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Defense tech has unleashed a new weapons boom in Southern California
An analysis of defense contracts charts the rise of defense spending — often in heavily Democratic districts
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Meta to pay $17 billion — and limit ‘likes’ for teens — in social media settlement with states
California will get over $2 billion from Meta as part of a proposed settlement in a 47-state social media addiction case. The trial kicked off just last week in a federal court in Oakland.
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Brasil permite a los padres controlar el uso de las redes sociales por parte de sus hijos. ¿Por qué California no?
California es líder en Estados Unidos en materia de privacidad de datos infantiles, pero aún se encuentra rezagada a nivel internacional.
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Brazil gives parents social media controls for their kids. Why doesn’t California?
California is leading on kids’ data privacy in the U.S. but still lags internationally.
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Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works
A new state tool lets you tell data brokers to stop tracking you. Will they comply? Help us investigate.
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It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a CalMatters investigation
CalMatters and The Markup showed how website code could make it harder for Californians to exercise their right to remove personal data. Now much of that code has disappeared.
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California colleges went big on online learning tools. Then the worst happened
A massive hack of education platform Canvas hit California especially hard. What happens next?
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Websites break California privacy law at ‘industrial scale,’ survey finds
Tech companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft are ignoring data controls mandated under California law, researchers say.
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California jury finds Meta, Google liable for teen’s mental distress in landmark social media trial
The jury awarded a family $3 million in the closely-watched case over Facebook and YouTube addiction.
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It was John Wayne’s political club. Now it’s spending millions on online influence
The Lincoln Media Foundation has spent big to push ‘local’ conservative messaging