Latest News in Public Policy Impacting Digital Platforms and AI
Regulatory and legal developments you should be aware of put into context by an independent policy expert.
Yelp Wins Legal Ruling in Antitrust Battle with Google
Report from Courthouse News Service In Brief – Federal Magistrate Judge Susan Van Keulen has ruled that Yelp, a leading internet company critic of Google’s search practices, can rely on District Judge Amit Mehta’s 2024 decision in the Justice Department’s landmark antitrust case in the local search platform’s antitrust lawsuit against the search giant. Yelp alleges that Google suppresses links to specialized search providers in favor of its own services and is seeking damages and an injunction barring Google from continuing the challenged practices. Mehta found that Google illegally...
Illinois Governor Signs Robust AI “Safety” Law
Report from CBS News In Brief – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) has signed the AI Safety...
Japan Moving to Regulate Social Media and AI in Election Campaigns
Report from Nippon.com In Brief – Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet,...
New Jersey Joins Blue States Regulating Grocery Store Pricing Practices
Report from the Shelby Report In Brief – The New Jersey legislature has approved the Fair Price...
UK CMA Joins the Apple and Google App Store Global Regulation Parade
Report from Reuters In Brief – Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced its...
Supreme Court Rejects Appeals to Block Texas App Age Limit Law
Report from Courthouse News In Brief – The US Supreme Court has rejected the emergency appeals...
European Opponents of Cross-Border Data Flows Continues to Oppose Them
Report from Computing UK In Brief – EU privacy campaigners are pressing the European Union to...
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