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Twitter sues India to challenge government order to block content
After more than a year of rising tensions over the country’s sweeping 2021 IT law, Twitter is suing India’s government.
European Union passes landmark laws to rein in big tech
The Digital Services and Markets Acts are designed to promote fair competition, tackle hate speech and prevent abuse of targeted advertising.
TikTok tells senators how it plans to beef up data security for American users
A Republican FCC commissioner recently called on the service to be removed from US app stores.
Google is trying to keep political campaign emails out of Gmail spam folders
It plans to make eligible messages exempt from spam filters.
Canada is banning the sale, production and import of some single-use plastics
Canada is banning companies from producing and importing a handful of single-use plastics by the end of the year.
Senators call for a common charger standard in the US
US Senators are joining the EU in demanding a common charger standard for mobile devices.
Pew confirms what we already knew: People like to retweet political hot takes
Nearly 80 percent of these tweets came from users who were 50 and older.
EU's stricter disinformation guidelines get support from Google, Meta and Twitter
The EU has published tougher disinformation guidelines, and tech heavyweights like Google, Meta and Twitter have agreed to participate.
Senate considers ban on data brokers selling health and location info
Senators are introducing a bill that would ban brokers from selling your health and location data in most cases.
Automakers want Congress to drop the EV tax credit cap
Ford, GM, Stellantis and Toyota are pressuring Congress to scrap an EV cap to counter rising manufacturing costs.
White House proposes standards for national EV charging network
President Biden's administration has proposed standards for a national EV charging network.
Senators introduce bipartisan bill to regulate crypto assets
A bipartisan Senate bill would create a full regulatory framework for cryptocurrency and other digital assets.
Texas AG investigates Twitter over bot counts
Texas' Attorney General is investigating Twitter's claims about bot accounts, backing Elon Musk's bid to buy the company.
New York passes a bill to limit bitcoin mining
It's up to Governor Kathy Hochul whether to sign it into law.
Blizzard won't release 'Diablo Immortal' in countries with loot box laws
'Diablo Immortal' won't be available in Belgium or the Netherlands due to their loot box laws.
Senate bill would break up Google’s ad business
The Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act has won bipartisan support.
New York State AG investigates Discord, Twitch roles in Buffalo mass shooting
New York State is launching an investigation into the roles Discord, Twitch and other sites may have played in the Buffalo mass shooting.
Democratic lawmakers want FTC to investigate controversial identity firm ID.me
A group of Democratic lawmakers led by Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate ID.me, the controversial identification company best known for its work with the Internal Revenue Service.
Homeland Security 'pauses' disinformation board three weeks after creating it
The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly put an anti-misinformation board on ice just three weeks after it launched.
Proposed Ohio legislation would criminalize AirTag stalking
A group of bipartisan lawmakers in Ohio has introduced a bill to criminalize AirTag stalking.