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New York lawmakers are pushing legislation that would make social media platforms liable for fraudulent ads on their sites. Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D-Brooklyn) is cosponsoring a new bill, the Fraudulent Social Media Advertising Prevention Act, pointing to the billions Meta makes off scam advertisements while everyday New Yorkers lose money to online fraud. Sign up…

He watched his family lose $100,000 to online scammers. On Wednesday, Josh Carrera spoke at the New York State Capitol about his family’s experience as part of a push to pass legislation holding social media companies liable for fraudulent ads. New Yorkers lose $6.5 billion a year to online scams. A bill from state Sen.…

New York’s June 23rd primary is coming up fast. Here’s everything you need to know about registering and voting. Link in bio.

NY Assemblymember Grace Lee (D-Manhattan) rallied at the New York State Capitol on Wednesday in support of a bill that would enact a three-year moratorium on new hyperscale data centers in New York while regulators study the impacts on energy costs, the electric grid, and the environment. Lee said unchecked AI growth is letting billionaires…

Congressional candidate and former NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was supposed to be on trial Monday. Instead he went back to 26 Federal Plaza, where ICE arrested him, to observe ICE activity in immigration courts. “Why are they wearing masks in our courts? They don’t wear badges. They don’t identify themselves. They don’t have judicial warrants.”…

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