PrivacyDigest1d ago

#California says AT&T lied to #FCC in attempt to shut off old phone network

California state #regulators say AT&T lied to the Federal Communications Commission in an attempt to shut off its old copper phone network without providing an adequate replacement.
#att

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/california-says-att-lied-to-fcc-in-attempt-to-shut-off-old-phone-network/

California says AT&T lied to FCC in attempt to shut off old phone network

FCC considers AT&T petitions to preempt state rules and discontinue phone service.

Ars Technica
World news | The Guardian2d ago
Telegram questioned by Ofcom after arsonist who targeted Starmer-linked properties recruited on app https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/19/telegram-ofcom-arsonist-starmer-linked-properties #Telegram #Ofcom #Technology #Regulators #Crime #SocialMedia #Russia #UkNews
Telegram questioned by Ofcom after arsonist who targeted Starmer-linked properties recruited on app

Exclusive: Telegram urged to clarify how it detects illegal incitement after attacks were coordinated using app

The Guardian
Joseph Lim 4d ago
Experts question steel plant's reopening
🧐"Te #government's decision to allow Xin Ke Yuan Steel to resume op'ns has raised fresh qns abt #publicsafety & whether #regulations adequately address concerns surrounding #steel produced thru #inductionfurnace technology. Te debate extends beyond a #steelmaker to te broader issue of how #regulators shld respond when structural #engineers & industry experts cont to raise concerns abt materials used in critical infrast & buildings"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3270845/experts-question-steel-plants-reopening
World news | The Guardian6d ago
GB News critics want to limit free speech to ‘liberal, Islington consensus’, Grade says https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/jun/15/gb-news-critics-free-speech-liberal-islington-consensus-michael-grade-ofcom #GbNews #MichaelGrade #Ofcom #FreedomOfSpeech #TelevisionIndustry #Media #UkNews #Regulators #Business
GB News critics want to limit free speech to ‘liberal, Islington consensus’, Grade says

Former Ofcom chair says he welcomed arrival of rightwing news channel five years ago in name of ‘plurality’

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianJun 14
X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/14/x-racists-impunity-hate-posts #X #Race #ElonMusk #KemiBadenoch #Internet #Ofcom #Regulators #SocialMedia #UkNews
X accused of giving racists ‘impunity’ after refusing to bar N- and P-word posts

Site takes no action over hate posts against UK politicians including Kemi Badenoch, Shabana Mahmood and Zia Yusuf

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianJun 9
Car finance payouts could be delayed by years over legal challenges, says FCA https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/09/car-finance-payouts-delayed-legal-challenges-fca-complaints #MotorFinance #FinancialConductAuthority #Business #Regulators #UkNews #FinancialSector #Motoring #ConsumerAffairs #ConsumerRights #Money
Car finance payouts could be delayed by years over legal challenges, says FCA

Complaints-led approach could pile £6bn of extra costs on to lenders, says City watchdog

The Guardian
Technology | The Guardian USJun 3
What does the UK watchdog’s new Google AI results rule mean for publishers? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/03/what-does-uk-watchdog-new-google-ai-results-rule-means-publishers #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Google #Newspapers #UkNews #AiArtificialIntelligence #Business #Computing #Media #NewspapersMagazines #Regulators #Technology
What does the UK watchdog’s new Google AI results rule mean for publishers?

Giving publishers power to block their content from being used in AI summaries will have global ramifications

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianJun 3
Ovo Energy to pay more than £10m over prepayment meter monitoring failings https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/03/ovo-energy-pay-prepayment-meter-monitoring-failings #EnergyIndustry #Ofgem #Business #EnergyBills #UkNews #Regulators #ConsumerAffairs #Money
Ovo Energy to pay more than £10m over prepayment meter monitoring failings

Regulator finds inadequate monitoring by firm could have exposed vulnerable customers ‘to clear risk of harm’

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianJun 3
UK media groups given power to opt out of Google AI search summaries https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/03/uk-media-groups-power-opt-out-google-ai-search-summaries #CompetitionAndMarketsAuthority #Google #AiArtificialIntelligence #Business #Computing #Alphabet #Regulators #Technology #UkNews #Media
UK media groups given power to opt out of Google AI search summaries

Watchdog says ‘publishers will now have effective tools to prevent content being used to power AI features in search’

The Guardian
Joseph Lim Jun 2
#LetterOfTheWeek
Track vehicle ownership data better
"regulators hv never actively tracked te “beneficial owner” of each #COE. There's never been systematic tracking of active driver #ownership & usage patterns of corporate-owned #vehicles. #Regulators cld take a leaf fr #Singapore Land Authority’s #digitalisation efforts.. any defined family unit tt holds multiple COEs unreasonably shld not be able to avoid additional #duties simply by structuring ownership differently"🧐
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-track-vehicle-ownership-data-better
Forum: Track vehicle ownership data better

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