The FTC’s Age-Check Wink: Kids’ Safety, Adults’ Privacy, and the New ID Checkout Line
United States – February 28, 2026 – The FTC just gave age checks a wink; the real test is whether privacy becomes the cover charge for every click.
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Block just proved the market will pay you to fire people
United States – February 28, 2026 – Block axed 4,000 jobs and Wall Street clapped. AI is the alibi; the incentive is the point.
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Tariff Refund Frenzy: The Lawsuit Locusts Smell Money, and Small Business Smells Smoke
United States – February 27, 2026 – The refund lawyers are circling like buzzards over brisket, while America’s supply chain eats the whiplash.
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Virginia Tried to Punch a Time Clock Into the Internet. A Judge Hit Pause.
United States – February 27, 2026 – Virginia tried to fix teen social media with an ID gate and a timer; a federal judge said not so fast today.
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Block just made layoffs sound like progress, and Wall Street clapped
United States – February 27, 2026 – Block says AI made 4,000 jobs disposable. Wall Street heard ‘higher margins’ and hit the buy button.
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Turn the Tariff Knob to 15% and Watch the Import Lobby Sweat
United States – February 26, 2026 – Trump is eyeing a move from the current 10% temporary import surcharge up to 15% where appropriate, and the import lobby is squealing like ba…
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The FTC just handed out an age-check hall pass. Now comes the part where we build guardrails.
United States – February 26, 2026 – The FTC says it will use enforcement discretion under COPPA for limited age-check data use, but the bigger fight is preventing a wider ID gat…
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DOJ Just Greenlit Getty-Shutterstock. Your Paycheck Is the Synergy.
United States – February 26, 2026 – DOJ waved through Getty and Shutterstock, and now “synergy” means fewer jobs, lower rates, and pricier access.
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Trump Lit the Import Grill: 10% Surcharge, 150 Days, and the Swamp Starts Squealing
United States – February 25, 2026 – Trump just lit a 10% import surcharge fire under offshorers, and the swamp is squealing like bacon on my grill.
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Amazon, the Buy Box, and the Price Sheriff Problem
United States – February 25, 2026 – California wants a court order to pause Amazon practices it says discourage lower prices elsewhere, raising a blunt question: can the biggest…
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