FIRE Wins Court Case to Block Texas SCOPE Act

Texas Law Challenged by Court: A Victory for Free Speech. A district court has halted the enforcement of a Texas law after a lawsuit filed by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine. The controversial law, the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (SCOPE Act), aimed […]

Texas AG sues TikTok for violating children’s privacy

Texas AG sues TikTok for violating children’s privacy. The attorney general argues that the widely used short-form video application has failed to adhere to a recent state law aimed at safeguarding children who engage in online activities. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated legal action against TikTok on Thursday, alleging that the platform has improperly […]