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China bans hidden EV door handles in world first

J.D. Capelouto / semafor - The ban targets a design popularized by Tesla.

#techpolicy #china #cars #government #tesla #automotive #safety #ev

Flush door handles were futuristic, now China says they're too dangerous

4 wks / techspot

‘Deadly’ car feature permanently banned

4 wks / news.com.au

China follows through on deadly car ban

4 wks / news.com.au

China bans hidden car door handles, which can trap people after crashes

4 wks / npr / Camila Domonoske

China bans hidden EV door handles in world first

4 wks / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 10:21 pm / permalink 18732 / 5 stories in 4 wks


Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Tells Congress WBD Acquisition is Good For Consumers, Economy

Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos Feb. 3 appeared before a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing reiterating the positives surrounding the streamer’s $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming and studio assets. The hearing, which addressed the …

#techpolicy #streaming #netflix #antitrust #government #business #pricing #acquisitions #law #media

Today a Republican senator took a huge hit of concentrated culture war and said Netflix makes - this is real! - “THE WOKEST CONTENT IN THE WORLD” www.theverge.com/policy/87353...

4 wks / bsky / @reckless.bsky.social / reckless.bsky.social

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4 wks / bsky / @blasphemousjones.bsky.social / blasphemousjones.bsky.social

Republicans haul Netflix before Congress for being too ‘woke’

4 wks / theverge / Lauren Feiner

Netflix Leader Pushes Warner Deal Before Skeptical Lawmakers

4 wks / nytimes / David McCabe

Netflix and Warner Bros struggle to defend merger

4 wks / bbc

Netflix says users can cancel service if HBO Max merger makes it too expensive

4 wks / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Tells Congress WBD Acquisition is Good For Consumers, Economy

4 wks / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 8:21 pm / permalink 18726 / 7 stories in 4 wks


Department of Justice appeals Google search monopoly ruling

Stevie Bonifield / theverge - On Tuesday, the Department of Justice and the plaintiffs in the antitrust case against Google filed a cross-appeal, as the DOJ Antitrust Division announced in a post on X: "Today, the DOJ Antitrust Division filed notice that it will cross-appeal from the …

#techpolicy #google #antitrust #government #business #alphabet #doj #us #law #litigation

DOJ, U.S. States to Appeal Remedy Decision in Google Search Antitrust Case

4 wks / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

DOJ isn't letting its Google antitrust case loss go without a fight

4 wks / appleinsider

DOJ and US states cross-appeal Google ruling to force Chrome sale

4 wks / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Justice Department to Appeal Ruling in Google Search Antitrust Case

4 wks / pymnts / PYMNTS

Not So Fast, Google: That Lenient Monopoly Ruling from Last Year Is Being Appealed

4 wks / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

DOJ and states appeal Google monopoly ruling to push for harsher penalties against the company

4 wks / engadget / Anna Washenko

Department of Justice appeals Google search monopoly ruling

4 wks / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 7:20 pm / permalink 18722 / 7 stories in 4 wks


Spain considers social media ban for under-16s, joining others in Europe

techxplore - Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Tuesday, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms of online content.


Spain Ban Policy

Spain to Ban Social Media for Under-16s, Greece Considers Similar Move

4 wks / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das

Europe follows Albo in social media ban

4 wks / news.com.au

Spain Follows Australia in Banning Children From Social Media. Crackdown Could Begin Next Week

4 wks / cnet / Tyler Graham

Spain to Ban Under-16s on Social Media as the World Goes All in on Age Verification

4 wks / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Spain becomes first country in Europe to ban social media for under-16s

4 wks / reddit / /u/Dr_Neurol

Spain considers social media ban for under-16s, joining others in Europe

4 wks / techxplore

Spain set to ban social media for children under 16

4 wks / engadget / Andre Revilla

Spain becomes first country in Europe to ban social media for under-16s

4 wks / cnbc

Spain moves to ban under 16’s from social media

4 wks / politico / Aitor Hernández-Morales

Spain to ban social media access for under-16s, PM Sanchez says

4 wks / reddit / /u/vriska1


Tech Titans' Backlash

Elon Musk's feud with European leaders intensifies

4 wks / semafor / Tom Chivers

Spain plans under-16 social media ban, Elon Musk calls prime minister a "tyrant"

4 wks / techspot

‘Favour’: Billionaire Gates on social media ban

4 wks / news.com.au


All Other Stories

Spain to Ban Under-16s on Social Media as the World Goes All in on Age Verification

4 wks / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

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YouTube Blocks Background Play on Mobile Web Browsers, But Brave is Resisting

Laurent Giret / thurrott - YouTube has quietly pushed an update to its mobile website to block background playback on some third-party web browsers, but Brave has already found a workaround.The post YouTube Blocks Background Play on Mobile Web Browsers, But Brave is Resisting appea…

#techpolicy #mobile #google #browsers #youtube #business #internet #apps #ux

YouTube’s War on Workarounds: Background Audio is the Next Target

4 wks / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

YouTube Kills Background Playback on Third-Party Mobile Browsers

4 wks / slashdot / msmash

YouTube Blocks Background Play on Mobile Web Browsers, But Brave is Resisting

4 wks / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Software Stocks Post Worst Month Since 2008 as AI Fears Spread to Loan Markets

4 wks / implicator / Harkaram Grewal

YouTube now blocking background playback on mobile browsers

4 wks / theverge / Tom Warren

Back to Top / Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 11:21 am / permalink 18709 / 5 stories in 4 wks


Elon Musk’s X offices stormed by cyber-crime police in France

news.com.au - Cyber-crime police have stormed Elon Musk’s offices in France over “deepfakes and holocaust denial”.


General raid coverage on X offices

French police search X office in Paris, summons Elon Musk for questioning

4 wks / techcrunch / Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Paris Authorities Raid the Offices of Elon Musk’s X

4 wks / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

French prosecutors raid X's Paris offices over data and child abuse allegations

4 wks / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

France raids X offices, summons Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino

4 wks / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

French police raids Xs Paris offices

4 wks / mashable

X marks the raid: French cops swoop on Musk's Paris ops

4 wks / theregister / Connor Jones

Elon Musk’s X offices stormed by cybercrime police in France

4 wks / news.com.au

Elon Musk’s X offices stormed by cyber-crime police in France

4 wks / news.com.au

X’s Paris Office Raided by Prosecutors

4 wks / wsj / Sam Schechner

France raids X offices, summons Elon Musk over child pornography and deepfake probe

4 wks / scmp

Paris prosecutors raid X offices in probe into child abuse images and deepfakes

4 wks / go

Police raid Elon Musk’s X office in France

4 wks / politico / Mathieu Pollet

Paris prosecutors raid France offices of Elon Musk's X

4 wks / bbc


Grok AI scandal and deepfake controversies

French Police Search X Offices in Paris as UK Launches Investigation Into Grok

4 wks / cnet / Alex Valdes

French Police Raid X’s Paris Office in Probe of Grok AI and Illegal Content

4 wks / decrypt / Jason Nelson

X office raided in France's Grok probe; Elon Musk summoned for questioning

4 wks / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

Grok CSAM Scandal: Paris Prosecutors Raid X Offices as UK Probes xAI

4 wks / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

French police raid X’s Paris office as UK investigation continues

4 wks / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Paris prosecutors raided X offices and summoned Musk as global crackdown on Grok intensifies

4 wks / axios / Avery Lotz

France Raids X Offices as Europe Opens Four Probes Against Musk Platforms

4 wks / implicator / Maria Garcia

French authorities summon Elon Musk after raiding X offices

4 wks / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

French prosecutors raid X offices, summon Musk over Grok deepfakes

4 wks / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

X's Paris HQ raided by French prosecutors

4 wks / engadget / Steve Dent


All Other Stories

"... prosecutors are investigating possible complicity in the possession and distribution of child pornography images and the generation of sexual deepfakes. Prosecutors said they are also investigating alleged denial of "crimes against humani

4 wks / bsky / @antifamarketer.bsky.social / antifamarketer.bsky.social

Paris Authorities Raid the Offices of Elon Musk’s X

4 wks / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

The French do have a history of taking out the trash in spectacular fashion

4 wks / bsky / @denisedewald.bsky.social / denisedewald.bsky.social

And on the real Elmo’s birthday

4 wks / bsky / @theastutegaloot.bsky.social / theastutegaloot.bsky.social

France raids X offices, summons Musk on 5 criminal charges. UK opens Grok deepfake probe same day. Regulatory coordination across Europe hitting new level. #TechRegulation #AIPolicy https://www.implicator.ai/france-raids-x-offices-as-europe-opens-four-pro

4 wks / bsky / @marcus-schuler.com / marcus-schuler.com

Man kann X gleichzeitig aufsuchen (um eine Hausdurchsuchung vorzunehmen) und verlassen (als Plattform, um auf LinkedIn und Insta zu gehen) - jedenfalls wenn man eine Pariser Staatsanwaltschaft ist (soiehe zB auch: www.politico.eu/article/poli...)

4 wks / bsky / @hplehofer.bsky.social / hplehofer.bsky.social

BREAKING: Europol & Paris cybercrime unit raid Musk X office in France. "Investigations range from sexually explicit deepfakes, aiding the distribution of child sexual abuse material to the dissemination of Holocaust-denial content." #Defe

4 wks / bsky / @stollmeyer.bsky.social / stollmeyer.bsky.social

French authorities searched Elon Musk’s social media platform X’s French offices on Tuesday as part of a criminal investigation into its Grok AI chatbot, the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office said in a post on X.

4 wks / bsky / @eunews.social / eunews.social

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