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Politics that are fact-based and technically researched. Progressive information about how US laws, government actions or companys may affect technology that we use. Our dependence on technology has a great affect on our daily lives. Take control!

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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 29/11/2024

Who is Lina Khan:

Lina Khan, as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) since 2021, has focused on enforcing antitrust laws, promoting consumer protection, and challenging monopolistic practices, particularly in the tech industry. She has led efforts to block significant mergers, proposed bans on non-compete agreements, and emphasized competition in healthcare markets.

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Lina M. Khan is a British-born American legal scholar who has served as chair of the Federal Trade Commission since 2021. She is also an associate professor of law at Columbia Law School. Wikipedia

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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 26/11/2024

The Bluesky social network is not yet big enough to be considered "Very Large Online Platform" subject to special obligations under Europe's Digital Services Act (DSA) – but it's already having trouble complying with the law.

Twitter rival Bluesky has been flouting EU rules since February, according to European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier, and EU member states have been asked to look into the matter and enforce applicable compliance.

"Bluesky is not designated as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act, as they do not meet the quantitative threshold for designation (45 million monthly active users in the EU)," said Regnier in a statement to The Register. "It does therefore not fall under the direct supervision of the Commission."

The biz, founded in 2021, hasn't publicly said how many monthly active users it has in the EU, which is part of the issue.

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The Political Technical @thepoliticaltechnical.social · 22/11/2024

"Toyota Motor Corp, and Volkswagen urged President-elect Donald Trump to retain key tax credits for electric vehicle purchases and take steps to speed deployment of self-driving cars." Do we think that Trump along with Musk will continue this credit? money.usnews.com/investing/ne...

The letter, signed by the group's CEO John Bozzella, said automakers face unfair competition "from heavily subsidized electric vehicles and technologies exported from China" and also noted that China was implementing a regulatory framework to support deployment of self-driving vehicles.

The group also asked Trump to reconsider rules finalized in April requiring nearly all new cars and trucks by 2029 to have advanced automatic emergency braking systems. The group earlier said the rules are "practically impossible with available technologies."

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