TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2022

TechCrunch : What are your thoughts on policy in crypto right now. People would probably do that before they took on any other currency; the problem is, there’s no policy, and although there are so many institutions showing up here, none of them own any bitcoin. Read on for the full interview. None of them own any stablecoins.

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The Verge

MAY 7, 2021

In response, the FTC wants to develop new laws and rules surrounding repairs, but it also wants better enforcement of existing legislation like the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (MMWA). But critics say the new policies still give the company too much power over independent businesses.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

. “In most jurisdictions, personal information that is ‘publicly available’, ‘publicly accessible’ or ‘of a public nature’ on the internet, is subject to data protection and privacy laws,” they write. France’s privacy watchdog eyes protection against data scraping in AI action plan

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

That’s much faster than VanMoof’s current e-bikes, which are capped at 25km/h in Europe and 20mph in the US, and well beyond what local laws currently allow. The VanMoof V will initially be sold in the Netherlands, Germany, France, the UK, the US, and Japan for $3,498/€3,498/£3,498.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The WSJ also reports that Kotick himself was the one who drafted the widely criticized letter that was supposedly written by Activision Blizzard exec Frances Townsend. In that second Kotick memo, he announced that Activision Blizzard had hired an independent law firm to review the company’s practices — known union-busting law firm WilmerHale.

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Mashable Tech

APRIL 29, 2022

Along those same lines, using a VPN to unblock streaming services like Netflix from a country where it's not available isn't technically against the law, but it is a violation of the company's terms of use — i.e., you may get slapped with a warning or error message if caught. Let's not get too brazen, here. Choosing a VPN can be tricky.

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Candid

JULY 2, 2021

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership. Ford Foundation press release 06/30/2021.

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TechNode

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Times report indicated that French ministers have also attempted to persuade Shein to list in France. According to the Times, the plan has sparked concerns in the UK about Shein’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) credentials, particularly its labor and supply chain policies.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

“We spent millions building employment infrastructure to do that, becoming knowledgeable about local laws in France, Korea and more countries.” We were headquartered in two countries but wanted to have people everywhere,” he said. ” He realized quickly that this was a highly inefficient way to work.

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The Verge

JULY 23, 2021

The company describes the role of its products on its website as helping “government intelligence and law-enforcement agencies use technology to meet the challenges of encryption” during terrorism and criminal investigations. According to NSO, it builds Pegasus solely for use in counterterrorism and law enforcement work.

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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.” It’s not clear if the company is applying the same policy to personal accounts.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 30, 2022

The increase in violence and hatred has not only been observed in countries with a history of exclusionary laws but also in France and Germany which saw a 39% increase in anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes in 2021. Have a zero-tolerance policy for homophobia and hate speech. In the U.K., Advice for Teachers and Educators.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 17, 2021

The idea is for EU Member States to implement a set of “best practice” policies for startups (many of which already exist in parts of the EU), ranging from startup visas to better implementation of stock options in company law. Therefore, its significance is not to be underestimated.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2018

Governments should address toxic workplaces in policies. This is already happening in Europe (France has a no after hours email law ) and many Scandinavian countries focus on work life balance. Finland ranked first in happiness.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

The ChatGPT app for iOS is now available to users in 11 more countries — Albania, Croatia, France, Germany, Ireland, Jamaica, Korea, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, and the UK. 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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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Were excited about BuildCasas model because it is creating new homes within existing, high-opportunity communities that can be sold for less than typical market rate homes without utilizing public funding to subsidize the projects, which is extremely limited, Amaya Bravo-France, a program officer at the CZI, told Fast Company.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 12, 2025

The journey is slower than what the proposed Starline would offer, and is often bogged down in cross-border complications, including misaligned schedules, differing levels of rail infrastructure, and varying labor laws determining how long train conductors can work a shift. “Networks are good within nations.

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Mashable Tech

MARCH 8, 2025

A deep dive into its company history, policies, and transparency efforts revealed plenty of excellent reasons for the hype, albeit a couple of hitches. Proton VPN privacy policy and transparency efforts Proton VPN is technically covered by two privacy policies: the main Proton Privacy Policy and Proton VPN 's own sub-policy.

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The Verge

JULY 7, 2020

Google , Facebook, and Twitter won’t process user data requests from the Hong Kong government amid concerns that a new security law could criminalize protests. It’s unclear what actions will be considered to violate the new law, but police arrested a man last week for brandishing a Hong Kong independence flag. Joseph Cox / Vice ).

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Recode by Vox

APRIL 17, 2025

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg just spent three days on the stand in a case that will decide if Metas acquisitions of apps like Instagram and WhatsApp violated antitrust laws. Ferguson, the FTC chair, recently told The Verge that hed obey lawful orders if Trump asks but would be very surprised if anything like that ever happened.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A massive new document release shows chaos and confusion inside the world’s most powerful social network For months, Facebook has been shaken by a steady leak of documents from whistleblower Frances Haugen, beginning in The Wall Street Journal but spreading to government officials and nearly any outlet with an interest in the company.

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2020

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Department of Homeland Security have rescinded a policy that would require international students to take in-person classes in order to remain in the US. The agencies reached an agreement with Harvard and MIT, who filed a lawsuit on July 8th over the policy. Monica Chin / The Verge ).

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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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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

Riley writes (emphasis hers): Researchers at the global nonprofit group Avaaz found nearly two dozen Facebook pages affiliated with the “boogaloo” movement, a generally anti-government and anti-law enforcement ideology. But they have vastly different reasons for why they think the law must change. Adi Robertson / The Verge ).

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Recode by Vox

APRIL 18, 2025

But right-wing tech moguls generally insisted that their fundamental concern was for the country, not their profits: Trumps pro-business policies would accelerate economic growth and technological progress thereby ensuring Americas prosperity and global supremacy. percent this quarter.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The order is part of a package of policy changes aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions as California deals with a rash of deadly wildfires. Numerous European countries have already imposed laws that regulate the sale of gas-powered vehicles and lay out incentives to increase the number of electric and zero-emission ones.

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The Verge

MARCH 18, 2022

Biden doesn’t appear in Davis’ story, but on the subject of tech and tech policy, his presidency (and Trump’s social media exile) account for a significant portion of the vibe shift. How does it develop content policy? Apple policy decisions, and the businesses they affect, deserve more play. A few caveats before we get started.

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The Verge

JUNE 9, 2020

This gap between our content policy and our values has eroded our effectiveness in combating hate and racism on Reddit; I accept full responsibility for this. [.]. Carman writes: Boss-Moms is one of many Facebook groups grappling with inadequate moderation policies as members attempt to discuss Black Lives Matter. The Ratio. ??

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

And Trump’s flouting of the rule of law , however often we have seen it in these past four years, suggests even darker developments to come. Facebook tried to crack down on QAnon with new policies targeting extremist content. As COVID-19 cases surge in France, the government is looking to resurrect its failed contact tracing app.

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The Verge

MAY 14, 2020

The prospect of a fight with states over labor issues comes in addition to similar questions the company has faced in France, where courts required it to close warehouses last month amid complaints the company had not done enough to protect workers. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Rep. Makena Kelly / The Verge ). Russell Brandom / The Verge ).

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Futurism

APRIL 12, 2025

As the New York Times reports , 30-year-old Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born lab researcher at the Harvard Medical School, was detained at Boston's Logan Airport upon returning from a trip to France. She knowingly broke the law and took deliberate steps to evade it."

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 8, 2025

The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to use a 1798 wartime law, the Alien Enemies Act , to deport Venezuelan migrants it accuses of being gang members, ending the temporary halt on deportations ordered by a federal district judge. use a wartime law when it’s not at war? What is the Alien Enemies Act?

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Fast Company Tech

APRIL 14, 2025

His cutbacks on research come amid a broader clash that has seen Trump criticise universities as discriminatory for their diversity policies and denounce what he sees as a failure by some institutions to protect Jewish students from antisemitism. debt under control. million) per applicant. Salary is another.

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