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Facebook COO Calls For Some Regulation, No Antitrust Action

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In an appearance at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said the social media platform didn’t anticipate the foreign interference that sought to disrupt the U.S. presidential election in 2016, but has since put up safeguards against misinformation.

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TikTok’s Head To Connect With Legislators In Washington

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As suspicions surrounding the app’s ties to China continue to increase, TikTok chief Alex Zhu will meet with legislators in Washington, D.C. Blackburn told Zhu in a letter in November that she worries the social media app “is paving the way for the Chinese government to gain unfettered and unsupervised access to our children’s lives.”

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U.S. Regulators Eye ‘Record’ Facebook Fine For Privacy Violations

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Regulators in the United States have reportedly met to discuss levying fines against social media giant Facebook , a punishment that could be sizable in scope and which comes in the wake of privacy violations. The government shutdown currently underway has meant that regulators have not as of yet responded to the Friday reports.

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Zuckerberg Advocates Internet Regulation

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote an opinion piece in The Washington Post calling on regulators to take a “more active role” in making rules for how to police the internet, according to reports. “By

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Deep Dive: How US Data Regulation Fragmentation Is Affecting Merchants, Consumers

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The necessity of such regulations is undeniable, however, as lagging data standards leave businesses and consumers open to fraud and boost frustration regarding the speed of digital transactions. Discussions can be further complicated by world events that change the way FIs, businesses and consumers interact. Sixty-three percent of U.S.

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Tech Firms Push Back Against Proposed UK Content Regulations

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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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Zuckerberg To Visit DC To Discuss Internet Regulations

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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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