The Platform Accountability and Transparency Act got reintroduced- here’s a summary of the latest. If you’re an academic who studies social media, or a civil society researcher or journalist, this is one to be paying attention to. The mercurial dynamics of the bird app - API access at the whims of management - should hopefully clarify why this has always mattered and why regulatory attention is worthwhile.
https://techpolicy.press/the-platform-accountability-and-transparency-act-take-two/