December, 19 2022

💻 Epic Games Shells Out to the FTC

Epic Games, the makers of Fortnite, has reached a $520 million settlement with the FTC over privacy violations and unintended purchases baked into the wildly popular game.

💻 Binance Swoops Voyager's Assets

Binance.US announced they intend to buy fellow crypto exchange Voyager's assets for about $1 billion.

💻 Twitter Temporarily Bans Mentions of Other Platforms

Twitter quietly made a significant change this weekend; the platform “no longer allows free promotion of certain social media platforms.” The change means that users won’t be able to post their Facebook, Instagram, or Mastodon handles. The decision was reversed on Monday morning, after Twitter users voted on a poll to remove the policy.

⚖️ Jan 6th Committee Issues Criminal Referrals

The House Select Committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riot issued criminal referrals today, urging the Justice Department to prosecute former President Donald Trump for his role in inciting the riot and conspiring to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

💻 Twitter Users Vote No On Musk

Twitter CEO Elon Musk posted a poll to his account, asking users if he should step down as CEO. The majority of users voted yes, winning by a margin of 15%.

⚖️ Jan 6th Committee Issues Referrals To House Ethics Committee

The Jan 6th committee made a referral to the House Ethics Committee to investigate Representative Kevin McCarthy and others who refused to comply with subpoenas or requests to testify before the Jan 6th committee.

🍿 Depp and Heard Settle

Amber Heard and Johnny Depp reached a settlement after Heard filed to appeal the decision reached in a defamation suit filed against Heard by Depp. The new agreement will see Heard pay $1 million instead of the $8.5 million ordered at the conclusion of the defamation suit.

⚖️ Supreme Court Steps into Title 42 Debate

The Supreme Court issues a temporary injunction blocking a lower court's decision to let Title 42 expire. Title 42 allowed border officials to turn away migrants on the basis of protecting public health during the Covid-19 pandemic.

⚡️ Weinstein's Guilty Verdict

Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on three counts, including forcible rape, in a California court this afternoon. Weinstein pleaded not guilty, but with the guilty verdict, Weinstein faces a sentence of 24 years in prison. He is already serving a 23-year sentence after being convicted of rape in New York.