#Russia sues Google, Facebook, Twitter

#Russia sues Google, Facebook, Twitter

“#Russia sues Google, Facebook, Twitter” MOSCOW – Russian authorities are suing five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests, the Interfax news agency cited a Moscow court as saying on Tuesday. Twitter, Google, Facebook each have three cases against them, with each violation punishable by…

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#Merrick Garland’s Big Tech non-answers grounds to think twice on him

#Merrick Garland’s Big Tech non-answers grounds to think twice on him

“#Merrick Garland’s Big Tech non-answers grounds to think twice on him” On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to confirm President Biden’s attorney general nominee, Merrick Garland. The full Senate should think twice before doing the same. Throughout his two-day confirmation hearing, Democrats and Republicans questioned Judge Garland extensively on his plans to tame and…

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# Sony Europe joins Theta blockchain validator program

# Sony Europe joins Theta blockchain validator program

“# Sony Europe joins Theta blockchain validator program ” Sony’s European subsidiary is the latest company to join the validator program of the Theta Network, a decentralized blockchain-based video protocol. Sony Europe’s research and development group, the Center Europe Brussels Laboratory, has joined Theta’s enterprise validator and governance council program, the company announced Tuesday. As…

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# Google Finance adds dedicated ‘crypto’ tab featuring Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin

# Google Finance adds dedicated ‘crypto’ tab featuring Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin

“# Google Finance adds dedicated ‘crypto’ tab featuring Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin ” Google Finance has added crypto prices to the finance.google.com domain. The section, titled “Crypto,” now appears in the “Compare Markets” category alongside conventional stock and currency markets. The section provides key pricing information for various cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC)…

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#Australia passes law requiring Facebook, Google to pay for news

#Australia passes law requiring Facebook, Google to pay for news

“#Australia passes law requiring Facebook, Google to pay for news” Australia’s parliament officially passed a landmark law Thursday effectively forcing tech titans to pay for news content following intense public opposition from Facebook and Google. The first-of-its-kind measure cleared its last hurdle when the parliament approved a set of amendments made to appease Facebook, which…

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