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White House to Launch Online Harassment Task Force

June 16, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

The White House announced that Vice President Kamala Harris will launch a new task force dedicated to fighting online harassment and abuse on Thursday. President Biden will sign a Presidential...

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Federal Authorities Investigate Musk Late Disclosure of Twitter Stakes

May 12, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

United States Federal Authorities have been investigating Elon Musk over the late disclosure of his Twitter stakes as he bid to take over the social media company. Musk reported to...

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Thai Army Boycotts Lazada over Satire Video

May 10, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai army banned the use of Lazada in all military units after a controversial TikTok video sparked outrage from royalist groups. General Narongpan Jitkaewtae claimed...

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EU Watchdog Eyes Crackdown on Misleading Ads for Online Financial Services

April 29, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

The European Union’s securities watchdog proposed on Friday that regulators should have more powers to scrutinize financial services to protect retail investors from misleading marketing strategies. The European Securities and...

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NASDAQ Ends at a High After Twitter Agrees to Musk Deal

April 26, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

NASDAQ ended substantially high on Monday after Twitter agreed to be bought out by entrepreneur Elon Musk, spurring a late-day spike in growth stocks. After Musk finally bought Twitter, the...

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Chess.com Banned in Russia

April 25, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Russian authorities banned the popular chess website Chess.com for alleged crimes against Russian chess players. Chess.com was banned by the Russian government agency Roscomnadzor, which is in charge of censorship...

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Russia to Block Paramount Plus

April 18, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Paramount Plus announced it would suspend services in Russia starting April 20. “The press service of MTV Russia, Paramount Comedy, Nickelodeon, and Paramount Channel confirms the suspension of broadcasting in...

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Kyrgyz President Urges Media Outlets Not To Insult Leaders of Neighboring Countries

April 14, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov called on the media outlets to refrain from insulting the leaders of neighboring countries, as he intends to put an end to the issue of...

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Musk Offers to Buy Twitter for $41B

April 14, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for about 41 billion USD and said that the platform needs to go private to thrive and serve free speech, days after rejecting...

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China Eyes New Restrictions on Livestreaming Industry

March 30, 2022 by Fourth Estate Wire

China is reportedly planning new curbs on its $30 billion live-streaming industry, eyeing stricter regulations over the content consumed by its youth, following more crackdowns on the online sector. Chinese...

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