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Will the government crack down on bots after Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift meltdown?

After Ticketmaster fumbled its sales of Taylor Swift’s Eras stadium tour tickets earlier this month, the company blamed “bot attacks” and fans for the meltdown.

Los Angeles Times

Microsoft will reportedly make concessions regarding Activision Blizzard deal

The Xbox manufacturer might enter a 10-year deal with PlayStation to appease UK regulators.

USA Today Sports Media Group

'We Want Freedom': Chinese Protests Reflect Frustration With Country's Continuing COVID Restrictions

Plus: Reason's holiday gift guide, a possible new antitrust suit against Microsoft, and more...

Reason

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‘Resort fees’ set be outlawed in the US by Joe Biden

President vows to eliminate charges intended ‘to confuse or deceive consumers’

The Independent UK

The FTC might be readying a challenge to the Microsoft Activision deal, sources say

A new report from Politico suggests the FTC will file an antitrust lawsuit in a bid to stop Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard

USA Today Sports Media Group

Global legal perils beset a downsized Twitter

Musk's firm faces challenges from regulators and legislators even as it has lost much of its policy staff.

Axios

The Horseracing Case and How It Misunderstands Private Delegation

Despite a recent Fifth Circuit case, there is no private nondelegation doctrine.

Reason

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Fifth Circuit: Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act Unconstitutionally Delegates Power to a Private Entity

A rare, successful nondelegation challenge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Reason

Fraudster Kevin Trudeau out of prison, back in court for ‘reunion’ with judge who might lock him up again

Lawyers ask a judge to detain the author of ‘The Weight-Loss Cure “They” Don’t Want You to Know About’ as they try to find millions he may have hidden away.

Chicago Sun-Times

States take key role in fighting fake online reviews

With studies showing that at least three-quarters of online shoppers check product and service reviews before they buy, the evaluations have become more important than ever in global commerce. But fake reviews upend the system.

Tribune News Service

Senators to FTC: Probe Twitter security, take needed action

A group of Democratic senators have asked federal regulators to investigate any possible violations by Twitter of consumer-protection laws or data-security commitments

The Independent UK

Split-ticket voting for U.S. Senate and governor

Welcome to the Monday, November 14, Brew.

Ballotpedia

Sen. Ed Markey tells Elon Musk: Fix your companies or Congress will

The warning came after Musk mocked the senator for demanding answers about Twitter's verification process.

Axios

US Senator threatens to ‘fix’ Elon Musk’s companies after billionaire mocked him on Twitter

Ed Markey had complained to billionaire about fake verified account in his name

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

Chaos unleashed: Elon Musk’s wild ride at helm of Twitter could bring it down

World’s richest man has made a spectacle of his ownership of the social media platform, and advertisers, employees and regulators are none too pleased

Evening Standard

Elon Musk warns Twitter staff of ‘difficult times ahead’ if they can’t find news ways of making money

Staff were told to stop remote working and come into the office for a meeting - or resign

Asharq Al-Awsat

Musk Warns of Twitter Bankruptcy as More Senior Executives Quit

Twitter Inc's new owner Elon Musk on Thursday raised the possibility of the social media platform going bankrupt, capping a chaotic day that included a warning from a US privacy regulator and the exit of the company's trust and safety leader. The billionaire on his first mass call with employees…

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court signals it may allow court challenges to SEC, FTC

The U.S. Supreme Court signaled it may open a new avenue for companies and people to fight off complaints by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission, hearing arguments in cases that could undercut the clout of two powerful market regulators.

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Ballotpedia

Robe & Gavel November 7, 2022: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for Nov. 1

Welcome to the Nov. 7 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

RideApart

Harley Hit With A Third Federal Class-Action Antitrust Lawsuit In 2022

A third Federal antitrust class-action lawsuit was filed in Illinois in November, 2022, which seeks relief for class members across multiple states.

Benzinga

Musk Reportedly Suspends Twitter Work On Crypto Wallet, Boeing's Jeppesen Hit By Potential Ransomware Attack, Lyft Cuts Workforce: Top Stories Friday, Nov. 04

Reuters

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Meta and Twitter show the drawbacks of giving self-satisfied billionaires too much power

Back in the prehistoric era — in 2012, when Facebook staged one of the most hyped initial public stock offerings of all time — I warned the company's newly minted shareholders that they had become wedded to Mark Zuckerberg.

Los Angeles Times

There are no perfect solutions for identity theft. But experts and a victim have ideas

Identity theft happened to me. It could happen to you. Our systems enable bad actors to commit identity fraud and generally get away with it. But it doesn't have to be this way.

Tribune News Service

Bills target corporate practices thwarting product repairs

WASHINGTON — After Dyani Chapman’s refrigerator broke, her landlord replaced it with a new one, a cheaper route than fixing the original. When her phone’s screen cracked, Chapman faced a similar dilemma.

Roll Call

Bills target corporate practices thwarting product repairs - Roll Call

There is bipartisan congressional interest behind bills to make it easier for consumers to repair what they own.

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