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
A simple plan to dissolve Facebook, Google, and Amazon, from the man who coined the term "net neutrality" ~tech facebook google amazon Article 2331 words 30 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
Elizabeth Warren’s Theory of Capitalism: A conversation with the Democratic senator about why she’s doubling down on market competition at a moment when her party is flirting with socialism ~misc politics Article 2414 words 20 votes
FCC can define markets with only one ISP as “competitive,” court rules ~tech Article 925 words 20 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
An 1835 law created for horse-drawn carriages prevents electric scooter startups from expanding to the UK ~transport Article 786 words 9 votes
The botulism outbreak that gave rise to America’s food safety system ~food history Article 1430 words 5 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
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
Enforcing the law is inherently violent ~misc politics Article 480 words, published Jun 27 2016 4 votes
Microsoft urges Congress to regulate use of facial recognition ~tech privacy microsoft Article 1344 words 9 votes
Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin cannot replace money, says Bank for International Settlements ~finance cryptocurrency banking Article 1080 words 10 votes
The Honest Ads Act hits a brick wall ahead of the midterms. Bill would level playing field between online and TV political ads. ~tech social media facebook Article 885 words 6 votes
Fall asleep in seconds by listening to a soothing voice read the EU’s new GDPR legislation ~tech Article 201 words 11 votes
US Federal Reserve votes to ease rule aimed at preventing big banks from making risky financial bets ~finance banking Article 1086 words 6 votes