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TechReg Weekly EMEA: Apple, Google, Meta Offer Commitments to End EU Probes
TechReg Weekly EMEA: Apple, Google, Meta Offer Commitments to End EU Probes
June 17, 2022  |  Technology

This week, Big Tech firms seem to have coordinated to offer remedies to EU regulators to end different antitrust probes as Amazon, Meta and Google...

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This Week in US TechREG: SEC, Crypto Community Exchange Warnings; CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards in BNPL Sector
This Week in US TechREG: SEC, Crypto Community Exchange Warnings; CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards...
June 17, 2022  |  Technology

This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the crypto community have been sending warnings to each other: the SEC chair said there was...

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Google Announces Investment Initiatives in Brazil
Google Announces Investment Initiatives in Brazil
June 14, 2022  |  Google

Google announced on Tuesday (June 14) a series of initiatives and investments in Brazil, a country with both a huge market of more than 200...

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Today in TechREG: Facebook, Twitter, Google May Need to Disclose How They Tackle Disinformation; US Lawmakers Push Bill to Block Investments in China
Today in TechREG: Facebook, Twitter, Google May Need to Disclose How They Tackle Disinformation; US...
June 14, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in TechREG, it was revealed that Big Tech firms signing up for a European Union disinformation code will have to share data with regulators...

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EU’s Disinformation Code Will Force Big Tech to Disclose How They Tackle Fake News  
EU’s Disinformation Code Will Force Big Tech to Disclose How They Tackle Fake News  
June 14, 2022  |  Big Tech

Facebook, Twitter and TikTok are among the signatories of a new version of the EU’s anti-disinformation code that could be published as early as next...

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Spotify, Yelp, Others Urge Senate to Rein in Big Tech
Spotify, Yelp, Others Urge Senate to Rein in Big Tech
June 13, 2022  |  Big Tech

Several companies and business groups, including Spotify and Yelp, have written to U.S. senators imploring them to pass a bill that would curb the power...

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Is Apple Pay Later Really a Threat to Affirm and Other BNPL Providers?
Is Apple Pay Later Really a Threat to Affirm and Other BNPL Providers?
June 13, 2022  |  Apple Pay

Apple’s Project Breakout finally broke out a week ago today at Apple’s WWDC. It was then that Apple confirmed what was probably one of the...

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TechREG Weekly EMEA: UK Wants to Strengthen Big Tech, Stablecoin Supervision; EU Policymakers Suggest Changes on Consumer Credit Bill
TechREG Weekly EMEA: UK Wants to Strengthen Big Tech, Stablecoin Supervision; EU Policymakers Suggest Changes...
June 10, 2022  |  Regulation

This week the EU Parliament adopted new rules that will compel all technology providers to have a common USB Type-C charging port for all mobile...

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Lawmakers Seek to Push Antitrust, Privacy Bills as Big Tech Revamps Lobbying Efforts
Lawmakers Seek to Push Antitrust, Privacy Bills as Big Tech Revamps Lobbying Efforts
June 10, 2022  |  Big Tech

Google, Meta, Amazon and Apple have been living for the last years with the threat of new legislation in the U.S. that could limit their...

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