In a letter to two US lawmakers, Ticketmaster says it will ban users from operating multiple accounts and shut down its TradeDesk platform after an FTC lawsuit
Crackdown Targets Scalpers Alyssa Ray / The Wrap : Ticketmaster Will Ban Users With Multiple Accounts in Bid to Stop Scalpers Amid FTC Lawsuit Ted Johnson / Deadline : Ticketmaster To Prohibit Multipl...
Sources: the US FTC is investigating whether Media Matters illegally colluded with advertisers; Elon Musk sued the advocacy group in 2023
we have weird fucking zealots steering the lobotomized husk of what used to be semi-coherent federal governance [embedded post] Ryan Mac / @rmac : So is the federal government just going to start inve...
SCOTUS orders lower courts to take another look at Texas' and Florida's social media laws, saying neither lower court conducted proper analysis of 1A challenges
The First Amendment was written in the 18th century … The Hill : Morning Report — Is a Trump election interference trial off the table? CCIA : Supreme Court Issues Ruling in CCIA, NetChoice Challenge ...
Experts: the FTC faces hurdles to appeal the Activision ruling as the facts work in Microsoft's favor; some question the judge's standard on harming competition
but their $69 billion deal isn't a sure thing yet John Quintet / iPhone in Canada Blog : Microsoft-Activision Deal Allowed to Proceed, Rules Judge Matt O'Brien / TIME : Judge Declines to Block Microso...
Twitter won't remove Trump's tweets about a conspiracy involving Joe Scarborough's aide, but claims it will update policies, after letter from the aide's widow
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Trump signs the Music Modernization Act that makes it easier for rights holders to get paid when their music is streamed online
at the White House Todd VanDerWerff / Vox : Trump signs the Music Modernization Act, the biggest change to copyright law in decades Roosevelt Room / The White House : Remarks by President Trump at Sig...
FCC formally refuses to hand over any data or logs in New York attorney general's inquiry into fake net neutrality comments
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Sony Pictures settlement of cyber attack lawsuit includes identity theft protection through 2017, $4.5M in reimbursement funds
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Sony Pictures and former employees reach agreement in principle to settle lawsuit stemming from data breach last year
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. agreed to settle claims … Steven Musil / CNET : Sony Pictures reaches settlement with ex-employees over hacking Nick Statt / The Verge : Sony Pictures reaches settleme...