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Facebook's news blackout explained Congress vs. Robinhood and … – Source CNET Tech

The site blacks out news outlets in Australia over proposed legislation that would require Facebook to pay news publishers for content. Here’s how such rules could affect you, and why other governments may follow suit.

Members of the House Financial Committee question Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, various other figures from the financial industry and “Roaring Kitty” himself, Keith Gill.

The social network also says users worldwide won’t be allowed to view or share content from Australian news publishers.

The search giant is creating a new team under Marian Croak, a vice president of engineering.

Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jack Dorsey will all appear before Congress at a remote joint hearing on March 25.

The tech giant says it’s been building privacy protections into the iPhone for years, but it couldn’t bring all of them to the Mac until the M1.

The White House is ordering a full review of foreign supply chains, including semiconductors and rare earth…

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