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JULY 1, 2019

The Internet Association , which is based in Washington and includes Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter , said the rules are too broad, don’t protect privacy and will “produce a chilling effect on freedom of speech.”. So, it has to be an independent regulator, with partial government oversight,” Shepherd said. “We

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had dinner with several senators in Washington D.C. 18) that he “helped organize” a dinner meeting in Washington for Zuckerberg and a group of senators “at Facebook’s request,” the aide told CNBC. The social media giant has been under scrutiny via multiple antitrust investigations.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Zuckerberg is scheduled “to meet with policymakers and talk about future internet regulation” on Thursday (Sept. Maria Cantwell of Washington confirmed she met with Zuckerberg on Wednesday evening, according to CNBC. The social media giant has also been under scrutiny via multiple antitrust investigations.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Facebook, the leading social media company, is facing pressure after The New York Times issued a damaging report, with the stock falling close to 5 percent during intraday trading Monday (Nov. consulting firm, to create opposition research on critics of the company.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Having lagged behind on technologies like smartphones, social media and eCommerce, the European Union wants to catch up and keep EU firms from having to rely on data from U.S. Washington is against that move, saying it is parallel to protectionism. and Asian competitors.

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JULY 23, 2019

The social media giant is now compelled to address a growing number of fabricated exchanges associated with its digital asset, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday (July 23). Facebook’s Libra has not even officially rolled out, yet there are already fake outlets springing up.

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APRIL 2, 2019

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s call for regulation in the tech space on Saturday (March 30) is drawing praise: U.S. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) said he’s “glad to see” the executive’s acknowledgment that “the era of the social media Wild West is over,” CNBC reported.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The social media giant has been facing a lot of scrutiny over Libra, from lawmakers and regulators all around the globe. Facebook also has four other companies it uses for lobbying, including FS Vector, a firm based in Washington. .

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Jamal El-Hindi, the deputy director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), spoke at the 2019 Money Transmitter Regulators Association Annual Conference on Wednesday (Sept. 11) about the importance of innovation and the regulation of non-banking financial institutions (NBFI), according to a release.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), the French data protection watchdog, has hit Amazon and Google with significant financial penalties for allegedly contravening regulations on the digital advertising trackers known as “cookies,” CNBC reported. Amazon was told to pay 35 million euros (approximately $42.5

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AUGUST 12, 2019

Facebook reportedly dropped a deal to buy competitor Houseparty, the video-focused social media chat app, due to anticipated additional antitrust scrutiny, The New York Times reported on Monday (Aug. The social media giant was supposedly in talks with Houseparty but in the end decided the acquisition would be too risky.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

In late September, a Lime scooter rider was killed on by an SUV in an accident around Washington D.C.’s Bennett gave no details about how many accidents have taken place with Lime users , but said they are “not frequent” and that customers can report such incidents via the Lime app, social media or email. Scooter Accident.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Regulations . EU Regulators Plan New Rules For Big Tech . European Union watchdogs intend to gear new regulations aimed at fighting election-related disinformation toward Big Tech firms such as Apple and Facebook as opposed to smaller tech players. India Telecom Watchdog Decides To Not Regulate OTTs .

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Independent Banker

MARCH 31, 2022

ICBA president and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey, Washington, D.C. Lucas White: We need to continue to differentiate community banks and educate policymakers on why tiered and proportionate regulation is necessary. We need to make sure people remember that and have it reflected in laws and regulations that affect our industry.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2018

With the news of a lawsuit against Facebook (FB) by prosecutors in the District of Columbia, the social media company’s shares slid significantly on Wednesday (Dec. As for the lawsuit, Facebook could potentially be facing a maximum penalty of $5,000 per alleged violation, and prosecutors said 852 people in Washington, D.C.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Regulation. Tencent Holdings President Martin Lau said further regulations are needed in China to mirror a “new reality.”. As technology companies become bigger and more important to the economy, I would say more regulations to reflect the new reality are needed," Lau said, according to the report.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 15, 2023

You did not see this kind of support during the failure of Washington Mutual, and you didn’t see it with Silvergate or Signature Bank. 8) Deposit Impact of Social Media: SVB’s customer base and followers were highly active on Twitter and other social media properties.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

We’ve learned from our conversations with policymakers, regulators, academics, advocates and others that real-world use cases and tools will help drive policy discussions forward,” Facebook said in a blog post. The data portability tool also comes as the social media giant defends itself against multiple antitrust investigations in the U.S.

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JULY 26, 2019

The slide deck was said to have been leaked through social media by an accountant. The materials were presented to agency staff at a June event in Washington, D.C. at the World Bank.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Facebook is turning off a number of functions in its Instagram and Messenger apps for European users after new a European Union regulation called the “ePrivacy directive” began covering messaging apps as of Dec. It takes time to rebuild products in a way that work seamlessly for people and also comply with new regulation.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Washington Privacy Act (WPA) and other new privacy and online transaction standards are changing how businesses interact with consumers’ data in the U.S. states are starting to implement new standards, too, with the CCPA introduced two months ago and WPA on the path to ratification in Washington.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2019

Shares in Facebook were down 8 percent after a Wall Street Journal story revealed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will have jurisdiction to examine the social media company over competition concerns. Facebook lost $33 billion out of its market cap and settled at $472 billion.

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MARCH 5, 2018

This week saw three very big names in retail and payments weigh in on the debate over gun control in an attempt to push the market toward regulating itself with or without government intervention. Best Taking a Stand — DICK’S, Bank of America, Kroger, BlackRock, Delta, United (etc). So, what did we learn this week?

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NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The Times said the remarks were the deputy AG’s “most significant” on the ongoing probes into the competitive practices of the companies that have reach across commerce, social media, news and advertising. And that meeting follows one last month where state and federal regulators met about their investigations into Facebook.

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Independent Banker

JULY 30, 2015

IB: What do ICBA advocacy staff members do to represent community banks in Washington? Hawxhurst: ICBA’s advocacy staff works to represent the interests of community banks before a wide range of policy bodies in Washington, particularly before Congress and the federal banking agencies. Washington Policy Summit. Be Heard Website.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California’s similar law , Facebook’s ongoing costs and stock price plunge in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal — all point to a new, stricter attitude about keeping online data private. Overall, 69 percent of consumers favor GDPR-like regulations in the United States.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

The named plaintiff is a 54-year-old woman living in Washington D.C. While it is highly debatable whether the Equal Credit Opportunity Act or other fair lending laws apply to social media advertising of this nature, regulators take the position that they do, and they sometimes explore these issues in examinations.

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JUNE 12, 2019

Facebook is also being sued by the attorney general of Washington, D.C., Facebook has been against any efforts to hold Zuckerberg personally accountable as part of the settlement, the news outlet reported. Karl Racine, over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2020

Pramila Jayapal of Washington to respond to accusations that Amazon uses third-party seller data to advantage itself (a potential antitrust concern). He characterized it as a natural extension of Facebook’s global social media business and not purely as an attempt at removing a potential competitor from the marketplace. “It

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Local jurisdictions impose their own taxes on domestic cigar sales, with tax levels currently ranging from 0 percent in Pennsylvania and Florida to 95 percent in Minnesota and Washington state. These companies are also not allowed to advertise on digital platforms, such as social media or search engines, Rogers said.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 16, 2019

Some believe Apple’s idea will solve the monetization problem that has plagued online news outlets in the era of clickbait and social media-curated news content. That seems to be the question of the week, with the Cupertino-based company’s announcement that it is planning a new service that has widely been called “the Netflix of news.”

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FICO

DECEMBER 20, 2022

What scammers see here is a big patchwork of payment options that offer a way to take money directly from consumers, and that change popularity with the social media tides. Scammers can hide in plain sight and use social engineering and direct outreach to consumers to coerce individuals to make instant, irrevocable payments.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 22, 2015

No one has been more successful at using social media to generate awareness and a positive image for their bank than Jill (@JillCastilla, @CitizensEdmond). Jill’s use of Twitter is a model for any bank CEO looking to engage on social media. Regulator Award. Jill Castilla, CEO of Citizens Bank of Edmond, Okla.

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CB Insights

JANUARY 4, 2018

The Washington Post reports that this could be the only SV startup registered as a law firm. AI is automating different branding and marketing efforts, and creating personalized campaigns, targeted messaging, personalized website experience, and social media sentiment analysis. Series A round. COMPLIANCE OFFICERS.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Regulation will be essential. Musk believes that proper regulatory oversight will be crucial to safeguarding humanity’s future as AI networks become increasingly sophisticated and are entrusted with mission-critical responsibilities: “Got to regulate AI/robotics like we do food, drugs, aircraft & cars. Wikimedia ).

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CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

The marketplace blended crowdsourcing and social media to create hype around new inventions; help inventors find partners, funding, and manufacturing resources; and sell their gadgets to major nationwide retailers such as Home Depot and Target. — Ben Kaufman, founder, Quirky.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

If you want to develop trust on social media, you need to be there when your customers need you.”. Use social media to build trust. Here are her tips for building trust on social media: 1. Hill rarely uses social posts to highlight bank products or services. a Washington, D.C.-based

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