2026-05-21: The FTC warned 12 major tech platforms they are violating the Take It Down Act by failing to offer

Show Notes - 2026-05-21 Stories Covered: - Today: - FTC warns 12 major tech firms of violating Take It Down Act (https://therecord.media/ftc-warns-12-firms-of-violating-take-it-down-act) - Federal judge condemns DOJ for lying in transgender medical records case (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/20/federal-judge-lays-into-doj-for-lying-and-cheating-in-support-of-trumps-anti-trans-agenda/) - Trump's IRS lawsuit settlement erases $100 million tax debt (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/05/20/trump-sued-himself-and-walked-away-with-a-100-million-tax-debt-erased/) - Home Depot faces class action over license plate tracking and law enforcement sharing (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/home-depot-class-action-alleges-shoppers-license-plate-data-shared-with-law-enforcement/) - Rolling Stone Magazine settles lifetime subscription breach of contract claims (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/rolling-stone-magazine-lifetime-subscription-class-action-settlement/) - Connecticut trial begins over allegedly misleading Hefty recycling bags (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/trial-begins-in-connecticut-over-allegedly-misleading-hefty-recycling-bags/) - Eyemart Express sued over data breach failure to safeguard patient information (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/eyemart-express-sued-over-alleged-failure-to-safeguard-patient-information-in-data-breach/) - Supreme Court grants review in Title IX employment discrimination case (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/05/daubert-dust-up-and-aedpa-angst/) - Discord migrates all users to end-to-end encryption by default (https://therecord.media/discord-migrates-users-to-end-to-end-encryption) - Austrian court upholds GDPR ruling against ORF cookie banner dark patterns (https://noyb.eu/en/noyb-success-orfat-must-correct-misleading-cookie-banner) - 7-Eleven confirms data breach after ShinyHunters claims stolen franchisee documents (https://therecord.media/7-eleven-reports-data-breach-shinyhunters) - Russia and China pledge cooperation on AI, satellite systems and cyber policy (https://therecord.media/russia-and-china-pledge-cooperation-2026) - EFF newsletter highlights end-to-end encryption developments (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/05/encrypted-apple-android-texts-effector-3810) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-05-21/