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UK now expects compliance with children’s privacy design code – TechCrunch

In the UK, a 12-month grace period for compliance with a design code aimed at protecting children online expires today…

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Suing your way to the stars – TechCrunch

Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review! I’m back from a very fun and rehabilitative couple weeks away…

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Android ad prices jump, TikTok resumes, Google Play’s antitrust lawsuit – TechCrunch

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the…

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Trump’s new lawsuits against social media companies are going nowhere fast – TechCrunch

Trump’s spicy trio of lawsuits against the social media platforms that he believes wrongfully banned him have succeeded in showering…

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Amazon and Google face UK CMA probe over fake reviews – TechCrunch

The UK’s competition watchdog, the CMA, has opened another investigation into Big Tech — this one targeted at Amazon and…

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Biden admin will share more info with online platforms on ‘front lines’ of domestic terror fight – TechCrunch

The Biden administration is outlining new plans to combat domestic terrorism in light of the January 6 attack on the…

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We owe it to our kids to put an age limit on social media – TechCrunch

For societies with long histories of protecting children with laws and regulations, isn’t it surprising that nothing is being done…

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Ivorian startup Afrikrea partners with DHL and Visa to launch SaaS e-commerce platform ANKA – TechCrunch

In 2016, Ivorian e-commerce startup Afrikrea started as a marketplace for African-based and inspired clothing, accessories, arts, and crafts. Over…

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UK’s Digital Markets Unit starts work on pro-competition reforms

A new UK public body that will be tasked with helping regulate the most powerful companies in the digital sector…

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Watch Sacha Baron Cohen skewer Zuckerberg’s “twisted logic” on hate speech and fakes – TechCrunch

Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has waded into the debate about social media regulation. In an award-acceptance speech to the Anti…