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22 hours ago | reclaimthenet.org | Cindy Harper

Apple and Meta have become the first tech giants to face penalties under the European Union’s landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA), signaling a major shift in how Brussels enforces digital competition rules. On Wednesday, the European Commission revealed that Apple had been fined €500 million for violating DMA provisions related to app store operations.

3 days ago | reclaimthenet.org | Cindy Harper

A senior figure at the World Health Organization is advocating for a renewed and enduring partnership between global health authorities and Silicon Valley giants, lamenting what he views as a drop-off in corporate tech cooperation following the COVID-19 saga. Andy Pattison, Team Lead for Digital Channels at the WHO, expressed frustration over what he described as a fading commitment from major tech platforms after pandemic restrictions began to lift.

6 days ago | reclaimthenet.org | Christina Maas

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1 week ago | reclaimthenet.org | Didi Rankovic

Another US state is trying to enact legislation that lawmakers sponsoring, and supporters among citizens, say is designed to eliminate illegal harms affecting young people on social media. But the way Colorado’s Protections for Users of Social Media (SB 25-086) proposes to go about this task has thus far failed to convince Governor Jared Polis that freedom, innovation, and privacy would also be protected.

1 week ago | reclaimthenet.org | Christina Maas

A once-classified federal strategy paper has surfaced, pulling back the curtain on how the Biden administration planned to address domestic terrorism. Released by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard after legal pressure from America First Legal (AFL), the document shows a government effort that stretches far beyond traditional national security work. We obtained a copy of the documents for you here.