The proposal, reported by Axios, would give the president discretion to extend the initial six month period for TikTok to find a buyer and separate from its Chinese parent ByteDance. The Senate is already considering a longer timeframe for the forced sale, as many analysts doubt six months is sufficient.
TikTok could get more time to spin off from its Chinese parent company to avoid a ban if the Senate moves forward with updates to a bill that passed the House. The Verge confirmed a Politico report with committee spokespeople that Senate Commerce Committee Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) is working with Senate Intelligence Committee leaders on updates, like extending the timeline for a sale from six to 12 months.
Meta briefly blocked links to The Kansas Reflector, News From The States, and The Handbasket due to a “security error,” spokesperson Andy Stone said. The Handbasket writer Marisa Kabas says Meta wouldn’t give further details about the blocks or send a follow up notice to users who saw a security warning.
Reflector readers noticed they were unable to share an op-ed critical of Facebook published Thursday. On Friday, The Verge was able to replicate the “Link not allowed” error on Threads, though other Reflector links could post.
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Google says it’s just pointing out trade-offs in the law as it details “concerns we’re hearing” since complying with the new rules.
This includes greater traffic to travel aggregators (think: Booking.com and Trivago) at the expense of engagement with airline and hotel sites. Google says hotels have seen direct booking clicks fall, driving them to intermediaries that charge fees. And, consumers who dislike that it’s harder to find Maps on Google Search.
“The way I think about AI is, what part of AI will make it easier for us to comply with regulation at scale?” Pichai said during an on-stage discussion at a forum hosted by Stanford’s business school Wednesday.
Pichai was responding to a question about how Google can comply with an increasingly complicated array of local regulations.
