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The United States Supreme Court struck down a California law banning the sale and rental of violent video games to minors. In a 7-2 ruling, the court cited that video games fall under the same free speech entitled to books, plays and movies. Scalia’s majority opinion pointed out the history of depicting violence in children’s books. In other news, a recent survey by Pew Internet Research reveals that e-reader ownership has doubled amongst U.S. adults. 12% of those surveyed now own a device like Amazon’s Kindle, with high competition driving the e-reader prices down. The low price and learning curve make these desirable devices for all. And finally, Google recently disclosed that it complies with a vast majority of government requests for user’s data. As part of Google’s new ‘Transparency Report,’ the United States requested user information around 4,600 times. Google turned over the information 94% of the time.
About Shelly Palmer
Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with AI strategy, implementation and governance, as well as technology, media and marketing. Named one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Technology, he is a bestselling author, covers tech and business for Fox 5’s Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN, and writes the popular daily business blog Think About This. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.