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Gig Workers Win In California Senate
After most of the year deliberating the California Senate is now passing AB5, a law that is expected to solve problems for contractor from companies like Uber, Lyft and Doordash. In a historic victory, workers in these companies and others like them are likely to be considered employees, who are entitled to the benefits and […]
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YouTube Pays $170M After Breaking Children’s Privacy Law
Google the parent compay of YoUTube is paying fines totaling $170 million to the FTC and the New York Attorney General to settle a case of unlawful data collection of children under 13. The penalty for YouTube is paid out as, $136 million to the FTC and $34 million to the New York Attorney General. […]
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Memos Show the U.S. Government Has Been Lying About Backpage All Along
For almost a decade, backpacks has been booed by politicians, criticized by legislators, and dramatically misunderstood by the media, with negative stereotypes reinforced by Hollywood. In early 2010, the top prosecutors in 21 states argued that classified advertising site was “exploiting women and children.” The Department of Justice closed Backpage.com in 2018, but it still activates anger […]
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Malicious sites used To Hack iPhones For Years, Says Google
Security researchers at Google say they’ve found a number of malicious websites which, when visited, could quietly hack into a victim’s iPhone by exploiting a set of previously undisclosed software flaws. The researchers found five separate operating networks involving 12 separate security vulnerabilities, including seven mixed safari, internet browser and the built-in iPhone. The five […]
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YouTube Violations Of Child Privacy Law Will Cost Up To $200 Million
Google will allegedly pay between $150 and $200 million to end the FTC investigation into whether YouTube violated a children’s privacy law, Politico reported this afternoon. The FTC reportedly voted along party lines (3-2) to approve the settlement, which will now be reviewed by the Justice Department. It’s shaken up people in YouTube form Content creators, to […]
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How to Protect Against Robocalls
Every day most consumers answer a call, get a long pause, then hear a recording promising them something they don’t need or warning them about a problem they don’t have. These are robocalls and they are a nuisance to almost anyone with a phone. YouMail, a company that produces call blocking software, released a report […]
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8 Best YouTube Channel Management Agencies (updated)
Web video has changed the online marketing game over the last few years, but under no uncertain terms, even with players like Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook & Vimeo along with swarms of smaller platforms, YouTube rains King. Not all brands do well on YouTube, or even with online video. Today We’re listing the companies helping brands […]