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From Brussels to Silicon Valley: Decoding the EU Digital Services Act and Its American Potential

By: Sarah McLaughlin   In August 2023, the European Union passed the Digital Services Act (DSA) into law. The goal of the DSA take a two-pronged approach in that it aims to promote a safer digital space that protects the fundamental rights of users and establish a level playing field to foster online innovation within… Read More From Brussels to Silicon Valley: Decoding the EU Digital Services Act and Its American Potential

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The European Union’s Digital Services Act and its Impact on Digital Marketing

By: Kaylie Scalze   The European Parliament passed the Digital Services Act (DSA) in July 2022, requiring several major tech conglomerates to implement stricter safeguards on their online markets, social networks, and content-sharing platforms.  The DSA recently began fully applying to all VLOPs (Very Large Online Platforms) within the European Union.  Companies like Meta, Google, TikTok, and… Read More The European Union’s Digital Services Act and its Impact on Digital Marketing

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Penniless and Partnerless: Cryptocurrency Romance Scams Target Younger, Tech-Savvy Victims

By: Kendall Casey Picture this: you meet someone on a dating app, develop a relationship, and then they ask, “Can I teach you to invest in crypto?”  Naturally, you want to know more about what they are interested in, so it sounds like a great idea when they suggest investing to start a future together. … Read More Penniless and Partnerless: Cryptocurrency Romance Scams Target Younger, Tech-Savvy Victims

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Bipartisan Support Emerges for Regulation of Tech Giants and Antitrust Reforms

A new report following a 16-month investigation into the state of competition in the digital marketplace found that tech giants such as Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google are using their power for anti-competitive practices. To remedy this, both Republicans and Democrats have made their own suggestions—varying in severity and scope—on how these tech giants should be further regulated or broken up.… Read More Bipartisan Support Emerges for Regulation of Tech Giants and Antitrust Reforms

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Gambling, thy name is Loot Boxes: Regulators Take Aim at a New Trend in Video Games

In November, 2017, Hawaii State House of Representatives Member Chris Lee issued a statement regarding the questionable practices of video game developers in including “loot boxes” in many popular video games. Viewing the practices as deceptive, addicting, and attractive to children. Simultaneously, the European Union is presently weighing the legality of these in-game purchases in an effort to potentially regulate them. While loot boxes are just a regular part of a game for some nowadays, others are clamoring to have them banned outright from video games, going forward.… Read More Gambling, thy name is Loot Boxes: Regulators Take Aim at a New Trend in Video Games

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Goldman Sached by the Securities Exchange Commission

Introductory Look Into Compliance Today Organizations aspire to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations. One way they do this is by administering a strong and robust compliance program. These programs are generally led by a Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”). The CCO is responsible to constantly look for ways to improve, review, structure and/or maintain… Read More Goldman Sached by the Securities Exchange Commission

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FCC Proposes Changes to Reinstate Net Neutrality

POSTED BY Edwin Batista Feeling the Pressure from politicians, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced that plans to reinstate Net Neutrality will be released shortly. Despite suffering a legal defeat in a federal appeals court, the FCC was encouraged by the court’s decision, which threw out the FCC’s open Internet rules on a legal technicality. … Read More FCC Proposes Changes to Reinstate Net Neutrality

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