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Leaked draft of executive order calls for antitrust investigation into social media bias

Sep 23, 2018

President Trump’s accusations of social media bias against conservative views may soon begin informing White House policy. Business Insider has acquired a copy of a proposed executive order that would direct fe...

EU parliament should refine its controversial internet copyright directive

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Sep 15, 2018

Headlines, Opinion, Policy, World

It’s been a transformative year for the internet, and the European Union has, through legislation, repeatedly put itself at the center of controversies. This week, the European Parliament voted in favor of the ...

California governor Jerry Brown passes climate measures while sharply criticizing Trump

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Sep 11, 2018

Environment, Policy, Science

California governor Jerry Brown signed two measures aimed at effectively eliminating the state’s carbon emissions this week, according to The Guardian, while leveling scathing criticism at President Donald Trum...

Apple says they will be hurt by Trump’s proposed China tariffs

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Sep 8, 2018

Business, Policy, Science

Trump’s recently proposed tariffs on Chinese goods would affect a “wide range” of Apple products, according to a letter from the company. On Friday, Trump said $267 billion in tariffs are “ready to go on sho...

Congress questions Facebook and Twitter officials, with Google conspicuously absent

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Sep 6, 2018

Business, Policy, Science

Representatives from Facebook and Twitter took questions from the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, at a hearing focused on the social media company’s political influence and management of user data, ...

California legislature passes nation’s strictest net neutrality rules

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Sep 4, 2018

Policy, Science

California is poised to pass the nation’s most stringent net neutrality law, countering the federal government’s recent abandonment of net neutrality protections. The measure passed the state legislature on Fri...

3D printed guns, largely untraceable, are here to stay without further legislation

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Aug 29, 2018

Innovation, Opinion, Policy, Science

Though the controversy over 3D printed guns has been brewing for several years, it’s picked up steam in recent months following a legal settlement by the State Department in July, which allowed the Defense Dist...

US and Mexico reach agreement in trade negotiations to replace NAFTA

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Aug 29, 2018

Policy, Science, World

A new deal was reached Monday between Mexico and the US to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), according to CNBC. Trump has taken issue with NAFTA and called for a renewed round of negotiat...

New Brexit referendum is “on the table” if May’s deal is rejected, according to Labour spokesman

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Aug 24, 2018

Policy, Science, World

Labour party Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer has said another Brexit referendum is “on the table,” if parliament rejects Theresa May’s final deal to break ties with the EU, or in the face of a no-deal Brexit, acc...

EPA admits its own plan to roll back regulations could lead to 1,600 deaths

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Aug 22, 2018

Policy, Science

A report from the Environmental Protection Agency acknowledges that its own plan to roll back regulations on greenhouse gas emissions will cause up to 1,630 premature deaths by 2030, as a result of heart and lu...