Tag: Policy
Indivisible is training an army of volunteers to neutralize political misinformation
The grassroots Democratic organization Indivisible is launching its own team of stealth fact-checkers to push back against misinformation — an experiment in what it might look like to train up a political messaging infantry and send them out into the information trenches. Called the “Truth Brigade,” the corps of volunteers…
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Europe’s cookie consent reckoning is coming
Cookie pop-ups getting you down? Complaints that the web is ‘unusable’ in Europe because of frustrating and confusing ‘data choices’ notifications that get in the way of what you’re trying to do online certainly aren’t hard to find. What is hard to find is the ‘reject all’ button that lets…
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EU to review TikTok’s ToS after child safety complaints
TikTok has a month to respond to concerns raised by European consumer protection agencies earlier this year, EU lawmakers said today. The Commission has launched what it described as “a formal dialogue” with the video sharing platform over its commercial practices and policy. Areas of specific concern include hidden marketing,…
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We owe it to our kids to put an age limit on social media
Ben Pring Contributor For societies with long histories of protecting children with laws and regulations, isn’t it surprising that nothing is being done to similarly shield them from the various and proven dangers of social media? We need to institute the same kinds of age limits and protections for technology…
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Google’s data terms are now in Germany’s competition crosshairs
Germany’s national competition regulator, the Bundeskartellamt, has continued its investigative charge against big tech — announcing that it’s opened two proceedings into Google. The move follows earlier proceedings targeting Amazon and Facebook — both of which are also looking to determine whether their businesses are of “paramount significance for competition across…
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Restrictions on acquisitions would stifle the US startup ecosystem, not rein in big tech
Jeff Farrah Contributor More posts by this contributor Another day, another US company forced to divest of Chinese investors US rule changes could mean more startups would need government approval to hire immigrants Bipartisanship has long been out of fashion, but one common pursuit among Democrats and Republicans in Washington…
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