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
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, EPA 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
The end of cheap shipping from China - The White House wants to put an end to low-cost shipping from overseas ~news usa china politics Article 1481 words 15 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 FCC to get off its ass and do something about spoofed robocalls ~tech Article 326 words 6 votes
Pharma chief defends 400% drug price rise as a ‘moral requirement’ ~health healthcare medicine Article 822 words 8 votes
The secret drug pricing system middlemen use to rake in millions ~health healthcare medicine Article 92 words 5 votes
How hedge fund activists prey on companies ~finance economics Article 1740 words, published Sep 3 2018 9 votes
Is This The Beginning Of The End For Facebook? ~tech social media facebook Article 1148 words 18 votes
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says the US has a major monopoly problem ~finance economics Article 681 words 18 votes
Ajit Pai does ISPs’ bidding, pushes for tighter rules on Google and Facebook ~tech google facebook Article 1650 words 16 votes
Nestle says slavery reporting requirements could cost customers ~food Article 460 words, published Aug 18 2018 8 votes
The tech industry is lobbying for federal data & privacy regulation that is friendly to the tech industry, but hostile to users' interests ~tech privacy Article 1471 words 11 votes
There should be ‘consequences’ for platforms that don’t remove people like Alex Jones, US Senator Ron Wyden says ~tech internet social media Article 3069 words 12 votes
Environmental regulations drove steep declines in US factory pollution ~enviro pollution Article 493 words 5 votes
New York City votes to cap Uber and Lyft vehicles in a crackdown ~news usa.ny.nyc Article 1526 words 13 votes
This surgeon wants to offer cheap MRIs. A state law is getting in his way. ~health Article 1506 words, published Jul 31 2018 6 votes
Leaked white paper proposes Congressional regulation of social media ~tech social media Article 622 words 14 votes
India looking to compel e-commerce, social media firms to store data locally ~tech social media security Article 758 words 5 votes
US Congress demands Jeff Bezos explain Amazon’s face recognition software ~tech amazon privacy Article 1007 words 15 votes
The water wars of Arizona - Attracted by lax regulations, industrial agriculture has descended on a remote valley, depleting its aquifer — leaving many residents with no water at all ~enviro water.ground Article 6290 words, published Jul 19 2018 22 votes