If deemed to have SMS status, it could lead to @CMAgovUK to explore changes to prevent anti-competitive behavior. As part of the process, the CMA invites interested parties to submit commentary by February 3.
@martyswant
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CMA Launches First Strategic Market Status Investigation Against Google
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The @CMAgovUK just announced a new investigation into Google's search and search ads business. It's also the first time the CMA has investigated a company for strategic market status (SMS) under the UK's new Digital Markets, Competition & Consumers Act.
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NYT v OpenAI oral arguments audio feed disruptions
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Just joined the NYT v OpenAI oral arguments. Every time someone joins the audio feed, it announces the person w/ each person's voice & name…Awkward and distracting!
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Federal Judge Hears OpenAI Microsoft Copyright Lawsuit Arguments
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PSA: A federal judge will hear oral arguments tomorrow morning in @nytimes
' ongoing AI copyright lawsuit against @OpenAI & @Microsoft
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Bell Acquires Outfront Canadian Assets at Premium Valuation
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Twice the price Bell paid last year for Outfront's Canadian assets!
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CES 2025 AI News Trends Insights Weekly Briefing
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Strange not being in Las Vegas last week for @CES
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Meta Ends DEI Programs Immediately Under New Leadership
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In other Meta news, Meta's ending its DEI programs effective immediately, reports @mikeallen and @sarafischer
. https://
axios.com/2025/01/10/met
a-dei-programs-employees-trump
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Zuckerberg Discusses Meta’s Updated Content Moderation Policies
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Joe Rogan just released a three-hour interview with Mark Zuckerberg. I'm not finished listening to the entire thing yet, but here's something Mark mentioned related to Meta's newly updated content moderation policies/practices. (Transcribed for clarity without filler words.)
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Section 230 Debate: Should Tech Platforms Arbitrate Truth?
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One more quote for now from 2021 when U.S. Rep. Tim Wahlberg (R-Mich.) asked Zuck & @Jack if U.S. laws like Section 230 should allow platforms like Facebook and Twitter to be the "arbiters of truth."
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Facebook’s Fact-Checking Program Promises Under Scrutiny
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Here's what he said in 2021 about Facebook's "industry-leading fact-checking program." "People want to see accurate information on Facebook, and so do we. That’s why we have made fighting misinformation and providing people with authoritative information a priority."