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Turkey Fines Social Media Giants under New Law
November 09, 2020
Turkey has fined five giant social-media companies including Facebook Inc, YouTube Inc. and Twitter $1.2 million for failing to appoint a local representative required by new laws that activists say are an attempt to stifle dissent.
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TikTok used to Turn out Youth Vote for U.S. Election
November 02, 2020
As the U.S. Election Day approaches, TikTok is the latest political battlefield, with groups on the left and right, as well as nonpartisan civic organizations, putting money behind TikTok creators to turn out the youth vote.
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U.S. Gains Support for 'Clean Network' Plan to Counter China
November 02, 2020
A senior administration official has announced that the United States has brought 49 countries, representing two-thirds of global economic output, into its “Clean Network” initiative aimed at limiting Chinese companies from access to sensitive sectors such as cloud computing and 5G mobile network due to their links with China's Communist Party.
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U.S. DOJ and State AG's Sue Google under the Sherman Act
October 28, 2020
Relying on the 1890 Sherman Act, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and 11 state attorneys general have sued Google in federal court, alleging that Google has cornered the search engine and online advertising markets by effectively becoming the “gatekeeper of the Internet.”
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FB blocks 120,000 posts and Rejects 2.2 Million Ads Related to U.S. Election
October 21, 2020
Using artificial intelligence tools and thousands of employees focused on election-based content, Facebook removed 120,000 posts from its platforms for attempting to obstruct voting and blocked 2.2 million ads for failing to complete its authorization process to target U.S. audiences.
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