#Appeals court rejects most of Florida social media law

#Appeals court rejects most of Florida social media law

“Appeals court rejects most of Florida social media law” Most of a Florida law that sought to stop social media companies from restricting users’ political speech violates the companies’ free speech rights and cannot be enforced, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday, agreeing with a lower court. However, a three-judge panel of the 11th US Circuit…

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#Columbia U pressured administrator to favor foreign students: lawsuit

#Columbia U pressured administrator to favor foreign students: lawsuit

“Columbia U pressured administrator to favor foreign students: lawsuit” A Columbia University administrator was canned because she wouldn’t “bend” the rules to get international students through the doors of the school’s Teachers College, she claims in a lawsuit. Yocasta Brens, who served as the director of the Office of International Student Services for Columbia’s Teachers…

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#Tinder owner Match settles spat with Google over payments

#Tinder owner Match settles spat with Google over payments

“Tinder owner Match settles spat with Google over payments” Match Group said Friday that Alphabet’s Google will temporarily allow the dating apps maker to offer users a choice in payment systems. Match sued Google earlier in May, calling the action a “last resort” to prevent Tinder and its other apps from being booted off the Google Play…

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#How creeps steal nudes off phones

#How creeps steal nudes off phones

“How creeps steal nudes off phones” A creepy T-Mobile employee stole nude photos of a young Queens woman when she went to the store to trade-in her phone last September, a shocking new lawsuit alleges — as legal experts and advocates fear a rise in what’s been dubbed the modern-day “Peeping Tom.” Karen Mun, now…

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#Peloton, NordicTrack maker iFit settle all patent lawsuits

#Peloton, NordicTrack maker iFit settle all patent lawsuits

“Peloton, NordicTrack maker iFit settle all patent lawsuits” Peloton Interactive and NordicTrack maker iFit said they have settled all pending litigation between them, where the fitness equipment makers accused each other of infringing their respective patents. In a joint statement on Monday, the companies said Peloton agreed to license some iFit patents concerning remote control technology, while iFit will remove some on-demand leaderboard technology from its products. Leaderboards…

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#Harvey Weinstein juror Steven Brecher accused of rape: lawsuit

#Harvey Weinstein juror Steven Brecher accused of rape: lawsuit

“Harvey Weinstein juror Steven Brecher accused of rape: lawsuit” A Harvey Weinstein juror who bragged he “singlehandedly delivered” the guilty verdict in the disgraced movie exec’s sexual assault trial allegedly drugged and raped two women, according to a lawsuit. The women, who are not publicly identified, each claim their separate assaults first occurred when they…

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