Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Hong Kong officials and legislators criticize Google over a pro-democracy song, "Glory to Hong Kong", appearing among the top results for the national anthem (Newley Purnell/Wall Street Journal)

Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal:
Hong Kong officials and legislators criticize Google over a pro-democracy song, “Glory to Hong Kong”, appearing among the top results for the national anthem  —  Officials and lawmakers call on company to alter its results page to show China's national anthem instead of a song made popular by antigovernment protesters



Kaiko: as FTX disintegrated, trading volume at the largest crypto exchanges jumped 23% to $705B in November, mainly driven by a 30% jump on Binance (David Pan/Bloomberg)

David Pan / Bloomberg:
Kaiko: as FTX disintegrated, trading volume at the largest crypto exchanges jumped 23% to $705B in November, mainly driven by a 30% jump on Binance  —  Digital-asset exchange Binance Holdings Ltd. saw a substantial boost in trading activity as Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto empire collapsed in November.



Meta's Oversight Board releases a report on the controversial cross-check moderation system, citing "shortcomings" and calling for "radically" more transparency (Adi Robertson/The Verge)

Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Meta's Oversight Board releases a report on the controversial cross-check moderation system, citing “shortcomings” and calling for “radically” more transparency  —  Meta's Oversight Board has released an in-depth report on Facebook and Instagram's controversial cross-check system …



Sources: the UK Treasury finalizes plans for expanded crypto regulations, including empowering the FCA and restricting advertising, following FTX's implosion (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Sources: the UK Treasury finalizes plans for expanded crypto regulations, including empowering the FCA and restricting advertising, following FTX's implosion  —  Implosion of FTX injects fresh urgency into government's pledge to impose order  —  The Treasury is finalising plans for a package …



Apple launches its self-service repair program in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the UK, the first expansion outside the US (Tim Hardwick/MacRumors)

Tim Hardwick / MacRumors:
Apple launches its self-service repair program in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the UK, the first expansion outside the US  —  Apple today announced it has launched its self-service repair program in Europe, extending the program beyond the United States for the first time.



Meta plans to consider removing news from its platform if Congress passes Senator Klobuchar's "ill-considered" Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (Jon Swartz/MarketWatch)

Jon Swartz / MarketWatch:
Meta plans to consider removing news from its platform if Congress passes Senator Klobuchar's “ill-considered” Journalism Competition and Preservation Act  —  Bill would allow news organizations to band together to negotiate for a larger share of online advertising revenue



Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry anti-US views are taking root worldwide (New York Times)

New York Times : Sources: the US State Department ordered embassies to push back against foreign influence campaigns, as officials worry ...