TechCrunch

DECEMBER 10, 2021

On July 1, 2021 there was a big change in the European Union’s Value Added Tax (VAT) law, impacting online retailers, marketplaces and their e-commerce businesses across the EU. But EU member states realized a few years ago that EU VAT law was no longer on track with the developments taking place in the e-commerce ecosystem.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

A draft of the new policy outline, likely to be finalized in coming weeks, scraps plans to build offshore wind turbines, instead building more onshore wind capacity, rooftop solar and energy storage. Vietnam is revising its energy plans to focus more on large solar farms and less on reliance on coal and natural gas.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

Spain’s government is gearing up to pass the country’s first ever startup law. A draft law agreed by ministers was presented to the parliament last month. So — if all goes to plan — Spain will finally get a startup law before the end of this year. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.

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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

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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TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

and Germany mull legalizing recreational use of the flower by adults. laws around cannabis use differ across EU member nations, leading companies to navigate a complex framework of laws. Europe is all set to take on the U.S. as the world’s biggest cannabis market as countries like the U.K.

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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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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Numerous European countries already have laws in place that regulate the sale of gas-powered vehicles and lay out incentives to increase the number of electric and zero-emission ones. In Norway, Europe’s leading electric market ahead of Germany, one out of every three cars purchased is an electric vehicle.

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TechCrunch

MAY 30, 2022

SWVL is present in 13 markets globally: the UAE, Egypt, Kenya, Germany, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, Japan, Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Pakistan. No interview policy for Rejoiners. According to a source, the majority of the layoffs will come from the company’s Dubai and Pakistan offices.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

The WEEE Directive is the set of laws that governs the proper collection and disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in the 27 countries of the European Union. The latest update of the law is expected to be formally approved in 2014. has a patchwork of laws in half of the U.S.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 7, 2022

” In 2018, he moved from London to Germany to set up DeepMind’s Berlin office, and, because his wife is French, Hermann ended up having to file taxes in four countries that year. and Germany as of today, only has a “couple dozen” early access users. That was a lot to juggle. Image Credits: Saiga.

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Media Cause

MAY 31, 2023

When is the last time you read through your organization’s privacy policy? Ensure your actions match your policies When you say you aren’t tracking website visitors, are you sure that’s the case? Kudos to them for their setup wizard, which asks many intelligent questions to help you quickly craft custom policies.)

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TechCrunch

MAY 6, 2022

Meta faces years of tougher antitrust oversight in Germany. In advice to the government, which the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published today , it writes: “Before any code is put into place, further analysis of the concerns and consultation with the parties would need to be undertaken through a participative approach.

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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 16, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse , and its new life under the ownership of regulators , has certainly warranted its fair share of hot takes, real policy implications, and questions about the future of where startups keep their money. The move was confirmed today by London law firm Osborne Clarke. What a surreal stretch for tech.

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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. Given the U.K.,

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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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The Verge

JUNE 17, 2020

On its face, Apple’s policy enforcement here feels arbitrary and capricious — and, I suspect, it may become part of the antitrust investigations now underway against the company. There’s zero impetus on Apple to lower prices, stop being abusive, or even enforce their own policies with any sense of consistency or justice.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2022

Devin writes that the CEO and COO — Feras Antoon and David Tassillo, respectively — abruptly resigned roughly a week following a New Yorker report on the company’s less-than-stellar moderation policies. It’s all speculation at this point, but financial uncertainty might’ve played a part. Ingrid has the story.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 14, 2025

As a crucial climate lawsuit heads to trial in Germany next week, experts say the case brought by Peruvian farmer Saul Luciano Lliuya against German energy giant RWE could set a significant precedent in the fight to hold major polluters accountable for climate change.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The incident follows a series of attacks involving immigrants in recent months that have pushed migration to the forefront of the campaign for Germanys Feb. Curbing migration is also a core issue for the far-right Alternative for Germany , which polls put in second place behind the conservatives. 23 election. Migration turnaround now!

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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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FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party on January 25, 2025, in Halle, Germany. Leavitt offered no further details on what Musk working on, though she claimed he is abiding by all applicable federal laws.

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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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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 4, 2025

That’s true both for specific policy, like the Paris Agreement, and as the new administration veers toward authoritarianism. Now, as corporate leaders fail to stand up for things they’ve advocated for in the past, such as climate action, what happened in Germany is kind of a road map for what were experiencing, Hayes says.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 10, 2025

“Let us be clear: we are soon entering the Arctic Century, and its most defining feature will be Greenland’s meteoric rise, sustained prominence and ubiquitous influence,” said Dwayne Menezes, managing director of the Polar Research and Policy Initiative. interests in the country.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

We need Policy guidelines specifically aimed at vaccine hesitancy in comments.”. the policy was “highly likely leading to exploitation of domestic servants”. Facebook also removed a policy exception letting established brick and mortar businesses like recruitment agencies post ads about domestic workers.

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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

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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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

AUGUST 7, 2020

China brutally represses its political dissidents; in America, law enforcement in military camouflage have grabbed protesters off the streets and shoved them into unmarked vans. fought against French laws banning the sale of Nazi memorabilia , citing American free speech rights. It should be part of our national brand.”.

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Futurism

APRIL 10, 2025

Sure, it's grossly exploitative , and yeah, it's chock full of scammy product placement , but hey, it's not like these guys are in charge of federal policy. Oz, who has no experience with healthcare policy , seems to think that AI could bethe solution to the health insurance crisis that has long plagued Americans.

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2020

That’s one reason I suspect Basecamp’s public protest of Apple and its App Store policies has gotten so much traction. The Basecamp developers are — and I say this with fondness — loudmouths, and they have seemed to relish in highlighting the various logical gaps and inconsistencies in the App Store’s policies and their enforcement.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 19, 2025

decrease in response to polarizing Trump administration policies and rhetoric ,” according to a statement shared with The Washington Post. has with Germany and 40 other countries. The company initially predicted that foreign travel to the U.S. would increase by 8.8% in 2025but, last month, that shifted to a 5.1%

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The Verge

JUNE 30, 2020

The civil rights group put up a web page with some “recommendations,” starting with hiring a “C-suite level executive with civil rights expertise to evaluate products and policies for discrimination, bias, and hate.” (My Maybe your reaction is that’s terrible, we should get rid of the law that makes all that posting possible.

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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. Sara Fischer / Axios ).

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