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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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Voilà Raises $10M to Expand Fine Dining at Home in Europe
Voilà Raises $10M to Expand Fine Dining at Home in Europe
February 15, 2022  |  Investments

Voilà, a German-based company that connects consumers with fine dining experiences at home, has closed on 8.8 million euros (about $10 million) in funding to...

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Australia Is Moving Against ‘Uberisation’ of Workers With New Gig-Economy Rules 
Australia Is Moving Against ‘Uberisation’ of Workers With New Gig-Economy Rules 
February 15, 2022  |  Gig Economy

The Senate Committee that is looking into Australia’s gig economy published its fourth interim report on February 11, suggesting that more changes are needed to...

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Online Car Retailer Cazoo To Generate $2B+ Revenue In 2022 From Expanding Europe Operations
Online Car Retailer Cazoo To Generate $2B+ Revenue In 2022 From Expanding Europe Operations
February 10, 2022  |  Earnings

Europe’s leading online car retailer, Cazoo, announced on Thursday (Feb. 10) that it had sold a stake of the company to a group of investors...

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Meta Warns of Facebook, Instagram Service Interruptions Over EU Data Rules
Meta Warns of Facebook, Instagram Service Interruptions Over EU Data Rules
February 07, 2022  |  Regulation

Amid the ongoing scrutiny from various regulatory bodies and lawmakers around the globe, Big Tech has some leverage. It can simply take its ball and...

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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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EU Restaurants Take Back Control From Third-Party Aggregators
EU Restaurants Take Back Control From Third-Party Aggregators
February 03, 2022  |  ResTech

Restaurant owners and operators started their entrepreneurial endeavors because they mainly wanted to be independent and have direct relationships with their customers. But James McCarthy,...

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Regulators Find Europe’s AdTech Sector Broke Privacy Rules
Regulators Find Europe’s AdTech Sector Broke Privacy Rules
February 03, 2022  |  Regulation

Following years of investigation, a European national authority has ruled that the region’s AdTech industry has violated privacy regulations.  The decision by the Belgian Data...

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Europe’s KoronaPay Bans All Crypto Transactions
Europe’s KoronaPay Bans All Crypto Transactions
February 01, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

European money transfer service KoronaPay has banned all cryptocurrency transaction following reports that the Central Bank of Russia has begun looking into the operations of...

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