Politico: Newsom, siding with tech giants, vetoes online hate speech bill. “Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed a bill that threatened massive fines when social media companies intentionally feed their users violent or extremist content, avoiding a potential court fight over free speech rights.”
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TorrentFreak: German Pirate Site Blockades Target Anna’s Archive, FitGirl and RPG Only. “Germany’s voluntary pirate site blocking scheme was overhauled this year, adding proper judicial oversight. In recent weeks, the first court orders were signed, resulting in blockades of shadow library Anna’s Archive and gaming portal RPG Only.”
AFP: UK opens door to tougher regulation of Google search. “Britain’s competition watchdog on Friday paved the way for tougher regulation to tackle Google’s dominance in online search, under new targeted measures focused on technology giants.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/10/afp-uk-opens-door-to-tougher-regulation-of-google-search/
Engadget: New York City is suing Meta, Snap, TikTok and YouTube over ‘youth mental health crisis’ . “New York City, its school district and healthcare system have filed a lawsuit against Meta, Snap TikTok and YouTube for allegedly contributing to a ‘youth mental health crisis’ with intentionally addictive platforms. The lawsuit is the latest in a long string of legal actions against social […]
Search Engine Land: Meta cuts political ads across the EU. “Meta will stop running all political, electoral, and social issue ads across the European Union starting this week, citing the region’s new Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising (TTPA) regulations that take effect Oct. 10.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/08/search-engine-land-meta-cuts-political-ads-across-the-eu/
Mashable: Internet marketer Tai Lopez bought RadioShack. Now he’s being sued for using it in a Ponzi scheme.. “RadioShack. Modell’s Sporting Goods. Pier 1 Imports. Dress Barn. Linens ‘n Things. What do they all have in common? These once well-known brick-and-mortar retail brands eventually hit hard times and were then acquired by Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), run by Tai Lopez and Alex Mehr. […]
Reuters: Dutch court orders Meta to change Facebook and Instagram timeline settings . “A Dutch court on Thursday ordered Meta Platforms to provide Facebook and Instagram users with simpler options for a timeline that does not rely on profiling.”
Engadget: Indonesia suspends TikTok’s operating licence for allegedly withholding data. “Indonesia has suspended TikTok’s operational registration status in the country, alleging that the social media platform did not fully co-operate with a request to share its data during nationwide protests in August.” Your regular reminder that Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world.
Engadget: FTC sues Zillow and accuses it of buying off rival Redfin. “The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing home-search website Zillow, alleging that it paid rival Redfin $100 million to eliminate competition in the online listing business.”
Engadget: Imgur has left the UK. “Imgur has shut off its image-hosting platform for users in the UK, displaying a ‘content not available in your region’ notice across the site and on third-party embeds. The move comes after the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) warned that it intended to levy fines against Imgur’s owner, MediaLab AI, after an investigation into the service’s […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/04/engadget-imgur-has-left-the-uk/
Times of India: New online gaming rules kick in from today. “A new era in online gaming begins from Wednesday with new law — that prohibits money games — coming into play. The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025, which was passed by the Parliament in Aug, will become effective from Oct 1.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/02/times-of-india-new-online-gaming-rules-kick-in-from-today/
Korea JoongAng Daily: Google Korea pays 17.2 billion won in corporate taxes in 2024: Lawmaker. “Google Korea, the local unit of U.S. tech giant Google, paid 17.2 billion won ($12.2 million) in corporate taxes last year, a lawmaker said Wednesday, adding the amount represents only a fraction of what Korean firms would have had to pay.”
Gizmodo: Feds Scrutinizing Potential Insider Trading in Major Crypto Deals. “Federal regulators are scrutinizing a growing number of companies that have embraced so-called crypto-treasury strategies this year, after unusual trading patterns in their shares caught their attention.”
President Lee Jae-myung criticized weakened government oversight for South Korea’s food prices rising 1.5 times above the OECD average, citing Bank of Korea data and calling for stronger intervention to address structural cost drivers and market concentration.
#YonhapInfomax #FoodPrices #BankOfKorea #OECD #GovernmentOversight #LeeJaeMyung #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
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Report Calls for Restoring Electoral Commission's Independence to Safeguard Democracy
Another step towards dictatorship, democracy slowly dying in plain sight.
Report Calls for Restoring Electoral Commission's Independence to Safeguard Democracy
They've been slowly consolidating power for years. This is just another step toward a fully controlled system.
Report Calls for Restoring Electoral Commission's Independence to Safeguard Democracy
A new report titled 'Democracy in Danger' from Spotlight on Corruption warns that the UK government is jeopardizing its democracy by maintaining undue ministerial oversight of the Electoral Commission. The report claims that this oversight, introduced under Boris Johnson in 2022, violates multiple i... [More info]
ZDNet: Amazon to pay $2.5B settlement over tricking Prime subscribers – how to get your share. “The FTC announced today that not only did Amazon trick millions of people into signing up for a Prime subscription through deceptive web pages, but it also made the cancellation process unnecessarily difficult. As a result, Amazon now has to pay a $1 billion penalty and provide $1.5 billion in […]
Reuters: ByteDance expected to maintain big role in new US TikTok, sources say. “TikTok’s China-based owner ByteDance will maintain ownership of TikTok’s U.S. business operations and will cede control of the app’s data, content and algorithm to the newly formed joint venture, three sources familiar with the matter said.”
Reuters: Canada’s anti-money laundering agency fines crypto exchange KuCoin parent . “Canada’s anti-money laundering agency has imposed its largest ever penalty of C$19.6 million ($14.09 million) on Peken Global Limited, operator of one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, KuCoin, the agency said on Thursday.”
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