Techmeme: The EU says Shein's practices breach its rules against false discounts, deceptive product labels, and more, and warns Shein may face fines if it doesn't comply (Edith Hancock/Wall Street Journal)

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Bloomberg:

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Alexios Mantzarlis / Indicator:

The top contributor to X's Community Notes is Web3 Antivirus, a startup that uses an automated process to flag crypto scam posts and has posted 52,000 times — I thought someone was gaming X's crowdsourced moderation; instead, they appear to be helping clean up the platform's mess for free.

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Financial Times:

India's crypto industry is lobbying for tax cuts on domestic trading, hoping to seize on New Delhi's softening crypto stance as it negotiates a US trade deal — Government's attitude to digital assets has thawed following Trump's return to White House, say executives — Chris Kay in Mumbai and Krishn Kaushik in New Delhi

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Edith Hancock / Wall Street Journal:

The EU says Shein's practices breach its rules against false discounts, deceptive product labels, and more, and warns Shein may face fines if it doesn't comply — European Union regulators said China-founded e-commerce platform Shein's sales tactics fall foul of EU law and that the company …

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Bloomberg:

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