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Trump expands tariffs on China by another $200 billion, threatens more

Asia, China, donald trump, Government, Policy, Tariffs, Trade Representative, White House

18 September 2018

By this point, you should all know the drill. Another day, another massive tariff from the Trump administration. After rumors the past few weeks that ...

Apple Watch and other hardware reportedly spared by new Trump tariffs

Apple, Apple Watch, Hardware, Policy, Tariffs, trump

17 September 2018

The latest round of Trump administration tariffs is set to affect a number of different industries. At least one category previously expected to be im...

Facebook is hiring a director of human rights policy to work on “conflict prevention” and “peace-building”

africa, Asia, Facebook, Government, human rights, Human Rights Watch, india, Internet.org, Myanmar, Philippines, Policy, Security, Social, social media, united nations

16 September 2018

Facebook is advertising for a human rights policy director to join its business, located either at its Menlo Park HQ or in Washington DC — with ...

UK’s mass surveillance regime violated human rights law, finds ECHR

american civil liberties union, Amnesty International, data retention, ECHR, Edward Snowden, Europe, european union, Government, Home Office, human rights, Investigatory Powers Act, mass surveillance, national security, Policy, Privacy, Privacy International, surveillance, UK government, United Kingdom

13 September 2018

In another blow to the UK government’s record on bulk data handling for intelligence purposes the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rule...

10 critical points from Zuckerberg’s epic security manifesto

Apps, Election Interference, Facebook, Facebook Election Interference, Facebook Policy, Facebook Security, Government, Mark Zuckerberg, Mobile, Personnel, Policy, Talent, TC

13 September 2018

Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know he’s trying his damnedest to fix Facebook before it breaks democracy. Tonight he posted a 3,260-word battle pl...

European parliament gives thumbs up to controversial copyright reforms

Artificial Intelligence, copyright, copyright infringement, digital economy, Europe, european commission, european parliament, european publishers council, european union, law, Mariya Gabriel, Media, online copyright, online platforms, Policy, Social

12 September 2018

The European Parliament has just voted to back controversial proposals to reform online copyright — including supporting an extension to cover s...

Hate speech, collusion, and the constitution

antitrust, Facebook, First Amendment, Government, hate speech, jack dorsey, Policy, Sheryl Sandberg, Snap, Social, TC, Tweet Trumps, Twitter

9 September 2018

Half an hour into their two-hour testimony on Wednesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Do...

How to watch Facebook and Twitter’s big hearings with Congress

2016 election, Facebook, Policy, POLITICS, Russian election interference, Senate Intelligence Committee, TC, Twitter

5 September 2018

On Wednesday, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey will appear before Congress in the latest high profile hearings for tech on Cap...

It’s time for Facebook and Twitter to coordinate efforts on hate speech

Alex Jones, Cambridge Analytica, Facebook, Government, hate speech, infowars, Policy, Section 230, Social, Twitter, YouTube

2 September 2018

Since the election of Donald Trump in 2016, there has been burgeoning awareness of the hate speech on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter...

California lawmakers are one step closer to bringing back Obama-era net neutrality protections

Government, net neutrality, Policy, TC

31 August 2018

California’s state Assembly voted 58-17 on Thursday to advance a bill, called S.B. 822, that would implement the strongest net neutrality provis...

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