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Meta Tells Canada: No News for You!
Meta is sticking to its guns — the social networking giant says it will follow through with its threat to cut off Canadians’ access to news on Facebook and Instagram following the passage of the hotly contested Online News Act. The news shutdown could significantly rattle news access for the more than 20 million Canadians…
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The FTC Is Rewriting the Rules of the Internet, Just in Time for the AI Sea Change
There’s a widespread misconception about whether or not federal law protects your privacy. It doesn’t, at least not explicitly. Congress has managed to squander a decade’s worth of bipartisan agreement about the internet’s data problems. In the absence of legislation, one group of regulators recently stepped in to fill the void. It’s a ragtag group…
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Music Labels Sue Twitter for $US250 Million as Its Reputation Circles the Drain
Twitter is facing yet another lawsuit. 17 music labels representing Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and others are alleging major copyright infringement.
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Trudeau Says Meta and Google Are ‘Bullying’ Canada
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Meta and Google are stalling the country’s Online News Act by using “bullying tactics.” The companies argue that the bill, which would require the big tech companies to pay news publishers for content posted to their websites, is unsustainable for their bottom line.