The Verge

JULY 9, 2020

Here are Georgia Wells, Shan Li , Liza Lin and Erich Schwartzel: As TikTok has slowly rolled back certain restrictions, former moderators said they have been able to allow some curse words and, depending on the country, shirtless men, tattoos and alcohol. This piece goes deep on the intricacies of the law, and the arguments against it.

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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 ). Sharply worded questions about power are no substitute for meaningful regulation, of course.

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The Verge

JULY 22, 2020

Amazon is expanding its robot delivery trials to Georgia and Tennessee. zoomers in march: covid is boomer remover llol boomers in august: school time :) :) :) — law dog, esq. There will never be a single answer to the question of what people should see when they open Facebook. Jon Porter / The Verge ). James Vincent / The Verge ).

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Here are Katy Stech Ferek and Georgia Wells at The Wall Street Journal : The court drama on Sunday, with the ruling landing less than four hours before the ban was to take effect, was a new chapter in a protracted saga still without a clear ending. I still think the Telepath founders have a lot of good ideas. Dan Primack / Axios ).

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

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. Because after their medical loss ratios, they’re making 15 percent of a bigger number, which makes them more money. And do what?

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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., And as Monday dawned, everything went to hell. Everyone agrees that Oracle and Walmart have bought a combined 20 percent of TikTok.

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AUGUST 18, 2020

With Marjorie Taylor Greene’s primary victory in Georgia, QAnon has officially gone mainstream. Google gave detailed personal information about far-right users to law enforcement agencies working on counter terrorism, according to leaked documents. Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms.

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