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Rabbi Ilan Feldman has gone on the offensive against US Senate candidate Raphael Warnock without Atlanta media examining his own anti-Palestinian connections and baggage. (via YouTube) Over the last few weeks, Reverend Raphael Warnock, the Democratic candidate for one of Georgia’s US Senate seats, has abandoned his support for Palestinian rights. I have painstakinglydocumented his collapse under Israel lobby pressure. But what do we know about those pressuring him? So far, we know that following his rapid reversals, Warnock was endorsed by the political action committee of Democratic Major...
Social media giants face big fines and blocked sites under new UK rules on harmful content CNBC 12/15/2020 Ryan Browne The proposals are part of the U.K. government's bid to force tech giants to rid their platforms of illegal and toxic content. Companies that fail to comply will face fines of up to £18 million of 10% of their annual global revenues, whichever is higher. British media watchdog Ofcom would also be able to block non-compliant services from being accessed in the U.K. © Provided by CNBC The logos of Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and TikTok di...
Brussels launches assault on tech giants as crackdown gathers pace Margarethe Vestager said the rules would allow for 'all businesses operating in Europe to freely and fairly compete online' 15 December 2020 • 6:01pm Brussels has unveiled sweeping new regulations to “put order into chaos” within digital markets, setting out tough restrictions for some of the world’s largest technology companies. In two new pieces of legislation published on Tuesday, the European Commission released details of a crackdown designed to level the playing field between so-called “gatekeeper” compani...