FBI scores a couple of major wins against digital baddies
US law enforcement agency the FBI twice managed to trick criminals into using digital services it had access to.
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UK mobile mast plan might not please anyone
The UK government wants to allow mobile operators to build taller and wider masts in rural areas, a move that is designed to improve mobile coverage.
US escalates its anti-Big Tech crusade
The US House of Representatives has given the thumbs-up to a report that recommends a raft of legal measures designed to curb the power of Big Tech.
US Senator proposes clumsy law that would punish all large companies
Republican Senator Josh Hawley has got carried away by his desire to curtail the influence of the US tech giants.
US inches towards regulating social media platforms as utilities
American Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has publicly questioned the contradictions presented by the current legal status of social media platforms.
FTC finally throws in the towel over Qualcomm antitrust case
The US Federal Trade Commission reckons Qualcomm’s licensing practices are anticompetitive, but not much of the legal profession agrees.
Facebook shows its hand on Section 230 reform
Ahead of yet another US political grilling, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is proposing that Section 230 protections should be restricted to those sites with comment screening systems.
Should zero-rating be part of the net neutrality debate?
AT&T recently had a moan about a new California net neutrality law and how it affects its ability to zero rate certain content.
Arizona poised to upset the app store apple cart
Google and Apple use their app store duopoly to prevent developers from using any in-app payment methods other than their own. That’s anti-competitive.
Facebook restores news in Australia after government compromises
The tactic of removing all Australian news content by social media giant Facebook, in response to a new law it didn’t like, seems to have been vindicated, at least in the short term.
Uber loses final UK appeal over driver employment status
Cheap taxi alternative app Uber has lost its final appeal over the classification of its drivers as ‘workers’, but it’s still not clear what the wider implications will be.
The pressure mounts on Apple over its app store policies
Fortnite developer Epic is not letting up in its crusade against the ‘Apple tax’, opening a new front in Europe with a European Commission antitrust complaint.
Ofcom removes Chinese propaganda outlet from British airwaves
The UK’s communications regulator has decided to revoke the licence to broadcast by the TV channel China Global Television Network, an overseas branch of China’s propaganda network.
UK Parliament reckons having just two telecoms vendors isn’t great
Fresh from its stunning insights into the broadband market, UK Parliament has decided it’s time to fix the mobile sector.
Xiaomi inevitably sues US over blacklisting
The US belatedly added Chinese gadget giant Xiaomi to its list of dodgy companies a couple of weeks ago, forcing it to call in the lawyers.
UK government has another look at laws governing access to telecoms infrastructure
Now that we’re free of EU regulation it’s time to make the Electronic Communications Code fit for purpose.
BT faces class action suit for allegedly overcharging millions of landline customers
A law firm has decided Ofcom didn’t go far enough three years ago when it got BT to lower its prices and thinks 2.3 million of its customers deserve compensation.
Huawei set to lose its Swedish 5G appeals
Chinese vendor Huawei has had its main appeal against the terms of the Swedish auction declined, so it looks set to go ahead as planned.
US blacklists Xiaomi because reasons
Chinese gadget giant Xiaomi has been belatedly added to one of the US lists of companies its citizens aren’t allowed to interact with.
FCC Commissioner Pai’s Section 230 reform plans run out of time
The legal protections enjoyed by social media companies need updating, but that responsibility will fall to the Democrat-controlled FCC.
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