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FTC votes to review influencer marketing rules & penalties

Undisclosed influencer marketing posts on social media should trigger financial penalties, according to a statement released today by the Federal Trade Commission’s Rohit Chopra. The FTC has voted 5-0 to approve a Federal Register notice calling for public comments on questions related to whether The Endorsement Guides for advertising need to be updated. “When companies…

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Cryptocurrency blockchain ChainUP Technology Backs Small and Medium Exchanges to Break Through

ChainUP provides the technology and high-level security support needed to level the playing field for small- and medium- sized exchanges. 11th February 2020, Singapore– In the world of cryptocurrencies, exchanges constitute the core infrastructure, attracting countless users by providing profit-making opportunities and cash flow. As early as April 2018, the number of exchanges on the…

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ACLU says it’ll fight DHS efforts to use app locations for deportations

The American Civil Liberties Union plans to fight newly revealed practices by the Department of Homeland Security which used commercially available cell phone location data to track suspected illegal immigrants. “DHS should not be accessing our location information without a warrant, regardless whether they obtain it by paying or for free. The failure to get…

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‘Porn block’ companies seek £3m in damages

Image copyright AFP Four companies that were developing age verification schemes for pornography websites are seeking damages after the government scrapped the idea. The plans would have forced adult websites to verify users’ ages or face being blocked in the UK. Culture Secretary Baroness Morgan scrapped the scheme in October 2019 amid a wave of…

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Cryptocurrency blockchain Peter Schiff’s Wallet Fiasco Is a Sinister Smear Campaign Against Bitcoin

Peter Schiff admits that he mistook his PIN for his password. It’s very unlikely that the gold bug never knew his password and PIN. Schiff is getting thousands of engagements while running a smear campaign against bitcoin at no cost. On Sunday, outspoken bitcoin-hater Peter Schiff took to Twitter to share an outrageous claim. According…

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Cryptocurrency blockchain Square Crypto Is Paving the Way for Bitcoin to Muscle Cash Out of the Way

Square Crypto is building a Lightning Dev Kit that will give developers more flexibility for Lightning tech and bitcoin wallets. Square’s crypto arm expects that bitcoin payments will overtake cash. Bitcoin’s volatility has gotten in the way of its use case for payments. While some of Twitter gets on Jack Dorsey’s case for allegedly trying…

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Google backs productivity startup building algorithmic inbox for Slacks, emails and texts

There have been plenty of stories written about the so-called “Slack-lash” and the growing unrest among workers dealing with DM interruptions that take their attention away from the task at hand. Slack is a poster child for the problem, but VCs have invested heavily in a number of collaboration tools over the past several years…

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Meet 500 Startups’ 26th batch of startups

Following TechCrunch’s coverage of 500 Startups’ 25th batch (and numbers 24, 23, 22, and 21, in case you wanted to go back in time), today we’re saying hello to the accelerator’s 26th cohort. 500 Startups, in case you weren’t aware, is a seed-stage accelerator and a collection of venture funds. The group, now with a…

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Cryptocurrency blockchain Bitcoin to Repeat 2017 Bull Run Based on This Key Metric: Analyst

Research firm Glassnodes came up with a new metric to gauge bitcoin adoption. The growth of this new metric appears to coincide with recent bitcoin rallies. It appears that conditions are right for this metric to breakout and possibly foreshadow the next bull run. Bitcoin bulls have a lot of reasons to be excited. On…

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Cryptocurrency blockchain PayFbit to Launch an Airdrop Campaign

PayFbit, an upcoming unique & powerful platform has announced an Airdrop Campaign. This event is focused on increasing awareness about PayFbit’s unique wallet platform. As an introductory celebration, the PayFbit is offering free redeemable candies to users. The details of this campaign are given below. What is PayFbit? PayFbit is upcoming smart blockchain-based payment solution…

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