Neowin News Feed for: Lawmaker

Google shares its concerns regarding tougher rules for political advertising in the EU

Usama Jawad — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 08:50:01 +0000

With the European Union (EU) working on tougher rules for political content and advertising on digital platforms, Google has shared five concerns that should be addressed for fairer laws. Read more...

U.S. government employees are now barred from writing crypto policies if they are invested

Usama Jawad — Thu, 07 Jul 2022 11:52:01 +0000

The U.S. government has banned employees from participating in public matters related to cryptocurrencies, such as the formulation of laws, if they have invested in cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. Read more...

California lawmaker unveils new game legislation

Fri, 18 Feb 2005 22:43:24 +0000

Leland Yee's new bill is more straightforward than last year's; it seeks to ban sales of graphically violent games to children under 17. California assemblyman Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) introduced a bill... Read more...

Lawmaker tones down anti-Gmail bill

Wed, 26 May 2004 19:38:07 +0000

California lawmaker has revised a proposal to block Google's new e-mail service, removing key provisions that would have have made it difficult or impossible for the Web search giant to operate Gmail in the state.... Read more...

Lawmaker moves to block Google's Gmail

Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:47:49 +0000

A California state senator on Monday said she was drafting legislation to block Google Inc.'s free e-mail service "Gmail" because it would place advertising in personal messages after searching them for key words. ... Read more...

Lawmaker wants to keep minors from buying violent games

Marcel Klum — Mon, 01 Dec 2003 08:56:15 +0000

Assemblyman Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) plans to introduce legislation this week that would keep minors from purchasing first shooter videogames, where players need to kill in order to advance. "These first person shooter... Read more...

Lawmaker seeks info on RIAA dragnet

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 01 Aug 2003 09:07:15 +0000

The recording industry's wave of subpoenas that target individual computer users has drawn the critical attention of at least one influential lawmaker on Capitol Hill. Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., who chairs the Senate Permanent Subcommittee... Read more...