Technology and AI Targeted in New Series of Bills in the Florida Legislature

Technology and AI Targeted in New Series of Bills in the Florida Legislature

Mateo Guillamont
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January 25, 2024
Two bills moving through the Florida legislature could establish new regulations for artificial intelligence (AI) use, virtual currency kiosks, and bolster government technology modernization.  HB 1459 and SB 662, filed by the Commerce and Banking and Insurance committees, respectively, would accomplish these tasks.  Originally filed by Representative Fiona McFarland (R-73) and later refiled by the […]
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Castor Demands Meta Answer for Allowing Child Sex Abuse Material to be Posted

Castor Demands Meta Answer for Allowing Child Sex Abuse Material to be Posted

Grayson Bakich
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December 8, 2023
Is Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger) profiting from algorithms allowing pedophiles to find content? A recent letter spearheaded by Representative Kathy Castor (D-FL) seeks to uncover the truth, demanding Meta answer questions raised from investigations showing the promotion of adult content through even minimal interaction. A June report by the Wall Street Journal showed that Instagram, in particular, […]
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Doctor to Sen. Book's Children Arrested for Possession of Child Porn

Doctor to Sen. Book's Children Arrested for Possession of Child Porn

Javier Manjarres
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January 12, 2021
State Rep. Lauren Book (D) is outraged over the arrest of a well-known Broward County pediatrician's on child pornography charges. Like most Americans, anyone arrested for child pornography is enough to make them cringe, but to Book, the doctor in question was her children's doctor.
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