Battle Over Big Tech Bills Goes Down to the Wire
By: The Hill Date: July 5, 2022 Lobbying both for and against legislation to crack down on U.S. tech giants is intensifying as the Senate enters a critical month for the antitrust bills. All eyes are on Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), who will need to decide whether to prioritize measures to regulate […]
EU Lawmakers Approve Sweeping Digital Regulations
By: The Wall Street Journal
Date: July 5, 2022
European lawmakers approved two sweeping new pieces of digital regulation, paving the way for clashes between regulators and some of the world’s biggest tech companies over how the rules should be applied.
The European Parliament on Tuesday voted its stamp of approval for the two laws—one focused on anticompetitive behavior, the other on content deemed illegal in Europe—after reaching an agreement on them with European Union member states in the spring.
Leaked Videos Show Disney Is the Biggest Ad Tech Giant You’ve Never Heard Of
By: Vice Date: July 5, 2022 The Muppets’ Bunsen and Beaker are best known for science experiments gone wrong while they’re explaining the nature of the universe; in videos obtained by Motherboard, however, they’re explaining something else altogether: Targeted online advertising. “I’m tickled pink to announce a solution to all of your digital ad […]