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How FDA e-cigarette ruling could actually be good news for Big Tobacco

R.I.P. blossoming e-cigarette startups.

On May 7, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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The more people know about Bitcoin, the less they trust it

According to a study by Harris Interactive, awareness of Bitcoin correlates with skepticism.

On Mar 26, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Federal Reserve Chair: We can’t regulate Bitcoin

Despite collapse of Mt. Gox, Yellen says regulating Bitcoin isn't the Fed's job.

On Feb 28, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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New York official lays out timeline for Bitcoin regulation

To paraphrase Frank Sinatra: ‟If you can regulate it here, you can regulate it anywhere.”

On Feb 24, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

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The staggering fall of a Bitcoin pioneer

Bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem said he'd go to jail for Bitcoin if he had to. Now he might not have a choice. 

On Jan 31, 2014 by [email protected]

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2 Bitcoin scams worth millions end with arrests in China, Germany

The virtual currency is opening up new forms of crime.

On Dec 5, 2013 by Miles Klee

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China now punishing ‘online rumors’ with long prison terms

China's new president is wasting no time clamping down on free speech.

On Sep 9, 2013 by Kevin Morris

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Canada gets serious about Bitcoin regulation

Bitcoin regulation is lax in the U.S. The regulatory environment in Canada is rather more strict, as several Bitcoin entrepreneurs have found out. 

On Apr 26, 2013 by Curt Hopkins

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GOP platform argues for Internet freedom

The Republican planks mark an objection to regulation and a belief in the free market.

On Aug 30, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

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NYC department of education to crack down on teachers’ social media presence

In order to avoid scandal on Facebook or Twitter, schools are treating teachers like students. 

On May 2, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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From the Trenches

This week we drafted our ethics policy, and two things that happened got me thinking about the next draft. One, Rolling Stone published a revealing profile of Fox News chief Roger Ailes. And two, Lady Gaga released a new album.

On May 27, 2011 by Nicholas White

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Have Internet, Will Regulate

The Web’s richest nerds and the industrialized world’s greatest bureaucrats gathered Tuesday and Wednesday in Paris this week to decide what to do with our Internet. How kind of them! While no particular law will be enacted as a result of the meeting, broad recommendations will supposedly ensue (though they were never actually discussed in the forum). From the hints dropped, however, they seem to indicate that we’re one step closer to the day the barroom-brawl Internet we know now will come to an end -- at least if these self-appointed grandees have their way.

On May 26, 2011 by Nicholas White