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Google faces nearly $100 million fine in Russia over failure to delete banned content

The Verge

billion rouble fine is around eight percent of Google’s revenue in Russia, Reuters reports , and comes amid a broader push within the country to exert more control over big tech companies and the content people publish on their platforms. This isn’t Google’s first fine in Russia over its content moderation.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Stripe vs. Plaid, IP litigation, what VCs really think about the downturn

TechCrunch

Natasha Mascarenhas obtained emails from Y Combinator, Lightspeed, Reach and January Ventures that contained standard suggestions for conserving runway and rethinking valuations in “an extremely capital constrained environment.” ” In short: save your money, and if you plan to ask for more, expect less generous terms.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: 3 views on Epic-Bandcamp deal, SPAC letdown, CIO sales strategy

TechCrunch

And that’s the problem — if SPACs had been used more conservatively, they could have leveraged their moment in the sun as a way to get more companies public that deserved it.” ” Just how wrong were those SPAC projections? As war escalates in Europe, it’s ‘shields up’ for the cybersecurity industry. In the U.S.,

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

Aside from the few countries that have restricted or outright banned them (including Belarus, China, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Oman, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and the United Arab Emirates), VPNs are perfectly legal in most of the world. Hold up — are VPNs legal? Let's not get too brazen, here. What should I look for in a VPN?

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Elon Musk buying Twitter after all, the ‘next Mark Zuckerberg’ and fare thee well, Stadia

TechCrunch

This Week in Elon Musk : First he stepped in it when he waded into the Russia-Ukraine war with his version of a peace plan that Connie characterized as not very well-received. And then he finally said he’d buy Twitter after all. Amanda joined Alex this week on the Wednesday episode of Equity to chat about the creator economy.

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The US declared war on TikTok because it can’t handle the truth

The Verge

China brutally represses its political dissidents; in America, law enforcement in military camouflage have grabbed protesters off the streets and shoved them into unmarked vans. For years, Russia has sought to emphasize and even exacerbate existing tensions in the United States, presumably because it believes this is in Russia’s own interest.

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Why no one knows which stories are the most popular on Facebook

The Verge

Democrats are worried about a potential Russia-linked effort to interfere in the election by using a Senate panel to advance smears against presidential candidate Joe Biden. zoomers in march: covid is boomer remover llol boomers in august: school time :) :) :) — law dog, esq. Christopher Stern and Nick Wingfield / The Information ).