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Valve and five game publishers fined millions for geo-blocking Steam games in EU

The Verge

The European Commission says the geo-blocking was to prevent games being activated outside Czechia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Under EU competition law, companies are prohibited from contractually restricting cross-border sales”.

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SEC charges crypto exchange execs for the first time over unregistered token sales

The Verge

AMD graphics processing units (GPU) at the Evobits crypto farm in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on Wednesday, Jan. Full and honest disclosure remains the cornerstone of our securities laws”. An employee wearing a protective face mask inspects Sapphire Technology Ltd. Photo by Akos Stiller / Bloomberg via Getty Images.

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Dear Sophie: Banging my head against the wall understanding the US immigration system

TechCrunch

Sophie Alcorn is the founder of Alcorn Immigration Law in Silicon Valley and 2019 Global Law Experts Awards’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services.” Resilient in Romania. Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act, the foundation of all of our immigration laws today.

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Leaked Uber Files reveal history of lawbreaking, lobbying and exploiting violence against drivers

TechCrunch

The Uber Files, which were originally shared with The Guardian and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists , show a company that has knowingly broken laws, gone to extreme lengths to avoid justice, secretly lobbied governments, received aid from top politicians and exploited violence against drivers to drum up business.

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Activate Your Community with Contests and Challenges: CommBuild Chat Recap

Tech Soup

The chat participants drew on experiences from notable nonprofit challenges such as the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Challenge , Restart Romania , and Twive and Receive , among others. Comply with any and all applicable laws. Whether you are running a contest on the local or international level, know how the law impacts your contest.

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Taking stock of the Dutch tech cluster: What The Netherlands needs to win the European startup scene

The Next Web

But I think its fair to say that the Dutch post-World War II welfare state isn’t exactly breeding the young and hungry entrepreneur you find in Turkey, Romania and Estonia. But our trust is rooted in the security of strong institutions and the rule of law. It also includes becoming better at my next point: Celebrate success .

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

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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