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Fb pushes EU for dilute and fuzzy web content material regulations

Fb founder Mark Zuckerberg is in Europe this week — attending a safety convention in Germany over the weekend the place he spoke about the type of law he’d like implemented to his platform forward of a slate of deliberate conferences with virtual heavyweights on the Ecu Fee. …
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is in Europe this week — attending a security conference in Germany over the weekend where he spoke about the kind of regulation he’d like applied to his platform ahead of a slate of planned meetings with digital heavyweights at the European Commission. …

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Author: Natasha Lomas

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  6. "Facebooks head of global policy has denied the tech giant could close its service to Europeans if local regulators order it to suspend data transfers to the US following a landmark Court of Justice ruling in July that has cemented the schism between US surveillance laws and EU privacy rights". (September 23, 2020)
  7. "The UKs competition regulator will make a decision on whether or not Facebooks purchase of Giphy has a realistic prospect of substantially lessening competition by March 25, it said today, as it continues to scrutinize the acquisition". (January 28, 2021)
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