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TikTok and ByteDance sue US government over forced sale, claim free-speech violations

TechSpot

A lawsuit filed by TikTok and ByteDance in the court of appeals for the District of Columbia calls the law an "unprecedented violation" of the First Amendment. The companies add that the requirement to divest TikTok to avoid a nationwide ban is not commercially, legally, or technically possible, partly because.

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3 Key Compliance Reminders for 2021 and Beyond

Bloomerang

And, with a few exceptions, the government hasn’t stopped expecting nonprofits to adhere to its rules, either. Right now, 41 states and the District of Columbia require licenses for games of chance like these. Some jurisdictions even ban them outright.

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The good and the bad in the government’s case against Facebook

The Verge

If successful, the FTC’s case — which was joined by 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam — could force the company to divest itself of Instagram and WhatsApp, radically reshaping the digital economy. In addition to being revisionist history, this is simply not how the antitrust laws are supposed to work.

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Epic files new complaint in its antitrust suit against Google

The Verge

Epic’s complaint builds on information gleaned from government antitrust probes and documents produced since the original suit. Google’s relationship with Samsung came under the microscope earlier this month when 36 states and the District of Columbia sued Google for breaking antitrust law.

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Today’s real story: The Facebook monopoly

TechCrunch

District Court for the District of Columbia put it in his recent decision , “No one who hears the title of the 2010 film ‘The Social Network’ wonders which company it is about.” Value in social networks is calculated, depending on whom you ask, algorithmically (Metcalfe’s law) or logarithmically (Zipf’s law).

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Where to recycle your used and unwanted gadgets

Engadget

Fortunately, companies and governments alike have made it possible to dispose of your old devices responsibly. National chains There is no national electronics recycling law at this time, so you won't find any federal programs to assist you with getting rid of old devices. Heres how to find places that will take your old gadgets.

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Feds move to block California’s net neutrality law

The Verge

On Wednesday, the US Justice Department asked a federal judge to block California’s pivotal net neutrality law, according to Reuters. The Department of Justice filed suit against California soon after the law was passed , but the case was put on hold as legal challenges to the initial FCC order were adjudicated.

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