. Capitol riot, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Western District of Texas, alleging that the 117th United States Congress is illegitimate due to voting changes made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Netflix Faces Copyright Infringement Lawsuit by English Teacher Updated: Published by:

Kevin Wooten, an English teacher in North Carolina, has sued Netflix for alleged copyright infringement related to its show “Outer Banks.” Wooten wrote a novel called “Pennywise:  The Hunt for Blackbeard’s Treasure” in 2016. He argues that Netflix stole material from his book for “Outer Banks,” based on parallels between…

Twitter Will Not Automatically Transfer White House and Presidential Followers From Trump to Biden Updated: Published by:

Followers of institutional accounts will receive a notice asking them whether they want to continue following these accounts, which will technically start at zero followers.

Customs and Border Protection Wants to Take Your Picture Updated: Published by:

On November 19, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) proposed an expansion of facial recognition at the border to include photographs of every non-citizen coming in or out of the United States, regardless of their means of travel, entry and exit points, or even age.

Google and Microsoft File Amicus Brief in Support of Facebook’s Lawsuit Against NSO Group Updated: Published by:

On Monday, December 21, 2020, Google, Microsoft, Cisco, Github, LinkedIn, VMWare, and Internet Association filed a joint amici curiae brief in support of Facebook in NSO Group Technologies Limited, et al v. WhatsApp Inc., et al. The case is on appeal from the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California,…