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Amazon: US Antitrust Bill ‘Targeted at’ Us
Amazon: US Antitrust Bill ‘Targeted at’ Us
June 01, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Amazon said in a Wednesday (June 1) blog post that an antitrust bill making its way through Congress that bans tech giants from giving their...

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Today in TechREG: US Supreme Court Grants Victory to Big Tech in Texas Social Media Law; Bank of England to Manage Collapsing Stablecoins
Today in TechREG: US Supreme Court Grants Victory to Big Tech in Texas Social Media...
June 01, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in TechREG, the U.S. Supreme court has temporarily blocked a Texas law that prohibits online platforms from suppressing user posts based on their political...

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US Supreme Court Sides With Social Media Firms, Blocks Texas Law
US Supreme Court Sides With Social Media Firms, Blocks Texas Law
June 01, 2022  |  Legal

Social media firms like Facebook or Twitter have obtained an important court victory after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling suspending a Texas law...

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Today in TechREG: SEC, CFTC’s Crypto Aspirations to Be Tested; Big Tech in the US Could Have Its Own Regulator
Today in TechREG: SEC, CFTC’s Crypto Aspirations to Be Tested; Big Tech in the US...
May 31, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in TechREG, a group of European Union lawmakers informed Parliament about their visit to Silicon Valley highlighting the positive feedback from Big Tech to...

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UK to Close Online Advertising Consultation Eyeing Stricter Rules, Regulator
UK to Close Online Advertising Consultation Eyeing Stricter Rules, Regulator
May 31, 2022  |  Regulation

Google, Meta, TikTok and other companies in the online advertising industry may face a new regulatory landscape in the United Kingdom as a result of...

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Bill Would Create New US Big Tech Regulator
Bill Would Create New US Big Tech Regulator
May 31, 2022  |  Big Tech

Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon and other tech companies may need to deal with a new digital platform regulator in the U.S. if Congress passes a...

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TechREG Weekly EMEA: Central Banks Raise Concerns About Crypto
TechREG Weekly EMEA: Central Banks Raise Concerns About Crypto
May 27, 2022  |  emea

This week in EMEA TechReg, Big Tech and not-so-big tech firms had some positive messages from lawmakers and regulators about how to use their technology...

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TechREG Weekly US: Approach to Crypto by Lawmakers and Regulators Differ; CFPB Increases Pressure on Big Tech and Credit Card Firms 
TechREG Weekly US: Approach to Crypto by Lawmakers and Regulators Differ; CFPB Increases Pressure on...
May 27, 2022  |  Regulation

This week, U.S. policymakers and regulators made their cases on crypto assets and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). While regulators tend to be very skeptical...

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EU’s Open Finance May Include Big Tech Ban
EU’s Open Finance May Include Big Tech Ban
May 25, 2022  |  Regulation

The European Commission launched three consultations on May 10, two related to the review of the second payment service directive (PSD2) and one about open...

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