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Amazon calls on Congress to create anti-price gouging law
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Amazon has received a fair amount of criticism for perceived inaction against seller price gouging during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the retail giant has made efforts to rein in the opportunist activity (pulling some half a million offending listings), critics have pointed to the company’s slow response, along with continued problems with a number of […]
Topics: antiprice, price, create, supply, states, products, policy, efforts, calls, huseman, amazon, congress, gouging, law, notes, techcrunch. -
Amazon may have lied to Congress about its business practices, lawmakers say
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Five members of the House Judiciary Committee have accused (PDF) Amazon’s top executives of either misleading or blatantly lying to it about its business practices and said they are considering an investigation following publication of two damning reports last week. Reuters and the Markup reported last week that Amazon uses the data of third-party sellers on its […]
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Confirmed: Mark Zuckerberg to Appear Before Congress April 11
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Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee confirmed that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will indeed testify in front of the congressional committee on April 11.
His testimony is rooted in the ongoing controversy over Facebook’s handling of its users’ data, which became the subject of global news after it was revealed that personal information was misused by data consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica.
Topics: appear, congress, users, confirmed, committee, data, facebooks, zuckerberg, privacy, user, zuckerbergs, global, facebook, mark. -
Facebook’s testimony to Congress: Libra will be regulated by Swiss
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The head of Facebook’s blockchain subsidiary Calibra David Marcus has released his prepared testimony before Congress for tomorrow and Wednesday, explaining that the Libra Association will be regulated by the Swiss government because that’s where it’s headquartered. Meanwhile, he says the Libra Association and Facebook’s Calibra wallet intend to comply will all U.S. tax, anti-money […]
Topics: facebook, marcus, association, policy, libra, techcrunch, financial, congress, testimony, facebooks, swiss, regulated, calibra, services, comply. -
Lowlights from Zuckerberg’s Libra testimony in Congress
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“I don’t control Libra” was the central theme of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony today in Congress. The House of Representatives unleashed critiques of his approach to cryptocurrency, privacy, encryption and running a giant corporation during six hours of hearings. Zuckerberg tried to assuage their fears while stoking concerns that if Facebook doesn’t build Libra, […]
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Mark Zuckerberg Will Testify Before Congress, According to Reports
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Update on March 28, 2018, 9:08 AM EST: Reports from Politico indicate that Mark Zuckerberg is expected to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, "according to a person familiar with the matter." The appearance is predicted to take place on April 12, though Committee spokeswoman Elena Hernandez has said that the hearing date is not yet confirmed.
According to a report from cable news network CNN earlier today, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has decided to testify before U.S. Congress amid growing concerns over user privacy.
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Retail business models must change or companies will face irrelevancy
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Three quarters of retailers believe their business model needs to change for them to remain relevant.
Topics: face, models, change, retail, research, velocity, success, retailers, speed, business, world, companies, congress, irrelevancy.