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TikTok Probed by State Attorneys General Over App’s Impact on Children
TikTok Probed by State Attorneys General Over App’s Impact on Children
March 02, 2022  |  Legal

A group of state attorneys general has initiated an investigation into TikTok and whether children and teens face any online harms related to the popular...

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Today in Retail: Shopify’s Holiday Shoppers and Subscribers Feed Q4 Boom; WHSmith Launches Checkout-Free LGA Store
Today in Retail: Shopify’s Holiday Shoppers and Subscribers Feed Q4 Boom; WHSmith Launches Checkout-Free LGA...
February 16, 2022  |  Retail

Today in retail, Saks finally makes its TikTok debut, well behind its fashion competitors, while WHSmith debuts a checkout-free store in LaGuardia Airport. Plus, Shopify...

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US Lawmakers Propose Bill To Impose Platform Content Moderation
US Lawmakers Propose Bill To Impose Platform Content Moderation
February 16, 2022  |  Big Tech

On Wednesday, Senators Richard Blumenthal (D., Conn) and Marsha Blackburn (R., Tenn.) will introduce bipartisan legislation, dubbed the Kids Online Safety Act, aimed at holding...

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Saks Shows up Fashionably Late to Raging TikTok Party
Saks Shows up Fashionably Late to Raging TikTok Party
February 16, 2022  |  Retail

Nine months after Nordstrom, 15 months behind Neiman Marcus, and half a decade behind the U.S. debut of TikTok, and Saks — the self-titled “premier...

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This Week in Big Tech: Keeping Data Safe Remains Job One in Europe
This Week in Big Tech: Keeping Data Safe Remains Job One in Europe
February 04, 2022  |  Big Tech

This week in Big Tech news, Austria finds that Google Analytics’ services are illegal, while Belgium rules Europe’s AdTech industry violates regulations. Plus, Facebook loses...

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This Week in Payments: Amazon’s Growth Slows, Competing Platforms Give Sellers More Options and the Metaverse Continues to Seek Applications
This Week in Payments: Amazon’s Growth Slows, Competing Platforms Give Sellers More Options and the...
February 04, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

With Amazon reporting its earnings this week, there was much news about eCommerce, competing platforms and the challenges around supply chain, inventory and fulfillment. Get...

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EMEA Daily: Social Media Giants Join Forces to Fight Germany’s Tough Online Hate Speech Rule; Regulators Find Europe’s AdTech Sector Broke Privacy Rules
EMEA Daily: Social Media Giants Join Forces to Fight Germany’s Tough Online Hate Speech Rule;...
February 03, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, four social media giants are suing the German government over its online hate speech law,...

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Facebook Loses Ground to TikTok, YouTube as Use of Video Apps Surges
Facebook Loses Ground to TikTok, YouTube as Use of Video Apps Surges
February 03, 2022  |  Facebook

News from Meta that daily active users (DAUs) on its flagship Facebook platform fell by 1 million through the fourth quarter of 2021 begs the...

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Social Media Mega Firms Join Forces to Fight Germany’s Tough Online Hate Speech Rule
Social Media Mega Firms Join Forces to Fight Germany’s Tough Online Hate Speech Rule
February 03, 2022  |  Legal

Rival social media giants Facebook (Meta), TikTok, Twitter and YouTube have united to sue the German government over its strengthened online hate speech law, Politico...

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