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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 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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UK Government Wants Financial Regulators to Oversee Amazon, Microsoft Cloud Businesses
UK Government Wants Financial Regulators to Oversee Amazon, Microsoft Cloud Businesses
June 08, 2022  |  Regulation

The U.K. Treasury released a policy paper on Wednesday (June 8) proposing a new regulatory framework that would provide the Bank of England (BoE) and...

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EMEA Daily: UK Wants to Court Big Tech
EMEA Daily: UK Wants to Court Big Tech
June 07, 2022  |  emea

In today’s top stories from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the British government is preparing to release a set of policies designed to attract...

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Today in TechREG: US Lawmakers Introduce Long-Awaited Crypto Bill; Senate Hearing Discusses Crypto Ransom Payments
Today in TechREG: US Lawmakers Introduce Long-Awaited Crypto Bill; Senate Hearing Discusses Crypto Ransom Payments
June 07, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in TechREG, U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Kirsten Gillbrand have introduced their long-awaited crypto bill that outlines the legal framework for crypto assets and...

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