Published on August 31, 2023
Censorship, legal, libel
MORE: Maryland court says parents can NOT opt their children out of lessons they’re too young to hear about; School district charges parents’ group $18K to fulfill public records request; Gannett sued for reverse racism; Elementary teacher fired after posting bizarre social media claims about psychosis and Satan; Newspaper blasted for using AI with disastrous results; Some large companies are now refusing to allow employees to us AI; and AI may fill the Internet with garbage, lies, and material that was never fact checked.
Published on August 25, 2023
amazon, Censorship, legal, libel
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MORE: Op-ed sexual harassment allegation leads to lawsuit; Man gets physically removed from school board meeting for reading aloud a book with strong s*xual content made available to children; School board members not allowed unannounced school visits? What are they hiding??; As writers’ strike continues, studios are posting jobs for AI experts paying up to $1M/year; Bloomsbury Publishing exec, 45, dies in boating accident; Teacher fired for reading inappropriate book to fifth graders; Judge rules AI-created art isn’t copyrightable; Kansas reporter accused of breaking law before controversial Marion County newspaper raid; Nursery pulls book shown to four-year-olds that depicts men kissing in bondage; AI to binge LAPD bodycam footage to weed out rude tone, aggressive language; and Amazon Prime show allegedly used woman’s story, but did not credit her.
Published on August 19, 2023
Censorship, legal, libel
![Penpals Meet for The First Time After 68 Years! – In The News – 08/19/2023 Penpals Meet for The First Time After 68 Years! – In The News – 08/19/2023](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/peeping-tom-316125_640-e1692318143667.jpg)
MORE: Was raided newspaper investigating police chief for sexual misconduct allegations? Activists who allegedly attacked journalist win civil suit; White House kicks out more reporters; Some professors will allow ChatGPT while others will not; Subject of movie The Blind Side launches public accusations against family who helped him; Man caught “sniffing” women at Barnes & Noble has long rap sheet; and School rescinds student’s suspension of memes; Witnesses (not victims) in shooting sue gun manufacturers AND social media.
Published on August 5, 2023
Censorship, Journalism, legal
![Lazy law firm hit with penalty for using bogus AI-generated legal briefs – In The News – 08/05/23 Lazy law firm hit with penalty for using bogus AI-generated legal briefs – In The News – 08/05/23](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/frog-ge5af9ef31_640-e1691179764635.jpg)
MORE: Judge blocks law allowing criminal charges against librarians; Australians are about to lose even MORE free speech rights; Reporter sucker punched, doused in beer by stranger; During Covid, our government didn’t think you were smart enough to make your own decisions, so they and Facebook made them for you; Judge tells reporter to reveal her source for series of stories she did in 2017; Musician says he writes his best lyrics on the toilet; Kirk Cameron’s books give children joy, hope and inspiration, all things that are in short supply in our world these days; Kirk Cameron’s event cancelled by library…but the library immediately reversed its decision after a strongly worded letter from a law firm.
Published on July 21, 2023
author, Censorship, Defamation, legal, libel, traditional publishing
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MORE: Penguin Random House layoffs; Traditionally published authors claiming mental health issues???; Social media posts about councilman lead to defamation lawsuits; CNN sued for $37M; Google’s news writing AI isn’t doing a great job!; and Journalist in Rwanda dead, accusations of botched police investigation.
Published on June 24, 2023
amazon, Censorship, copyrights, Defamation, legal, libel
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MORE: Gov. Abbott signs new law about ‘s*xually explicit’ school books; Bookforum is back in business; More copyright claims against AI; Student who reported rape can be sued for defamation; and FTC sues Amazon for ‘tricking and trapping’ people in Prime subscriptions
Published on June 15, 2023
Censorship, legal, social media
![Check Out the Phone Searches Made by Author Accused of Killing Husband – In The News – 06/15/2023 Check Out the Phone Searches Made by Author Accused of Killing Husband – In The News – 06/15/2023](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/poison-gf78f5ed0b_640-e1686867705341.jpg)
MORE: Trump’s lawsuit against his niece to proceed; Record number of media jobs cut so far this year; Facebook ordered to pay $50K to man whose account was terminated; and Library book returned 81 years late!
Published on May 31, 2023
amazon, Censorship, legal, libel
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MORE: AI is NOT reliable (no surprise there!); Hugh Grant’s illegal snooping lawsuit against The Sun tabloid to proceed; Kirk Cameron releases first children’s book on the seven deadly sins, draws protestors; No freedom of religion for children in Maryland’s largest school district; and Amazon Seattle works walk out to protest Amazon’s own climate issues.
Published on May 27, 2023
Censorship, Journalism, legal, libel, traditional publishing
![Professor Allegedly Chased Reporters with Machete – In The News – 05/27/2023 Professor Allegedly Chased Reporters with Machete – In The News – 05/27/2023](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/angry-g14e8b9e3b_640-e1685036271355.png)
MORE: The State of Montana banned TikTok…and we’re wondering how they make that work; American journalist to be held at least 3 more months by Russia; Department of Education weighs in on book bans; Bob Woodward, Simon and Schuster want to get Trump lawsuit dismissed; Should social media be regulated for kids?; AI means kids no longer have to study or write reports?; and Tina Turner sold her music catalog for $50M before her death.
Published on May 19, 2023
Censorship, copyrights, legal, libel
![Supreme Court Rules Andy Warhol Violated Photographer’s Copyrights – In The News – 05/19/2023 Supreme Court Rules Andy Warhol Violated Photographer’s Copyrights – In The News – 05/19/2023](https://writersweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/artificial-intelligence-g4809d6909_640-e1684525895909.jpg)
MORE: PETA uses AI to rewrite the Bible; Filmmakers worried about AI taking their jobs, too; Ohio State University adopts free speech policy; Tattooist loses libel suit against blogger; Newspaper got duped by AI; Twitter sued after employee in the Middle East turned in critics of Saudi rulers; AI companies are violating copyrights en masse; Forbes will soon be owned by foreigners; Prince Harry’s ghostwriter speaks out; and Court rules Facebook, Twitter, and Google not liable for terrorists using their platforms.