Strengthening our social fabric won't be enough to fix the platform that's fraying it. By L. M. Sacasas.

Ruben Cordova used his social media profile as an archive of his research, but his photos of the Met Breuer's Like Life exhibition triggered Facebook's censors, who then permanently disabled his profile. By Zachary Small.

A judge scolded Facebook Inc. for misconstruing his own rulings as he ordered the company to face a high-stakes trial accusing it of violating user privacy. By Peter Blumberg, Joel Rosenblatt.

Gwen Moore is pushing legislation to undermine state consumer protection laws. By Zach Carter.

A bill from Sen. Mark Warner envisions a future when anyone could get a predatory loan at 380 percent interest. By Zach Carter.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposals aim to strengthen federal efforts to clamp down on collectors who hound people for debts they may not owe. By Stacy Cowley.

"Last week, however, under Assistant Attorney General Renata Hesse (a former Wilson Sonsini attorney -- Google’s law firm), the DOJ announced that, going forward, it intends to interpret the Consent Decrees to require ASCAP and BMI to only issue licenses for songs they control 100%, up-ending decades of custom and practice." By Savan Kotecha. (July 20, 2016)

Federal regulations for payday lending are finally here. But are they strong enough to work? By Alan Pyke.

The feds are set to issue new rules on cash loans taken out by the working poor. So why are Sunshine State lawmakers standing in their way? By Francisco Alvarado.

C'mon man. By Zach Carter and Ben Walsh.

Debra Black insists she is “not a thief.” She says she rolled her electric wheelchair out of the Goodwill Industries store in Tustin after inadvertently neglecting to pay for a few items. The pack of purple napkins, headband and small purse came to $6.97... By Lee Romney.

The group sponsoring the ad smearing the CFPB is led by lobbyists for Navient, which is currently being investigated by the CFPB for allegedly cheating student loan borrowers. By Lee Fang.

How The Majors Renewed Their Grip On Music

Private company profits by helping prisons squeeze inmates' families for cash.

Billionaire philanthropist Warren Buffett controls a mobile-home empire that promises low-income borrowers affordable houses. But all too often, it traps those owners in high-interest loans and rapidly depreciating homes.