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March 18, 2022, 9:45 AM

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Sameer Manekar / Reuters:
Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission sues Meta for allegedly publishing scam cryptocurrency ads on Facebook with photos of Australian public figures  —  Australian competition watchdog has begun proceedings against Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc (FB.O), alleging …
Rowland Manthorpe / Sky News:
The UK's Online Safety Bill, introduced to Parliament and meant to enact sensible reform, is an unworkable comprise, with most elements shrouded in confusion  —  Even after years of debate, there remain substantive differences of opinion about the nature and purpose of the bill …
Leah Nylen / Politico:
Sources: the FTC will not challenge Amazon's MGM Studios acquisition as Lina Khan decided not to call for a vote, anticipating opposition from GOP commissioners  —  The Federal Trade Commission will not challenge Amazon's acquisition of MGM Studios after the agency's commissioners split on bringing a suit …
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James Ball / MIT Technology Review:
Russia's disconnection from Western online services raises fears of a “splinternet”, networks with incompatible protocols diverging from today's global internet  —  If Russia disconnects from—or is booted from— the internet's governing bodies, the internet may never be the same again for any of us.
Andrew Hayward / Decrypt:
Bored Ape Yacht Club's $APE token hit a peak of $39.40 per token during its airdrop, but later sank as low as $7.50  —  ApeCoin, the Ethereum token built for the expanding Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT ecosystem, launched this morning and rapidly rose in value before shedding much of its initial momentum.
Lily Hay Newman / Wired:
A look at FIDO Alliance's vision of a passwordless future, based on a passkey-like “FIDO credential” manager to let users easily switch between multiple devices  —  After a decade of work, the FIDO Alliance says it's found the missing piece in the bridge to a password-free future.
Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch:
An interview with three Apple executives about the Pro Workflows Team designing and developing the Mac Studio, Studio Display webcam quality issues, and more  —  Apple's powerful, capable Mac Studio bears the fruit of a listening attitude  —  The seeds of the Mac Studio were planted 5 years ago next month …
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