What Big Tech got out of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

What Big Tech got out of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

Source: The Verge The massive budget bill signed into law by President Donald Trump on Independence Day didn’t include everything on Big Tech’s wishlist, but the industry’s largest players stand to gain significantly from several provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The Republican-backed legislation is best known for its tax cuts on tips,…

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The EU is testing a prototype age verification app

The EU is testing a prototype age verification app

Source: The Verge “Making sure our children and young people are safe online is of paramount importance to this Commission,” said EU tech policy leader Henna Virkkunen. “The guidelines on the protection of minors for online platforms, combined with the new age verification blueprint, are a huge step forward in this regard. Platforms have no…

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Reddit is rolling out age verification in the UK

Reddit is rolling out age verification in the UK

Source: The Verge Reddit users in the United Kingdom will now be blocked from accessing “certain mature content” unless they complete the platform’s new age verification process. Reddit announced on Monday that UK users will need to upload a selfie or a photo of their government ID in order to view content that’s restricted for…

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DOJ paves the way for a legal war on fact-checking

DOJ paves the way for a legal war on fact-checking

Source: The Verge Newspapers and social media platforms that agree to deprioritize misinformation could be violating US antitrust law if they exclude rivals or lead to anticompetitive effects, the Justice Department says in a new legal filing. President Donald Trump’s DOJ Antitrust Division filed a statement of interest Friday in an existing lawsuit, Children’s Health…

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Even crypto execs fall for crypto scams

Even crypto execs fall for crypto scams

Source: The Verge It’s not every day you hear of cryptocurrency executives falling for crypto scams, but here we are. A complaint filed by the Department of Justice appears to reveal that a pair of MoonPay executives lost $250,000 worth of Ethereum when donating to what they thought was President Donald Trump’s inauguration, as first…

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