Germany may restrict games with loot boxes to adults

Posted on 09/03/2021 by Engadget

Another European country could soon place legal restrictions on video game loot boxes. As Der Spiegel and Eurogamer report, Germany's Bundestag has passed a reformed Youth Protection Act that would limit loot boxes to games with an 18-plus age ra...

FAA ends investigations into SpaceX’s recent Starship launches

Posted on 21/02/2021 by Engadget

The regulatory drama around SpaceX's recent Starship launches has simmered down. CNN's Jackie Wattles and The Verge have learned that the FAA ended its investigations into the SN8 and SN9 launches. SpaceX and the FAA "settled" conce...

DOJ drops lawsuit challenging California’s net neutrality law

Posted on 09/02/2021 by Engadget

The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) dropped its lawsuit against California’s net neutrality law on Monday, reports Reuters, foreshadowing the Biden administration’s approach to internet regulation.Acting Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Je...

China cracks down on big tech companies with new anti-monopoly measures

Posted on 08/02/2021 by Engadget

China is clamping down on big tech conglomerates by tightening its anti-monopoly guidelines for internet and digital payment services. The new rules effectively block companies from forcing sellers to choose between the leading online players, a comm...

Xiaomi files court challenge against US ban

Posted on 30/01/2021 by Engadget

Xiaomi isn’t wasting time disputing the US’ decision to put it on a list of Chinese military-backed companies and ban American investments. Reuters reports the Chinese phone giant has filed a legal complaint against the US Defense and Treasury Depart...

SpaceX Starship launch reportedly violated an FAA license

Posted on 30/01/2021 by Engadget

SpaceX’s high altitude Starship test may have created more problems than a fiery explosion. The Verge sources understand that the Starship SN8 launch violated the terms of SpaceX’s FAA test license, leading to an official investigation. It’s not clea...

FTC issues first fines using a law against ticket scalping bots

Posted on 23/01/2021 by Engadget

Most live events simply aren’t an option due to the pandemic, but that isn’t stopping the FTC from cracking down on ticket scalper bots. The regulator has taken its first legal action using the Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) Act meant to punish th...

Italy blocks TikTok for some users following girl’s death

Posted on 23/01/2021 by Engadget

TikTok is facing mounting concerns over its approach to younger users. The Guardian reports that Italy’s Data Protection Authority (DPA) has blocked TikTok for users whose age can’t be verified after a 10-year-old girl died while allegedly participat...

EU fines Valve and major game publishers for geo-blocking titles

Posted on 20/01/2021 by Engadget

Nearly two years after filing charges, the European Union is demanding remedies from Valve and other publishers for geo-blocking games. The European Commission has fined Valve, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home, Koch Media and Bethesda owner ZeniMax a...

Facebook and Google allegedly cut a deal that reduced ad competition

Posted on 17/01/2021 by Engadget

The antitrust cases against Facebook and Google might have some additional fuel. The New York Times says it has obtained documents from Texas’ antitrust lawsuit elaborating on a “sweetheart deal” (first mentioned by the Wall Street Journal) Google ga...

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