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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: EU Prepares To Propose New Big Tech Regulations; Turkey Fines Big Tech Platforms $1.18M

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million) penalty for not following a new social media law, Reuters reported, citing Omer Fatih Sayan, the deputy transport and infrastructure minister. Foreign companies operating in Turkey that reach more than 1 million people daily have been told about some of the rules they need to comply with,” Sayan said on social media.

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Oracle And Walmart Could Pay $12B For TikTok Stake Under Deal Trump Endorses

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Chinese tech giant ByteDance reportedly wants Oracle and Walmart to pay $12 billion for a combined 20 percent stake in its social media giant TikTok — a plan President Donald Trump said will allow TikTok to avoid a threatened U.S. operations over alleged national security grounds. operations to an American company.

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Trump Gives ByteDance 90 Days To Split From US TikTok Business

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There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that ByteDance … might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States,” Trump said in his order. District Court for the Southern District of California, the company’s U.S. base of operations. The social media company said Wednesday (Aug.

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Decision On TikTok Ban Coming Sunday

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has asked a federal judge to temporarily stop President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting the popular app over national security concerns. In court documents, TikTok argued the ban is motivated by political considerations over the November presidential election, not by a genuine national security concern. operations.

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Report: TikTok Plans Lawsuit Over US Ban

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District Court for the Southern District of California, where TikTok’s American operations are based, as soon as Tuesday (Aug. 11), National Public Radio (NPR) reported, citing a source. It also alleges that the administration’s national security justification for the order is untrue. “It’s

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Report: Chinese Govt Stands Against Forced Sale Of TikTok

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operations or have them closed by the Trump administration. TikTok operations. District Court for the Southern District of California, where TikTok’s American operations are based. It also alleges that the administration’s national security justification for the order is false. 20 deadline to sell its U.S.

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The 2018 Bling Ring’s Commerce Challenge

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They were dubbed by local and national media channels “The Bling Ring” given their love of stealing shiny things — mostly jewelry — from homes of famous people, like the previous holders of the title. But the downside to social media is that it’s also an excellent information channel for the dishonest.