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France’s top court rejects core of law targeting online hate speech
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) - France's top court rejected most of a draft law that would have compelled social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter to remove any hateful content within 24...
Jun 18, 2020
U.S. House panel hears from Facebook, Google, Twitter on election security
By Elizabeth Culliford (Reuters) - Top officials from Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and Twitter Inc appeared remotely before U.S. lawmakers on Thursday at a virtual hearing on foreign influence ...
Jun 18, 2020
Robinhood says experiencing major trading outage
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Robinhood Markets Inc, the fintech startup credited with helping popularize trading with millennials, said on Thursday it was experiencing a "major outage" in equities and options...
Jun 18, 2020
Facebook sues individuals for unauthorized use of automation tools
(Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Thursday it filed lawsuits against individuals in Europe and the United States for abusing its platforms by using unauthorized automation software. "This is one of the...
Jun 18, 2020
Amazon, Valentino file joint lawsuit over shoes counterfeiting
MILAN (Reuters) - Italian luxury brand Valentino and Internet giant Amazon have filed a joint lawsuit against New York-based Kaitlyn Pan Group for allegedly counterfeiting Valentino's shoes and offeri...
Jun 18, 2020
Russia lifts ban on Telegram messaging app after failing to block it
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Thursday lifted a ban on the Telegram messaging app that had failed to stop the widely-used programme operating despite being in force for more than two years. Some Russia...
Jun 18, 2020
DC superheroes coming to your headphones as Spotify signs podcast deal
(Reuters) - Podcasts featuring Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman will soon stream on Spotify as the Swedish music streaming company has signed a deal with AT&T Inc's Warner Bros and DC Entertainment. ...
Jun 18, 2020
UK to use Google-Apple model for tracing app in U-turn: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government will abandon the centralized model of its coronavirus test-and-trace app and switch to one based on technology provided by Apple and Google, the BBC reported ...
Jun 18, 2020
Thai central bank to develop payment system prototype for business using digital currency
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank unveiled on Thursday plans to build a prototype of a payment system for businesses using central bank digital currency (CBDC), or traditional money but in d...
Jun 18, 2020
Saudi wealth fund to invest $1.49 billion in India’s Jio Platforms
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will invest 113.67 billion rupees ($1.49 billion) in Reliance Industries Ltd's Jio Platforms, the Indian oil-to-telecoms conglomerate said o...
Jun 18, 2020
