X updates its ToS to claim the rights to the “Twitter” trademark and countersues Operation Bluebird after the startup filed an application to trademark the term
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The EU fines X €120M for breaching online content rules, the first fine under the DSA, citing issues like its deceptive blue checkmarks, after a two-year probe
‘Impose Sanctions...’ The Verge : EU fines X $140 million over ‘deceptive’ blue checkmarks Inc : Why Elon Musk's X Was Slapped With a $140 Million Fine Eva Terry / Deseret News : European Union fines ...
Automattic files counterclaims against WP Engine's October 2024 lawsuit and alleges that WP Engine has been abusing the WordPress trademark
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An Indian court dismisses X's March lawsuit challenging the government's content takedown orders, ruling foreign platforms can't invoke free speech protections
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Epic Games says that Apple rejected its latest Fortnite submission to the US App Store and the game on iOS will be “offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it”
Game is Blocked in the EU Now, Too Jessica Filby / Dexerto : Fortnite removed from App Store entirely after Apple blocks them in US Michael Tsai : Fortnite “Blocked” — Dominic Preston (MacRumors, Ha...
Apple files an appeal with the US Ninth Circuit, challenging last week's ruling to stop it from charging developers fees on purchases made outside the App Store
but it's also being sued over it The Macalope / Macworld : Give up the App Store purchase fight, Apple, it's just not worth it Joe Sparrow / Music Ally : Apple approves Spotify app update - and appeal...
After SCOTUS upheld the TikTok law, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew appeals to Donald Trump in a TikTok video to find a solution that keeps the app available in the US
Get ready for TikTok #LIVEFest2024! @Zara Larsson joins your faves to crown the top LIVE creators of the year. Kyle Eustice / AllHipHop : TikTok Ban Upheld By U.S. Supreme Court—Will Trump Save It? A...
The EU ends its long-running probe into whether Amazon received illegal tax benefits worth €250M from Luxembourg, where Amazon's EU HQ is, after court losses
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YouTube blocks songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Green Day, and others in the US, after its music licensing agreement with performing rights organization SESAC expired
Adele, Nirvana, Kendrick Lamar, Britney Spears & More Unavailable Jurin Charnvirakul / RM Update News : YouTube and YouTube Music Removed Some Music MD Ijaj Khan / Hindustan Times : Green Day, Adele, ...
Brazil's Supreme Court orders X to reimpose a block or face a ~$920K daily fine after an update made X accessible; X says service restoration was “inadvertent”
Usually when we talk about ban evasion, we're referring … Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica : Cloudflare helps Brazil block Elon Musk's X after platform briefly evaded ban Tiago Rogero / The Guardian : Brazi...