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Georgia lawmakers fail in efforts to legalize sports betting

Fast Company Tech

Sports wagering is backed by Atlanta’s professional sports teams, business groups and Republican Lt. But those powerful proponents have struggled to pass a law in the seven legislative sessions since the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 struck down a federal law that banned commercial sports betting in most states.

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Google threatens to remove its search engine from Australia if new law goes into effect

The Verge

Google is threatening to pull its search engine from an entire country — Australia — if a proposed law goes into effect that would force Google to pay news publishers for their content. “If Facebook is also in the ACCC’s sights with this particular law, and is threatening to block its news from being shared in Australia , too.

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Law Commission proposes revolutionary rules for ownership of crypto tokens and NFTs

TechCrunch

Dr. Adam Sanitt is a Knowledge Director specializing in financial disputes, technology and innovation at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright. The Law Commission’s consultation paper has considered the many opposing views and settled decisively on one option: treating digital assets as a new form of property. Adam Sanitt.

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Tech group calls India’s proposed guidelines against dark patterns ‘regulatory overlap’

TechCrunch

tech companies has opposed the Indian government’s proposal against dark patterns, which are used to deceive online users, and said the move would adversely affect the state promise of enabling “ease of doing business” in the economy and bring “regulatory overlap” with existing laws.

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Australia passes law requiring Facebook and Google to pay for news content

The Verge

The Australian government has passed a new law requiring Google and Facebook to negotiate with news outlets to pay for their content or face arbitration. This is a significant milestone,” said Josh Frydenberg, the Liberal party’s deputy leader who spearheaded the new law. The law has the support of Microsoft.

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Apple and Google must allow developers to use other payment systems, new Korean law declares

The Verge

The bill is now expected to be signed into law by President Moon Jae-in, whose party championed the legislation. The law comes as a blow to Google and Apple who both require in-app purchases to flow only through their systems, instead of outside payment processors, allowing the tech giants to collect a 30 percent cut.

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Amazon asks Congress to pass a law against price gouging during national crisis

The Verge

Amazon has requested that Congress pass a law that would make price gouging illegal during times of national crisis, in light of inflated prices on crucial goods like hand sanitizer and N95 masks that have hounded the online retailer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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