TechCrunch

JANUARY 11, 2021

A new law to follow” seems unlikely to have featured on many business wishlists this holiday season, particularly if that law concerned data privacy. But for 2021, I believe startups in the United States should be demanding that legislators deliver a federal privacy law. Contributor. Share on Twitter.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Sophie Alcorn Contributor Share on Twitter Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” She connects people with the businesses and opportunities that expand their lives.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

law needs to change to comply with the treaty (the hope is that these changes are minimal). Kipp has been a leading software developer in the region, creating software around election monitoring and government transparency just to name a few. Ensuring kids with disabilities get equal opportunity is, fortunately, a bipartisan issue.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 14, 2009

copyright exemption for serving the print disabled is commonly called the Chafee Amendment: Section 121 of copyright law. copyright law. The hot topic was the proposal made by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay, for a global treaty (a treaty for which I was part of the expert drafting team). The Chafee Amendment The U.S.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

government. Thirdly , technical losses happen on the grid and the network — whether for lack of maintenance or law enforcement. However, it is currently focusing on one-fourth of that figure which covers Egypt, the Phillippines, Brazil and Africa. The round, a combination of debt and equity, was led by U.S.-based

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

The WEEE Directive is the set of laws that governs the proper collection and disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in the 27 countries of the European Union. The latest update of the law is expected to be formally approved in 2014. has a patchwork of laws in half of the U.S.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 3, 2025

Experts say estimates from drought-stricken Brazil, the world’s top coffee grower, are that this year’s harvest could be down by some 12%. The government says companies can operate safely, but warned them to focus on business. “If I’m a businessman, dealing with my business, let me not mix with politics.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 1, 2007

I've studied intellectual property law extensively, but only in an academic context; I am not a practicing lawyer. How did you get interested in copyright laws and their impact on human rights? The Brazilian government distributed this drug to each of their 203,000 AIDS patients free of charge.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 30, 2023

With Brazil, Mexico and Colombia, we are covering two-thirds of LatAm’s GDP.” These factors are proving fertile ground for establishing and growing fintechs that focus exclusively on Islamic finance, offering products and services that follow shariah law.” He also noted that “over 10x in transactional volume is coming from revenue.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2023

The lawsuit alleged that the social network “fuels its business with countless infringing copies of musical ‘compositions, violating Publishers’ and others’ exclusive rights under copyright law.” The app even appears to have deleted its web page explaining the “government-funded media” labels.

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Candid

APRIL 21, 2021

Colonial history, long periods of authoritarianism, endemic corruption, poor training, and lack of resources had eroded any sense that there was a constructive role for law enforcement to play in democratic societies. it was next to impossible in many other countries. This kind of convening power is an underutilized asset in philanthropy.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

As you may know, the government has been tightening regulations associated with deep synthesis technologies (DST) and generative AI services, including ChatGPT. Although OpenAI notes it may not grant every request since it must balance privacy requests against freedom of expression “in accordance with applicable laws”.

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The Verge

JUNE 17, 2020

Governing. ? Lawmakers in New York proposed a new law that would prohibit police from using geofence warrants as protests continue to grow. The company said that while it stands with the Black Lives Matter movement, it’s not reconsidering government contracts. WhatsApp finally launched its payments app, starting in Brazil.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

The pandemic has made clear that many of our most essential workers are also among the lowest paid — and even for the most comfortable, it’s clear that during a time of crisis neither their company nor the US government will fully protect them from disaster. Governing. ? Elizabeth Dwoskin / The Washington Post ). Joseph Cox / Vice ).

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

As part of its efforts to reduce the size of the government workforce, the Trump administration has been firing federal employees on probationary status , meaning that they had recently been hired for their positions. In the case of Kalebs parents, whom the government alleged were from Venezuela, he learned that they had moved to Arkansas.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

And in Las Vegas, three men were indicted “for allegedly conspiring to destroy government and private property during protests in that city on May 30, and for allegedly possessing Molotov cocktails,” the Wall Street Journal reported. Governing. ?

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2020

Because it was required to by the authoritarian Chinese government, TikTok took content moderation deadly seriously. Others, such as President Trump’s Muslim ban, took a few tries — but eventually became law. Governing. ? This piece goes deep on the intricacies of the law, and the arguments against it. Sam Shead / CNBC).

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The Verge

JUNE 10, 2020

In November I wrote about how Congress and the Council for Foreign Investment in the United States were putting the squeeze on ByteDance — and about how the company’s past run-ins with the Chinese government had created a credibility gap with US regulators. Governing. ? Total cases in the US: More than 1,987,800.

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2020

Governing. ? Vlad Savov and Melissa Cheok report: The @TeamTrump account had tweeted a video collage of images and clips depicting peaceful protests, moments of mourning and law enforcement officers hugging civilians in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, an African-American man, while in police custody. Chen Du / PingWest ).

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The Verge

JUNE 30, 2020

Maybe your reaction is that’s terrible, we should get rid of the law that makes all that posting possible. Governing. ? The Indian government banned TikTok , along with 58 other apps developed by Chinese companies. WearAMask pic.twitter.com/LknwwdYmvF — BLM || Law?? It’s not possible to let 1.73 Kevin Truong / Vice ).

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The Verge

JUNE 1, 2020

Zuckerberg said that Facebook left the post up for two reasons: one, that “people need to know if the government is planning to deploy force.” It was barely two months ago that the company removed a post by the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, for promoting a phony coronavirus cure. Governing. ? Data from The New York Times.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Governing. ? Russian government hackers have targeted 200 organizations tied to the 2020 presidential election in recent weeks, according to Microsoft’s threat intelligence team. Facebook reviews user data requests through its law enforcement portal manually, without screening the email address of people who request access.

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The Verge

JUNE 4, 2020

Radical Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel would rather promote extreme left riot videos and encourage their users to destroy America than share the positive words of unity, justice, and law and order from our President. The publicly posted sentiments have drawn renewed scrutiny to the companies’ close ties to law enforcement. Governing. ?

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The Verge

MAY 29, 2020

That’s the irony of all this,” said Nathaniel Persily, a Stanford University law professor who studies technology and democracy. Conversely, government figures like Trump actually face strict rules about blocking users. Zuckerberg then mentions a case in which Facebook removed a post by the president of Brazil. The user lost.)

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