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US lawmakers play with the idea of social media ID verification, following proposals from other countries
A draft discussion bill hints at future proposals.
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FTC issues revised complaint against Facebook
The new complaint is much more extensive.
FTC PrivacyCon 2021 speaker pushes for INCREASED labeling of “COVID-19 disinformation” on social media
They also questioned when it’s more effective to “just outright delete COVID misinformation” rather than just labeling it.
UK MP Diane Abbott: Social media companies should collect names and addresses of all social media users
“Absolute anonymity on social media has had its day,” Abbott added.
Republicans release their agenda for tackling Big Tech
An outline of a plan to tackle censorship.
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Draft antitrust bills against Big Tech circulate Washington
2021 should be the year a bill is submitted.
UK: Google faces $4 billion case over claims of secret iPhone tracking
A “loophole” Google allegedly used is being investigated.
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Sen. Jon Ossoff blasts Big Tech for being “arbiters of legitimate speech”
Ossoff took aim at the way tech gatekeepers control the ideas that people see.