#Google turned down plea deal from FTC in 2012

#Google turned down plea deal from FTC in 2012

“#Google turned down plea deal from FTC in 2012” Google’s high-handed tactics with US regulators have come back to haunt it, with critics saying the tech giant set the stage for a dramatic showdown with the Department of Justice nearly a decade ago. The DOJ last week sued Google, accusing it of using anti-competitive tactics…

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#President Trump is flat-out wrong on ‘anarchist cities’

#President Trump is flat-out wrong on ‘anarchist cities’

“#President Trump is flat-out wrong on ‘anarchist cities’” Democrat or Republican, urbanist or farmer, BLMer or “thin blue line” adherent — we all benefit from sticking to some semblance of reality. Words matter, facts matter. So, Mayor de Blasio is right to sue the Trump White House for designing Gotham as “anarchist” and potentially withholding…

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#Feds appeal order blocking ban on US TikTok downloads

#Feds appeal order blocking ban on US TikTok downloads

“#Feds appeal order blocking ban on US TikTok downloads” The Trump administration is appealing a federal court order that halted the feds’ attempt to ban Americans from downloading TikTok. Justice Department lawyers said in a Thursday court filing that they plan to challenge the Sept. 27 ruling that temporarily blocked the government’s move to boot…

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#Justice Department seeks immediate ban on WeChat in US

#Justice Department seeks immediate ban on WeChat in US

“#Justice Department seeks immediate ban on WeChat in US” The Justice Department is seeking an immediate ban on downloads of WeChat in Apple and Google app stores, saying the Chinese-owned messaging service is a threat to the security of the United States. Last week the US Commerce Department moved to ban WeChat from US app…

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#Justice Department charges five Chinese nationals with hacking

#Justice Department charges five Chinese nationals with hacking

“#Justice Department charges five Chinese nationals with hacking” The Justice Department unsealed charges Wednesday against five Chinese nationals for their alleged hacking of over 100 companies in the US and overseas, including social media companies, universities, nonprofit organizations, think tanks, as well as activists and politicians in Hong Kong. In their announcement Wednesday, the Justice…

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