Regulators

Executive Order Looms For Social Media Firms On Content? 

Executive Order Looms For Social Media Firms On Content? 
Executive Order Looms For Social Media Firms On Content? 
August 19, 2019  |  Regulation

A draft executive order from the White House might lay out how Big Tech firms curate and present their data. As noted last week, the...

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Amazon Cloud Investigation And Walmart’s Answer To Libra Top Week’s News
Amazon Cloud Investigation And Walmart’s Answer To Libra Top Week’s News
August 09, 2019  |  The Weekender

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UK Watchdog Joins Chorus Of Regulators Asking For More Libra Info
UK Watchdog Joins Chorus Of Regulators Asking For More Libra Info
August 05, 2019  |  Regulation

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the U.K. said it sent out a statement to Facebook and 28 other outfits asking for more information about...

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Antitrust Concerns, Cryptos In Sharp Regulatory Focus	 
Antitrust Concerns, Cryptos In Sharp Regulatory Focus  
August 05, 2019  |  Regulation

There has been no summer slowdown for regulatory overtures toward technology firms, spanning social media, antitrust concerns and the cryptocurrency arenas. Get the Full Story...

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Tech Experts To Visit White House To Discuss Huawei Ban
Tech Experts To Visit White House To Discuss Huawei Ban
July 21, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. ban on sales to China’s Huawei is expected to be a topic of discussion Monday (July 22) between White House regulators and tech...

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Regulators Close To Approving Long-Debated T-Mobile-Sprint Merger
Regulators Close To Approving Long-Debated T-Mobile-Sprint Merger
July 21, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The long-running proposed $26 billion T-Mobile-Sprint merger is close to getting a go-ahead from federal regulators. The U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Chief Makan Delrahim’s scheduled...

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Facebook’s Marcus: Libra Won’t Launch Until Regulators Satisfied
Facebook’s Marcus: Libra Won’t Launch Until Regulators Satisfied
July 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The top official overseeing Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency told U.S. lawmakers in a prepared testimony that there will be no launch until regulatory concerns are discussed....

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A Brief History Of Libra
A Brief History Of Libra
July 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

It has been about a month since Facebook pulled back the curtain on its vision for Libra – a blockchain-backed cryptocurrency with the lofty aim...

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Facebook Slapped With $5B FTC Fine, But Still Has Lots Of Friends
Facebook Slapped With $5B FTC Fine, But Still Has Lots Of Friends
July 15, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The most interesting story about Facebook since the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke is one that hasn’t really been written. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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