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Judge Nixes Candidate-Naming Bar on Super PACs
A federal judge found it unconstitutional Thursday to bar super PACs from touting the names of individual candidates.
Read moreGerman Wikipedia Blacked Out in Protest of EU Copyright Plan
Wikipedia’s German-language page has been blacked out in protest of a proposal to change European Union copyright rules.
Read moreHigh Court Blocks Google Settlement on Standing Issue
A privacy class action that Google settled for $7 million faced a Supreme Court clamp-down Wednesday, with the justices ruling 8-1 that there are too many questions about standing to move forward.
Read moreExpedia Class Certified
A federal judge certified a class of hotel owners challenging Expedia’s practice of falsely claiming that their hotels are sold out simply because they are not associated with Expedia.
Read moreSpotify Files Antitrust Complaint to EU Against Apple
Swedish music site Spotify has complained to European Union regulators about Apple for allegedly abusing its dominant position in music streaming and stifling competition.
Read moreDemocrats Launch Uphill Battle to Restore Net Neutrality
House lawmakers heard an endorsement of net neutrality Tuesday from a small internet service provider, but Republicans on the committee offered poor odds of Congress restoring the Obama-era rules.
Read moreInventor of World Wide Web Has Second Thoughts
The inventor of the World Wide Web knows his revolutionary innovation is coming of age, and doesn’t always like what he sees: state-sponsored hacking, online harassment, hate speech and misinformation among the ills of its “digital adolescence.”
Read moreWoman, Homeless Man in GoFundMe Scheme Plead Guilty
The homeless man and a woman who raised $400,000 on GoFundMe with a bogus rescue story pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges.
Read moreFacebook CEO Says He’ll Double Down on Privacy
Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook will start to emphasize new privacy-shielding messaging services, a shift apparently intended to blunt privacy criticisms of the company.
Read moreFrance Unveils Plan to Tax Internet Giants
The French government on Wednesday unveiled plans to slap a 3 percent tax on the French revenues of internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook.
Read more‘Digital Parties’ Disrupt Europe’s Traditional Politics
Europe has become a laboratory for a new type of politics: The rise of the “digital party,” whose members choose candidates, vote on policy positions and offer ideas through online platforms.
Read moreCharlottesville Judge Keeps Subpoena Efforts in Place
Advancing a bid for evidence that participants in the fatal 2017 Unite the Right rally had geared up for racially motivated violence, a federal judge rejected a motion to quash Tuesday by a white supremacist blogger.
Read moreRoger Stone Targets Judge in Online Post
President Trump’s longtime confidant Roger Stone has apologized to the judge presiding over his criminal case for an Instagram post featuring a photo of her with what appears to be the crosshairs of a gun.
Read moreUK Lawmakers Slam Facebook for Privacy Violations
British lawmakers issued a scathing report Monday that accused Facebook of intentionally violating privacy and anti-competition laws in the U.K., and called for greater oversight of social media companies.
Read moreJustice Department Sued for Targeting Online Lotto Sales
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu and his state’s lottery commission sued the Department of Justice on Friday over a recent regulatory change that would bar the sale of lottery tickets online.
Read moreHackers Flock to Hunt for Cracks in Swiss E-Voting System
Swiss authorities are trumpeting the fact that more than 2,000 would-be hackers from around the world have taken up an invitation to try to find holes in Switzerland’s groundbreaking online voting system — and potentially earn tens of thousands of dollars if they succeed.
Read moreAmazon Antitrust
Acting on complaints that Amazon favors its own products on its marketplace platform, Austria’s Federal Competition Authority announced Thursday that it is probing the online retailer for unfair trade practices.
Read moreBill Would Make Online Access to Federal Court Records Free
House lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill Wednesday that would remove online paywalls and make federal court records free to the public.
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