Ryan Farrick is a writer and small business advertising consultant based out of mid-Michigan. Passionate about international politics and world affairs, he’s an avid traveler with a keen interest in the connections between South Asia and the United States. Ryan studied neuroscience and has spent the last several years working as an operations manager in transportation logistics.



Supreme Court Won’t Dismiss Privacy Lawsuit Against Meta

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that Facebook’s securities and risk disclosures were misleading because the platform “represented the risk of improper access or disclosure of Facebook user data as purely hypothetical when the risk had already transpired.”







Apple Faces Multibillion-Dollar Lawsuit Over iCloud Storage in United Kingdom

“We believe Apple customers are owed nearly £3 billion as a result of the tech giant forcing its iCloud services on customers and cutting off competition from rival services,” Which? Chief Executive Anabel Hoult said in a press release. “By bringing this claim, Which? is showing big corporations like Apple that they cannot rip off UK consumers without facing repercussions.”


Lawsuit: Missouri State University President Used to Vegetables to Make “Zuweenie”

The complaint was filed on behalf of three Utah Tech employees. Together, they say that Richard “Biff” Williams, then president of Utah Tech, arranged two eggplants and a zucchini in the shape of a penis. Williams referred to the design as a “zuweenie,” and left behind a note signed in the names of three plaintiffs, identified as Rebecca Broadbent, Jared Rasband, and Hazel Sainsbury.


Appeals Court Won’t Dismiss Defamation Lawsuit Against CNN

“After careful review and with the benefit of oral argument, we conclude that Veritas plausibly alleged a defamation claim under New York law. And although the district court did not reach the issue, we also hold that Veritas plausibly alleged that the statements were published with actual malice, an additional requirement imposed by the First Amendment in a defamation suit involving public figures,” the three-judge panel wrote in its decision.