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The Way to Police Big Tech Is Through US States
By Parmy Olson, Bloomberg
California governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill into law last week, forcing large internet companies like Facebook to make their sites safer for...
Facebook Whistleblower Launches Nonprofit To Take On Big Tech
Whistleblower Frances Haugen — a former Facebook engineer who leaked documents suggesting the firm put profits before user safety — launched a new organisation on Thursday,...
California Governor Vetoes Crypto Licensing Bill
California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Friday (Sept. 23) that would have required crypto financial services businesses to have a special license to...
Pentagon Teams Up With Inca Digital To Research Crypto Risks
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has hired Inca Digital, a digital asset data and analytics provider, to look into cryptocurrency risks...
NY & DOJ Urged A Federal Appeals Court To Reinstate Meta...
New York and the Justice Department urged a federal appeals court to reinstate an antitrust suit that dozens of states brought against Meta Platforms...
Court Rules DOJ Can Join Arguments In Apple-Epic Antitrust Trial
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has been granted time to present its own oral arguments during the upcoming Apple v. Epic Games appeal,...
SEC Crypto Accounting Guidance Pushes Up Costs For Banks
Despite demand from an increasing number of their clients for cryptocurrency products and services, many banks are reportedly holding back on offering them because...
US White House Calls For Tighter Crypto Controls
The US White House is looking to rein in crypto. It’s hard not to come to that conclusion when looking over the trio of...
DOJ Sues To Block $4.3B Deal Between Assa Abloy & US...
The US Justice Department has sued to block a $4.3-billion proposed deal by Assa Abloy AB to buy a division of Spectrum Brands that...
US Senator Graham Looks To License Social Media Platforms
US Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who has been oft-critical of social media companies, said he wants to regulate and maybe license the companies, including...
