U.S. majority supports tech regulation to preserve democracy

10 February 2022 by Mike Bond

Three-quarters of Americans say that US democracy could be at risk without stronger regulation of false information online, according to a poll by bipartisan advocacy group the Future of Tech commission, results of which were shared first with Axios. The same survey found broad bipartisan support for stronger privacy regulation and increased spending on cybersecurity. … Read more

How Diem became crypto’s sacrificial lamb

31 January 2022 by Sarah Jones

Facebook’s digital currency Diem – once seen as a force that could undermine financial stability and competing currencies – is now on life support after it was announced last week that it was Association Behind it are talks with a small Californian bank to sell its assets for around 200 million euros. But the announcement … Read more