Author: cmackenzie

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers announced a decision in the antitrust lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple Inc., ruling that Apple’s 30 percent commission cap and app developer restrictions are not a violation of antitrust law. The judge’s decision reaffirmed the principle that marketplace owners are allowed to set their own marketplace terms,… Continue reading Court Sides with Apple in Apple v. Epic Case

On Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed HB 20, a must-carry hate online bill, into law. The controversial legislation prohibits social media companies from removing content based on the “viewpoint” of the user — even if that content violates the platform’s community standards. During debate last week, Texas Democrats offered amendments that would explicitly allow social… Continue reading Texas Governor Signs Must-Carry Hate Online Bill into Law

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has informed Coinbase that it will sue if the company launches Coinbase Lend, a new product allowing users to lend digital assets. The threat comes amid increased regulatory scrutiny of the crypto industry, despite a lack of guidelines that have left many businesses in a regulatory grey area.… Continue reading SEC Threatens to Sue Coinbase Over Crypto Lending

On Thursday, September 2, the Texas House accepted Senate amendments to a must-carry-hate-online bill (HB20), clearing a final legislative hurdle and sending the bill on to Texas Governor Greg Abbott for signature. The bill prohibits social media companies from removing content based on the “viewpoint” of the user — even if that content violates the platform’s community standards. Texas Democrats raised serious concerns during… Continue reading Texas Social Media Bill Clears State Legislature

On Wednesday, the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) held a public hearing on new proposed restrictions on the testing of autonomous vehicles in New York City. The new rules would slow or halt the testing of AVs by imposing a new citywide permitting process, including some requirements that duplicate state permitting and other… Continue reading NYC Holds Hearing on New Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Restrictions

On Friday night, Aug. 27, Republican members of the Texas House of Representatives passed HB 20, a “must carry hate online” bill prohibiting social media companies from removing content based on the “viewpoint of the user” — even if that content violates the platform’s community standards. Democrats raised serious concerns during hearings last week that the legislation would… Continue reading Texas Republicans Pass “Must Carry Hate Online” Bill, Vote to Protect Holocaust Denial, Terrorist Speech

On Thursday, the New York City Council passed legislation making pandemic-era food delivery fee caps permanent, limiting the ability of delivery apps to share delivery costs with restaurants.Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry association, testified in opposition to the bill during a City Council hearing in July, making the case that the delivery fee caps put… Continue reading NYC Passes Delivery Fee Caps That Will Increase Prices for Customers

Amended complaint against Facebook fails to credibly define social media market On Thursday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an amended antitrust complaint against Facebook over its 2014 acquisition of WhatsApp and 2012 acquisition of Instagram. The FTC’s initial complaint was thrown out by a federal judge in June for failing to provide credible evidence… Continue reading New FTC Facebook Complaint, Same Old Mistakes