Australia unveils draft law to regulate digital payment providers
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Australian government said on Wednesday it planned to introduce laws that would empower the central bank to regulate digital wallet providers including Apple Pay and Alphabet's Google Pay. Apple Pay, Google Pay and China's WeChat
Elon Musk’s X Corp sues California to undo content moderation law
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - Elon Musk's X Corp sued California on Friday over a state law establishing new transparency rules for social media companies, requiring them to publish their policies for policing disinformation, harassment, hate speech and extremism. X, the social
Canada tries to address news law concerns, Facebook not convinced
By Ismail Shakil and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada unveiled draft rules on Friday for a law to compel internet giants to pay news outlets, saying it was addressing the tech companies' concerns, but Facebook said it would stick to
Uber, DoorDash sue New York City over minimum wage law
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc, DoorDash Inc and other app-based food delivery companies filed lawsuits on Thursday seeking to strike down New York City's novel law setting a minimum wage for drivers. The companies filed separate complaints in New
Google to block news links in Canada over law on paying publishers
By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) - Google will remove links to Canadian news from search results and other products in Canada when a law requiring internet giants to pay news publishers comes into effect, the Alphabet-owned company said on Thursday. Google joins