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fromZDNET
3 days ago
US politics

The FTC is investigating AI companions from OpenAI, Meta, and other companies

fromZDNET
3 days ago
US politics

The FTC is investigating AI companions from OpenAI, Meta, and other companies

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fromThe Verge
5 days ago
Media industry

A bombshell child safety leak changed Meta - it got worse

Meta shifted from addressing internal research concerns to concealing harmful findings and using legal tactics to suppress scrutiny of its products for children.
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months ago
Marketing tech

Meta's Antitrust Trial to Put Mark Zuckerberg, Serial Witness, to the Test Again

Zuckerberg's repeated congressional testimonies reflect escalating concern over Big Tech's influence and antitrust practices.
Marketing tech
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months ago

Meta's Antitrust Trial to Put Mark Zuckerberg, Serial Witness, to the Test Again

Zuckerberg's repeated congressional testimonies reflect escalating concern over Big Tech's influence and antitrust practices.
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#antitrust
fromNieman Lab
1 week ago
Tech industry

The biggest antitrust case against Big Tech in decades turned out to be kind of a flop

Tech industry
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

The biggest winners and losers from the Google antitrust decision

Judge bars Google from exclusive search distribution deals and forces limited search data sharing while sparing Chrome, opening opportunities for rivals and prompting an appeal.
Tech industry
fromwww.dw.com
1 week ago

Google must share search data with competitors, judge rules DW 09/03/2025

Judge orders Google to share search data with other engines to increase competition; court rejects prosecutors' demand to force sale of Chrome and Android.
fromNieman Lab
1 week ago
Tech industry

The biggest antitrust case against Big Tech in decades turned out to be kind of a flop

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fromFortune
6 days ago

Will Apple's "awe dropping" event be enough for investors? | Fortune

Lyft CEO David Risher told the audience that the company's deal with California state lawmakers that paves the way for its drivers to unionize will actually save the company $200 million per year in insurance costs. Jeffrey Katzenberg predicted that passing laws in the U.S. to protect children from online harms would be a slog, noting that it took 80 years to get seat belt laws passed in the U.S.
Apple
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

Australia moves to stamp out nudify' and stalking apps

Australia will hold tech platforms responsible for blocking access to stalking apps and deepfake “nudify” tools, while enacting bans and large fines to curb online abuse.
Europe politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The EU surrendered to Trump over trade tariffs now it's in danger of capitulating again | Thierry Breton

EU must defend its DSA and DMA, uphold digital sovereignty, and resist external sanctions and pressures that seek to undermine democratic regulation of online platforms.
US politics
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

'Substantial tariffs' - how Irish watchdogs could be target of Trump over EU's digital act

Donald Trump warns Irish regulators they could face visa restrictions and substantial tariffs over fines or enforcement actions against US tech companies.
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Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
3 weeks ago

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, August 22: Strike Three for Former Copyright Register in Injunction Bid; Ninth Circuit Finds Contract Term Implied by Copyright Duration; and First Circuit Dismisses Attempt to Toll Copyright Statute Until Registration

Recent IP and tech legal developments include supply-chain limits for China, patent and copyright enforcement battles, regulatory warnings, and multiple appellate rulings across jurisdictions.
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fromComputerworld
3 weeks ago

UK agrees to drop dangerous data encryption backdoor demands, says US

End-to-end encryption is an essential security tool that protects our personal data, including our bank details, health information, private conversations and images. It'd be an entirely reckless and unprecedented move from the UK Government to open up a backdoor to this data, and one that will have global consequences.
Privacy professionals
fromFast Company
1 month ago

Trump's 'AI Action Plan' smoothes the way for a bulked-up electrical grid

The Trump administration released its AI Action Plan, a 28-page blueprint aimed at accelerating America's AI industry and extending global influence.
US politics
US politics
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Trump's 'anti-woke AI' order could reshape how US tech companies train their models | TechCrunch

AI models from Chinese firms reflect CCP narratives raising concerns of censorship and bias.
US politics
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

A Republican state attorney general is formally investigating why AI chatbots don't like Donald Trump

Missouri's AG threatens major tech firms for alleged bias in AI chatbot responses regarding presidential rankings.
#online-safety
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Canada news
fromSocial Media Today
2 months ago

Trump Backs Meta in Dispute Over Canada's Digital Services Tax

Canada's Online News Act heightens tensions between digital platforms and local publishers.
The new Digital Services Tax is seen as a retaliatory measure against US tech companies.
Marketing tech
fromTechzine Global
2 months ago

Google Search under pressure: UK watchdog wants more measures

The British CMA aims to give Google 'strategic market status' to enforce regulations and fines, ensuring a competitive digital landscape.
fromWillamette Week
4 months ago

An Oregon Senate Bill Would Make Tech Giants Share Their Wealth With the News Business

Senate Bill 686 aims to mandate compensation for local news organizations from Google and Facebook for the content they use, addressing the decline in local journalism.
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