The FTC's settlement with Equifax is such a joke, the FTC is now begging you not to ask for a cash settlement ~finance Article 634 words 16 votes
How Not to Regulate Social Media: Proposed privacy and bot laws don’t target real problems, and would cause needless harm ~tech internet social media privacy Article 2746 words 4 votes
What's the difference between... cage-free, pasture-raised, free-range, organic, and other labels on eggs? ~food Article 704 words, published Jul 17 2019 8 votes
FTC imposes $5 billion penalty and sweeping new privacy restrictions on Facebook ~tech social media facebook privacy Article 2139 words 6 votes
Justice Department to open broad, new antitrust review of Big Tech companies such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Apple ~tech google facebook amazon apple Article 67 words 10 votes
Highlights from Facebook's Libra hearing with the Senate Banking Committee ~tech Article 454 words 8 votes
US Federal Trade Commission approves Facebook fine of about $5 billion ~tech facebook social media privacy Article 1139 words 22 votes
What are your thoughts on the "precautionary principle"? Is there too much of it, or not enough? ~misc Article 5 votes
This traditional Brazilian raw milk cheese is caught in the crosshairs of a battle over government regulation ~food Article 486 words 6 votes
Oregon just voted to legalize duplexes on almost every city lot ~design urban planning Article 1363 words 11 votes
The ticket to 100% renewable power is underneath our feet ~enviro energy.renewable Article 987 words, published May 28 2019 6 votes
Banned bread: Why does the US allow banned additives that Europe says are unsafe? ~food Article 1273 words 15 votes
Facebook and Google pressured EU experts to soften fake news regulations, say insiders ~news Article 2079 words 4 votes
As commercial spaceflight takes off, the US aviation industry gets protective of airspace ~space spaceflight.commercial Article 2078 words 4 votes
Maciej Ceglowski's Senate testimony on privacy rights and data collection in a digital economy ~tech privacy Link 11 votes
The birth-tissue profiteers - How well-meaning donations end up fueling an unproven, virtually unregulated $2 billion stem cell industry ~science biology medicine Article 6868 words, published May 7 2019 8 votes
Facebook faces a big penalty, but US regulators are split over how big ~tech facebook social media privacy Article 1899 words 15 votes
Of all the meaningless terms in the food labeling world—and there are a lot—”natural” might be one of the worst ~food Article 509 words, published Apr 24 2019 10 votes
Ireland is blocking the world on data privacy - it's the designated lead regulator for many companies under EU privacy law, but it's in bed with the companies it should be regulating ~tech privacy facebook social media Article 5696 words 9 votes
The only way to rein in Big Tech is to treat them as a public service ~tech privacy google facebook Article 862 words 18 votes
No call for simulators in new Boeing 737 MAX training proposals ~transport Article 1005 words 7 votes
US and Saudi Arabia blocking regulation of geoengineering, sources say ~enviro climate change Article 997 words 7 votes
Facebook charged with misleading users on health data visibility ~tech facebook privacy security social media Article 483 words 8 votes
Australian banking royal commission calls for compensation, crackdowns, and an overhaul of financial regulators ~finance banking Article 1397 words 8 votes
Beyond the bottom line: Should business put purpose before profit? ~finance business Article 2801 words 3 votes
As US coal use drops to 1979 levels, Environmental Protection Agency may ease rules on new coal plants ~enviro energy.renewable Article 466 words 7 votes
Lost lands? The American wilderness at risk in the Donald Trump era. ~enviro energy Article 2248 words 11 votes
The EU Copyright Directive: What redditors in Europe need to know ~tech internet Article 418 words 11 votes
"Change the Terms - Reducing Hate Online" - a model policy framework for social media platforms ~tech social media Link 5 votes
Ban entire pesticide class (organophosphates) to protect children's health, experts say ~health Article 5 votes
Forget the ticket — Could you get arrested in the US for a parking violation? ~transport Article 808 words, published Oct 9 2018 5 votes
Internet hacking is about to get much worse - We can no longer leave online security to the market ~tech security internet Article 1590 words 22 votes
Thirty-five US states tell the Federal Communications Commission to get off its ass and do something about spoofed robocalls ~tech Article 326 words 6 votes
US Food and Drug Administration cracks down on Juul and e-cigarette retailers ~health Article 1474 words 8 votes
Pharma chief defends 400% drug price rise as a ‘moral requirement’ ~health healthcare medicine Article 822 words 8 votes