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Thiel Leaving Meta Board Seat to Focus on Politics
Thiel Leaving Meta Board Seat to Focus on Politics
February 07, 2022  |  Personnel

Peter Thiel will step down from his position at Meta’s board to focus instead on helping political candidates, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Monday...

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EMEA Daily: Meta to Face Strict Online Rules in UK; PriceRunner Hauls Google to Swedish Court Seeking $2.4B in Damages
EMEA Daily: Meta to Face Strict Online Rules in UK; PriceRunner Hauls Google to Swedish...
February 07, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, if Meta thinks it can avoid tough new rules in the U.K., the social media...

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Meta Warns of Facebook, Instagram Service Interruptions Over EU Data Rules
Meta Warns of Facebook, Instagram Service Interruptions Over EU Data Rules
February 07, 2022  |  Regulation

Amid the ongoing scrutiny from various regulatory bodies and lawmakers around the globe, Big Tech has some leverage. It can simply take its ball and...

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Metaverse to Face Strict Online Rules in UK
Metaverse to Face Strict Online Rules in UK
February 07, 2022  |  Regulation

If Meta, Facebook’s parent, thinks it can avoid stringent new rules in the United Kingdom (U.K.), the social media giant should think again. The company’s...

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Meta Debuts Personal Space Boundaries in Metaverse
Meta Debuts Personal Space Boundaries in Metaverse
February 06, 2022  |  Metaverse

Meta is debuting new security features for its virtual world, which will allow for more protective space between virtual metaverse avatars. According to a company...

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EMEA Daily: CMA Fines Meta $2M for Violating Initial Enforcement Order; Europe Continues Regulatory Spree with European Chips Act 
EMEA Daily: CMA Fines Meta $2M for Violating Initial Enforcement Order; Europe Continues Regulatory Spree...
February 04, 2022  |  International

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, the U.K.’s competition regulator has fined Meta $2 million for failing to reveal staff departures,...

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This Week in Payments: Amazon’s Growth Slows, Competing Platforms Give Sellers More Options and the Metaverse Continues to Seek Applications
This Week in Payments: Amazon’s Growth Slows, Competing Platforms Give Sellers More Options and the...
February 04, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

With Amazon reporting its earnings this week, there was much news about eCommerce, competing platforms and the challenges around supply chain, inventory and fulfillment. The...

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CMA Fines Meta $2M for Violating Initial Enforcement Order
CMA Fines Meta $2M for Violating Initial Enforcement Order
February 04, 2022  |  Regulation

The Competition and Markets Authority on Friday (Feb. 4) announced it has fined Meta 1.5 million pounds (more than $2 million) for failing to tell...

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Google May Be Luckier on Media Competition Bill Than on App Store Bill 
Google May Be Luckier on Media Competition Bill Than on App Store Bill 
February 04, 2022  |  Legal

Google just completed a week with more news headlines than it probably wanted. Some of them were very positive, like earnings in the last quarter...

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