Satoshi Versus the ‘Infrastructure Bill’ — Political Permission Not Required – Op-Ed Bitcoin News
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Is political extremism tarnishing blockchain by association?
The attack on the U.S. Capitol last month led to the deplatforming of former President Donald Trump from Twitter and Facebook. Amazon, Apple and Google stopped hosting Parler, a free speech app that had been the platform of choice for many sympathetic to extremist, far-right ideas. Gab, an alt-Twitter app
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Facebook and Google Extend Post-Election Ban on Political Ads
Digital media strategists for both the Republican and the Democratic parties have expressed their frustration with the ban.Following an earlier ban on post-election ads, the duo of social media giants Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) may be extending their post-election ad bans by a month to
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UK political parties must improve data protection practices
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has set out how seven of the UK’s political parties need to improve the way they handle
Read MoreCoinbase CEO prompts furious accusations of hypocrisy as he pushes political misinformation
Less than a month after Brian Armstrong declared Coinbase should “be laser focused on achieving its mission,” he seemingly violated his own policy by tweeting a political post riddled with falsehoods... during business hours. In an Oct. 23 tweet from Armstrong’s personal account, the Coinbase CEO posted a link to a
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Blog: Elizabeth Denham on the conclusion of the ICO’s investigation into the use of personal data in political campaigning
06 October 2020 There can be few cases that better illustrate how mainstream data protection has become than the ICO’s investigation into the
Read MoreEnhancing DeFi with political parties
Meta-DeFi protocols are becoming increasingly popular following the success of Yearn.finance. The project is essentially a yield farming hedge fund that lets people participate in complex strategies to farm the governance tokens, or GTs, of other protocols.Yearn is just about business — it sells any tokens it obtains through its
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FB Stock Down 4%, Facebook to Ban Political Ads Before U.S. Election
After last year’s announcement to allow political ads, Facebook will ban these ads shortly before the upcoming elections. FB stock price is falling.Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) announced plans to ban political ads in the week before the U.S. presidential election. According to the announcement, some posts will be put down,
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BTC is Safe Haven Asset Amid Political Tension
Nigel Green, the CEO and founder of financial consultancy firm deVere Group, says Bitcoin’s recent bullish activity shows it has the power to replace proven safe haven assets like gold.In a statement on the deVere Group’s website posted July 27, Green said Bitcoin (BTC) is currently living up to its
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