[Link] OK, So Facebook Is Bad. Now What?

Read: 15/11/2021 www.vice.com

Evidence has been mounting for years that Facebook is harmful for its users. Countless reports have documented how the company’s algorithms push people toward radicalization, allow extremist movements to grow, and spread misinformation on an unprecedented scale. 

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[Link] Google loses appeal, faces €2.4 billion shopping antitrust fine

Read: 12/11/2021 arstechnica.com

Google and the European Union are still battling it out over various product-bundling schemes across Google's empire. The latest news has to do with Google Shopping's integration with Google Search.

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[Link] Big Telecom Is Mad Because New FCC Appointment Gigi Sohn Actually Defends Broadband Consumers

Read: 8/11/2021 www.techdirt.com

So after the longest (and completely unexplained) delay in FCC and NTIA history, last week the Biden administration finally got around to fully staffing the nation's top telecom regulator.

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[Link] Australia also wants Google to unbundle search from Android

Read: 31/10/2021 arstechnica.com

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is the latest government regulatory body to take issue with how Google does business.

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[Link] An $8K Shiba Inu Investment Turned Into $5.7 Billion. But Can They Cash Out?

Read: 29/10/2021 www.vice.com

In the fast-moving world of cryptocurrencies, kingdoms can rise and crumble in the space of months or days. It’s in that spirit that Shiba Inu (SHIB), a Dogecoin-inspired token, surged past its original inspiration by market cap this week, which is the total value of all tokens in circulation.

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