The Verge

APRIL 28, 2021

Craig Federighi, senior vice president, software engineering — covering “iOS operating system; competition faced by Apple; Apple’s investment and efforts to combat malware, spyware, and other issues relating to app security and iOS device user protection.” Daniel Rubinfeld , professor of law, NYU. James Malackowski , CEO, Ocean Tomo.

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Tech Soup

MAY 23, 2014

" The ruling establishes that a search engine such as Google must be regarded as a "data controller" under the data protection laws in those EU countries where it operates. it will be harder to assert the right for individuals to be forgotten on the Internet because of our First Amendment, however it will become an issue here.

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The Verge

APRIL 14, 2021

Supporting voting rights is an unfortunately evergreen issue in the US, but this letter is particularly timely because of Georgia’s recently passed SB 202. The bill has been heavily criticized by activists, law experts, and other companies like Microsoft , which signed onto today’s letter.

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The Verge

JANUARY 21, 2021

“The pandemic has underscored the reality that internet access is a clear equity issue — failing to meet this fact with policy will leave Black people behind.”. After Democrats took control of the Senate due to huge wins in the Georgia runoff elections, Biden has a better chance at quickly confirming whomever he chooses to lead the agency.

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The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In the past five years, 72 countries have introduced 270 measures restricting civil society,” Douglas Rutzen, president and CEO of the International Center for Nonprofit Law testified. “In The issues are far from isolated. institutions to take the lead in promoting NGO freedoms within Georgia. “A

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DNL OmniMedia

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Many organizations believe that advocacy (and lobbying, a form of advocacy) isn’t allowed for registered 501(c)(3) nonprofits, especially when it involves weighing in on political issues. In fact, advocacy may be one of the best ways you can drive positive change for your community. Let’s dive in.

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The Verge

JULY 9, 2020

Clubhouse took the same approach to trust and safety issues as most embryonic American social networks: do the bare minimum, and address any issues only after some portion of your user base identifies a crisis. We have worked on this very issue for a long time,” he said. We are certainly looking at it.”. “We Can’t wait!

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 7, 2025

It turns out 2025 isn’t the year for legalized sports betting in Georgia. But like in Georgia, legalization faces high hurdles in the 10 remaining states that bar sports gambling. But like in Georgia, legalization faces high hurdles in the 10 remaining states that bar sports gambling. Gov Burt Jones.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Here’s Olivia Solon at NBC News : A group of about 25 experts from academia, civil rights, politics and journalism announced Friday that they have formed a group to analyze and critique Facebook’s content moderation decisions, policies and other platform issues in the run-up to the presidential election and beyond. a spokesperson told me.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 25, 2025

When states are delegated the authority by the EPA to issue their own coal ash disposal permits, they’re supposed to adhere to standards at least as stringent as the federal rules, but in some cases state environmental agencies have simply gone rogue and flouted this requirement.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Here are Georgia Wells and Alex Leary in the Wall Street Journal : People involved in the deals have provided differing accounts over the structure of the remaining stake, with a spokesman for ByteDance Ltd., Early Monday, Oracle issued a statement seeming to contradict that. And as Monday dawned, everything went to hell.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 29, 2020

On Sunday, President Trump signed into law Congress’ $900 billion COVID-19 relief and government spending package that would provide $600 in stimulus payments to most Americans. In particular, both Georgia Senate runoff incumbents, Sens. This week, the Senate will begin a process to bring these three priorities into focus.”.

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The Verge

JULY 22, 2020

At the same time, if Facebook can share which big publishers are getting the most interactions, it can probably also share which are getting the most reach, and if it limits its list to the top 1,000 or so publishers on the site I imagine it can avoid most privacy issues. Amazon is expanding its robot delivery trials to Georgia and Tennessee.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 3, 2025

On Sunday, Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he will issue an executive order creating a Crypto Strategic Reserve that will include Bitcoin, Ethereum, and three other cryptocurrencies. President Donald Trump has found a new way to reward his supporters. I will make sure the U.S. is the Crypto Capital of the World, Trump wrote.

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The Verge

AUGUST 18, 2020

in 2018, “might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States,” Mr. Trump wrote in an executive order issued at 7:45 p.m. With Marjorie Taylor Greene’s primary victory in Georgia, QAnon has officially gone mainstream. How do we feel about this? Charlie Warzel / The New York Times ).

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The Verge

JANUARY 6, 2021

Before Georgia, net neutrality advocates were facing a gridlock in Congress and the frightening possibility that the incoming president wouldn’t be able to appoint his own FCC commissioners. Flipping these two Senate seats could make the difference between keeping net neutrality in a permanent legal limbo and making it the law of the land.

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The Verge

JULY 28, 2020

Big tech companies including Google , Amazon and Qualcomm are bankrolling The Global Antitrust Institute at George Mason University, which teaches a hands-off approach to antitrust law. Georgia Wells / The Wall Street Journal ). The news comes as Google and Amazon face increased antitrust scrutiny from regulators. Graff / Politico ).

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

It wasn’t like Mitch McConnell was taking guidance from Donald Trump on any legislative issue, on any policy whatsoever. You’ll carve away Section 230, the law that says platforms aren’t liable for what users publish, you’ll do algorithmic transparency, you’ll make them audit every content moderation decision they make. And do what?

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