In an update to its RealPage complaint, the DOJ and ten state AGs allege six large landlords used harmed renters by using “common pricing algorithms.” Acting antitrust chief Doha Mekki says the landlords “shared sensitive information about rental prices and used algorithms to coordinate to keep the price of rent high.”
The Kids Online Safety Act was supposed to fix (or break) the internet. Now, after nearly three years of rewrites, it’s got days left to pass.
The American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Knight First Amendment Institute are asking the court to pause the law that could ban TikTok on January 19th while considering the case. They “urge the Court to see the Act for what it is: a sweeping ban on free expression that triggers and fails the most exacting scrutiny under the First Amendment.”
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Kanter says he’ll step down on Friday, as the incoming Trump administration prepares to take over and confirm new leadership. His principal deputy Doha Mekki will take over in the meantime. Kanter highlighted the division’s accomplishments during his tenure, including winning an anti-monopoly suit against Google, and building out a litigation program to take strong cases to court.
Leaders of the House panel that led the divest-or-ban bill against TikTok warned the CEOs to be ready to comply once the bill takes effect — assuming it’s not stopped before then. The warning comes after a federal court ruled the bill is constitutional. Under the law, app marketplaces could get in trouble for letting users download the app.
[Select Committee on the CCP]
