CNN Blocks Its Facebook Pages in Australia After Court Ruling on Comment Board Liability

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Report from the Wall Street Journal In Brief – CNN has blocked access by Australians to its Facebook pages following a recent ruling by Australia’s highest court that media businesses are legally liable…

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Russia Threatens YouTube Over Takedown of Russian State Media’s German Language Channels

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Report from Euractiv In Brief – Russia has threatened to restrict YouTube operations in Russia and fine Google if two German-language YouTube channels operated by RT, Russia’s state media company, that…

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“Whistleblower” Testifies to Senate Committee About Facebook’s Failures to Stop Bad Things

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Report from the Wall Street Journal In Brief – After Sunday appearances on 60 Minutes and an expose in the Wall Street Journal, Frances Haugen, the Facebook “Whistleblower”, appeared as the solo witness in a…

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Former President Trump Asks Federal Court to Order Twitter to Restore His Account

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Report from the Washington Post In Brief – Former President Donald Trump has filed a motion asking a US District Court Judge to impose a preliminary injunction on Twitter that would force the platform…

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Singapore Enacts Legislation Aiming to Block Foreign Online Political Interference

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Report from the Wall Street Journal In Brief – Singapore’s parliament has passed the Foreign Interference Countermeasures Act that it defends as a response to foreign financed online political information campaigns. The legislation…

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Facebook Files Motion to Dismiss FTC Complaint Arguing Market Definition Is A Fiction

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Report from the Washington Post In Brief – Facebook has again filed a motion to dismiss the antitrust complaint of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), arguing that the agency’s attempt to address the…

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Global Corporate Tax Changes Get Big Bump With Ireland Sign Off Clearing Way for EU

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Report from the New York Times In Brief – The most significant change in global corporate tax policy in generations continued its march forward with the Irish Government agreeing to support the deal….

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Google Bans Sites Promoting “Climate Denial” From Using Its Digital Ad Systems

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Report from the Wall Street Journal In Brief – Google has announced that it will not allow its digital ads service to place ads on sites if the associated content is adjudged to…

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German Towns and Cities Call for Online Package Tax to Fund City Revitalization

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Report from DW In Brief – The German Association of Towns and Municipalities (DStGB) is calling for a new tax on packages delivered by large online retailers to raise 1.5 billion…

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Facebook “Whistleblower” Gets Rockstar Reception from EU Policymakers Targeting Tech

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Report from the New York Times In Brief – While Facebook “Whistleblower” Frances Haugen received uniformly positive feedback from the Senators during her three hours of testimony before the Commerce Committee’s Consumer Protection Subcommittee,…

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