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The social media movement that made a beloved icon of GameStop enthusiast Keith Gill continued to rally behind the YouTube personality known as Roaring Kitty as he testified to Congress on Thursday about his role in last month’s stock market … [Continue reading] about “Mr. Kitty” goes virtually to Washington over GameStop saga
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s first-in-the-nation law taxing digital advertising by Big Tech companies like Facebook and Google is being challenged in federal court as “a punitive assault” on digital advertising and should be struck down, … [Continue reading] about Groups file court challenge of Maryland’s internet ad tax
BOSTON (AP) — Kia Motors America says it’s restoring services crippled by a computer network outage that began Saturday and which apparently affected dealers’ ability to order vehicles and parts and knocked offline a smartphone app that owners use to … [Continue reading] about Kia and Hyundai recovering from days-long network outages
For years, Facebook has been in a defensive crouch amid a slew of privacy scandals, antitrust lawsuits and charges that it was letting hate speech and extremism destroy democracy. Early Thursday, though, it abruptly pivoted to take the offensive in … [Continue reading] about Facebook makes a power move in Australia – and may regret it
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister on Friday urged Facebook to lift its ban on news access for Australian users and return to the negotiating table with media organizations, warning that other countries would follow his … [Continue reading] about Australian leader urges Facebook to lift its news blockade
