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The EU's Fine Against X Is Not About Speech or 'Censorship'

https://www.techpolicy.press/the-eus-fine-against-x-is-not-about-speech-or-censorship/

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The EU’s Fine Against X is Not About Speech or ‘Censorship’ | TechPolicy.Press

The €120 million fine under the Digital Services Act is just the EU enforcing some normal, boring requirements of its law, writes Stanford's Daphne Keller.
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Italian Competition Authority Fines Apple $115M for Abusing Dominant Position

https://en.agcm.it/en/media/press-releases/2025/12/A561

#HackerNews #ItalianCompetitionAuthority #Apple #Fine #DominantPosition #Antitrust #News #TechRegulation

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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Spain fines Airbnb €65M: Why the government is cracking down on illegal rentals

https://www.euronews.com/travel/2025/12/15/spain-fines-airbnb-65-million-why-the-government-is-cracking-down-on-illegal-rentals

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Airbnb fined €65 million as Spain tightens rental rules

The fine is equal to six times the profits Airbnb made while the properties were still listed despite being in breach of the rules.
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@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

#Cornell University reached an agreement with the #Trump admin Friday that would restore hundreds of millions in federal #funding to the #university, acc/to university & govt ofcls.

The agreement would also end government *investigations* that have placed the #school under months of federal scrutiny over accusations of *antisemitism* [ #FreeSpeech] & *discrimination* [ #diversity initiatives] in admissions.

#law #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #extortion

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@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Under the terms of the agreement, #Cornell is expected to pay a $30 million #fine to the govt & to invest another $30 million on programs designed to enhance efficiency & lower costs in #agriculture & #farming [they already have a world renowned Ag School]. A land-grant institution, Cornell is known for its agricultural #research programs.

#law #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #extortion #Trump #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState

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@mattotcha@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 years ago

UK email mistake put ‘lives at risk’ for Afghans who had worked with British military
https://therecord.media/ministry-of-defence-fined-email-mistake-afghans#MoD #email #error#Afghans#BCC#ARAP #fine

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