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Google Faces Two New Antitrust Lawsuits in the EU
January 27, 2021
Business Insider reports that after already fining Google close to $10 billion in fines for anticompetitive behavior in the past few years, the tech giant is facing new antitrust action in the EU as officials continue to scrutinize the tech giant's data gathering and advertising practices.
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Over 100 Experts Demand Suspension of EU-China Deal
January 27, 2021
In an attempt to prevent the ratification of the EU-China investment agreement, more than 100 renowned China experts, researchers and human-rights activists across the globe are calling for a suspension, naming serious human rights violations and the suppression of democracy movements in China.
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Yahoo: Branch of AfD Placed Under State Surveillance
January 27, 2021
A regional branch of Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is being actively monitered by Germany's domestic intelligence agency as a possible prelude to placing the party under surveillance nationally as a « suspicious entity », which would give agents increased powers of surveillance.
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Facebook Will Appoint Local Representative to Comply With Turkish Law
January 20, 2021
Facebook announced that it has begun the process of appointing a legal representative in Turkey in order to comply with a new social media law in the country that gives authorities the ability to remove content from platforms.
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Politico: Europe’s China Deal May Cloud Transatlantic Relations
January 20, 2021
According to Politico, U.S. officials and European diplomats warn that the EU’s signing of an investment deal with Beijing dampens prospects for a much anticipated transatlantic alliance to regulate the digital realm.
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