Report from Reuters In Brief – The US State Department is reported to be developing a government-run website hosted at freedom.gov to give international internet users, including in Europe, access to social media content that is available in the United States but...
California AG Requests Temporary Injunction Blocking Amazon Price Policy
Report from Reuters In Brief – California Attorney General Rob Bonta has asked a state judge to issue a preliminary injunction against Amazon blocking the company from penalizing third-party sellers who offer items on other platforms such as eBay and Walmart for lower...
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Apple and EU Commission Argue Over Why Siri AI Won’t Roll Out in Europe
Report from the New York Times In Brief – European Union regulators forcefully rejected Apple’s claim that Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules are responsible for the company delaying the launch of its upgraded Siri AI assistant in Europe. Apple claimed that Commission...
New York Legislature Passes Bill Banning Data-Informed Pricing
Report from Gothamist In Brief – The New York state legislature has passed a bill to prohibit most businesses from using consumers’ personal data to set individualized prices, a long-standing practice in ecommerce that critics call “surveillance pricing.” Backers say...
Bipartisan AI Bill in US House Gets Chilly Reception from Both Sides
Report from Politico In Brief – A bipartisan proposal from Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Lori Trahan (D-MA) to establish a comprehensive federal framework for AI regulation was met by significant resistance on both sides of the partisan divide, illustrating the major...
European Publishers Suing Google for Adtech Monopoly Damages
Report from the Press Gazette In Brief – More than 20 European news publishers from eight countries have launched a lawsuit against Google seeking over €640 million in damages, alleging the company’s dominance in advertising technology harmed their businesses by...
European Commission Orders Meta to Allow Chatbots on WhatsApp for Free
Report from the Wall Street Journal In Brief – The European Commission competition authority has issued an interim order to Meta requiring the digital giant to allow AI companies to use WhatsApp to interact with European users without charges. The dispute stems...
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