The Verge

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Google debuted a new tool called Tree Canopy Lab in an effort to keep cities like Los Angeles cool by helping them plant more trees. Google piloted Tree Canopy Lab in Los Angeles. Google claims that its new tool can save cities like Los Angeles time when it comes to taking inventory of their trees.

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The Verge

JULY 30, 2020

Makena Kelly caught a key exchange at The Verge : Amazon has a policy barring the practice, but lawmakers like Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) focused in on the company’s enforcement of that policy. Bezos highlighted the company’s policy banning the practice, but said, “I can’t guarantee you that that policy has never been violated.”

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2020

This dynamic was captured beautifully on Wednesday in a story in the Wall Street Journal that charts the company’s ever-evolving content policies, which have grudgingly adjusted over the past several months to welcome such previously verboten content as political protests, MAGA hats, “more than two inches of cleavage,” and. Governing. ?

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APRIL 5, 2025

Members include Los Angeles; Austin; and Asheville, North Carolina. Yet they prove that governments can craft targeted, achievable, and meaningful policies to address colonialism and enslavement. We expect more of them under a second Trump term already defined by its assault on antidiscrimination policies and programs.

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The Verge

AUGUST 28, 2020

says its policy “is the opposite of the allegations in the complaint.” The Daily Wire, the conservative blog started by Ben Shapiro, was the top publisher on Facebook in July 2020. Tracy Brown / Los Angeles Times ). General Electric Co. Smithfield Foods Inc. Urban Outfitters Inc. Cargill Inc. billion times on the app.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

We believe all companies should disclose their algorithms, moderation policies, and data flows to regulators,” then-TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer said at the time. “We Eventually the transparency center will be a physical location that invited guests can visit, likely both in Los Angeles and in Washington, DC.

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The Verge

MAY 14, 2020

Just yesterday, Los Angeles county said stay-at-home orders would likely continue through August , albeit with some restrictions lifted. In an open letter posted by Brian Huseman, Amazon’s VP of public policy, the company highlights its own ongoing efforts to try to crack down on price gouging. Mark Gurman / Bloomberg).

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The Verge

MAY 29, 2020

And the president signed it, reports Chris Megerian at the Los Angeles Times : The order directs Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to request new regulations from the Federal Communications Commission to determine whether a social media company is acting “in good faith” to moderate content. . | Photo by Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images.

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The Verge

JULY 22, 2020

For example, on July 5th, when the top CrowdTangle links came from Franklin Graham, Ben Shapiro, and Breitbart, the links with the most reach came from the Los Angeles Times , MSNBC, and something called Ranker.com (“the weirdest small towns in the United States”). Donie O’Sullivan and Marshall Cohen / CNN). Governing. ?

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The Verge

MAY 28, 2020

The company gave them a variety of executives to speak with on and off the record, including Joel Kaplan, its vice president of global public policy, who often pops up in stories like this to complain that some action might disproportionately hurt conservatives. Sam Dean / Los Angeles Times ). Whether it be Loomer or Rep.

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