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The Technology 202: Europe s proposed digital rules target Amazon, Facebook and other big tech companies Cat Zakrzewski
with Tonya Riley Europe’s proposed rules for online businesses would solidify its reputation as the world’s toughest tech regulator. The European Union yesterday unveiled a pair of proposals that could force tech companies to more aggressively police their platforms for harmful content and also put new restrictions on how large companies compete with smaller rivals. The rules carry fines with up to 10 percent of the companies’ global revenue, and repeated violations could force a breakup of the companies, my colleague Michael Birnbaum reports.
The Finance 202: Business comes around on unemployment insurance as pandemic endures Tory Newmyer
with Brent D. Griffiths There s a surprising new consensus as lawmakers scramble to reach a deal on an emergency economic relief plan: A proposal to offer $300 per week in enhanced federal unemployment benefits is drawing broad bipartisan support. And it s backed by business groups and left-leaning economists alike. “You don’t want people to think they have to rush back to work because unemployment insurance is not able to provide enough income,” Glenn Spencer, the executive vice president of employment policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, tells me. “Some of the jobs that people would be able to get back to in a normal recession aren’t going to be there. So it’s going to take workers longer to adjust to the economy that we’ve got.”
Covid-19 pandemic loosens Silicon Valley s tight grip on tech industry livemint.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from livemint.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.