Regulators

Executive Order Looms For Social Media Firms On Content? 
Executive Order Looms For Social Media Firms On Content? 
August 19, 2019  |  Regulation

A draft executive order from the White House might lay out how Big Tech firms curate and present their data. As noted last week, the...

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Amazon Cloud Investigation And Walmart’s Answer To Libra Top Week’s News
Amazon Cloud Investigation And Walmart’s Answer To Libra Top Week’s News
August 09, 2019  |  The Weekender

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UK Watchdog Joins Chorus Of Regulators Asking For More Libra Info
UK Watchdog Joins Chorus Of Regulators Asking For More Libra Info
August 05, 2019  |  Regulation

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in the U.K. said it sent out a statement to Facebook and 28 other outfits asking for more information about...

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Antitrust Concerns, Cryptos In Sharp Regulatory Focus	 
Antitrust Concerns, Cryptos In Sharp Regulatory Focus  
August 05, 2019  |  Regulation

There has been no summer slowdown for regulatory overtures toward technology firms, spanning social media, antitrust concerns and the cryptocurrency arenas. Get the Full Story...

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Tech Experts To Visit White House To Discuss Huawei Ban
Tech Experts To Visit White House To Discuss Huawei Ban
July 21, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The U.S. ban on sales to China’s Huawei is expected to be a topic of discussion Monday (July 22) between White House regulators and tech...

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Regulators Close To Approving Long-Debated T-Mobile-Sprint Merger
Regulators Close To Approving Long-Debated T-Mobile-Sprint Merger
July 21, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The long-running proposed $26 billion T-Mobile-Sprint merger is close to getting a go-ahead from federal regulators. The U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Chief Makan Delrahim’s scheduled...

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Facebook’s Marcus: Libra Won’t Launch Until Regulators Satisfied
Facebook’s Marcus: Libra Won’t Launch Until Regulators Satisfied
July 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The top official overseeing Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency told U.S. lawmakers in a prepared testimony that there will be no launch until regulatory concerns are discussed....

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A Brief History Of Libra
A Brief History Of Libra
July 15, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

It has been about a month since Facebook pulled back the curtain on its vision for Libra – a blockchain-backed cryptocurrency with the lofty aim...

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Facebook Slapped With $5B FTC Fine, But Still Has Lots Of Friends
Facebook Slapped With $5B FTC Fine, But Still Has Lots Of Friends
July 15, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The most interesting story about Facebook since the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke is one that hasn’t really been written. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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